Comments on: How to Self Drive Iceland’s Golden Circle

By: Ticking the Bucketlist

Ticking the Bucketlist — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 10:35:16 +0000

We chose the grayline tour…were too scared to drive on icy roads in winter ! The sites looks so different in summers and so different in winters! I think we will need to go back in summers to witness the country’s beauty!
http://www.tickingthebucketlist.com/2015/04/golden-circle-day-tour.html

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:07:23 +0000

Hi,
My friends and I will be doing golden circle in February. Can you tell me about the road condition and what to prepare for in this trip?
Really appreciate your help.

By: Suzie Ross

Suzie Ross — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 22:53:22 +0000

I don’t know where you live but the flight and hotel were really cheap. We got our flight out of Boston to Reykjavik and an apartment suite with kitchen so we could cook our own meals for $675. The food, excursions and rental cars is where the money adds up!

By: Calli Duncan

Calli Duncan — Wed, 07 May 2014 20:24:28 +0000

Thanks so much Kevin – I hope you have a great time in Iceland! We absolutely loved our time there and can’t wait to return. As for driving in Iceland we had no issues (except for getting petrol). The roads were fine, we had a Toyota Corolla and it was sufficient – we didn’t do any off road driving either. We picked up our car at the airport and then dropped it off a few days later in Reykjavik.

This is a great article we used when renting the car that might help you too: 6 Tips for renting a car in Iceland from Beers and Beans ( http://beersandbeans.com/2010/11/03/iceland-rental-car/)

After picking up our car we looked for a gas station but the only ones we could find were pay at the pump and wouldn’t accept our credit cards. Eventually we found a station with attendants and were able to pay inside – we were told this is often a problem for travelers. The gas stations also offer prepaid cards that you can buy and then use at non-serviced stations. Just a heads up if you encounter the same problems 🙂

Let us know how your trip goes, we’d love to hear all about it!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 07 May 2014 20:08:35 +0000

Great post! My wife and I are traveling to Iceland at the beginning of September. I noticed that you rented a compact car. How did you find the driving? We aren’t planning on doing any off-roading. We are renting a Hyundai I30.

By: Calli

Calli — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 08:53:17 +0000

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it as well. We only had patches of blue, but for a whole day – lucky (I was just looking at your photos and they look amazing!)! Safe travels!

By: Lunaguava

Lunaguava — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:49:19 +0000

We did the same Golden Circle route with a rental in October 2012. We were lucky that the sky was a gorgeous blue throughout, and loved every minute of it. Great photos! Good luck and safe travels!

By: Calli

Calli — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:16:06 +0000

We loved the Skyr yogurt! Even better, we had cheesecake made with it in Reykjavik that was delicious! The yogurt is like thick Greek yogurt but very silky and the flavours are different – almost a bit sour. Luckily it was so cold in our rental car at night we were able to stock up and it never went bad 🙂

By: Calli

Calli — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 07:10:59 +0000

Thank you so much…Iceland really is a unique place to visit. The scenery is like nothing else – and there is no shortage of spectacular waterfalls! Hope you get to go in the near future!

By: Nancie

Nancie — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 03:23:24 +0000

I never thought I would want to go to Iceland, but you convinced me!! I love waterfalls and have never seen geysers. I want to go now! The info on the gas cards was priceless too. Thanks so much for sharing! Look forward to more of your posts on #SundayTraveler!!