Comments on: Iceland: A Trip around the Ring Road

By: Sapphire

Sapphire — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:52:43 +0000

Hey Erik! I did the Ring Road in late April and in late August. Late April had sunnier days and there was still evidence of winter, which made the country even more beautiful.

But I really wish I rented a 4wd car.

By: Erik

Erik — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:32:08 +0000

Thanks for this. driving the Ring Road is under consideration for this year’s trip. Seems like you had a lot of overcast & rainy days. Are these all from August?

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By: Mike Lang

Mike Lang — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:35:29 +0000

I agree with all that has been said. I did the M1, the Iceland Circle two years ago it was fantastic. Took an 8 day package including a car all worked well. Hotels and guesthouses were good with wirless internet available ever in remote locations! English spoken everywhere.
The road is narrow but no problem for a standard car. The gravel part is short and fine, 95% tarmac. Once away from Reykjavik the roads are quiet and outside settlements you will only see one or two cars per hour!
I went end of May out of season, could have had snow but it was sunny and 60F, lucky. At some of the main sights / waterfalls there was no one else there.
I though Reykjavik was a dissapointment unless you want some nightlife, as was the long drive from the airport. You could easily give it a miss if you want to see the grandure of Iceland. If you just have a weekend away in R you may be very dissapointed.
I am intending to do the Cirlce in the opposite direction next year independently with a 4×4 from the airport, and find hotels as I go. Outside July/ August hotels are quiet and there is at least one in most settlements. You will also avoid the small flies which can be a plague in places in mid summer.
The main downside to all this is that Iceland is still expensive particularly car hire but it is one of the few unspoilt places in Europe that are car accessible. (I have done something similar in Alaska and it rivals that althouugh that’s another storey!)
I hope the above is useful to anyone planning a trip.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:03:26 +0000

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By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:05:11 +0000

Amazing photos Sapphire. Thanks for sharing them. I hope to go Iceland one day. After the volcano though.

By: Sapphire

Sapphire — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:24:13 +0000

Runar – Very true. I was last there in 2007. Hoping to go soon again.

I Love Iceand – Of course, I will post them there. Send me an email if you need anything else.

By: I Love Iceland

I Love Iceland — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:06:17 +0000

Loving this!
Would you maybe like to share some of your photos on our I <3 Iceland fan page? http://www.ILoveIceland.is – would love to see them there :D
All the best

By: Runar Karlsson

Runar Karlsson — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:15:05 +0000

Iceland is much cheaper now when the Icelandic Krona is so cheap. The country is still beautiful and the people are nice!

By: Sapphire

Sapphire — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:33:08 +0000

Elizabeth – It is super expensive. But I’ve been thinking that if you get a big enough car, you can tent and sleep in it. That would save at least $100 a night.

Plus, I buy a cooler and carry cheese, bread, deli slices, skyr, juice with me so that at least 2 meals can be cheap. Then let dinner kill you, lol.

Start planning your trip to Iceland. ;) Maybe we can all go together.