Iceland
Travel Period: 2025/05/25 - 2025/05/31
Written: 2025/06/18

Note: This guide is based on personal experiences and reflects conditions at the time of our trip. Your experience may vary depending on timing, weather, among other factors.

We traveled to Iceland in late May 2025, which marked the beginning of the tourist season. The weather was warming up, the days were noticeably long, and while there were tourists around the island, most sites remained uncrowded—some even quiet and serene.

Instead of renting a car and staying in hotels or Airbnbs, we chose to rent a campervan and stay at campsites. This approach worked well for us, especially since we were fortunate with the weather—no shelter-in-place warnings, just occasional rain.

For our 7-day trip, we focused on the southern part of the island, traveling back and forth rather than completing the full Ring Road. Based on research and our experience, a full circuit of the island is better suited to a trip of at least 10 days.

Contents
Campsites
Food
Sites/Activities
Itinerary

Campsites
Since only the Akranes campsite offered a Camping Card discount among those we stayed at, we decided not to get the card (which provides discounts at select partnering campsites).






Food
Olis

• best of all gas station hot dogs
• optional crispy and raw onions
• optional soda combo deal

Kronan

• cheap grocery store
• have pre-marinated meats available

Stapinn (Arnastapi)

• great fish and chips

Pakkhus (Hofn)

• serves Hofn, locally brewed beer
• can be busy, but has a waiting area downstairs

Crepes.is (Vik)

• cute, little crepe stand

Sites/Activities
Hallgrimskirkja (Reykjavik)
A modern church built as a landmark, it has a truly unique appearance—at least from the front. Its gray columns resemble the basalt formations found throughout the island.

Kolaportio Flea Market (Reykjavik)
One of the unique items to buy in Iceland is a hand-knitted wool sweater made from Icelandic Lopi wool. The Handknitting Association of Iceland is a great option for locally made sweaters. Alternatively, the Kolaportið Flea Market—open on weekends— offers sweaters from individual knitters as well as secondhand options.

Sky Lagoon (Reykjavik)
We didn’t make it to the Blue Lagoon, which is located closer to Keflavík Airport. Depending on your arrival or departure times, it might make sense to plan a visit there around your flight. Instead, we chose to visit the Sky Lagoon in Reykjavík. With its poolside bar, the 7-Step Ritual, and stunning infinity pool views, it was a truly rejuvenating and relaxing experience after four days on the Ring Road.

Reynisfjara Beach/Dyrhólaey (Vik)
Reynisfjara Beach is one of Iceland’s most dramatic locations, featuring striking sights such as the Reynisdrangar basalt sea stacks, Hálsanefshellir cave, black sand shores, and even puffins during the summer months.

Although geographically close, Dyrhólaey is about a 15-minute drive away and also well worth a visit as the southernmost point of the island.

Note: Puffins can only be seen in Iceland from May through August.

Seljalandsfoss/Gljufrabui (South Coast)
Seljalandsfoss and Gljúfrabúi are two waterfalls located about a 20-minute walk apart. Both offer the chance to get up close—so be sure to dress appropriately and plan to get at least a little damp, if not completely drenched.

Breidamerkurjokull/Ice Explorers (South Coast)
Many glacier tour groups depart from the Glacier Lagoon Café near Jökulsárlón. We joined a tour with Ice Explorers and highly recommend the experience.


Itinerary
This is the itinerary we followed. The main idea was to front-load the long drives and finish with a relaxing couple of days exploring Reykjavík. The sites and locations listed were our primary destinations, but we also made spontaneous stops and detours along the way as we discovered them on the road.

冰島
旅遊時間: 2025/05/25 - 2025/05/31
整理時間: 2025/06/18

備註：本指南是根據個人經驗撰寫，反映的是我們旅行時的情況。你的體驗可能會因時間、天氣等因素而有所不同。

我們於2025年5月底旬前往冰島旅行，這正值旅遊季節的開始。天氣逐漸回暖，白天明顯變長。雖然島上已有旅客，但大多數 景點仍不擁擠。

我們沒有選擇租車並住在飯店或Airbnb，而是選擇租一台露營車並入住各地的露營地。這種方式對我們來說非常合適，特別 是因為我們很幸運，天氣良好——沒有避難警報，只有偶爾下點雨。

在我們為期七天的旅程中，我們專注於冰島南部的區域，採取往返的方式旅行，而不是完成整條環島公路。根據我們的研究和 經驗，完整環島之行較適合至少十天的行程。

目錄
營地
食物
景點
行程

營地
由於在我們入住的營地中，只有阿克拉內斯營地提供露營卡 折扣，我們沒有購買露營卡（該卡可以在選定的合作營地享有折扣）。






食物
Olis

• 所有加油站熱狗裡最好吃的
• 可加生洋蔥和炸洋蔥
• 有汽水優惠

Kronan

• 評價超市
• 有調味、醃製過的肉

Stapinn (Arnastapi)

• 好吃的炸魚薯條

Pakkhus (Hofn)

• 有當地釀的啤酒
• 人多

Crepes.is (Vik)

• 小可麗餅舖

景點
哈德格里米爾教堂 Hallgrímskirkja (雷克雅維克)
這座作為地標建築而建的現代教堂，外觀獨具特色——至少從正面看是如此。它的灰色柱子與島上隨處可見的玄武岩地層相映成趣。

科拉波蒂奧跳蚤市場 Kolaportio Flea Market (雷克雅維克)
在冰島購買的獨特商品之一是用冰島洛皮羊毛手工編織的羊毛衫。 The Handknitting Association of Iceland是購買本地毛衣的絕 佳選擇。此外，週末開放的Kolaportið跳蚤市場也出售個人編織的毛衣以及二手毛衣。

天空之湖 Sky Lagoon (雷克雅維克)
我們沒有去離凱夫拉維克機場更近的藍湖。根據您的抵達或出發時間，建議您在航班起飛前後安排藍湖之旅。我們選擇去雷克 雅未克的天空湖。在環城公路上度過了四天之後，這裡有池畔酒吧、七步水療護理以及令人驚嘆的無邊際泳池景觀，這真是一 次令人煥然一新、放鬆身心的體驗。

雷尼斯黑沙灘 Reynisfjara Beach/迪霍拉里 Dyrhólaey (維克)
雷尼斯黑沙灘是冰島最壯觀的景點之一，擁有許多令人嘆為觀止的景觀，例如雷尼斯德蘭格玄武岩海蝕柱、哈爾薩內夫謝利爾 洞穴、黑沙灘，甚至夏季還能看到海鸚。

雖然地理位置相近，但迪霍拉里 (Dyrhólaey) 距離這裡約 15 分鐘車程，而且作為島嶼的最南端，也非常值得一遊。

備註：只有從五月到八月才能在冰島看到海鸚鵡。

塞里雅蘭瀑布 Seljalandsfoss/格魯夫拉布伊瀑布 Gljufrabui (南岸)
塞里雅蘭瀑布 (Seljalandsfoss) 和格魯夫拉布伊瀑布 (Gljúfrabúi) 相距約 20 分鐘步行路程。兩處瀑布都提供近 距離觀賞的機會－因此請務必穿著得體，並做好至少有點濕透，甚至是全身濕透的準備。

布雷達默庫爾冰川 Breidamerkurjokull/Ice Explorers (南岸)
許多冰川旅遊團從傑古沙龍冰河湖附近的冰川潟湖咖啡館出發。我們參加了一個 Ice Explorers並強烈推薦這次體驗。


行程
這是我們遵循的行程。主要想法是提前安排好長途駕駛，最後用幾天時間輕鬆探索雷克雅維克。列出的景點和地點是我們的主 要目的地，但我們也會在途中根據自己的發現隨意停留或繞道而行。