The Hoffellsárbrú bridge on Route 987 in Hornafjörður, South East Iceland, is closed to all traffic from 07:00 on Tuesday 29 September until 16:00 on Thursday 1 October 2026. The closure is due to scheduled maintenance work on the single-lane structure, according to Vegagerðin, the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration. Why this matters for photographers … Read more
Reykjanesbraut, the main road linking Reykjavík to the Reykjanes Peninsula, will be closed to northbound traffic overnight on four consecutive nights: 28–29 September, 29–30 September, and continuing overnight into Monday and Tuesday. The closure runs from 20:00 to 07:00 each night due to milling and paving works. Why this matters for photographers Reykjanesbraut is the … Read more
A draft bill published on Iceland’s government consultation portal this week proposes a new nature and infrastructure fee for non-resident visitors to Þingvellir, Gullfoss and Geysir. The fee — 4,500 ISK between 1 June and 31 October, and 3,000 ISK at other times — would apply to visitors aged 18 and over who are not … Read more
Route 1 beside Jökulsárlón will close overnight on Sunday 28 September from 20:00 until 07:00 Monday morning for paving and bridge-end repairs. A single supervised crossing is scheduled at 22:00. The closure affects the section of the Ring Road that runs directly past the lagoon and Diamond Beach. Why this matters for photographers Late September … Read more
A large landslide crossed the road at Kaldbaksvík on the Strandir coast in late September 2026, closing the route into Árneshrepp following heavy rainfall. Continued landslide risk in the area has been reported, and the road remains closed. Árneshrepp is one of Iceland’s most remote inhabited areas, situated in the northern Westfjords. Why this matters … Read more
The first trip, I almost turned around On my first drive in Iceland, the wind nearly ended the trip before it started. Strong crosswinds pushed the car sideways on open stretches of road, every gust demanded a correction at the wheel, and I found the driving so tiring and unsettling that I seriously thought about … Read more
Iceland’s government has submitted a bill for public consultation that would introduce a mandatory infrastructure fee at three major state-owned attractions: Geysir, Gullfoss and Þingvellir National Park. The fee is set at ISK 4,500 for non-tax-resident visitors aged 18 and over, with a reduced rate of ISK 3,000 applying from 1 November to 31 May. … Read more
An hour at Dettifoss that summer gave us for free In the summer of 2020, we reached the east bank of Dettifoss on a day of genuinely good weather — a road that’s often closed, often rough, and usually rewards you with a scattering of other visitors even when it’s open. That day, there was … Read more
Ongoing road improvements on Vestfjarðavegur (Route 60) through the southern Westfjords remain incomplete, with the final bridge and finishing works now scheduled for autumn 2028. The project, which has been under way in Gufudalssveit since 2019, has run significantly over both its original timeline and its initial budget of ISK 7.2 billion. Until the bridge … Read more
Built from what actually worked, not from a checklist I want to be upfront about something before this itinerary starts: I have never spent exactly ten days in Iceland. My trips have run three, six, seven, and eight days — never that specific round number most guides default to. What I have done twice is … Read more