A family camping trip around Iceland will be one of the most exciting and rewarding family vacations you will ever take. We recently spent 21 days camping around the Iceland ring road in a camper van, and we loved every single minute of it.
Over the course of our 3-week camping trip in Iceland with kids, we learned a few things along the way, which we hope will improve your family trip. Based on our real-life experiences, here are our top 10 tips for camping in Iceland with kids:
Iceland is one of the most exciting destinations in the world for a family camping trip. A land of fire and ice, your family will love exploring this magical landscape of volcanos, glaciers, waterfalls and puffins.
There are few places on Earth as incredible as Iceland. Jam-packed with otherworldly landscapes, geothermal activity, volcanos, waterfalls, geysers, hiking and more, you will never forget a trip to Iceland with kids.
With incredible destinations such as the Golden Circle, the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Reykjavik and the Blue Lagoon, there are so many reasons to visit Iceland with kids.
After an incredible 7-day family trip to Iceland, our time in Iceland with kids was sadly coming to an end. We saved one of the best things to do around Reykjavik with kids until our last morning in Iceland, and that was visit the world-famous Blue Lagoon with kids.
We had reserved tickets for the Blue Lagoon with our kids for our final morning in Reykjavik. We had hoped visiting the Blue Lagoon with our children (aged 2 & 4) would be a special way to cap off our amazing Iceland family vacation.
And we were right, visiting the Blue Lagoon with kids was an incredible experience – it did not disappoint! In fact, the Blue Lagoon topped our list of the best things to do in Iceland with kids.
A visit to the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in Iceland is a magical experience. In this tiny region of Iceland, the Snaefellsnes Peninsula offers everything that makes Iceland special. The Snaefellsnes Peninsula has volcanoes, lava fields, mountains, waterfalls, fjords and big waves on rocky cliffs.
One of the best ways to experience the rugged beauty of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula is to enjoy the Arnarstapi to Hellnar hike along the North Atlantic coastline. This seaside Snaefellsnes Peninsula hike is incredibly beautiful, plus it’s short and easy enough to make it a kid-friendly hike too! We enjoyed the Arnarstapi to Hellnar hike so much, it landed in the top 5 of our best things to do in Iceland with kids.
There are so many amazing things to do in the Golden Circle with kids. Everything you could possibly want in an Iceland family vacation is found in the Golden Circle – geothermal activity, massive waterfalls, diverging tectonic plates, volcanos, hot springs and so much more.
A visit to the Snaefellsnes Peninsula with kids is a magical experience. It packs a little bit of everything that makes Iceland special into a small region. The Snaefellsnes Peninsula has volcanoes, lava fields, mountains, waterfalls, fjords and big waves on rocky cliffs.
If you only have a few days in Iceland with kids, the Snaefellsnes Peninsula is a good choice as you will see it all. There are plenty of interesting, outdoor activities for kids as well.
With all of the amazing natural wonders that Iceland has to offer, visiting Iceland with kids is a bucket list trip for many families. Oddly, it feels like visiting Reykjavik with kids is often an afterthought – a place where people stay when they first arrive or about to leave Iceland.
When we were researching destinations for our family trip to Portugal, Sintra quickly emerged as the clear winner. Set in the stunning hills west of Lisbon, Sintra is filled with great hiking, fairy-tale castles and a fascinating history. We were so excited about visiting this magical destination that we set aside 3 days in Sintra with kids during our family vacation to Portugal and Spain.
Over the past few years, we have started to enjoy more active travel with our kids. We’ve gone on family cycling tours in France, and hut-to-hut hiking tours in Slovenia, so for our Easter trip we wanted to continue to build on this active family travel theme. Then we found it… hiking the Portuguese Coastal Camino with our kids was the perfect active family trip for us!