shollowood

my boyfriend and i are starting to research and plan a trip to iceland this year. we are not sure when exactly we will be going, but we are thinking end of august or september maybe (for about 10 days). i received some information on (non-escorted) packages offered by icelandair. the fly and drive packages sound great - this way, we could see iceland at our own pace. and, you can stay at farm guesthouses along the way. but, we also want to spend some time in reykjavik, too. outside of the u.s., we have both only been to italy before. and, since it is obvious that a trip to iceland will be an entirely different type of adventure, if you have any suggestions on planning a trip there, that would be great.

thanks!

Amy

Iceland is marvelous. August is a great time to go, as you still have longer days then and Thorvald (Thor's Woods) is open. To get you started, you can check out
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...mp;tid=1278237 which doesn't come up on a usual search.

Happy planning!

shollowood

thanks, amy! i was actually reading some of this thread a little while ago until my computer crashed. if you are the same amy that posted the 100 best in iceland... wow! i emailed the link to myself so that i don't loose it. there's a lot of great stuff listed! i will continue to read it. thank you one hundred times!

Dave_

Iceland is great. If you have enough time you may want to rent a car and spend your time driving round the ring road. This seems to be a popular trip. The variety of scenery around the island is, by all accounts, spectacular.

However, I don't know if 10 days is enough to do this and see Reykjavik for a few days. You'd probably need a couple of weeks in all.

Elizabeth_S

I was in Iceland for 2 weeks last summer - following is a link to my (very long) trip report -happy to answer any questions:

(I hope this works - I don't always have luck with it)

http://tinyurl.com/2g9lc