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8-Day Iceland Itinerary: Golden Circle & Golden Circle area

An 8-night trip in Iceland, focusing on the Reykjanes peninsula and South Iceland, involving geothermal areas, glaciers, volcanic sites, and highland exploration via guided super-jeep tours.

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
  • 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

    3 stops1 hrsSelfoss
  2. Golden CircleDAY 2

    Golden Circle

    4 stops2 hrsFludir
  3. Golden Circle areaDAY 3

    Golden Circle area

    2 stops0.5 hrsLaugarvatn
  4. South IcelandDAY 4

    South Iceland

    4 stops3.5 hrsSouth Iceland
  5. South IcelandDAY 5

    South Iceland

    4 stops2 hrsSouth Iceland
  6. Vik & SkogarDAY 6

    Vik & Skogar

    4 stops3.5 hrsVik
  7. HighlandsDAY 7

    Highlands

    1 stop0.5 hrsHighlands
  8. Reykjavik & ReykjanesDAY 8

    Reykjavik & Reykjanes

    7 stops2.5 hrsReykjavik & Reykjanes

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 · Múlagljúfur Canyon · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Diamond Beach · Svínafellsjökull · Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach · Skógar Museum · Skógafoss · Thorsmork Travel Guide · Hella & Hvolsvöllur · Laugavegur Trail

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