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8-Day Iceland Itinerary in August: South Coast & Golden Circle

A 7-night road trip through South Iceland, focusing on waterfalls, glacier lagoons, and coastal scenery, including a ferry trip to the Westman Islands.

Expert-built 8 days · August Medium pace Self-driveIceland in August: what to expect

An Iceland trip expert planned this 8-day route for a real client's August trip: South Coast and the Westman Islands. 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

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The journey, day by day

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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: Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Diamond Beach · Fjallsárlón · Skaftafell · Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach · Solheimajokull Glacier Hike · Skógar Museum · Skógafoss · Heimaey (Westman Islands) · Kerið Crater: The Golden Circle Volcanic Lake · Friðheimar Tomato Farm · The Secret Lagoon · Lake Kleifarvatn

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