Drive on ring road in Iceland

“Camp at Thakgil - Remains the absolute highlight of my trip. Highly, highly recommend. I have no experience of off-roading, and my knuckles often went white on the steering wheel, but my non-4WD camper van and I made it - you can do it! They also offer small cabins to book, and even just worth it for the drive if you do not even camp.”

“8 nights/7 days traveling the Ring Road by 2x2 camper van, solo US female mid twenties, late June/early July. I had a ‘loose’ itinerary planned out and probably followed only half of it. Rest assured, as someone who experiences fomo in a new place and gets stressed I’m not seeing everything/making the most of everything … I did not encounter this in Iceland which is lovely because as soon as you leave the city center, you will be blown away.”

“Prior to our trip, an area that gave me some anxiety was how fast we were doing the ring road or how much we had packed in each day. [...] I knew that I was used to 9-24 hour car trips in the USA, driving in hail/fog/rainstorms, strenuous hikes, and vacations that are overall more active than restful. And I was generally right about my predicted pace overall! We felt just fine doing the ring itself in about 5-6 days [...] For us, the roads were not always super easy to pull off (if you’re pulling off on steep gravel roads), so we didn’t find ourselves stopping too much, mainly just enjoying the scenery as we drove.”