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8-Day Iceland Itinerary: South Coast, Vatnajökull Area & Gullfoss

A 7-night road trip in Iceland during late September, focusing on the South Coast, Golden Circle, and Borgarfjordur, utilizing 4x4 vehicles for some terrain and including a guided super jeep trip to Thorsmork.

Expert-built 8 days · September Medium pace Self-drive · 4x4Iceland in September: what to expect

An Iceland trip expert planned this 8-day route for a real client's September trip: South Coast 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
  • Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon
  • Gljúfrabúi

Your route across Iceland

The journey, day by day

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

  1. KeflavikDAY 1

    Keflavik

    1 stopKeflavik
  2. Reykjavik and surroundingsDAY 2

    Reykjavik and surroundings

    7 stops2 hrsSelfoss
  3. South CoastDAY 3

    South Coast

    8 stops3 hrsSouth Coast
  4. Vatnajökull AreaDAY 4

    Vatnajökull Area

    5 stops2 hrsVatnajökull Area
  5. South CoastDAY 5

    South Coast

    5 stops4.5 hrsHella
  6. ThorsmorkDAY 6

    Thorsmork

    1 stop1 hrsThorsmork
  7. Golden Circle & WestDAY 7

    Golden Circle & West

    5 stops3.5 hrsHusafell
  8. West & ReykjavikDAY 8

    West & Reykjavik

    5 stops3 hrsBorgarnes

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: Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon · Skaftafell · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Diamond Beach · Svínafellsjökull · Dyrhólaey · Kvernufoss · Hella & Hvolsvöllur · Thorsmork Travel Guide · Geysir Geothermal Area · Gullfoss Waterfall · Þingvellir National Park: Parking, Walks & Visiting Tips · Hraunfossar and Barnafoss: Visitor guide · Husafell Canyon Baths · Vidgelmir Lava Cave · Perlan

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