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9-Day Iceland Itinerary in October: Selfoss, Hengill & Vík

A 9-night road trip through Southern and Southwestern Iceland in mid-October. The route includes golden circle sights, hiking near Hengill, visiting Thorsmork via a guided super-jeep tour, exploring Vik, Skaftafell glacier areas, ice cave exploration, and concluding in Reykjavik with two activity options.

Expert-built 9 days · October Medium pace Self-drive · 4x4Iceland in October: what to expect

An Iceland trip expert planned this 9-day route for a real client's October 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. SelfossDAY 1

    Selfoss

    1 stopSelfoss
  2. HengillDAY 2

    Hengill

    2 stopsHengill
  3. Golden CircleDAY 3

    Golden Circle

    3 stops2 hrsGolden Circle
  4. ThorsmorkDAY 4

    Thorsmork

    1 stop1.5 hrsThorsmork
  5. VikDAY 5

    Vik

    5 stops2.5 hrsVik
  6. SkaftafellDAY 6

    Skaftafell

    2 stops1 hrsSkaftafell
  7. JokulsarlonDAY 7

    Jokulsarlon

    2 stops1.5 hrsJokulsarlon
  8. Vik/HellaDAY 8

    Vik/Hella

    4 stops3 hrsVik/Hella
  9. ReykjavikDAY 9

    Reykjavik

    2 stops2.5 hrsReykjavik

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: Skaftafell · Svínafellsjökull · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Múlagljúfur Canyon · Skógafoss · Sky Lagoon · Reykjavik

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