Lonely Planet's Iceland Ring Road 2 Travel Guide: Explore the Land of Fire and Ice!

Karen A. S.: i read sever different guide books to iceland and this one - the smallest - was the best. covered everything.

United States on Jun 21, 2022

Robert B: This guide book was very useful in planning a trip to Iceland. It included detailed listings for hotels, B & B's, restaurant and attractions to visit. Helpful info about currency, language, road signs, etc. I would love to say that the guide book really helped once we were in Iceland, but unfortunately Covid forced us to cancel our trip.

United States on Aug 12, 2021

R.A.Cook: I will use it in September...Vivid permitting!

United Kingdom on Jun 11, 2021

Dominuus: Bought for our campervan trip to Iceland in February. Good little book, referred to frequently during the planning and trip itself. There was something I couldn't quite put my finger on that I didn't like about the layout - I think because Iceland has a lot of place names that are hard to read/pronounce when you aren't familiar with the language I kept forgetting which section I'd read about a place in and having to go back to the index. Maybe this is also because we didn't follow the classic "Golden Circle" route. Still, a highly recommended book for anyone planning a trip. Nice compact size too.

United Kingdom on Oct 10, 2020

Alok garg: Very nicely written und well-done research which saved us a lot of time. The format is also very practical. The only thing missing is information on camping sites and camper parking sites.

Germany on Sep 03, 2020

Amazon Customer: Excellent guide . Found it a brilliant guide to planning day to day activities on my two week trip this coming June.

United Kingdom on Feb 25, 2020

Skier Gal: After borrowing this book from the library, I decided it will serve our purposes well on our upcoming Ring Road tour. As with all Lonely Planet guides, I take it to a print shop and have the spine cut off and spiral bound for $4. I wish Lonely Planet would just start their guides in that format, which lays open or compactly folds back on itself to view any page. It was published in 2019, so appears to include much of the recent new road construction. It breaks the Ring Road into 5 segments, with each including commonly followed side trips of interest called Detours. As we are going to Iceland in the winter, I have found the book quite deficient in route advice for the low-season, when many of the suggested roads are impassable. I expect we will use the book throughout our tour of the Ring Road and would buy it again.

United States on Feb 07, 2020

K. A. Hafner: I bought this guide book a couple of weeks before our trip to Iceland. I recommend that you do so as early as possible. There is so much to see in Iceland, it's incredible. This book breaks up the Ring Road in sections. It was helpful as far as mapping our trip went, and gave some good info on attractions in each area. You will need more detailed maps of each area, though. I also bought Rick Steve's guide on Iceland the day before our trip, and ended up using it more because he gives more details, along with history of each area, and detailed directions to attractions, restaurants, and hotels. This guide is ok, but Rick Steve's is better.

United States on Aug 12, 2019

Chris D: Great book! I only wish we had bought before we decided to go, because it laid out some really great road trips that we just couldn’t hit while being based in Reykjavík. The stops and suggestions it made for trips near Reykjavík were great, but I still supplemented the day trips with some additional internet research/detail. In addition to day trips and a map, it also lists a ton of other useful info from things to bring/know, Iceland facts, language basics, museums, geothermal pool spots, etc., etc. This book is as essential for a trip to Iceland as a good pair of hiking shoes!

United States on Jul 04, 2019

KCO: This was an immensely helpful guide. We did the Ring Road in seven days and referred to it all the time. One thing I definitely appreciated was the historical/background information on the various sites we visited. If I have one complaint it’s that’s I wish it had more camping-specific information—I has some, but I would have appreciated more.

Canada on Jul 04, 2019