When in Iceland last year I had the pleasure of visiting this little hot dog stand. I don't normally do these kinds of paintings but I thought it a nice challenge =)

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Hello /r/iceland! A friend of mine met someone from Iceland at a BBQ. This Icelandic native brought sauce from Bæjarins Beztu, and my friend has been raving about it to me. The sauce came in a jar with the Bæjarins Beztu logo on it. Is there a way to get this shipped to me in the United States?

I have checked ebay and amazon and no luck. Any help would be much appreciated!

Horse, puffin, shark, lamb, whale, and fish--these are the Icelandic foods they tell you about. And with the exception of shark, they are all very good.

But nobody ever told me about the goddamn hotdogs.

I am originally from Chicago, which was extremely proud of its hotdogs. I currently live in Los Angeles, which has a different take on the hotdog, but is equally convinced that it has the secret formula. And I've eaten dogs all over the US.

They might be good, but after eating one dog at Bæjarins Beztu--MIND BLOWN. WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME?

:)

Hey I was wondering if anyone had a good recipe for Icelandic hotdogs

I've got several packs of pylsur but don't have the buns. I ordered a couple of packs of the buns but didn't want to order too many because they'd go bad before I'd use them all. So, I'm stuck with delicious hot dogs and the fixings (I could eat the Icelandic remoulade as a meal, it beats our Louisiana remoulade by a mile), but no buns. I've tried to find something good but the "fluffy" ones are always too small and the ones that are big enough are too dense. I don't mind baking bread, so if that's the road I need to take, that's where I'll go, but if theres something I could look for in a pinch, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance, and sorry for the silly question.

EDIT 29.09: Minor editorial adjustments.

I just returned from Iceland. Having found this sub extremely helpful during the planning of this holiday, and even while being on the field, I figured I could share some notes about the experience in the hope that they help others.

The setup

We were a group of five coming from Germany, going around the ring road, counterclockwise. After a few days in Reykjavik, we picked up a rental car and made our way, spending between one and three nights in each location.

The car

We booked a Kia Sorrento 4WD, which could be used in two-row (cuddly 5-seater) or three-row (almost trunkless 7-seater) layouts. To fit 5 bodies plus their luggage, we booked an additional rooftop compartment. Overall, we had no space issues, but the third row was always a bit of a "shorter stick" deal: the legroom was more limited, the windows were small (and their view often blocked by the luggage) and the acoustics were dismal.

Accommodations

For fear of having to cancel or adjust dramatically our plans due to corona, we booked most accommodations in the last week before we set off. It was a combination of hostels, hotels, guesthouses, Airbnbs and vacation houses.

A note about food

We had set our expectations for food low. Reviews everywhere condemned Icelandic food as uninspired, claiming that one goes to Iceland for the sights, not for the tastes.

There are indeed some staples in the menu: lamb, fish (often fish&chips) and soups; and there are certainly establishments with bad quality and predatory practices. Also, outside the main cities and traveling spots, restaurants can be far in between and have very restrictive opening hours.

Our experience, however, was great. We ate out for dinner most of the time and were continuously delighted. It took us four days to find the first meal that met a lukewarm reception (rather being an outlier at that), and there were plenty of places we'd happily visit again given the chance.

(Worth noting: we avoided most exotic foods, like rotten shark or horse.)

A note about hiking

Most attractions we visited, specially in the south, had parking lots near to them or had easy hikes. In the "harder" ones, we faced mainly two kinds of effort:

• Steep climbs, either with endless steps (seen in Svartifoss and Stuðlagil) or just following the shape of the mountain (seen in the path C to the volcano).
• Rocky terrain. Seen in Hengifoss (after a point) and Surtshellir.

For me, a very inexpe

My girlfriend and I recently got back from an incredible trip around Iceland, and I wanted to share some details on our itinerary and also give recommendations for lots of restaurants we ate at during our trip, as we are both "foodies" and were really impressed with the food around the whole country. This was by no means a cheap trip, but it was our first vacation in two years, so we wanted to splurge a bit.

Day 1-Newark -> Reykjavik: IcelandAir flight from Newark at 8:30 pm. We used the BinaxNOW test from emed for our negative covid test and had no issues. However, the person checking us in at the Newark airport was INCREDIBLY strict with our luggage. She made us test the size of our bags with the boxes they have, and of course the wheels on my carry on bag made it 1/2" too big, so she checked it (luckily for free). Unfortunately, she was in such a rush that she ended up putting the bag under the name of the passenger who checked in before us, resulting in the bag not arriving with the flight. She also weighed my girlfriend's carry on bag AND both of our backpacks, which I had never seen before. This resulted in us having to throw more and more stuff into our check-in until the carry-on suitcase was under 10KG and the backpacks were under 3KG. I couldn't find anything about the personal bag being under 3KG on the IcelandAir website, so I thought this was absurd.

Day 2-Reykjavik: Arrive in Reykjavik early in the morning, only to find my bag with almost all of my clothes was missing. We then took the FlyBus to their main bus station, and decided to walk from there to our Air BnB in the heart of Reykjavik. On the way there we stopped at Reykjavik Roasters and Brauð & Co for a coffee and pastry, which were both incredible. We then dropped our bags off, went to Kröns for a really nice breakfast (make sure to get their potatoes), and then crashed. After walking up in the afternoon, we took a long walk around quite a lot of Reykjavik, ending up at Omnom chocolate, and then had a really incredible and memorable dinner from Skal!, where we got the cod, beef tartare, beets, and salmon tartare. We ended the night with a couple glasses of wine at Tiu vinosopbar, a really nice natural wine bar. I highly recommend not starting our your driving immediately after arriving in Reykjavik, it was really nice being able to take it easy and get a nice night of sleep to help with the jet lag.

Day 3-Reykj

I looked up places to eat. Some that interests me are:

• Sandholt: oldest family-owned bakery
• Brad & Co : kind of new bakery that gained popularity quickly and serve rye which is Iceland's national bread
• Sjávargrillið : saw a Youtuber go there and its fancy and have fermented shark, and some other national dishes like lamb
• Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur : popular hot dog stand with tourists

I was surprised that I saw ChaTime, a chain-store boba shop, on the map.

What are some places with the following:

• Good Asian restaurants like pho, hot pot (shabu shabu if it exists), and noodle soup
• A good soup place
• a whole crab, king crab
• cheap seafood
• ice cream
• desserts
• non-alcoholic drinks
• must try only in Reykjavik

This is our 3rd trip to Iceland as we are trying to get really familiar with the country as we plan on retiring to Iceland in about 5-6 years. This itinerary does not include the Golden Circle as we did that on our last trip. It does include what will be out 4th visit to Svarta Kaffið for the worlds best bowl of soup. I feel pretty good about it, but I know we may be missing a few 'hidden gems'.

We are going to talk to a few real estate agent to see if our plan for retirement is feasible. We want to buy a summer home away from the city, but less than an hour away from some type of civilization, Vik, Akureyri, Borgarnes, etc. Then in the winter move to the city and rent in a highrise, like The Black Pearl or similar.

Day 1 – Day 3 Reykjavik

Day 1 – Blue Lagoon 9 AM

• Lunch Lava @ Blue Lagoon 1pm
• Hotel Skuggi
• Dinner – Svarta Kaffið

Day 2– Reykjavik

• Real Estate Agent
• Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur
• Omnom Chocolate

Day 3 – Reykjavik

• Real Estate Agent 2
• Lunch @ Hlemmur Mathöll Food Hall
• Lucky Records
• Real Estate Agent 3
• Fatamarkaðurinn Second Hand Market

Day 4 – Reykjavik to Vik

• Pick up rental car from Blue (City Center)
• Thingvellir National Park
• Friðheimar – Late Lunch at 3 PM
• Seljavellir Geothermal Pool
• Skógafoss Waterfall
• Vik - Hvammból Guesthouse

Day 5 – Vik to Hofn

• Black Sand Beach and Gardar on Reynisfjara Beach
• Fjaðrárgljúfur
• Systrastapi Rock
• Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon Boat Tours and Cafe
• Hofn - Hotel Jökull

Day 6 – Hofn to Seyðisfjörður

• Djúpivogur – Museum and 34 granite eggs
• Gufufoss Waterfall
• Seyðisfjörður – Media Luna Guesthouse

Day 7 – Seyðisfjörður to Reykjahlíð

• Bustarfell Museum
• Selfoss/Dettifoss
• Hverir Mud Pits and Fumaroles
• Myvatn Nature Baths
• Reykjahlíð - Vogafjós Farm Resort

Day 8 – Reykjahlíð to Akureyri

• Geitafoss and Goðafoss
• Daladýrð Petting Zoo
• Laufás Museum and heritage site
• Christmas House
• Akureyri – Sulur Guesthouse #1

Day 9 – Akureyri to Búðardalu

• Reykjafoss and Fosslaug Hot Pot (natural hot spring)
• Benefoss/Ankafoss/Attifoss waterfalls
• Eiríksstaðir - Viking Longhouse
• Búðardalu – Cottages at Dalahyttur

Day 10 – Búðardalu to Grundarfjörður

• Erpsstaðir Creamery
• Sturlungalaug Hot Spring
• Bjarnarhöfn Shark Museum
• Grundarfoss
• Kirkjufellsfoss
• Grundarfjörður – The Old Post Office

Day 11 – Grundarfjörður to Borgarnes

• Giant Padlock
• Svöðufoss
• Mural

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Bara svo maður viti hvers kyns fólk er á þessum subreddit... hvort setjið þið remúlaðið fyrir neðan pulsuna eins og siðmenntað fólk, eða ofan á eins Danir?

I wrote this as a resource for other people going to Iceland who may be looking for any guidance.

This is our itinerary for our trip around the ring road in April. We flew Thai Airways from Melbourne to London, then easyJet from London to Reykjavik. We hired a camper van from rent.is which came with everything we needed. We had no issue with the car or dropping it off, however got caught out picking it up, as the hold they required on our credit card was a lot more than expected if you did not take out insurance as offered by the company (something equivalent to $5,000AUD).

We ended up driving a total distance of 2300km, used 168L of fuel @ 227isk/L (cost us about $450AUD). My main resource for research was this subreddit so thanks guys. I also used /u/bourscheid website 8daysiniceland a lot as we had a similar amount of time, and the itinerary I had planned was similar.

One of the best things about the camper was that we weren’t locked into any sort of schedule. We knew what we wanted to see, and we could kind of make it up as we went along in terms of where we stayed each night. There were also a lot of times where we would see something off the side of the road, and pull off to check it out. We never felt like we were in a rush, and just took our time. We had some long driving days, but we were just in awe of the landscape the whole time.

We never let the weather stop us do everything and we got to see almost everything we wanted.

If anyone has any questions about our itinerary, shoot me a message.

Day 1

Landed at 9am to Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, and picked up our van from rent.is before heading out.

Valahnúkamöl

We drove down straight from the airport, it was windy with big waves.

Blue Lagoon

We had an 11am session, which meant we could enter at anytime between 11am and 12pm, and stay as long as we like. We should have booked the 10am session, as we got through the airport and picked up our van pretty quickly. Even though everyone says that its a tourist trap (which it is), we still loved it. It's way bigger than I thought it would be, and it wasn’t that busy, with heaps of room to wade around without others in our space.

Reykjavík

We spent the afternoon exploring the city, and saw all the usual sites - Hallgrimskirkja and the world famous hotdog Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur. We stayed at the eco campsite, and were quite disappointed with the amount of rubbish left around. If you're campi

Dates

My girlfriend and I went to Iceland this september, from the morning of the 10th to the evening of the 24th so basically almost 15 full days. We landed at 5am coming from YUL (Montreal), Canada and left at 4pm to our returning destination, Montreal. We did a clockwise road trip around the island.

Flight

We flew with WOWair which ended up costing us 1200CAD for 2 tickets including 2 luggages (max 20kgs) + 2 carry on (max 12kgs) + 2 personnal bags. We decided to add luggages because we had to bring our tent, sleeping bags, food, various hiking/camping gear, boots, etc.

The flight went well both ways, was around 5 hrs flight. Seats were small, but it was expected from a low fare airline so it's all good. We had no delay and nothing weird happened. On our way to Iceland we were seating next to a girl playing pro basketball in Germany and her legs were litterally up her face, she booked the wrong seat and was supposed to have a seat up the alley with nobody in front of her, a fun 5hrs flight for her.

Car Rental

We wanted a 4WD vehicule, something roomy, with good ground clearance and automatic. We settled with a 2017 gasoline Forester from Lotus Car Rental. The SUV had like 40 000kms on it and was in good shape. There was a big scratch on both sides of the rear passengers doors and the guys at Lotus marked it in our papers when we did the inspection before picking it up. Picking up our rental has been HASSLE FREE. I really have nothing negative to say about this company. We were the only customers there at 6am and it was fast and the guy marked all the damages previously done on the car by other drivers so after 15 mins we were on our way to Reykjavik. We picked up all the insurances BTW so SCDW + SAP + Gravel, blablabla. It ended up costing us 2300CAD for 15 days. When we returned the SUV everything went equally as fast, the guy expected the vehicule and we were free to go after just a few minutes !

Subaru Forester 2017 (gasoline)

Food

We could bring 3kgs of food each and we did. We brought ramens, Builder's bars (protein bars), couscous, dried veggies, coco milk powder, dried potatoe flakes and various powder seasonnings and coffee. We can't bring any dairy, meats or animal products so we decided to get our carbs on locked and buy the rest in Iceland. We did put everything in freezer ziplock bags perfectly labeled with the weight of each bag and everything went gucci at the customs (we w

Hey Everyone! First of all, I want to take a moment and really thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to answer all of my little questions because it really helped me in planning this trip. I just wanted to share an overview of how I spent my week long solo trip in case it helps someone else in the future. I'm going to make all activities and location names in bold in case people just want to glimpse through this rather than reading in depth.

October 16th- Left the US from JFK

October 17th (Sun)
- Arrived at Keflavik at 8:05am
- Got immediately on the 8:30am bus towards the Blue Lagoon. I originally had a 10am timeslot because I wasn't expecting the transition from the airport to BL to go so smoothly but it did! They were kind and let me in at the 9am timeslot
- Stayed at Blue Lagoon until my bus time at 1:15pm. I forgot about all of the warning to not get my hair wet, so unfortunately my hair was pretty stiff for the next day or so.
- Arrived in Reykjavik around 2pm but it turns out the Destination Blue Lagoon bus service partners up with "smart busing" based around Bus Hostel so because of division of people and waiting times and the like, I didn't get dropped off at my final bus stop until 2:40pm
- Checked in at my hostel (LOFT Hostel) at 3pm then went to go pick up my Pocket Wifi from the Polarbear Gift Shop
- Went to check out Kolaportio before it closed at 5pm... it was actually pretty disappointing and one of the few things I wish I hadn't planned on
- Checked out the Icelandic Phallogical Museum. Had a good few chuckles there.
- Quickly ate one of the "famous" hotdogs of Iceland at Baejarins Beztu Pylsur because I realized I hadn't actually eaten at that point. Get two of them because they're actually kind of small.
- Checked out the Icelandic Punk Museum and that was a very fun stop, especially for the price.
- Took a small nap to balance the jet lag
- Went to Islenski Barinn for the dinner and it was actually one of my favorite places to eat for the entire trip. Even the side salad tasted absolutely perfect.

October 18th (Mon)
- Went on the 10am City Walk Reykjavik Tour and learned a lot about the historical sites around the city. Saw Hallgrimskirkja but did not go to the top, but did explore a majority of the famous statues in the area along with Harpa Concert Hall.
- Ate lunch at 101 Reykjavik Street food. My City

This is the fifth part of my report on my third trip to Iceland that I took last year. I posted the first few parts last year and just started catching up on posting the rest. You can see the other parts here:

Days 1 & 2: Reykjanes peninsula, Westman Islands & South Coast to Vík

Days 3 & 4: South Coast to Höfn & Eastfjords

Days 5 & 6: East Iceland, Mývatn, Tröllaskagi peninsula

Days 7 & 8: Vatnsnes peninsula, Glymur hike, Reykjavík

The posts from last year are already archived, which unfortunately means you can no longer comment on them, but feel free to post any questions about any part of my trip here and I’ll be happy to answer them.

You can see photos from this trip, as well as photos from my past trips to Iceland and other travels on my Instagram: @stevenarwhals

PLEASE NOTE:

1. We were following a rather ambitious itinerary. Most days involved 4-6 hours of driving and we usually didn’t arrive at our accommodations until 8:00 or 9:00 PM each night. I fully recognize that many people don’t like to travel like that. Please consider this trip report a source of ideas and inspiration rather than something to copy and paste in its entirety.
2. This trip occurred in early summer during a spell of unusually mild weather in a year when the “F roads” opened unusually early. Many of the locations mentioned in this report would be inadvisable or impossible to visit outside of the summer months or in bad weather, and indeed some would be inaccessible on the same dates in another year. Please be sure to consider all of these factors and do your research when planning your own trip.

##Day 9 - Reykjavík & Garður

This was a day of transition and relative rest for me, as I brought my friend with whom I had just done the Ring Road to the airport, and started the second leg of the trip with another friend who had arrived the night before. My original plan was for us to do Snaefellsnes and the Westfjords, but when I found out the Highlands had opened earlier than usual, I re-worked

We just returned from our 6 day/5 night (Nov 18-23) camper van (rented with Cozy Campers) trip down Iceland’s south coast and wanted to share our itinerary as well as some helpful tips for those considering a camper van trip, particularly during the winter. Link to our Google Map here - we didn't see everything, but this at least can show you how we organized our days.

A rough report of our day-by-day is below as well as reviews of the 4 campsites we stayed at each night. We read some horror stories on TripAdvisor for almost every campsite that was listed as open during the winter so we were bracing for the worst, but honestly we were very impressed with what we found. Every place we stayed was far better than most sites you’d find at a park in the US.

Lastly, for those considering a winter trip, we ended up with much milder weather than we expected - it didn’t go below freezing the entire week we were there and we didn’t see any snow on the ground. The daylight hours take some adjusting and was probably the hardest part about time of year we visited. You have to be strategic about where you spend your daylight time and there are some things that you just don’t have enough time to see. Our general strategy was to wake up early and cook breakfast, then drive on to our first spot in the dark and try to time it with sunrise and morning twilight. We also did most of our driving to our campsite each night after sunset, which meant not seeing as much scenery along the way. We also struck out every night on the Northern Lights. We saw some people posting on a facebook group about them on our second night there, but we were too far east by then to see. Guess there’s always the next trip!

Feel free to DM with any specific camper van/November planning questions you have. We’re happy to share what we learned!

Day 1 - Arrival and Reykjavík

Arrive KEF 5:30 a.m. (approx 30 min early). Admired everyone’s new hiking shoes at the airport while waiting for Reykjavík Excursions 2-way transfer to Blue Lagoon (second part would be to Reykjavík later in the day).

8 a.m. Blue Lagoon reservation - line was already formed when we got there, but check-in was quick when they opened. The weather that morning was still pretty rough - it was windy and it rained/drizzled off and on most of the time we were there. After we got some light, it was a lot better - still

So a couple of things to start - I will give some brief notes on each thing we did. These are just my wife and I's opinions to help others with ideas for their trip....so I'm not here to argue with anyone, hopefully just some help and another opinion for others planning on enjoying Iceland. Additionally, my wife puts it best....'we sight see, we don't vacation'...our way of going on vacation to certain places isn't for everyone, we do a lot each and every day with the thought that we may never come back....so again, we get it isn't for everyone. This was also our 20th anniversary trip and we have worked hard for many years to get in a position in our life to be able to do things a little more 'high-end' then others....so we recognize this won't be possible for everyone. Stay on the designated paths, behind ropes, and read the signs....this country was being overrun by us tourists and it is showing even after a 'year off'....please don't ruin it for others who want to view this incredible country.....don't be an ahole. So here we go:

August 20 - 1) land at 7:45am, 8am out of customs, 8:33am out of baggage claim, 8:35am out of 'covid check', 8:45am got our car from Hertz (Kia Sportage SUV) and ready to roll; we picked out Traiwire wifi device at the Okran station in Keflavik....can't speak highly enough about Traiwire, might be the best money we spent on the trip;

2. recognizing we'd be in early and want a shower and to drop bags, we had booked our room at Canopy by Hilton in Reykjavik for Thursday, August 19 so we went and checked in; we were checked in, showered, out on the road by 10:30 - Canopy is in a perfect location downtown, it is expensive compared to other options, but it was great for us (parking is not technically on-site but it is right next door)

3. Thingvellir National Park - nice way to break into Iceland, great vistas and some foss (waterfalls) and got to stand between the plates

4. Gulfoss - the sun had finally had come out and we had a nice short and easy hike down to the falls and got rainbows and wonderful walk thru the mist

5. Geysir and Strokkur - part of the golden circle yes and it is interesting to see the original Geysir.....but if you've ever been to other geyser/hot pot fields (thinking like yellowstone), this wouldn't be impressive

6. Hrunalaug Hot Spring - so our first hot spring and it is the most 'natural' we went to, and it was great to be in such a beautiful location with the sun out to see and experience this Icela

I just got back from a wonderful jam-packed two-day trip to Iceland, thanks in large part to what I learned from lurking in this subreddit. We stayed in Reykjavik and spent our mornings/nights there, but spent most of our waking hours on day trips to the Golden Circle and the Snæfellsnes Peninsula with a rental car.

In the spirit of paying it forward, here's a breakdown of what we did in each place, plus some general advice/knowledge that I wish we had known before we went:

Things We Did

In Reykjavik:

• Hallgrimskirkja - Hard to miss this. We didn't go inside because it was closed, but just walking around it was awe-inspiring.

• Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur - This is the famous one. Hot dogs were very good, and it's pretty cheap in a city known for being expensive.

• Brauð & Co - Maybe the best pastries I've ever had. Make sure to get a cinnamon roll: imagine the best croissant you've ever eaten, but less flaky and with a cinnamon core.

• The Icelandic Phallological Museum - Not for everyone, but we found it both funny and legitimately interesting. And a great gift shop!

• Grótta - A nice place to watch the sunset. The end of the peninsula was closed when we were there (something about bird migration) but it was still worth a quick trip.

Around the Golden Circle:

• Þingvellir - If you're doing the Golden Circle you probably know about this already, but it was truly the highlight of the trip for me. Historical significance aside, the views were breathtaking. Had only about an hour there, and that wasn't nearly long enough to explore the park and absorb the beauty.

• Geysir - Cool to see as long as you're doing the Golden Circle, but don't plan to spend much time there. Watch it erupt a couple times and get back on the road.

• Gullfoss - Impressive waterfall that you can explore from different vantage points. Geographical accuracy aside, it was kind of setting you could imagine for a movie about dinosaurs.

• Friðheimar - A tomato farm in a greenhouse that made for a great lunch stop. Come hungry and get your money's worth for the all-you-can-eat tomato soup buffet.

• Skálholt Cathedral - An historic church. It was closed when we got there but it was a beautiful site to walk around.

• Kerið - A crater lake that you can walk/hike around and down to. The view is amazing whether from the top or at the bottom.

On/near the Snæfellsnes Peninsula:

• Landbrotalaug - A small and quiet hot pot. A little hard to find but worth the stop. Wasn't too crow

Went to Iceland last May with 9 of my friends and have since shared this itinerary with a couple of acquaintances I know that were planning trips themselves. I visited this subreddit a few times while I was planning our trip so I'm just posting the email I've sent a few times for anyone's benefit.

Car Rental:

Blue Car Rental - These guys were very helpful and the price seemed fair plus there's an office right by the airport. Their reviews online were pretty good and we didn't have any problems with getting charged for anything excessive. We went with a Duster and loved it. We opted not to get the sand insurance but that was based on our time of year traveling.

Favorite Spots:

Here are a few of our favorite spots from our trip. Our group liked to be outside all the time and were fine with long stretches of driving. We stayed in Reyk for two nights and then on Thingvallavatn Lake for the rest of our stay. I grouped the different spots based on what we covered in a single day. I left off Blue Lagoon because it sounded like you were already sold on that. You can google most of these places and I've got pictures of them if you're stuck deciding between a few different things.

First day: Left from Reyk and stopped at lighthouse before the waterfalls but wouldn't recommend stopping. If you're looking for a break on the drive it's Arkanes lighthouse.

• Hraunfossar and barnafoss (waterfalls)
• Surtshellir Cave

Long Travel Day: We left from our spot on the lake and saw the lighthouse and Skogafoss in the dark. I believe you mentioned you're planning on staying in Vik for a few days so catching these in the day time shouldn't be a problem.

• Dyrholaey lighthouse
• Skogafoss (waterfall)
• Iceberg lagoon

Hveragerdi hot springs: We chose this spot as a "rest" day after we'd been in the car for so long traveling out to Iceberg Lagoon. Would really recommend this stop. You do about an hour hike up a mountain to find natural hot springs. We brought up crackers, cheese, beer, peanut butter, and bread. Made for a great time.

Golden Circle: If you Google Golden Circle Iceland you'll find about 100 different combinations of stops. We stopped at Geysir and Kerio as well but I left them off this list. They weren't wastes of time but not really amazing. I added the lake and would encourage your group to take an icy dip in Iceland's largest lake.

• Pingvellir (canyon/waterfall)
• Thingvallavatn lake
• Gulfoss

Reykjavik:

Iceland's food seemed expensive fo

I rented a Toyota Yaris (automatic) for our drive around the Ring Road. It was perfect for 2 people, even in slightly snowy conditions and on gravel roads. Never felt like we needed 4x4, though if you're doing a lot of driving off RT 1 you might prefer a vehicle with a little more ground clearance.

I chose Lagoon Car Rental (http://www.lagooncarrental.is/en/) at a cost of $280 USD for 6 Days. I booked about 8 months in advance and Lagoon was quick to answer any emails I sent. No problem to get a pickup at KEF at 5:30am, but I did remind them a few days beforehand just to be sure. I didn't get any extra insurance and it turned out fine, but there was quite a bit more driving on gravel roads than I expected and we were caught in blowing sand for a brief bit along Rt 1 in the east fjords. edited to add Also, the car was fairly new - I think 40,000KM and had newer features like Bluetooth connection to the radio. Definitely bring your iPod if you're driving the Ring Road! This could be good or bad - no worries about the car breaking down, but also less scratches, etc. to camouflage anything we might have done to it.

Total cost for gas was roughly $180. I purchased 2 $10,000 ISK pre-paid gas cards to use at N1 stations, and then used my regular debit card to do 1 final fill-up before returning the rental. I found this was the easiest way to get gas without a chip/pin credit card. We did several longish detours off RT 1, so the 2 prepaid cards were more than enough for just the Ring Road. Gas was about $195 ISK/liter. Pumps are a little confusing sometimes (not always in English). We did a lot of putting the card in and out and pressing all the buttons until it turned the pump on. Maybe that's just me?

No problems using American credit cards anywhere else - including tolls or parking meters.

I purchased a SIM card, but it turns out my phone was not unlocked by my carrier (long story), so I never got it to work. We really didn't NEED it, but wanted to be able to make calls in an emergency. A Siminn prepaid card with 100min/100SMS/1GB cost me $25 at KEF.

I did use the maps.me app for the iPhone to get driving directions. Worked great even without WiFi/data connection (wasn't sure about this before I left). I just downloaded the maps at home and we used paper maps from various tourist centers to help us get around as well.

2 of us spent $500 on food, but we were on our honeymoon and not being overly careful about spending. You could easily

Hi there /r/iceland!

A little over a month ago, I visited your marvelous country and had a heck of a time! I was there for only two days, but got to see so many things! I saw a few of your churches, a lot of your nature (stroker, gullfoss, geyser, thingvellir!), I rode an icelandic horse, tried the Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur, was in the blue lagoon and finally.. visited the Phallological Museum of Iceland!

Now, im back home in Denmark and I'm doing my Graphic Design Bachelor project and have chosen to make a new visual identity for the Icelandic Phallological Museum!

But I need your help! Because I want to interview people who have been to the museum – maybe some of you guys have visited? or know friends/tourists who have? If you do, it would really help if you/your friends wanted to answer my questionnaire and help me with my project!

Here is the link: https://www.murvey.com/s?535d09095913b7061e001a0d

Oh, and here is a bonus picture of me inside the museum!

Thanks a lot! kind regards Søren from Denmark!

Hey all! My family and I are going to Iceland next week! We've been putting together lists of what we want to do, but there is SO much info out there that it's totally overwhelming. We have a vague itinerary put together, with a "wish list" of places that we're thinking about in each area. I doubt we'll get to everything, so I'd love any tips you have that would help us prioritize. And BTW, I've read through a lot of threads on here and taken inspiration from them!

• Is there anything we're missing close by these other places that we MUST see?
• Is there anything on here we shouldn't waste our time with?
• Any insider tips or advice on any of these places, or alternatives that are similar but somehow better?

Thank you so much in advance!

 

Day 1 arrival - Monday March 27 (get in ~6am) Reykjavik:

Harpa, concert hall
Hallgrimskirkja
Solfar
National museum of Iceland
Arbaer Open Air museum
Laugavegur
Grotto lighthouse
Imagine Peace Tower
Penis Museum

 

Day 2 - Tuesday March 28 Golden circle self-tour by car:

Kerid Crater Lake
Faxi waterfall
Geysir hot spring and Haukadalur thermal area
Gulfoss waterfall
Secret Lagoon in Fludir
Hveragerdi earthquake town
Efsti Dalur (dairy farm - ice cream!)

 

Day 3 - Wednesday March 29 South to Vik:

Seljalandsfoss waterfalls
Skogagoss waterfalls
Glacier hiking Solheimajokull glacier guides 1:30

*Sleep in Vik

 

Day 4 - Thursday March 30
Explore South again

Black basalt sand beaches
Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon? (a little farther along the coast)
Fjadrargljufur Canyon
Horseback riding - Vik Horse Adventure

*Drive back to Reyk

 

Day 5 - Friday March 31 West

Thingvillir National Park- snorkeling?
Ytri Tunga (lots of seals!)
Helgafell
Snæfellsjökull National Park
underwater tunnel - 6 km long crossing under Hvalfjörður - the Whale bay fjord.
unique Breiðafjörður beach
bird cliffs by the sea at Dritvík
Arnarstapi fishing village
Hellnar fishing village
church-shaped mountain Kirkjufell
Lóndrangar rock formations
Djúpalónssandur beach

 

Day 6 - Saturday, April 1 (leave at 5pm)

Blue Lagoon (opens at 8am)

Reykjanes:
Lava fields
Kleifarvatn/Groenavatn lakes
Krysuvik geothermal area
Gunnuhver steaming mud pools
Bird cliffs
Bridge between continents

 

General Restaurants to try:

• Mandi's
• Bergsson's
• Snaps Bistro
• Grill

I returned from Iceland two weeks ago (JAN 2018) and tend to keep meticulous track of money when I travel so I thought this would be of some use to some. I traveled with my two sisters so everything was split three ways. I'm giving you the total per person. We went for 8 days, 7 nights. We traveled to Reykjavik, Golden Circle, and drove along the Southern coast, with the Glacier Lagoon being the furthest east we went.

I'll go into more detail below, but to sum up:

• Transportation (flight, car rental, baggage, parking and gas) = $537

• Housing (airbnb) = $384

• Food = $178

• Adventure (tours, museums, park admissions, etc.) = $701

• Total = 1800 USD per person

Transportation - $537

• We flew Icelandair. I used my Chase points so it cost me about $200. My sisters did not have that so they paid about $250 for theirs. I booked through the Chase portal.

• We are typically one bag travelers, but figured we could save money by checking a bag and bringing food and alcohol from the US. Little did we know, we had actually booked "economy light," rather than economy (Icelandair's new restrictive tier) so we were charged extra for the one checked baggage. $144 RT ($48 per person) --ouch! I did get reimbursed from Chase as a "one time courtesy," but included the baggage fee in the total of $537 because I wasn't counting on actually getting reimbursed. Lesson learned--3rd party booking does not always have the correct tier posted at time of booking!

• Our rental car cost $197 for each person. This included an automatic 2007 4x4, 1 additional driver, GPS (free), and gravel protection for 8 days. I declined general insurance ($26/day) because Chase Sapphire covers primary collision/damage.

• Gas/Parking was $100. The car was petrol, which is more expensive than diesel. We weren't really "shopping around" for cheap prices and just filled when we needed it.

Housing - $384

• We stayed exclusively in airbnbs (6 different ones), which ranged from a private room to having the apartment/cabin to ourselves. One cabin had a shared kitchen and bathroom in a separate building. Typically, it was cheaper in Reykjavik and more expensive the further out from Reykjavik ($42-90pp/night). We also booked housing a week before we left for the trip. So, perhaps it would have been cheaper had we booked earlier, or at least more options in the more remote towns.

• I didn't look into any other type of housing. I'm sure a hostel would be a bit

Going to Iceland for just shy of two weeks and I want to spend the first two nights in capital to explore. What are some must see/must do's in or around the capital area?

I land August 24th 4:45 AM and I plan to go to the Blue Lagoon for 8 AM, spend a few hours there and then head into Reykjavik by bus (I'm not old enough to rent a car). While in Reykjavik what should I do?

Right now I have a cheap place booked in Hlemmur Square so that's pretty in the middle of things I think, it's walking distance from Hallgrímskirkja (big church) and not too far from Harpa where I'll be trying the Icelandic hot dog at Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur.