30 Sep – 11 Oct 2026 · Iceland · 2 travelers
Reykjavík out to Höfn & Vestrahorn and back — Golden Circle, South Coast, and the Southeast, by self-drive campervan. Not the full Ring Road, not Snæfellsnes: one out-and-back line with a single turnaround, four days each way.
Distance from Reykjavík on each of the 9 camping nights — the trip's actual shape: out to a single turnaround, then back.
* ring marks a night that still needs a confirmation call — see the callout above.
The chart above tracks straight-line progress along Route 1. Actual driving is longer — it includes side-trips like the Golden Circle loop and the Fjaðrárgljúfur detour. This table is every real leg, in the order you'd drive it. "≈" marks a distance estimated from drive time rather than a cited figure.
| Leg | Distance |
|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct — Pickup day (local) | |
| Kópavogur depot → Sky Lagoon | ≈2 km |
| Sky Lagoon → Reykjavík Eco-Campsite | ≈9 km |
| Fri 2 Oct — Golden Circle | |
| Reykjavík → Þingvellir | 50 km |
| Þingvellir → Brúarfoss (Hlauptunga parking, Rd 37) | ≈50 km |
| Brúarfoss → Gullfoss | ≈30 km |
| Gullfoss → Friðheimar | ≈28 km |
| Friðheimar → Secret Lagoon | ≈10 km |
| Secret Lagoon → Gesthús Selfoss | ≈30 km |
| Sat 3 Oct — South Coast | |
| Selfoss → Seljalandsfoss | ≈72 km |
| Seljalandsfoss → Skógafoss | ≈30 km |
| Skógafoss → Vík | 31 km |
| Vík ↔ Reynisfjara (evening, golden hour) | ≈22 km |
| Sun 4 Oct — Moss lava & canyon | |
| Vík → Eldhraun viewpoint | ≈40 km |
| Eldhraun → Fjaðrárgljúfur | ≈29 km |
| Fjaðrárgljúfur → Kirkjubæjarklaustur | ≈5 km |
| Mon 5 Oct — Skaftafell | |
| Kirkjubæjarklaustur → Skaftafell | 71 km |
| Tue 6 Oct — The turnaround | |
| Skaftafell → Jökulsárlón (09:30 ice cave tour) | 57 km |
| Jökulsárlón → Höfn / Vestrahorn — furthest point | ≈83 km |
| Wed 7 Oct — Return begins | |
| Höfn → Vestrahorn (sunrise) | ≈15 km |
| Vestrahorn → Fjallsárlón viewpoint | ≈85 km |
| Fjallsárlón → Lómagnúpur viewpoint | ≈78 km |
| Lómagnúpur → Foss á Síðu | ≈13 km |
| Foss á Síðu → Dverghamrar | ≈2 km |
| Dverghamrar → Kirkjubæjarklaustur | ≈10 km |
| Thu 8 Oct — Yoda Cave & waterfalls | |
| Kirkjubæjarklaustur → Hjörleifshöfði (Yoda Cave) | ≈90 km |
| Hjörleifshöfði → Vík | ≈15 km |
| Vík → Dyrhólaey | ≈19 km |
| Dyrhólaey → Kvernufoss (Skógar museum) | ≈13 km |
| Kvernufoss → Gesthús Selfoss | ≈95 km |
| Fri 9 Oct — Buffer day | |
| Selfoss → Reykjavík | 57 km |
| Sat 10 Oct — Departure | |
| Eco-Campsite → Blue Lagoon → Kópavogur depot → KEF Airport | ≈145 km |
All 12 calendar days, in order. Dashed cards are travel/bookend days outside the campervan loop. Each card lists every hop between stops with its distance and mode: campervan · bus/transfer · taxi (unbooked) · on foot. "≈" = estimated.
Fly BCN → KEF (VY6012, 17:50 → 20:25), transfer to Reykjavík.
City-center morning → campervan pickup ("The Highlander III") at the Kópavogur depot → Sky Lagoon.
Þingvellir → Brúarfoss & Miðfoss → Gullfoss (upper + lower viewpoint) → Friðheimar lunch → Secret Lagoon, Flúðir.
Seljalandsfoss + Gljúfrabúi → Skógafoss → drive on to Vík, arriving mid-afternoon → Reynisfjara at golden hour (sunset ≈18:30) + Víkurfjara in town.
Eldhraun, the moss-lava sea → Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon → on to Kirkjubæjarklaustur — Kirkjugólf in the afternoon.
The Svartifoss–Sjónarnípa loop (trail S6: 7.1 km, 2.5–3h, self-guided).
09:30 Crystal Ice Cave Tour — Glacier Guides from Jökulsárlón (2–3h, ~€140/pp) → lagoon + Diamond Beach after (lunch: Heimahumar) → Höfn (dinner: Pakkhús / Humarhöfnin) — the furthest point of the trip.
Vestrahorn sunrise → drive west with one stop: Fjallsárlón, the quiet glacier lagoon → Lómagnúpur, Foss á Síðu & Dverghamrar → Kirkjubæjarklaustur by early afternoon.
Hjörleifshöfði — the Yoda Cave → Vík (lunch) → Dyrhólaey clifftop → Kvernufoss, the walk-behind waterfall at Skógar → Selfoss.
Weather/buffer day.
Blue Lagoon first, with the van → back to Kópavogur to return the rental → transfer to the airport → fly KEF → BCN 20:45 (VY6039).
Land BCN 03:10.