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7-Day Iceland Itinerary: Golden Circle, Highlands & Diamond Beach

A 7-day trip focusing on Iceland's South Coast, Golden Circle, and the Highlands (Landmannalaugar and Þórsmörk), involving significant 4x4 driving and outdoor activities.

Expert-built 7 days · September Medium pace Self-drive · 4x4Iceland in September: what to expect

An Iceland trip expert planned this 7-day route for a real client's September trip: South Coast, Landmannalaugar and Þórsmörk. 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
  • Gljúfrabúi

Your route across Iceland

The journey, day by day

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

  1. Reykjavík and SouthDAY 1

    Reykjavík and South

    4 stops1 hrsSelfoss
  2. Golden CircleDAY 2

    Golden Circle

    6 stops2 hrsFludir
  3. HighlandsDAY 3

    Highlands

    7 stops4 hrsHella
  4. South CoastDAY 4

    South Coast

    3 stops2.5 hrsKirkjubaejarklaustur
  5. South EastDAY 5

    South East

    5 stops2 hrsSouth East
  6. South CoastDAY 6

    South Coast

    5 stops4 hrsSouth Coast
  7. ReykjavíkDAY 7

    Reykjavík

    2 stops0.5 hrsHella

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: Thorsmork Travel Guide · Landmannalaugar · Bláhylur (Hnausapollur) · Sigöldugljúfur · Skógafoss · Katla Ice Cave · Kirkjubæjarklaustur · Múlagljúfur Canyon · Fjallsárlón · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Diamond Beach · Svínafellsjökull · Þakgil (Thakgil) Canyon · Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach · Dyrhólaey · Seljalandsfoss Waterfall · Gljúfrabúi · Reykjavík

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