I Camped in a Tent and it did NOT go as Planned | Iceland Roadtrip 2023

Описание: The roadtrip of a life time and what a way to try camping for the first time!

I took my girlfriend with me on this amazing adventure and we decided to save some money and push this trip to its limits by sleeping in a roof tent instead of an airbnb... here is what you should know before you leave to Iceland and want to do the same thing we did:

1. Wild camping is illegal, you are only allowed to sleep in designated camping grounds.

2. Iceland has dozens of campsites spread out all over the country and nearly none of them require a prior booking. You can just type "camping" on google maps and you will find several in your area for anything between $10 and $20 per person per night.

3. You can rent everything you need for camping. When you rent a car or a van, the basics of camping are included (sleeping bags, stove, pans etc...). Look for your car on northbound.is which is a website that reunites all Icelandic rental companies on one platform (not sponsored obviously)

4. If you don t intend to go in the highlands but instead stay on the main road then you do not need a 4x4 car vehicule. However, if you intend on taking ANY F road then you will need one.

In terms of the itinerary that we did during our road trip, we basically followed the ROAD ONE (also called ring road) counter clockwise when starting from Keflavik. Here is our exact itinerary if you need inspiration (let me know if you re making this trip):

DAY 1 (aprox 5hours)
Búðir, 356, Iceland
Djúpalónssandur, Iceland
Ytri Tunga
Arnarstapi, Iceland
-Svörtuloft Lighthouse, 356, Iceland

DAY 2 (aprox 4hours)
Olafsvik whale watching (add 3-4 hours)
Kirkjufell
Selvallafoss
Kolugljúfur Canyon

DAY 3 (aprox 4hours)
Akureyri
Goðafoss
Skútustaðagígar
Lake Mývatn
Grjótagjá ( Game of thrones Cave where. John does you know what...)
Hverfjall

DAY 4 (aprox 8 hours)
Leirhnjukur
Viti Crater
Dettifoss
Stuðlagil Canyon
Bakkagerði (puffin colony between end May and begin August)

DAY 5 (6-7h)
Hengifoss
Fjallsárlón

DAY 6 (1-2h)
-Jökulsárlón
Diamond Beach
Múlagljúfur Canyon

DAY 7
Svinafellsjokull
Skaftafell
Lómagnúpur
Fjaðrárgljúfur

DAY 8
VIK
Reynisfjara Beach
dyrhólaey
Kvernufoss
Skógafoss
Seljalandsfoss
Gluggafoss

DAY 9
Secret lagoon
Gulfoss
Geysir
Bruarfoss
Thingvellir National Park

DAY 10
Reykyavik