🇮🇸 Travel companions and group trips
Group trips in Iceland
Waterfalls, glaciers and the northern lights along the Ring Road: Europe's most expensive country becomes affordable for five.
Iceland is driven along the Ring Road: the Golden Circle, the south coast with Skógafoss, Vík and the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, the eastern fjords, the north with Akureyri and the Mývatn geothermal area, the Snæfellsnes peninsula. In summer the sun never sets, in winter the aurora arrives.
The group is the answer to Iceland's problem, the price: a car or van split five ways, whole cottages instead of rooms, supermarket shopping and dinners cooked together. Those with only a long weekend join the Reykjavík and south-coast days.
Upcoming trips in Iceland
When to go
June–August for the midnight sun, open highlands and the full Ring Road; September and February–March for the aurora with days still long enough to sightsee. In deep winter northern roads may close.
Don't miss
- Golden Circle — Þingvellir, the Strokkur geyser, Gullfoss waterfall.
- South coast — Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss, the black beach of Reynisfjara.
- Jökulsárlón — Icebergs in the lagoon and Diamond Beach.
- Snæfellsnes — Kirkjufell and the fishing villages.
- Reykjavík — Hallgrímskirkja, geothermal pools, weekend nightlife.
💡 The group tip
A six- or seven-seat van and cottages with a kitchen: the cheapest formula. Shop in Reykjavík before setting off (Bónus, Krónan) and book the lesser-known geothermal pools instead of the Blue Lagoon.
Documents and entry
Entry rules depend on your nationality and change over time: always check your foreign office before booking. The official source for Italian citizens is linked below.
Official country page on Viaggiare Sicuri (Italian foreign office) ↗Frequently asked questions
How many days for the Ring Road?
Seven to ten days for the full loop; four or five cover the south (Golden Circle, south coast, Jökulsárlón). On Worldmates you can also join only the first days.
Do I need a passport for Iceland?
Iceland is in the Schengen area: EU citizens travel with a valid national ID card or passport. Check your foreign office anyway.
How much does Iceland cost as a group?
It stays expensive, but splitting car, cottages and home-cooked dinners brings the daily cost to normal European levels. The low-cost flight is often the cheapest item of the trip.
How Worldmates works
Find a trip or organise your own, join the whole itinerary or only the stops that fit your dates, and the organizer approves who joins. Free, with no payments on the platform: everyone books flights and lodging on their own.
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