The itinerary:

Day 1: April 29th
– Land at Keflavik at 6:55am
– Get rental car at the airport
– Blue Lagoon (Hopefully by 8:30am – $90 USD)
– Bonus grocery store for snacks/meals
– Check in AirBnB/Hotel when able
– Explore Reykjavik/Dinner
– Hallgrimskirkja
– Harpa Concert Hall
– Bed early

Day 2: April 30th
– Golden Circle (Thingvellir NP, Gullfoss, Geysir)
– Stop at Secret Lagoon (closes at 8pm. Costs approx $25 USD)
– Stop at Kerid crater ($3 USD)
– Thorufoss (5 mins off road from Golden Circle if we have time)

Day 3: May 1st
– Wake up early AF (jam packed day)
– Seljalandsfoss (1.5 hrs from Reykjavik)
– Gljufrabui (10 min walk from Seljalandsfoss)
– Skogafoss (25 mins from Gljufrabui)
– Solheimasandur plane wreck (this will take about 2.5 hr chunk of time because its a 45 min walk one way)
– Dyrholaey
– Reynisfjara
– Vik (spend one night here)

Day 4: May 2nd
– Skaftafell/Svartifoss
– Fjallsarlon glacier
– Jokulsarlon
– Diamond Beach
– Vestrahorn (15 mins past Höfn)
– Stay the night in Höfn

Day 5: May 3rd
– Leisurely drive from Hofn back to Reykjavik (5.5 hrs without stops)
– Stop at Jokulsarlon and Diamond Beach again (read that it can look different from day to day depending on weather and ocean tides)
– Take this day to drive at a slow pace and make whatever stops we want. Can revisit stops from Day 3&4 if desired.
– Stay in Reykjavik

Day 6: May 4th
– Day trip to Snaefellnes Peninsula (2 hours from Reykjavik) Spend the whole day here.
– Gerduberg Basalt Columns
– Golden Beaches by Langaholt
– Bjarnarfoss
– Budakirkja Church
– Arnarstapi (stone bridge)
– Kirkjufell Mountain
– Stykkisholmur (town)
– Don’t know if we will have time for ALL of that, but we will see what we can.
– Head back to Reykjavik

Day 7: May 5th
– Whale watching tour 9am
– Head back to Reykjavik and leisurely explore city the rest of the day

Day 8: May 6th
– Airport by 6am to fly home