Save this 7-day Iceland itinerary: the Golden Circle, the south coast, Jokulsarlon and the Blue Lagoon.

Before you fly
Book one ticket via London (Air India sells the Icelandair leg). Rent a car with winter tyres at Keflavik airport. Every morning, check umferdin.is for the roads and vedur.is for the wind. Fuel pumps need a chip card with a PIN, or buy a prepaid fuel card in a staffed station. Book the Blue Lagoon and the glacier walk ahead.

Hotels to book (6 nights)
Reykjavik, city centre: 2 nights (Days 1 and 2). Vik: 2 nights (Days 3 and 4). Reykjavik, city centre: 2 nights (Days 5 and 6).

Day 1 · Reykjavik
Fly overnight from Delhi to London, then Icelandair at 12:15. Land at Keflavik at 15:30. Pick up the car. Check in: Reykjavik, 2 nights.

Day 2 · The Golden Circle
10:00 walk the rift at Thingvellir. 12:00 Strokkur erupts every few minutes. 13:30 Gullfoss.

Day 3 · South coast
Check out. Route 1 east. 11:00 Seljalandsfoss. 12:00 Skogafoss. 14:00 Reynisfjara: obey the warning light and never turn your back on the waves. Check in: Vik, 2 nights.

Day 4 · Jokulsarlon
08:00 drive east. 11:00 Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon. Diamond Beach across the road, same parking. Back in Vik before dark.

Day 5 · Glacier walk
Check out. 10:30 a guided walk on Solheimajokull. Drive back to Reykjavik. Check in: 2 nights.

Day 6 · Reykjavik
11:00 Hallgrimskirkja tower. At night, hunt the northern lights: check the aurora forecast and cloud map on vedur.is first.

Day 7 · Blue Lagoon and home
Check out. 11:00 the Blue Lagoon on your booked slot. Return the car. 16:20 Icelandair to London, 21:05 Air India to Delhi. Land the next day.

Flight times change, so check your booking.

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Map: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Roads: OpenStreetMap / OSRM. Icons: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0).
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Photos: Wikimedia Commons (Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0 and CC BY-SA 4.0; Richard Banton, CC BY 2.0; Netha Hussain, CC BY-SA 4.0).