Golden Circle & South Coast · Iceland
Every Golden Circle Stop, Rated
Every stop on and just off the Golden Circle, rated on scenery, accessibility, cost and how busy it gets. If you want the day planned instead — when to leave Reykjavík, what parking costs and what to skip — read my Golden Circle guide.
Rated 1–5 on Scenic Beauty, Accessibility, Cost and Crowd level. On Cost, 1 means free and 5 means pricey. On Crowd level, 1 means near-solitude and 5 means tour-bus central. Tap a card for the full guide.
Thingvellir
Strokkur Geysir
Kerið
Reynisfjara Beach
Dyrhólaey
Sólheimasandur plane wreck
Fjaðrárgljúfur
Eldhraun Lava Field
Gullfoss
Seljalandsfoss
Gljúfrabúi
Skógafoss
Before you go
Planning your own Ring Road trip?
Iceland Ring Road Campervan Guide
My full 14-day route — roughly 2,500 km, every campsite I used, what I actually spent, and the stops worth the detour. The plan I drove, in one PDF.
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