Ring Road (Route 1)
Iceland
About Ring Road (Route 1)
Route 1 circles the whole island, linking geothermal fields, glaciers, and some of the world's most photographed waterfalls into a single loop that's drivable in a normal rental car most of the year. Iceland is also one of the most expensive destinations tested — on par with Switzerland — and its real hazards aren't crime (among the safest countries anywhere) but nature itself: sudden weather changes, dangerous currents at black-sand beaches, and highland F-roads that require a 4x4.