A 5 days itinerary to Iceland in winter
If you have only limited time for a winter-visit to Iceland, you might wonder how to organize your itinerary best.
This short article gives you a short overview of what you can do within 5 days. The linked blogpost will provide more detailed information for each day.
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DAY 1: Iceland South Coast: Seljalandsfoss to Vík í Mýrdal
One – out of many – must do’s, when visiting Iceland is to drive along the south coast. There are numberous stops on the way and in Iceland the saying “The route is the goal” really applies as the landscape are just breathtaking.
On this drive along the south coast you will be able to tick of already some major sightseeing spots and natural wonders from your Iceland bucket list, such as:
- Seljalandsfoss
- Skógafoss
- Dyrhólaey Lighthouse
- Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach and Reynisdrangar
- Vík í Mýrdal
From thundering waters to black sand beaches and unique rock formations – this road trip offers a huge bunch of highlights and should not be skipped on any Iceland visit.
DAY 2: The Golden Circle
The one thing everyone has to see and to do is to visit the famous “golden circle”. It is the perfect sightseeing-program for every “stop-over” tourists, who want to see “Iceland in a nutshell”.
The Golden Circle offers waterfalls, volcanic craters with emerald blue crater lakes, geothermal areas, geysirs and much, much more.
DAY 3: Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach
This tour gives you all you have ever dreamed of: volcanic landscapes, numerous (frozen) waterfalls, western-styled landscapes, glaciers. All this can only be topped by the final destination of this road trip: icebergs and a beach full of diamonds.
DAY 4: Snaefellsnes Peninsula and Kirkjufell Mountain
The most iconic and famous sightseeing spot of Snæfellsnes is undeniable the Kirkjufell mountain and waterfall.
This scenery was not only used in “Game of Thrones”, but the mountain was also entitled as one of the most beautiful mountains of the world.
DAY 5: Reykjavik and the Blue Lagoon
End your Iceland trip with a walk through Reykjavík and a relaxing visit to the Blue Lagoon.
Read here, which sightseeing spots you should not miss, when in Reykjavík and how to make the most out of your visit to the Blue Lagoon.
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