Silver Toyota Hilux four-wheel-drive camper beside an Icelandic road
Iceland 2026 · Updated June 15, 2026

Ring Road
trip plan.

July 24–August 3 · Four people · Toyota Hilux 4×4 Camper

ArriveJul 24 · 18:00KEF Airport
CamperLotus Hilux 4×4Pickup 19:30–20:00
ReturnAug 3 · 13:30Flight 17:25

Complete Ring Road.
Counterclockwise.

Reykjavík, the South Coast, Eastfjords, Mývatn, northern Iceland and back to KEF.

PriorityComplete the Ring Road.
DrivingThree drivers rotate on long stages.
CampingSelect each night while planning.
Iceland Ring Road route Counterclockwise route from Reykjavík around Iceland and back to Keflavík. KEF Golden Circle South Coast Höfn Eastfjords Mývatn Akureyri Borgarnes
Counterclockwise Approx. 2,200 km 11 calendar days

11-day itinerary.

Choose stops and campsites →
01 Jul 24

Arrival and first camper night

Keflavík → Reykjavík

54 km2h real
02 Jul 25

Reykjavík and the Golden Circle

Southwest Iceland

220 km5h real
03 Jul 26

Highlands decision day

Landmannalaugar

300 km6h real
04 Jul 27

Waterfalls and black sand

South Coast

310 km7h real
05 Jul 28

Glacier country

Vatnajökull → Höfn

140 km4h real
06 Jul 29

The Eastfjords

Höfn → Egilsstaðir

255 km6h real
07 Jul 30

Canyons, power and geothermal earth

Northeast Iceland

240 km6h real
08 Jul 31

Whales and northern Iceland

Mývatn → Húsavík → Akureyri

190 km5h real
09 Aug 1

Across the north to Borgarnes

Northwest Iceland

315 km7h real
10 Aug 2

Borgarfjörður to Reykjanes

West Iceland

210 km6h real
11 Aug 3

Return and fly home

Keflavík

25 km2h real

Landmannalaugar only when conditions allow.

Use the northern F208 approach only when roads are open and weather is suitable. No river crossings or off-road driving.

Landmannalaugar's colorful rhyolite landscape
01

Today

Selected route, stops, campsite and safety notes.

02

Packing

Clothes, shared gear and camper checklist.

03

Meals

Cooking nights, restaurants and grocery restocks.

04

Resources

Official road, weather and safety links.