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Ring Road Winter

Reykjavik · South Coast · North Iceland · Snaefellsnes
Duration
10 Days · 9 Nights
The route
Reykjavik · South Coast · North Iceland · Snaefellsnes
Style
The island circuit in winter
Best season
September – March · best
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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Humpback whale
On Faxaflói Bay.
White-beaked dolphin
Off the harbour.
Atlantic puffin
On summer boat trips.
Seal
On the river mouths and beaches.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Reykjavik

Arrive Reykjavik

The journey begins.

Arrive in Reykjavik, met and transferred to your accommodation. Few capitals offer the northern lights from their own streets on a clear winter night.

02Reykjavik

Reykjavik

A full day in the field.

Explore the capital, then a whale-watching trip from the harbour. Settle in, soak at the Blue Lagoon and watch for aurora after dark.

03Reykjavik → South Coast

To South Coast

On to the next.

Transfer to South Coast. Visit Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss, the black beach at Reynisfjara, and hunt aurora after dark. Walk behind a waterfall and hike a glacier tongue, with aurora at night.

04South Coast

South Coast

A full day in the field.

Walk behind a waterfall and hike a glacier tongue, with aurora at night. The waterfalls and black sands of the coast, ending with an aurora watch.

05South Coast → North Iceland

To North Iceland

On to the next.

Transfer to North Iceland. Explore the Mývatn geothermal region and Goðafoss, with aurora at night. Soak in the Mývatn Nature Baths and tour the craters and lava.

06North Iceland

North Iceland

A full day in the field.

Soak in the Mývatn Nature Baths and tour the craters and lava. Whale-watch from Húsavík and chase aurora over the north. The north offers Mývatn's volcanic wonders and Húsavík's whales with a fraction of the south's visitors.

07North Iceland → Snæfellsnes Peninsula

To Snæfellsnes Peninsula

On to the next.

Transfer to Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Tour the peninsula's glacier, lava and coast, with aurora at Kirkjufell. Explore Snæfellsjökull National Park and the fishing villages.

08Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Snæfellsnes Peninsula

A full day in the field.

Explore Snæfellsjökull National Park and the fishing villages. Coast and lava by day, an aurora watch at Kirkjufell by night. Snæfellsnes lets you see every kind of Icelandic landscape without leaving one peninsula.

09Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Snæfellsnes Peninsula

A full day in the field.

Coast and lava by day, an aurora watch at Kirkjufell by night.

10Depart Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Snæfellsnes Peninsula — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

September – March

Peak season

Aurora season — northern lights possible from the city and on evening tours.

June – August

Peak season

Midnight sun, whale-watching at its peak and long bright days.

Wildlife you may see
Birds Whales

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Field notes, now and then.

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