Iceland Itineraries With an Ice Cave

Waterfalls and the Katla Ice Cave, then the Golden Circle, whale watching and a final soak by the fjord.

Two big glacier adventures, short drives and an easy finish with a fjord-side soak before the flight home.

Geysers, waterfalls, a real lava show, whale watching and a Blue Lagoon soak, all in a standard rental car.

A November family road trip with a glacier hike, the Katla ice cave, the Glacier Lagoon and a slow Reykjavik finish.

An October loop with an ice cave, horses and the Lava Show in Vík, then a glacier snowmobile ride and a city finish.

A no-4x4 September loop with waterfalls, an ice cave, the Glacier Lagoon, Skaftafell and a Langjökull snowmobile ride.

A June 4x4 adventure with Landmannalaugar hikes, a glacier walk, a summer ice cave, Jökulsárlón and whales to finish.

A tour-based September trip with a big South Coast ice day, a Þórsmörk super jeep run, horses and an easy city finale.

Whales, a glacier hike, the Katla ice cave and a northern lights hunt, all on guided tours over one autumn week.

Ride a snowmobile on one glacier, hike another, walk into an ice cave and cruise Jökulsárlón in one September week.

Two-night bases, one packed adventure day in Vík and two glacier lagoons, paced for a group of friends in August.

Unpack once in Selfoss and take day trips: an ice cave, a glacier hike, puffins on Heimaey and a warm river soak.

Short drives, two nights in Vík and a day of ice caves, horses and lava, ending at Jökulsárlón and Diamond Beach.

A focused autumn road trip for friends: waterfalls, black sand, Katla's ice cave and a day on Sólheimajökull.

Rhyolite ridges in Landmannalaugar, ice underfoot on Sólheimajökull and icebergs by boat, all in one 4x4 week.

Real trails at Skógafoss, Skaftafell and Glymur, plus an ice cave and whales, all on paved roads in a regular car.

A school-age family adventure with a glacier hike, an ice cave, an iceberg boat tour and a day in the highlands.

A 10-day family loop in May with long light, a tomato-farm lunch, an ice cave, two hot springs and the whale capital.

A high-energy loop for friends that fits the Katla ice cave, the Eastfjords, Mývatn and two Snæfellsnes days into 11 days.

A July loop that starts in the west and north, then finishes with a glacier hike, an ice cave and the South Coast waterfalls.

West and north first, glaciers and waterfalls last, plus a day on Heimaey before the flight home.

A July Ring Road by camper van with a glacier hike, an ice cave, a lagoon boat ride and two chances to see whales.

Sixteen unhurried days in early spring, with a big activity most days and no drive much over four hours.

A full Ring Road loop with a glacier hike, a summer ice cave, two nights at Mývatn and a detour around Tröllaskagi.