Krikjufell in Snaefellsnes Peninsula on Iceland.
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Iceland Full Circle with Snaefellsnes

10 Nights from £1,290
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April - October
10 Nights
from £1,290

Apr - May  from £1,290

Jun - Aug  from £1,685

Sep - Oct  from £1,505

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Hit the open road and explore Iceland’s epic sights at your own pace! This self-drive adventure takes you around the famous Ring Road, including the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Drive along the scenic Ring Road in an anti-clockwise direction, stop wherever you like, and soak up the magic of Iceland. You will drive through various landscapes, from highland plateaus to lush farmlands, along the coast and into spectacular fjords with towering mountains and sparkling glaciers on the horizon. Get ready to be amazed by Iceland’s ever-shifting scenery. Around every corner awaits a new wonder! This trip is one of our most popular during summer, and gives you ample time in Reykjavík and on the road.

Departures 2024: 1 April - 22 October; daily.

We offer numerous direct and connecting flights. Please contact our sales team for inquiries.


Driving Distance: 2330 km (50-320 km/day)

package highlights:

The black lava beaches at Reynisfjara!
The glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón!
Mývatn and Husavik!
Snæfellsnes peninsula

Package includes

package includes:

Flights to/from Iceland including tax and luggage.
10 nights accommodation (2 nights in Reykjavík, 8 nights outside).
Rental car for 10 days inc. unlimited mileage and Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) insurance.
Detailed PDF including tips for activities around all of Iceland.
24-hour access to service hotline in Iceland.
Personal service from our knowledgably consultants.
Travel protection equivalent to ATOL, through Kammarkollegiet, the Swedish statutory travel protection.

add ons:

Accommodation – Choose between accommodation with shared shower/WC facilities, and hotel rooms with a private bathroom/WC.
Rental car. The package price is based on a Hyundai I10 (5-doors) or similar. Other car types available.
Entry to Sky Lagoon and the Blue Lagoon.
Cancellation insurance if illness occurs.

Pay on the spot:

Petrol prices are similar to those in the UK.

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Day description

Day
Day 1

Arrival and Sky Lagoon

Couple taking a dip at the Sky Lagoon in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Upon arrival at Keflavík Airport, collect your rental car and decide how you’d like to spend your first day in Iceland. Are you feeling a bit tired after the flight? Why not spend a few hours at the new geothermal, the Sky Lagoon? Imagine effortlessly floating in the warm, mineral-rich waters (38°C) of the 75-meter infinity pool, where the horizon seamlessly blends with the Atlantic Ocean. Savour the moment and experience the 7-step ritual leading you to a peaceful and stress-free state. Consider adding an optional soothing massage or facial treatment for an extra touch of pampering. Alternatively, you can head straight to your hotel in Reykjavík and spend the day sightseeing. Though small, Reykjavík offers the charm of a big city. Before hitting the streets, grab a walking map at the tourist office to find the city’s sights. In the evening, savour Icelandic cuisine at one of the city’s many restaurants. No matter your choice, you’ll end your first day in Iceland happy and, hopefully, with the wanderlust bubbling for the forthcoming adventure.

Please note: Entrance to Sky Lagoon is not included, but you can easily add it when booking. Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to visit Sky Lagoon. Bring swimwear and flip-flops. Remember to shower without soap before swimming in the lagoon.

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Day 2

Reykjavik - Golden Circle - Selfoss

gullfoss, iceland

Today is the day for visiting some of Iceland’s most famous and interesting attractions. First stop is UNESCO World Heritage site Thingvellir National Park, where both the history and the geology are fascinating. We recommend walking in the Almannagjá crack (created by the European and the North American continental plates sliding away form each other) and on to the area where the Icelandic Alltinget was formed around the year 930. This was the world’s first ever parliament.

Continue on to the famous geothermic area of Geysir, where Strokkur, Iceland’s most active geyser, spurts its majestic column of water into the sky every 5-7 minutes. You can wonder among bubbling mud pits and steaming underground springs and really feel the forces of nature beneath you feet!

Close to Thingvellir national park is the majestic Gullfoss waterfall, ”The Golden Waterfall”, by many regarded the most beautiful in Iceland. The waterfall has two stages and it is possible to get close to the mighty flow of water, which hurls down into the ravine below.

Another worthwhile place to visit nearby is the historic and probably most culturally important place in Iceland, Skáholt, which was the Episcopal seat of Southern Iceland for hundreds of years. Continue on from there for an overnight stay in the Selfoss area.

Day
Day 3

Selfoss - Kirkjubaejarklaustur

latrabjarg, iceland

Travel south and along the Southern coast until you get to the waterfalls Seljalandfoss and Skógarfoss, two stops not to be missed. You can walk behind the curtain of water at Seljalandsfoss, and at Skógar you can also find an interesting museum on the history of Iceland.

Drive on towards the town of Vik, where you can visit he beautiful cliffs of Dyrhólaey, richly populated by migrating puffin birds from springtime to the middle of August.  Dyrhólaey is well worth a visit outside the puffin season too. From Vik you drive over the Mýrdalssandur plain and pass the lave field Eldhraun. It is also possible to drive around Eldhraun to the South of it and pass through the isolated farmland area of Medelland before hitting the main road again on your way to the area of Kirkjubaejarklaustur, where you stay overnight.

Day
Day 4

Kirkjubaejarklaustur - Höfn

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Continue you journey over the magnificent river delta Skeidarársandur, where you can see the results of volcanic outbreaks beneath Europe’s largest glacier Vatnajökull, creating glacial rivers that have taken everything in their path with them. Reaching Skaftefell national park you can take in both the close by glacier and Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnúkur (2119 metres above sea level).

The glacial lagoon Jökulsárlón can be found at the foot of the glacier. Icebergs released from the glacier float in the lagoon, creating an almost magical atmosphere. The over 1000 year old clear blue ice protrudes the glacial tongues, and if you are lucky some curious seals will poke their heads up between the icebergs. An approximately 1 km long river leads straight from the lagoon into the Atlantic Ocean.

It is possible to take a short boat trip on the lagoon amongst the icebergs (additional fee). Continue onto to Höfn area for your overnight stay.

Day
Day 5

Höfn - Egilsstaðir

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Continue along the coast, passing fishing villages like Djúpivogur. The coastal landscape changes and steep mountainsides and bottomless fjords take over, interspersed by rock formations worn by the sea to resemble statues reaching for the sky.

To get to Egilsstadir you either choose ”the fjord route”, which passes fishing villages like Berufjördur, Breiddalsvík, Stödvarfjördur, Fáskrúdsfjördur and Reydarfjördur – or the main road over the highlands pass of Breiddalsheidi. Overnight stay in the area of Egilsstadir, the main trading town in eastern Iceland.

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Day 6

Egilsstaðir - Mývatn

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Drive through the desert and moonlike landscapes of the highlands in the morning and if you wish to make a short detour a visit the old and welcoming cafe at one of the most isolated farms in Iceland, Möðrudalur, is recommended. From here you turn north towards the mighty Dettifoss, Iceland’s most powerful waterfall. The fall height is an impressive 44 metres and the masses of water exudes and impressive mist!

After visiting Dettifoss, you can either drive back to road no 1 and continue directly to Mývatn, or you can continue north and drive around the Tjörnes peninsula. If you choose to do the latter continue on to Ásbyrgi, an escarpment shaped as a horseshoe, believed to be the hoof print of Odin’s house Sleipner. From there you drive along the beautiful coastal roads on the Tjörnes peninsula until you reach the charming fishing village of Húsavík. Húsavík is the centre for whale watching in Iceland, and from there, several 3-hour whale-watching trips are offered every day. Overnight stay in the area surrounding Myvatn/Husavik area.

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Day 7

Mývatn - Akureyri

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Spend the day in the nature reserve surrounding Mývatn Lake, one of Iceland’s most fascinating areas. Fantastical volcanic rock formations, geothermic activity and the lake itself with its varying surrounding flora and fauna await you. Use the tourist information office to get more detailed information about walking paths and other facts about the area.

Options here include visiting the twisted lava formations of Dimmuborgir, exploring the volcanic craters of Skútustaðir, or paying Námaskarð a visit to experience the sulphurous gases and steam coming from the ground of this volcanic area, and visiting the volcano itself, Krafla. A 2-hour walk brings you up to Leirhnjúkur, a volcanic crack, which had a volcanic outbreak as recently as 1984. There is also an outdoor natural lagoon reminiscent of the famous Blue Lagoon in the area, well worth a visit to relax after the active day.

In the evening drive on to Akureyri . On the way to Akureyri, you can make a stop to see the beautiful Godafoss waterfall.  Following road nr. 1, you arrive in Akureyri, the capital of the north. Overnight in Akureyri area.

Day
Day 8

Akureyri - Siglufjördur - Skagafjördur

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In Akureyri you can see the town’s modern church, the charming old part of town (Innbær), the amazing botanical garden and its shops, cafés as well as a large swimming pool.
Follow then the road nr.82  in direction to Dalvik and Olafsfjördur. North of Olafsfjördur you drive through a newly opened tunnel and reach the fishing village Siglufjördur. This beautiful old village is situated in a scenic fjord between high mountains. In the 1950s Siglufjördur was the centre og herring fishing in Iceland and you should visit the local herring museum which gives a good impression of the importance of these times for the Icelandic economy.

Two other places in Skagafjördur are of high historical interest; Hólar and Hofsós. Hólar is located in Hjaltadalur Valley, a beautiful mountain valley and is the former residence of the bishop of North Iceland. This was an important cultural centre in the middle ages and there you can see the old church which beholds precious art treasures that are rarely found elsewhere in Iceland. Hofsós is a small fishing village on the east side of Skagafjördur. It became known at the end of the 19th century as a harbour from which many Icelanders emigrated to the "new world" in search for a better life. The Emigration Center at the old harbour tells their story today.

In Skagafjördur you should also visit the turf house-museum in Glaumbær and the turf church Vidimýri (near Varmahlid). The turf buildings in Skagafjördur are two of the best preserved in the country. Drive on to overnight in Skagafjördur area.

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Day 9

Hrutafjördur – Snaefellsnes

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In the morning you head to the south to the Snaefellsnes peninsula you can make a short detour to Haukadalur to visit the reconstruction of the home of Erik the Red, who settled later in Greenland with his son Leifur Eiriksson, the first white man sailing to America. This chapter in Viking history is told in the museum there.

Then you go to Stykkisholmur a charming town located in an ideal setting overlooking the Breidafjördur Bay. If you have the time you could make a stop at the Bjarnarhöfn Farm located by the sea not far from Stykkisholmur. It is one of the few farms in Iceland where there is shark exploitation and where visitors can stop by and learn about shark fishing around Iceland and taste the shark.

Traveling along the north coast of the peninsula you find  typical Icelandic fishing villages like, Grundarfjördur, Olafsvik and Hellisandur. The Snæfellsnes peninsula is a nature wonder famous for the Snæfell Glacier that towers above the region. When driving around the peninsula we recommend a stop at Djúpalónssandur, an old fishing-station now abandoned, where you can also take a walk down to Dritvík the black sand beach nearby. Further on you reach Arnarstapi, a beautiful fishing village that has a unique natural port where you can see basalt columns of all sizes and shapes. In Arnarstapi it is possible to take refreshing walks to the sea.

Following the sout coast you continue to Búdir, a former port of commerce where today you can see a beautiful wooden church surrounded by a magnificent lava field.
Overnight on Snaefellsnes peninsula.

Day
Day 10

Snaefellsnes – Hraunfossar - Reykjavík

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Follow road nr. 54 on the south coast of Snaefellsnes to Borgarnes.
You can stop at Gerduberg basalt columns, situated east of road nr. 54 near “Ytri-Raudamelur or take a hike to the picturesque Eldborg crater. Finaly you reach Borgarnes, where the Settlement Center museum is worth visiting.

Then you can drive in direction of Reykholt. This road leads you to Deildartunguhver, Iceland´s largest hot spring in terms of water production per second and  to Reykholt where the famous 13th century author Snorri Sturluson used to live. In Reykholt you can still see the warm water basin that was used for bathing in medieval times and you can visit the permanent exhibition dedicated to the life and work of Snorri Sturluson in Snorrastofa. Some 20 km east of Reykholt you should visit the splendid waterfalls of Hraunfossar, where the water tumbles out of the lava into a passing river and the nearby Barnafoss Waterfall. On your way back to Reykjavik you have 2 options: you can either take the underwater tunnel under Hvalfjördur or drive along the Hvalfjördur Fjord (approx. 45 min. longer drive). Hvalfjördur (whale fjord) was an important naval station for the Americans during the World War II.  It was also the location of a whaling station until 1986.
Overnight in Reykjavik.

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Day 11

Return home

Return flights either early in the morning or in the afternoon. Drive from Reykjavík to Keflavík airport (approx. 45 mins) and leave the car there in connection with your return flight.

Rental cars

HL
Doors
Persons
Luggage
Transmission
Hyundai i10
Hyundai i10
highland: No
5 doors
4 persons
1 luggage
Manual transmission
Toyota Yaris Sedan
Toyota Yaris Sedan
highland: No
5 doors
4 persons
2 luggage
Automatic/Manual transmission
Skoda Octavia Sedan
Skoda Octavia Sedan
highland: No
5 doors
5 persons
3 luggage
Automatic/Manual transmission
Skoda Octavia Station 4WD
Skoda Octavia Station 4WD
highland: No
5 doors
5 persons
5 luggage
Automatic/Manual transmission
Dacia Duster 4WD
Dacia Duster 4WD
highland: No
5 doors
4 persons
4 luggage
Automatic/Manual transmission
Ford Galaxy
Ford Galaxy
highland: No
5 doors
7 persons
2 luggage
Manual transmission
Toyota Landcruiser 4WD
Toyota Landcruiser 4WD
highland: Yes
5 doors
5 persons
4 luggage
Automatic transmission

Accommodation standards

You can choose between two different types of accommodation on this trip. If you book two or more rooms then they will all need to be of the same type.  

Room with shared shower/bathroom

Without

If you choose this option, you will stay at a guest house, farm-stay or basic hotel. Breakfast will be served at all accommodation types. The guest houses usually have a shared common room and often also offer a small restaurant and bar. The hotels usually have their own restaurants where you can order food à la carte. Most of the hotels and guest houses offer free Wi-Fi.

The rooms do not have their own shower/bathroom, but do have a washbasin with hot and cold water. Shower and bathroom facilities are shared with other guests. Beds are made and the rooms are furnished with a wardrobe, chairs and table.

    

Room with private shower and toilet

With

If you choose this option, you will stay at a three-star hotel or a better guest house. All the forms of accommodation serve breakfast and many have their own restaurant and sometimes also a bar. The hotels usually offer an à la carte option. Most of the hotels and guest houses offer free Wi-Fi.

The rooms have their own bathroom with a shower or bath. Beds are made and the rooms are furnished with a wardrobe, chairs, table, telephone, radio and TV.  

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