Lonely Planet Iceland's Ring Road

by Alexis Averbuck, Carolyn Bain, Jade Bremner

Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet’s Iceland’s Ring Road . This trusted travel companion features 5 amazing road trips, from 1-day escapes to 5-day adventures. Marvel at majestic glaciers, discover Reykjavik, and swim in the Blue Lagoon. Get to Iceland, rent a car, and hit the road!   Inside Lonely Planet’s Iceland’s Ring Road : Lavish colour and gorgeous photography throughout Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored routes for your needs and interests Get around easily - easy-to-read, full-colour route maps, detailed directions Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Useful feature s - including Stretch Your Legs, Detours, Link Your Trip  Covers Reykjavik, The Golden Circle, Hvolsvollur & Around, Skogar, Vik, Lomagnupur & Around, Skaftafell, Hali, Hofn, Djupivogur, Myvatn & Around, Akureyri and more   The Perfect Lonely Planet Iceland ’s Ring Road Road Trips is perfect for exploring via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car.   Planning an Iceland trip sans a car? Lonely Planet’s Iceland guide, our most comprehensive guide to Iceland, is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems.   Looking for a guide focused on a specific Icelandic city? Check out Pocket Reykjavik & Southwest Iceland , a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip.   There's More in Store for For more road-tripping ideas, check out Lonely Planet’s USA’s Best Trips guides to California’s Best Trips and Pacific Northwest’s Best Trips or Road Trips guides to New England Fall Foliage and Civil War Trails.   Also, check out Lonely Planet's US Best Trips guides to Southwest USA and Florida & the South or Road Trips guides to Route 66 and Pacific Coast Highways .
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Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

Published June 14, 2022

About the author

Alexis Averbuck is a painter and writer. She earned her degree at Harvard University, and has travelled and lived all over the world, from Sri Lanka to Zanzibar. Alexis crossed the Pacific by sailboat, lived in Antarctica for a year, and paints, photographs, and publishes books on her journeys for Lonely Planet travel guides, the BBC, magazines and online platforms. She’s had solo exhibitions of her oil paintings and watercolors, and also promotes travel and adventure in video and on television, recently starring in a program on Catalunya.

Through her travels, Alexis fell in love with Greece and made the island of Hydra her home; she now also lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fairly broad guide of what to see and do, plus navigation around the Ring Road of Iceland. I think I prefer the more recent Lonely Planet guide that offers a bit more detail for hiking and other items (e.g. food, sights, etc.)

[Eduardo Martín · Rating 4 out of 5]

very good for a road trip in iceland. Since the ring road is the main road everybody has to do, the guide will help to identify the main spots where you need to stop.

[Kaspars Koo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got both - this one and the regular Iceland guide. Can probably just stick with the regular one. Most of the information is a repeat and the regular one is thicker.

[Katarína Bozáňová · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you wanna hit a ring road this book is essential. Great information, many interesting detours plus writers do have sense of humor (at least the same one as me). Some comments really made me laugh.

[Dray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am hoping to drive Iceland’s ring road next year. This is the perfect book to guide that journey. Of particular interest to me are the many side excursions noted. Very well done and focused.

[Adam Yee · Rating 2 out of 5]

Difficult to read layout. Info no better than the full LP travel guide. Skip this one & just read that.

[Samantha M-Sch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative, I liked the pronunciation tips and random fun facts about this beautiful area.

[Janis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of good information. Tiny print hard for old ladies to see, especially if it’s red.

[Mojca · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

[Jenna Unke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was super helpful for our trip to Iceland! I liked the format and felt that is had a lot of useful information.

[Julie Tait]

A great book to plan and use for a trip to Iceland. It also provides a number of side trips as well as lots of useful tips and information. Highly recommend