Route plan

10-Day Iceland Photography Itinerary

10-day full Ring Road

A 10-day photography route through Golden Circle, South Coast, East Iceland, North Iceland and Reykjavík & nearby, built from 47 of the 121 locations in the catalog. Each day anchors on one region so the driving stays realistic once you allow for light, weather and the fact that Iceland's good hours are not the middle of the day.

Updated 10 days · 10 regional anchors

The route, day by day

  1. Day 1

    Golden Circle

    Base: Selfoss / Þingvellir · ~60–120 km loop east of Reykjavík

  2. Day 2

    Seljalandsfoss / Skógar

    Base: Vík / Höfn · ~200 km between Reykjavík and Vík; another 250 km to Höfn

  3. Day 3

    Vík / Reynisfjara

    Base: Vík / Höfn · ~200 km between Reykjavík and Vík; another 250 km to Höfn

  4. Day 4

    Jökulsárlón / Diamond Beach

    Base: Vík / Höfn · ~200 km between Reykjavík and Vík; another 250 km to Höfn

  5. Day 5

    East fjords

    Base: Egilsstaðir · ~200 km from Höfn through the east fjords to Egilsstaðir

  6. Day 6

    Egilsstaðir + Borgarfjörður Eystri

    Base: Egilsstaðir · ~200 km from Höfn through the east fjords to Egilsstaðir

  7. Day 7

    Mývatn + Dettifoss

    Base: Akureyri · ~270 km from Egilsstaðir to Akureyri; gravel detours

  8. Day 8

    Akureyri + Goðafoss

    Base: Akureyri · ~270 km from Egilsstaðir to Akureyri; gravel detours

  9. Day 9

    Snæfellsnes Peninsula

    Base: Reykjavík · Day-trip range from Reykjavík

  10. Day 10

    Reykjanes + return

    Base: Reykjavík · Day-trip range from Reykjavík

Other trip lengths

Make it yours

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