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15 Day Trip Iceland

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Hi All: We decided to do a self driving trip in a 4 x 4 Car instead of a Motorhome for 15 Days. I purchased Rick's book "Iceland" and see he has a 10 day itinerary. Has anyone done a 15 day or thereabout with suggested sights and places to spend the night. We are hardy travelers and expect to spend as much time as possible to see as much as possible. We would be traveling next year 2026 flying from Tennessee late June 22nd or so returning early July 7th or 8th no real exact schedule were very open on dates and length of stay. Would appreciate any and all suggestions if anyone has done this trip before with your must see stops and good hotels. Thanks I really appreciated the response I had regarding doing this trip in a Motorhome hence deciding to do it in a car and staying in prebooked Hotels.

Dick Bathurst

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Yes we have done this. With two weeks you can do a really good ring road plus Snaefellsness trip. We prefer to go clockwise as most people go the other direction, so you have fewer vehicles ahead/behind you. Since you are talking about this summer, you will want to get things booked asap. In normal years places book out 9-12 months in advance but with the eclipse loads more people are headed to Iceland, even outside of the eclipse date. You can adjust things from here, but the first night in Reykjavik is good to get over jet lag. Then somewhere on Snaefellsness, maybe 2 nights around Akureyri/Husavik, then Seydisfjordur, Hofn, Vik, Westmann Island, the Golden Circle and the Reykjanes Penindula. That still leaves you a few nights where you could go into the highlands etc or make a coupe places 2 night stays. If you like to hike at all, look at Thorsmark. You can stay there at the Volcano Huts and do some great hikes. This is a pretty basic ring road trip. Honestly the two best sources I have found for planning are the Lonely Planet Ring Road Trip book and then Iceland With A View. IWAV has a website as well as a you tube channel and her info has always been spot on.

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