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7-Day Iceland Itinerary in September: Golden Circle & South Coast

A 7-night road trip starting from Keflavik, exploring the Reykjanes peninsula, Reykjavík, the Golden Circle, and the South Coast as far as Jökulsárlón, before returning for departure.

Expert-built 7 days · September Medium pace Self-drive · 2WDIceland in September: what to expect

An Iceland trip expert planned this 7-day route for a real client's September trip: South Coast. It passed our checks for daily driving, highland roads and season, which is why it is one of the 177 expert-built plans in our Iceland itineraries.

The day-by-day plan below has every stop, with photos and what to see. Duplicate it to set your own dates, change the pace or swap stops; the original stays as the expert wrote it.

Trip highlights

  • Gullfoss
  • Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
  • Geysir Geothermal Area
  • Skógafoss
  • Seljalandsfoss
  • Þingvellir National Park
  • Reynisfjara Beach
  • Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon

Your route across Iceland

The journey, day by day

Open any day for the full plan — stops, drives, and where to stay.

  1. ReykjanesDAY 1

    Reykjanes

    6 stops0.5 hrsReykjanes
  2. ReykjavíkDAY 2

    Reykjavík

    5 stops1 hrsReykjavík
  3. Golden CircleDAY 3

    Golden Circle

    4 stops2 hrsLaugarvatn
  4. South CoastDAY 4

    South Coast

    5 stops3.5 hrsSouth Coast
  5. South-EastDAY 5

    South-East

    4 stops2 hrsSouth-East
  6. South CoastDAY 6

    South Coast

    2 stops3 hrsVik
  7. Golden CircleDAY 7

    Golden Circle

    4 stops3.5 hrsGolden Circle

Guides to the places on this route

Each stop below has a full guide on iceland-trip.com, our sister site written by the same team: how to get there, parking, seasons and what to expect.

Also on iceland-trip.com: Múlagljúfur Canyon · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Fjallsárlón · Svínafellsjökull · Solheimajokull Glacier Hike · Geysir Geothermal Area · Gullfoss Waterfall · Sky Lagoon · Reykjavík

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