Day 1 — Reykjavík Warm-up

11:00–12:15 Arrive KEF → pick up 4WD
💰 Dacia Duster 4WD ~$85/day | 💎 Land Cruiser ~$160/day | 👑 Modified super-jeep rental / private guide-driver $350/day ⚠️ Take gravel-protection + sand/ash insurance — standard CDW excludes both 🌦️ 4WD mandatory for D7 highlands (F-roads)
Keflavík Airport (KEF)
13:30–17:00 Reykjadalur hot-river hike (shake off the flight)
Free. 6km round trip up a fumarole valley; bathe where hot + cold rivers mix 💡 Water gets hotter the further upstream you go — find your temperature 🌦️ All year; icy sections Nov–Apr, spikes help
Reykjadalur, Hveragerði
19:00–21:00 Carb-load dinner, Reykjavík
💰 Icelandic Street Food (free soup refills) $18 | 💎 Sæta Svínið $45 | 👑 Grillmarkaðurinn game menu $95 💡 Free refills at Icelandic Street Food — the backpacker cheat code 🌦️ All year
Reykjavík centre

Day 2 — Silfra & Langjökull

08:00–11:00 Snorkel the Silfra fissure
💰/💎 Drysuit snorkel $145 | 👑 Certified? Dry-suit DIVE between the plates $290 ⚠️ 2°C water, 100m+ visibility. Min age 12, must be comfortable swimmer; drysuit certification needed to dive 🌦️ All year — visibility best in winter
Silfra, Þingvellir
11:30–12:15 Fast lunch at Geysir centre
💰 Soup buffet $19 | 💎 Grill plate $30 | 👑 Same — you're here for the glacier, eat and go 💡 Watch Strokkur erupt from the café terrace while you eat 🌦️ All year
Haukadalur
13:00–17:00 Snowmobile Langjökull ice cap
💰 1h shared sled from Gullfoss $250 | 💎 Solo sled 2h $320 | 👑 Snowmobile + Into the Glacier man-made ice tunnel $390 ⚠️ Driver needs valid driving licence; balaclava under the helmet — windchill hits -20°C at speed 🌦️ All year (glacier); tours weather-cancel — keep evening flexible
Skjól base camp / Gullfoss
18:30–20:30 Dinner + overnight Hella/Selfoss
💰 Greiðasalan food hall $20 | 💎 Tryggvaskáli $50 | 👑 Hotel Rangá + game dinner $120 🌌 Sep–Apr: Rangá's riverside hot tubs under the aurora oval 🌦️ All year
Selfoss