OVER-thinking....accomodations locking plan

Posted by mcm on 07/07/25 02:52 PM

My itinerary locked because of hotel accommodations....and I'm rethinking, thoughts?

CURRENT
day 1 land, blue lagoon, night in reyjaavik
day 2 drive to silver circle (because snaellfness is too far?) stay in selfless - visits water falls and horse farm and crater
day 3 golden circle stay selfless
day 4 drive south to vik, return to selfless for night
day 5 something on way back (rekjanes peninsula?), sky lagoon or hvammsik stay reykavik
day 6 full day reykjavik
day 7 morning activity (what to do?) head to airport after lunch

OTHER OPTION
for day 2. drive south and do westmann islands day trip?
will be some repeats on day 4 if we do this

THOUGHTS?
also -- sky lagoon has such mixed reviews. hvmasik more driving but people like a lot? thoughts? we are family of 5 with college aged kids. Day 5 is a bit of a challenge

THANKS!

Posted by mikliz97

Snohomish, WA

07/07/25 06:26 PM

3276 posts

I would rethink this, IF you can change your hotels.

Day 1 is good.

Day 2 I would go to Snaefellsness and stay the night up there.

Day 3 head to the GC and do Hvammsvik on the way, staying either in the GC or Selfoss

Day 4 head to Vik and stay there that night

Day 5 head to Westmann Island and stay the night.

Day 6 visit the Reykjanes Peninsula including Reykjadalur (hike to the hot springs). If you skip that hot spring, you could do Sky Lagoon on your way back to Reykjavik. Stay in Reykjavik for this last night and enjoy it to the fullest. In the morning do one of the local pools in town and just wander until you need to head back to KEF

I have been to both Blue and Sky Lagoons multiple times each. They are both fine, but Blue is busier as it is larger and more well known. The 7 step ritual at Sky is wonderful! FWIW we have never had a bad experience at any of these. Hvammsvik though is hands down my favorite commercial lagoon.

Posted by mcm OP

07/07/25 06:28 PM

203 posts

thanks. I can't change hotels. our group is too big. no availability. I've given up.

any thoughts on this order given these accommodation location.

Posted by mcm OP

07/07/25 06:31 PM

203 posts

is Reykjadalur (hike to the hot springs) and Sky Lagoon together a silly plan? too much hot spring on day 5?

Posted by treemoss2

07/07/25 06:33 PM

1275 posts

If you cannot change anything, why wonder?

Posted by mikliz97

Snohomish, WA

07/07/25 06:35 PM

3276 posts

I agree, if you can't change anything then just focus on what you have.

I would absolutely do more than one hot spring/lagoon in a day, and we often do. Why not? :)

Editing to add. One of our trips was with our 3 young adult kids, so I know all about the larger group and what all goes with that. If we did not have a cottage, we got 2 hotel rooms most of the time. The only time we had one hotel room for the 5 of us was at Efstidalur and you could not pay me to stay there again. Have you looked at 2 rooms, or cottages?

Posted by mcm OP

07/07/25 07:01 PM

203 posts

To clarify.... I can't change where I sleep, I can change what I do each day.

Day 2. Silver circle/night in Selfloss
OR
Day 2 Westmann Islands/night in Selfoss

Day 5 Rekjanes and Sky lagoon/night in reykjavik
OR
Day 5 Something else and Hvammsik/night in reykjavik

Posted by mcm OP

07/07/25 07:03 PM

203 posts

we are already staying in two room or cottages in all locations