here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOf course, once we are back we will publish a great trip summary with beautiful photos!<\/p>\n
So let’s start with the budget and overall itinerary for this 2-week hiking trip to Iceland.<\/p>\n
Budget (per person)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nReturn flight to\u00a0Reykjav\u00edk from Amsterdam\/Paris: 350 euros (booked) \nAccommodation, transport and tour guide (if needed): 1,000 euros \nEquipment (sleeping bags, warm clothes, camping gear…etc.): 500 euros<\/p>\n
We are quite happy to have been able to book our flights for a decent rate but we are now realizing that Iceland is actually quite expensive so wrapping everything under 2,000 euros (which is already a lot for 2 weeks!) may actually be tricky.<\/span><\/p>\nThe main elements that will affect our budget are the following:<\/p>\n
\ndo we rent a car and, if so, for which parts of the trip? \n\u2192 renting a car in Iceland is expensive: the cheapest we found for 2 weeks was 800 euros for a very basic model (no SUV or anything!). This may be enough to drive around to general locations but it won’t allow us to go on mountain roads for example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAt this stage it looks like we may be able to get by with public transport so hopefully we won’t have to rent a car!<\/span><\/p>\n\ndo we need to sleep in mountain huts or will camping with tents suffice? \n\u2192 the price per person per night in a hut is about ISK 6,500 (42 euros \/ $58) while camping is ISK 1,200 (8 euros \/ $11)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWe will certainly opt for a mix of mountain huts and camping. For sure we’ll appreciate a hut along the\u00a0\u00de\u00f3rsm\u00f6rk-Landmannalaugar trail that takes 4 to 5 days!<\/span><\/p>\n\nwill a tour guide be needed for some hiking parts? \n\u2192 like everything in Iceland, tour guides are quite expensive. From what we have seen so far the price for a 5-day trek is around 1,000 euros. Needless to say it would shoot quite a big hole in our budget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIceland is not the easiest of trekking destination with trails that can quickly become difficult or even dangerous. Nonetheless it seems that Iceland has hiking trails for all levels and especially well-marked. However, it seems advisable to hire a guide to visit the glaciers as those can be dangerous and require basic\u00a0mountaineering skills.<\/span><\/p>\nGeneral itinerary (updated 15\/06\/2014)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nDay 1: Reykjav\u00edk \nDays 2-7:\u00a0\u00de\u00f3rsm\u00f6rk-Landmannalaugar trail\u00a0\u2192\u00a0hiking \nDays 8-9:\u00a0Vatnaj\u00f6kull National Park &\u00a0Skaftafell (glacier)\u00a0\u2192 hiking \n<\/span>Days 10: Blue Lagoon<\/span> \nDays 11-12: Westfjords – Flateyri & \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur \nDays 13-14:\u00a0Westfjords –\u00a0<\/span>Hornstrandir Nature Reserve\u00a0\u2192 hiking \nDays 15-16:\u00a0Reykjav\u00edk and back home<\/span><\/p>\n\u2192 As you can see quite a bit chunk of this trip will be dedicated to hiking. The exact timeline for each of these destinations is still a bit blurry but we will make sure to refine it once we get more practical information. It may also change to some extent once we are there based on our mood and inspiration.<\/p>\n
So what do you think? Have you ever been to Iceland or also planning to go there? We’d be happy to hear your recommendations!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UPDATE: We are back! Check out our full trip report: https:\/\/www.legendarytrips.com\/trip\/hiking-iceland-2-weeks-itinerary\/ It looks like Iceland grew on us after watching the spectacular scenes from Walter…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false},"categories":[161],"tags":[169,173,178,175,105,170,172,176,168,177,174,171],"yoast_head":"\n
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