Fire and Ice: The Full Ring Road Around Iceland

Gullfoss

Seljalandsfoss

Skógafoss

Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach

This is the trip where Iceland throws everything at you at once — and then somehow tops itself the next day. Starting in Reykjavik, you roll into the Golden Circle, where Þingvellir's tectonic rift, the steaming spouts of Geysir, and the thundering curtain of Gullfoss set the tone early. Then the south coast opens up: Seljalandsfoss, which you can walk behind, Skógafoss crashing straight off a cliff face, and finally the black volcanic beach of Reynisfjara with its basalt…