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8-Day Iceland Itinerary in July: Selfoss & Golden Circle area

A 7-night road trip starting from the Golden Circle, moving along the South Coast to Kirkjubæjarklaustur, with excursions to Laki and glacier areas, concluding with a visit to the Westman Islands (or Thorsmork) and returning to Keflavik.

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

An Iceland trip expert planned this 8-day route for a real client's July trip: South Coast, the Highlands 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
  • Gljúfrabúi
  • Kerið Crater

Your route across Iceland

The journey, day by day

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

  1. SelfossDAY 1

    Selfoss

    1 stopSelfoss
  2. Golden Circle areaDAY 2

    Golden Circle area

    3 stops1.5 hrsGolden Circle area
  3. Golden CircleDAY 3

    Golden Circle

    3 stops1.5 hrsGolden Circle
  4. South CoastDAY 4

    South Coast

    6 stops3.5 hrsKirkjubæjarklaustur
  5. LakiDAY 5

    Laki

    1 stopLaki
  6. SkaftafellDAY 6

    Skaftafell

    5 stops2.5 hrsSkaftafell
  7. VikDAY 7

    Vik

    1 stopVik
  8. Thorsmork / Westman IslandsDAY 8

    Thorsmork / Westman Islands

    1 stop2.5 hrsThorsmork / Westman Islands

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: Skógafoss · Solheimajokull Glacier Hike · Kirkjubæjarklaustur · Lakagígar (Laki Craters) · Svínafellsjökull · Múlagljúfur Canyon · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Fjallsárlón · Skaftafell · Þakgil (Thakgil) Canyon · Thorsmork Travel Guide

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