Seems like everyone is heading to Iceland. I have friends, as well as cousins, heading there this summer and fall. Whether it’s because of Icelandair expanding its routes or WOW Airlines offering sales on fares, there’s a general buzz that’s surrounding trips to Iceland right now. I’ve noticed that some travelers are using Iceland as a destination in and of itself, and others are using Iceland as a layover for a few days, and then heading someplace else. One of my friends, Jason, goes to Europe every fall to visit his mom, but he stops in Iceland for a few days first. He loves it. I’ve casually listened as he tells me what he does in Iceland, but it got me thinking, what would he tell other travelers who are enjoying Iceland as a stopover for a few days? Here’s what Jason suggests. As a reminder, he travels to Iceland in the fall months, so there’s plenty of sunlight.
For your first day in Iceland, Jason suggests renting a car and driving the southern coast between Reykjavik and Jökulsárlón. It’s called Ring Road and it’s about 230 miles long. The road is paved. He says to make it a leisurely day because there’s plenty of amazing beauty to see. As for the waterfalls, his favorite walk is up to the Seljalandsfoss waterfalls. You can hike glaciers such as Mýrdalsjökull glacier. There are beaches that are spectacularly different from anything he’s ever seen. Jason likes the black pebble beach of Reynisfjara. And for Game of Thrones fans, in Vik, you can see the rocky spires from Iron Islands.
Seljalandsfoss Falls in Iceland. Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljalandsfoss
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