After cruising around Iceland last summer with 4 ports of call, we immediately fell in love with the country. The hiking while on land and the scenery viewed while circumnavigating the island left us wanting more. We have booked flights for this summer and will be renting a campervan for 3 weeks with zero start to a plan on what to include. We would be so appreciative of any help on itinerary ideas from others that have enjoyed such a trip. Also, do you feel 4x4 is the way to go? Or is there enough, I'm sure, things to do without having to use the F roads? Thank you in advance for any help provided :)
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Snohomish, WA
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We too love Iceland and keep returning! A camper is a really fun way to explore. With 3 weeks, you will be able to see a lot! I would suggest to allow 2 weeks for a ring road trip, and then the other week head up to the Westfjords. We had 10 days in a camper in the Westfjords on one trip and had the best time! We did opt for the Happy 4x4 from Happy Campers and were glad to have it as some roads we were on were rather rough, even though we did not do any F roads.
Since you love to hike, take a look at www.boreaadventures.com for some great hiking at Hornstrandir. We also did a short kayaking trip with them right there in Isafjordur. The Hornstrandir hike we did was the Green Cliffs of Hornstrandir and it was excellent!
Also take a look at Thorsmark. You will not be able to take the camper in to there, but use the Southeast Adventure bus (need to book it ahead of time) from Bru Base (right down the road from Seljalandsfoss) and stay there for a night or two and hike. You can camp, book a yurt, or book a hut. They have bedding for rent, but since we had our sleeping bags we brought those in.