Itinerary Overview

 

Day 1
Depart Cincinnati → Arrive Iceland / Reykjanes Peninsula & Blue Lagoon

✈️Flight: Overnight from CVG to Keflavík (arrive 9:30 AM)

🚗Pick up rental car (4x4 SUV recommended)

🚗Drive from Keflavík Airport → Reykjanes Peninsula → Vogar

⏱️Driving: 1.5 hrs | Exploration: 4-5 hrs = 6.5 hr day

🥞 Breakfast/Lunch: Nearby restaurants (recommendations provided in your final itinerary; meals not included in package price) 

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✨ Highlights:

  • Reykjanes Peninsula, Volcanoes, 

  • Blue Lagoon

  • Optional Blue Lagoon Comfort / Premium Package (+$275/$350)

  • Optional Additional Stops: Gunnuhver geothermal area, Bridge Between Continents, Reykjanes Lighthouse or small coastal walks (+2hrs)

🌑 Evening: Check-in Arctic Wind Hotel, Vogar

🍽️Dinner: Nearby restaurant (recommendations provided in your final itinerary; meal not included in package price) 

📸Image: Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa

Day 2
Snæfellsnes Peninsula Exploration

🥞 Breakfast at hotel + check-out

🚗 3-hour drive to Snæfellsnes Peninsula (stop in Borgarnes BONUS store for picnic supplies)

⏱️Driving: 4 hrs | Exploration: 3.5-4 hrs = 7.5-8hr day

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✨ Highlights:

  • YriTunga Beach (seals)

  • Bjarnarfoss hike

  • Búðakirkja (Black Church of Búðir)

  • Coastal loop: Arnarstapi → Hellnar Viewpoint → Lóndrangar cliffs → Djúpalónssandur Beach

  • Optional stop: Raudfeldsgjá Gorge / Snæfellsjökull National Park

🍽️ Lunch: Flexible – cafés, picnic supply stops (BONUS or Kronan stores), or restaurants (recommendations in finalized itinerary; meal not included in package price).

🌑 Evening: Check-in Arnarstapi Hotel

🍽️Dinner: Nearby restaurant options (recommendations included in final itinerary, meal not included in package price)


📸Image: Snæfellsnes coastline

Day 3
North Iceland Highlights

🥞 Breakfast + check-out

🚗 Drive Snæfellsnes → Akureyri

⏱️Driving: 5hrs | Exploration: 3-4 hrs = 8-9 hr day

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✨ Highlights:

  • Kirkjufell & Kirkjufellsfoss
  • Glaumbaer Turf Houses
  • Akureyri city

🍽️ Lunch: Flexible – cafés, picnic supply stops (BONUS or Kronan stores), or restaurants (recommendations in finalized itinerary; meal not included in package price).

🌑 Evening: Check-in Hotel Kea, Akureyri

🍽️ Dinner: Nearby restaurant options (recommendations included in final itinerary, not included in package price)


📸Image: Kirkjufell Mountain

Day 4
Goðafoss & Whale Watching

🥞 Breakfast + check-out

🚗 Drive Akureyri → Goðafoss → Husavik → Mývatn

⏱️Driving: 2.25 hrs | Exploration: 2.5-3 hrs = 4.5-5 hr day

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✨ Highlights:

  • Goðafoss Waterfall

  • Hverfjall Crater

  • Dimmuborgir lava formations

  • Grjótagjá Cave

  • Optional Whale Watching in Husavik (+$207)(+3hrs)

🍽️ Lunch: Flexible – cafés, picnic supply stops (BONUS or Kronan stores), or restaurants (recommendations in finalized itinerary; meal not included in package price).

🌑 Evening: Check-in Fosshotel Mývatn 

🍽️Dinner: Nearby restaurant options (recommendations included in final itinerary, not included in package price) 


📸Image: Whale Watching Tour

Day 5
Mývatn & Dettifoss

🥞 Breakfast (stay another night at Fosshotel Myvatn)

🚗 Drive: Explore Dettifoss (east & west sides)

⏱️Driving: 2.5-3 hrs | Exploration: 3-4 hrs = 5.5-7 hr day

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✨ Highlights:

  • Dettifoss & Selfoss Waterfalls

  • Hverir mud pools & Hverfjall crater

  • Dimmuborgir Lava Field

  • Grjótagjá Cave (Game of Thrones filming site)

  • Mývatn Nature Baths & pseudo craters

  • Optional Myvatn Nature Bath soak (+$80)(+1.5hr)

🍽️ Lunch: Flexible – cafés, picnic supply stops (BONUS or Kronan stores), or restaurants (recommendations in finalized itinerary; meal not included in package price).

🌑 Evening: Check-in Fosshotel Mývatn

🍽️Dinner: Nearby restaurant options (recommendations included in final itinerary, not included in package price)


📸Image: Mývatn Nature Baths

Day 6
East Iceland Adventure

🥞 Breakfast + check-out

🚗 Drive: North → Southeast Iceland (longest driving day)

⏱️Driving: 5.75 hrs | Exploration: 2.5-3 hrs = 8-8.5 hr day

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✨ Highlights:

  • Stuðlagil Canyon

  • Rjúkandi Waterfall

  • Stokksnes Peninsula / Vestrahorn Mountain

  • Höfn village charm & lobster restaurants

🍽️ Lunch: Flexible – cafés, picnic supply stops (BONUS or Kronan stores), or restaurants (recommendations in finalized itinerary; meal not included in package price).

🌑 Evening: Check-in Milk Factory, Höfn

🍽️Dinner: Nearby restaurant options (recommendations included in final itinerary, not included in package price)


📸Image: Vestrahorn Mountain

Day 7
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon & Glacier Hike

🥞 Breakfast + check-out

🚗 Drive: Hofn → Glacier Lagoon

⏱️Driving: 3.75 hrs | Exploration: 3 hrs = 6.75 hr day

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✨ Highlights:

  • Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

  • Diamond Beach

  • Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon

  • Vatnajökull Glacier

  • Svartifoss Waterfall

  • Optional Ice Cave Tour in the National Park of Vatnajokull (+$375)(+3hrs)

🍽️ Lunch: Flexible – cafés, picnic supply stops (BONUS or Kronan stores), or restaurants (recommendations in finalized itinerary; meal not included in package price).

🌑 Evening: Check-in Fosshotel Glacier Lagoon

🍽️Dinner: Nearby restaurant options (recommendations included in final itinerary, not included in package price) 


📸Image:  Natural ice cave in the Vatnajökull National Park 

Day 8
Southern Coast Highlights

🥞 Breakfast + check-out

🚗 Drive: Southern coast exploration

⏱️Driving: 3.5-4 hrs | Exploration: 3-3.5 hrs = 6.5-7 hr day

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✨ Highlights:

  • Optional stop: Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon (+1.5hrs)

  • Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach

  • Dyrholaey Arch & Lighthouse (puffin sightings possible)

  • Skógafoss & Seljalandsfoss Waterfalls

  • Gljúfrabúi Waterfall

🍽️ Lunch: Flexible – cafés, picnic supply stops (BONUS or Kronan stores), or restaurants (recommendations in finalized itinerary; meal not included in package price).

🌑 Evening: Check-in Hótel Selfoss

🍽️ Dinner: Nearby restaurant options (recommendations included in final itinerary, not included in package price)


📸Image: Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach

Day 9
The Golden Circle

🥞 Breakfast + check-out

🚗 Drive Selfoss → Golden Circle → Reykjavik 

⏱️Driving: 4 hrs | Exploration: 5 hrs = 9 hr day

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✨ Highlights:

  • Gullfoss Waterfall - iconic Golden Falls

  • Geysir Geothermal Area & Strokkur - eruprting hot springs

  • Thingvellir National Park / Oxararfoss / Law Rock

  • Kerid Crater - colorful volcani crater

  • Optional Secret Lagoon Admission (+$150)(+1.5-2hrs)

  • Optional Bruarfoss Waterfall (+1.5-2 hr hike)

🍽️ Lunch: Flexible – cafés, picnic supply stops (BONUS or Kronan stores), or restaurants (recommendations in finalized itinerary; meal not included in package price).

🌑 Evening: Check-in Hilton Reykjavik Nordica

🍽️ Dinner: Nearby restaurant options (recommendations included in final itinerary, not included in package price)


📸Image: Strokkur Geyser

Day 10
Explore Reykjavík

🥞 Breakfast at hotel

⏱️Driving: 30-45 min | Exploration: 4-5 hrs = 5.75 hr day

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✨ Highlights:

  • Hallgrimskirkja Church

  • Harpa Concert Hall

  • Laugavegur Street (shops, cafes, nightlife)

  • Sun Voyager Sculpture

  • Optional Reykjavik City Card - 24 hr access to public bus transport and local museums (+$120)

  • Optional Perlan Museum – Wonders of Iceland (+$1)

  • Optional Iceland Phallological Museum ($45)

  • Optional Reykjavik City Walking Tour (+$120)

🍽️ Lunch: Flexible – cafés, picnic supply stops (BONUS or Kronan stores), or restaurants (recommendations in finalized itinerary; meal not included in package price).

🌑 Evening: Overnight Reykjavik Natura – Berjaya Iceland Hotel (2nd night)

🍽️ Dinner: Nearby restaurant options (recommendations included in final itinerary, not included in package price)


📸Image: Reykjavik City view

Day 11
Departure from Iceland → Return to Home

🥞 Breakfast at hotel + check out

🚗 Drive from Reykjavik Nordica → KEF Airport

🚗 Return rental car at Keflavík International Airport (KEF)

⏱️ Driving: 45–60 min

✈️ Flight: Depart Reykjavik → Cincinnati (overnight flight)

✨ Highlights:

  • Last morning to enjoy Reykjavik’s local shops or a short walk along the waterfront (optional, time permitting)

  • Relax at hotel before heading to the airport

🍽️Lunch/Dinner: Provided in-flight, based on flight time & airline

📆Notes: Allow extra time for rental return + VAT refund queue

🌑 Evening: In-flight

***All prices listed in this itinerary are estimates and subject to change based on hotel, car rental, activity availability, and seasonal rates by suppliers and nonrefundable. Pricing does NOT include fuel for rental cars, meals unless specifically indicated, souvenirs, parking fees, or other incidental expenses. Optional excursions, upgrades, and add-ons are additional costs. Final pricing will be confirmed upon booking and included in your official invoice.