How to plan a trip to Iceland – Our Way:
- “Can you get time off work for a long weekend to Iceland?”
- “Well…only three days…sure, let’s go!”
- Book tickets
- GO
And that’s how we took an extended weekend to the Nordic Island where, in the summer, the sun never sets.
Four friends, one digital guidebook, a rental car, and a hunger for adventure we set out on three packed days our touring.
Our itinerary went something like this:
Day 1: Reykjavik
- Take a 3 hour nap to off-set the zero sleep
- Walk around Reykjavik downtown and pop into any museums we find of interest
- Drink espresso, eat lamb hotdogs, try local beer, and hit the hay early to prepare for our driving tour
Day 2: The Golden Circle
- Drive the scenic route, through the “mountains” (foothills compared to the PNW)
- Stop at Gullfoss, Thingvellir National Park, Geysir Geothermal Area, Secret Lagoon
- Stay out until 4am at the bar singing-a-long to American songs
Day 3: South Coast
- Wake-up at 1pm and begin our day
- More Waterfalls: Seljalandsfoss and Gljúfrabúi, Skogafoss
- An Iceberg you can walk on and around
- Vik’s Black Sand Beach
- Drive until we are too tired to do anymore and then head home. Arrive home at 12:30AM (and it’s still bright as day outside)
Day 4: Blue Lagoon and Fly Home
Highly recommend. Would travel to Iceland again. 14/10
I love your trip to Iceland. Joan and I just returned from a 3 1/2 week Baltic Sea Tour. Our tour included Iceland for 3 days. We really needed 6 or 7 days.
Congratulations on your sense of adventure.
John Schindelar