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8-Day Iceland Itinerary in August: South, Highlands & Dettifoss

A 8-day trip starting from August 19th covering the Golden Circle, the Highlands (Kerlingarfjöll), Northern Iceland, and ending on August 26th. The itinerary includes geothermal sites, waterfalls, whale watching, and cultural visits, with a deliberate Shabbat break in Akureyri.

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

An Iceland trip expert planned this 8-day route for a real client's August trip: Golden Circle and North Iceland. 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

  • Kerið Crater
  • Goðafoss
  • Krafla
  • Dimmuborgir
  • Hraunfossar
  • Hverir
  • Dettifoss
  • Grábrók Crater

Your route across Iceland

The journey, day by day

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

  1. SouthDAY 1

    South

    3 stops1 hrsSouth
  2. HighlandsDAY 2

    Highlands

    3 stops2 hrsHighlands
  3. NorthDAY 3

    North

    3 stops3 hrsDalvik
  4. NorthDAY 4

    North

    1 stop0.5 hrsAkureyri
  5. NorthDAY 5

    North

    3 stops2 hrsHúsavík
  6. NorthDAY 6

    North

    6 stops1 hrsNorth
  7. NorthDAY 7

    North

    5 stops3 hrsNorth
  8. WestDAY 8

    West

    7 stops5 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: Earth Lagoon – Myvatn · Goðafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Complete Visitor Guide · Hraunfossar and Barnafoss: Visitor guide · Husafell Canyon Baths · Lake Kleifarvatn · Krýsuvík–Seltún Geothermal Area

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