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9-Day Iceland Itinerary in September: South, East & North Iceland

A 9-night road trip starting on September 30th and ending on October 8th, covering the South, South-East, East, and North regions of Iceland, featuring major waterfalls, glaciers, geysers, and geothermal areas.

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: Ring Road With 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. SouthDAY 1

    South

    1 stopSelfoss
  2. SouthDAY 2

    South

    5 stops2.5 hrsSouth
  3. HighlandsDAY 3

    Highlands

    1 stop1.5 hrsHighlands
  4. SouthDAY 4

    South

    6 stops2.5 hrsVik
  5. South-EastDAY 5

    South-East

    4 stops3 hrsHofn
  6. EastDAY 6

    East

    4 stops2.5 hrsEgilsstadir
  7. East/NorthDAY 7

    East/North

    5 stops3 hrsEast/North
  8. NorthDAY 8

    North

    4 stops1 hrsAkureyri
  9. North/WestDAY 9

    North/West

    5 stops5.5 hrsNorth/West

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 · Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach · Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon · Snowmobile on Vatnajokull · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Diamond Beach · Höfn · Djúpivogur · Vök Baths · Stuðlagil Canyon · Dimmuborgir · Goðafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Complete Visitor Guide · Things to Do in Akureyri: Attractions, Museums and Local Experiences · Vidgelmir Lava Cave · Hraunfossar and Barnafoss: Visitor guide · Myvatn · Reykjavik

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