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9-Day Iceland Itinerary in September: Highlands & South Coast

A 9-night road trip starting from Keflavik, exploring the Reykjanes Peninsula, and travelling along the South Coast of Iceland, with options for highland tours, glacier activities, and cultural site visits, ending in Reykjavik.

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
  • 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

    1 stopReykjanes
  2. Reykjanes PeninsulaDAY 2

    Reykjanes Peninsula

    4 stops0.5 hrsReykjanes Peninsula
  3. HighlandsDAY 3

    Highlands

    1 stop3 hrsHighlands
  4. South CoastDAY 4

    South Coast

    4 stops2.5 hrsSouth Coast
  5. South Coast / VatnajökullDAY 5

    South Coast / Vatnajökull

    4 stops2 hrsSouth Coast / Vatnajökull
  6. South CoastDAY 6

    South Coast

    4 stops3.5 hrsVik
  7. Golden CircleDAY 7

    Golden Circle

    4 stops2.5 hrsGolden Circle
  8. South WestDAY 8

    South West

    2 stops1 hrsSouth West
  9. ReykjavikDAY 9

    Reykjavik

    4 stopsReykjavik

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: Fjallsárlón · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Svínafellsjökull · Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach · Dyrhólaey · Kvernufoss · Gullfoss Waterfall · Geysir Geothermal Area · Þingvellir National Park: Parking, Walks & Visiting Tips · Inside the Volcano · Sky Lagoon · Laugavegur Trail

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