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9-Day Iceland Itinerary in September: Selfoss & Golden Circle

A 9-night road trip through Iceland's South Coast and Central Highlands in September, featuring major waterfalls, geothermal sites, glaciers, and a Shabbat stop.

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 and Landmannalaugar. 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. SelfossDAY 1

    Selfoss

    2 stops1.5 hrsSelfoss
  2. Selfoss/Golden CircleDAY 2

    Selfoss/Golden Circle

    3 stops1 hrsSelfoss/Golden Circle
  3. Golden CircleDAY 3

    Golden Circle

    4 stops3 hrsGolden Circle
  4. South CoastDAY 4

    South Coast

    5 stops4 hrsKirkjubæjarklaustur
  5. KirkjubæjarklausturDAY 5

    Kirkjubæjarklaustur

    1 stopKirkjubæjarklaustur
  6. South EastDAY 6

    South East

    4 stops2 hrsSouth East
  7. South CoastDAY 7

    South Coast

    5 stops4.5 hrsHella
  8. Central HighlandsDAY 8

    Central Highlands

    4 stops2.5 hrsCentral Highlands
  9. ReykjavikDAY 9

    Reykjavik

    6 stops3.5 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: Gljúfrabúi · Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach · Kirkjubæjarklaustur · Skaftafell · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Diamond Beach · Svínafellsjökull · Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon · Dyrhólaey · Solheimajokull Glacier Hike · Skógafoss · Hella & Hvolsvöllur · Landmannalaugar · Bláhylur (Hnausapollur) · Sigöldugljúfur · Urriðafoss Waterfall · Sky Lagoon

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