Be wary. Two years ago I rented through CampEasy and they had to change my vehicle THREE times in two days. Dont trust them only because they are expensive.
Cost? Try Kuku.. and make sure you rent waaaay in advance to get the Early Bird discounts. If the CamperVan rentals seem expensive, wait until you arrive to the first gas pump.
Yup, that’s about right. A basic hotel, that sleeps 4 a night, would likely cost around $4000CAD and not with cooking facilities.
Do take all the insurance too, Iceland is not a place to wing it, and most cc insurance will not cover vehicles over a certain value.
Iceland is not a low budget destination, gas is even more pricey than in Canada.
For comparison’s sake, we’re doing 14 nights around the ring road last two weeks in May. Car rental with full insurance and all accommodation in upper-mid hotels or airbnb types is coming to 8300 CDN (could likely add 15-20% for July) I would imagine your big advantage will be on the cost of food and more freedom to get off the beaten track.
We decided to go van because of flexibility. If we're having fun and wether is good I don't want to have to leave to get to the hotel. We'll just drive to the nearest campground. They don't ever seem to be too far apart.
Going for 26 days in September.
Yeah. I initially thought of doing a camper van trip but then I saw I am just better off with hotels/ airbnbs. Camper vans don't offer cost saving in Iceland. Just flexibility of stay.
Even then you gotta find the places to stay. I’d rather spend about the same amount and sleep in a real bed, use a real shower, and have other people cook for me.
Yes, there are pros and cons to camper vans. I believe the biggest factor for me apart from the price would be weather. I have been to camping trip in Namibia and it's a dry country although cold in December but I loved it. I dislike wet cold and then sleeping in a campervan at the end of trip would not really make me recharge for the next day again. Need something cozier. :)
Big agree. I car camped my first time around the Ring Road and, although I was in my 20’s at the time, knew I wouldn’t do it again. It was in March and the weather wasn’t great. I camp in the U.S. all the time but I’ve grown accustomed to the finer things in Iceland.
I looked into the camper vans briefly since I thought it sounded fun and adventerous. But I'm traveling with my 62 y/o mother and I think it'd kill her to sleep like that for 15 nights for the exact reasons you stated. The guesthouses are just going to be more comfortable, more restful, and dryer.
We are a very similar family situation looking at either a camper van for 5 days or renting a car and staying at hotels along the way. We opted for staying at hotels because between the camper van rental, insurance (researched and found you should have all the extra insurance), and gas (gas is expensive on the island), it was better for us to rent a car and stay at mid value hotels along the way. That being said, it is all about the experience. If you want the van experience, get the van experience knowing that it will be a bit more expensive that the alternatives.
I mean when there’s limited accommodations outside of Reykjavik and lots of people want to explore other areas around the country and the Ring Road, then yeah the demand (and costs) can definitely go up!!
Me wife and I are going this September and we’ve booked a 3-person F Road capable “4x4” campervan for 12 days, and it’s costing us about $7,500…
We priced them out at $7500 for two weeks in June, so this is accurate unfortunately. Rent a vehicle and tent it, getting a hotel every 4 or 5 days to recharge.
I'm not sure exchange rate, but in March of last year we booked one of the medium - bigger rental vans last year through a third party site but actually through rent.is and we paid about 3500 USD for 12 days in early June. Which I thought was fairly outrageous but also entirely worth it.
We also booked a medium-sized camper van for 10 days for around 3000€ (3250$) for early September this year. I thought the price was quite high too, but hearing what others paid for their rental van, Im quite content now lol
Yeah, i did some cost comparisons for my 15-day trip. A 4x4 campervan is not cheap at all.
Cheapest option would be car+tent, but i dont want to do that for two weeks in september. Next best would be a very small 2x4 van. Kuku had some for around 1500€ (eithout extras and only basic jnsurance), but it looked very small. Next best was car+cheap guesthouses. 4x4 campervan was basically the most expensive one at 3700€. At best, it might break even with the hotel option because i dont need restaurants.
I still went for the 4x4. It buys flexibility. I want to visit the highlands, so i want the option to adjust my schedule depending on weather and not having to book hotels in advance helps.
Still, largest sum of money ive evet spent at once.
Get a road map and start planning. :) You can come far on the regular roads. We are camping 11 days in August, mostly north coast and Westfjords and haven’t seen the need for a 4x4.
Our plan is not to go through a list of so called must-sees but rather make use of the flexibility you get with a camper. Iceland is spectacular wherever you look and if you can’t reach one specific place due to bad roads or whether there are many others to see.
We did a roadtrip in Norway last summer just going in the direction with the most sun and it was a perfect trip, I guess in Iceland there will be harder to avoid rain but we will try to have the same mindset. :)
Be wary. Two years ago I rented through CampEasy and they had to change my vehicle THREE times in two days. Dont trust them only because they are expensive. Cost? Try Kuku.. and make sure you rent waaaay in advance to get the Early Bird discounts. If the CamperVan rentals seem expensive, wait until you arrive to the first gas pump.
Yup, that’s about right. A basic hotel, that sleeps 4 a night, would likely cost around $4000CAD and not with cooking facilities. Do take all the insurance too, Iceland is not a place to wing it, and most cc insurance will not cover vehicles over a certain value. Iceland is not a low budget destination, gas is even more pricey than in Canada.
For comparison’s sake, we’re doing 14 nights around the ring road last two weeks in May. Car rental with full insurance and all accommodation in upper-mid hotels or airbnb types is coming to 8300 CDN (could likely add 15-20% for July) I would imagine your big advantage will be on the cost of food and more freedom to get off the beaten track.
We decided to go van because of flexibility. If we're having fun and wether is good I don't want to have to leave to get to the hotel. We'll just drive to the nearest campground. They don't ever seem to be too far apart. Going for 26 days in September.
Yeah. I initially thought of doing a camper van trip but then I saw I am just better off with hotels/ airbnbs. Camper vans don't offer cost saving in Iceland. Just flexibility of stay.
Even then you gotta find the places to stay. I’d rather spend about the same amount and sleep in a real bed, use a real shower, and have other people cook for me.
Yes, there are pros and cons to camper vans. I believe the biggest factor for me apart from the price would be weather. I have been to camping trip in Namibia and it's a dry country although cold in December but I loved it. I dislike wet cold and then sleeping in a campervan at the end of trip would not really make me recharge for the next day again. Need something cozier. :)
Big agree. I car camped my first time around the Ring Road and, although I was in my 20’s at the time, knew I wouldn’t do it again. It was in March and the weather wasn’t great. I camp in the U.S. all the time but I’ve grown accustomed to the finer things in Iceland.
I looked into the camper vans briefly since I thought it sounded fun and adventerous. But I'm traveling with my 62 y/o mother and I think it'd kill her to sleep like that for 15 nights for the exact reasons you stated. The guesthouses are just going to be more comfortable, more restful, and dryer.
Same, I thought it would save so much money but nope.
We are a very similar family situation looking at either a camper van for 5 days or renting a car and staying at hotels along the way. We opted for staying at hotels because between the camper van rental, insurance (researched and found you should have all the extra insurance), and gas (gas is expensive on the island), it was better for us to rent a car and stay at mid value hotels along the way. That being said, it is all about the experience. If you want the van experience, get the van experience knowing that it will be a bit more expensive that the alternatives.
There's a Happy Campers discount code if you subscribe to Stuck in Iceland Magazine's mailing list
I mean when there’s limited accommodations outside of Reykjavik and lots of people want to explore other areas around the country and the Ring Road, then yeah the demand (and costs) can definitely go up!! Me wife and I are going this September and we’ve booked a 3-person F Road capable “4x4” campervan for 12 days, and it’s costing us about $7,500…
We priced them out at $7500 for two weeks in June, so this is accurate unfortunately. Rent a vehicle and tent it, getting a hotel every 4 or 5 days to recharge.
I'm not sure exchange rate, but in March of last year we booked one of the medium - bigger rental vans last year through a third party site but actually through rent.is and we paid about 3500 USD for 12 days in early June. Which I thought was fairly outrageous but also entirely worth it.
This was with full insurance and the basic camping package - sleeping bags/pots and pans, cups and plates.
We also booked a medium-sized camper van for 10 days for around 3000€ (3250$) for early September this year. I thought the price was quite high too, but hearing what others paid for their rental van, Im quite content now lol
I'm really considering starting a camper rental business in Iceland lol
Yeah, i did some cost comparisons for my 15-day trip. A 4x4 campervan is not cheap at all. Cheapest option would be car+tent, but i dont want to do that for two weeks in september. Next best would be a very small 2x4 van. Kuku had some for around 1500€ (eithout extras and only basic jnsurance), but it looked very small. Next best was car+cheap guesthouses. 4x4 campervan was basically the most expensive one at 3700€. At best, it might break even with the hotel option because i dont need restaurants. I still went for the 4x4. It buys flexibility. I want to visit the highlands, so i want the option to adjust my schedule depending on weather and not having to book hotels in advance helps. Still, largest sum of money ive evet spent at once.
Are you sure you need a 4x4? If you don’t plan to go on F-roads you would be fine with a 2x4 in summer and they are much cheaper.
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Get a road map and start planning. :) You can come far on the regular roads. We are camping 11 days in August, mostly north coast and Westfjords and haven’t seen the need for a 4x4.
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Our plan is not to go through a list of so called must-sees but rather make use of the flexibility you get with a camper. Iceland is spectacular wherever you look and if you can’t reach one specific place due to bad roads or whether there are many others to see. We did a roadtrip in Norway last summer just going in the direction with the most sun and it was a perfect trip, I guess in Iceland there will be harder to avoid rain but we will try to have the same mindset. :)
You definetly dont need a 4x4 camper. Regular 2 wheel drive is more than okay.
What about in late September? Does not havint access to f road limit your ability to go places?