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9-Day Iceland Itinerary in September: South, Highlands & Gullfoss

An 8-night trip in late September/early October exploring Southern Iceland, including Golden Circle, Vik, Skaftafell, and glacial lagoons, with potential for Highland exploration.

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

An Iceland trip expert planned this 9-day route for a real client's September trip: South Coast, Landmannalaugar 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. ReykjanesDAY 1

    Reykjanes

    1 stopReykjanes
  2. SouthDAY 2

    South

    3 stopsSouth
  3. SouthDAY 3

    South

    5 stops1.5 hrsSouth
  4. HighlandsDAY 4

    Highlands

    2 stops2 hrsHighlands
  5. SouthDAY 5

    South

    5 stops1.5 hrsVik
  6. South EastDAY 6

    South East

    3 stops2.5 hrsSouth East
  7. South EastDAY 7

    South East

    4 stops1 hrsSouth East
  8. SouthDAY 8

    South

    6 stops5 hrsSelfoss
  9. ReykjanesDAY 9

    Reykjanes

    2 stops1 hrsReykjanes

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 · Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon · Skaftafell · Svínafellsjökull · Fjallsárlón · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Diamond Beach · Kvernufoss · Selfoss: What to Do & How Long to Stay? · Sky Lagoon · Reykjavik

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