PK Campers Iceland's budget-friendly, fully-equipped campervans

What comes with every PK Campers rental

PK Campers is built around value, and the company keeps that promise honest by putting the essentials in the base rate rather than drip-feeding them as extras at the desk. Before you look at a single upgrade, every camper already leaves the yard with the kit you need to sleep, cook and drive Iceland comfortably, and the headline rate from EUR 50 per day already carries 24% Icelandic VAT, so the figure you see is the figure you plan around.

The following come as standard across the fleet, from the compact two-berth Renault Kangoo to the five-berth Renault Master and the automatic Ford Transit. They reflect PK Campers' local, family-run approach: practical vans, real support and no charge for the things a road trip genuinely needs.

• Unlimited mileage, so the Ring Road, the Westfjords detours and the long empty stretches in between never add to the bill.
• Basic CDW insurance included on every camper, with a EUR 3,000 deductible, protecting you from the moment you drive off.
• Sheets, duvets and extra bedding, ready in the van so your first night needs no shopping trip.
• Full kitchen equipment and dishes, from stove and pans to plates and cutlery, so you can cook and eat wherever you park up.
• No charge for additional drivers, letting you and a travel partner share the wheel on the longer days at no extra cost.
• Electric 230V heating plus a Webasto diesel heater on most models, which matters when Icelandic nights stay cold even in summer.
• 24/7 roadside assistance, so there is real help behind you whatever the hour or the weather.
• Free N1 coffee coupons and fuel discounts, small touches that add up across a fortnight of driving.

The insurance ladder, explained for Icelandic roads

Basic CDW handles ordinary driving, but Iceland is rarely ordinary driving. Loose gravel flies up on the unsealed sections that link many of the best stops, sudden sandstorms and volcanic ash can strip paint and pit glass across the exposed south, windscreens crack on chip-strewn tracks, and tyres take a beating on rough Highland surfaces. PK Campers meets this with a clear three-step ladder of optional upgrades, each one reducing your deductible and widening what is covered, so you can match protection to where you actually intend to drive rather than pay for cover you will never use.

• Silver, EUR 25 per day: drops the deductible to EUR 1,500 and adds cover for sand, ash, gravel and theft. This is the sensible baseline for anyone leaving the paved main routes, since sand and ash damage is one of the most common and expensive claims in Iceland, and gravel cover handles the endless small stone chips that unsealed roads throw at bodywork.
• Gold, EUR 35 per day: brings the deductible down to EUR 700 and adds glass and windshield protection on top of everything in Silver. A cracked windscreen from a flying stone is a frequent event on Icelandic gravel, and this tier turns a nasty surprise into a non-event.
• Platinum, EUR 48 per day: takes the deductible to EUR 0 and adds tyres and wheels to the full package. If your route runs onto rough Highland tracks or the F-roads, where punctures and rim damage are a real risk, this is the tier that lets you drive without doing mental arithmetic over every pothole.

If you like most of Silver or Gold but want the wheels covered without stepping all the way up to Platinum, a separate tyre insurance at EUR 7 per day can be added on its own, protecting against the punctures and sidewall damage that Iceland's sharp-edged gravel and Highland surfaces cause more often than first-time visitors expect. The pattern across all of it is the same one that runs through the base rate: pay for the protection your trip needs and nothing more.

The cover you choose also decides your security deposit. Add any insurance upgrade and PK Campers holds a modest EUR 400 cash deposit at pickup. Stay on Basic CDW alone and the company blocks EUR 3,000 on your card instead, released after the camper comes back in good order. For most travellers the maths is straightforward: an upgrade both lowers your deductible and shrinks the deposit, which is why the Silver tier tends to be the natural starting point for a first Icelandic road trip.

Where a PK Campers van can take you in Iceland

PK Campers builds its whole offer around one idea: a simple, well-equipped van, a low daily price, and the freedom to sleep wherever the road ends that day. Pick up in Reykjavik, load the included bedding and kitchen kit, and the country opens up. What follows is an honest guide to matching a PK van to the routes you actually want to drive, from the sealed classics to the summer Highlands, with clear limits on where each type of camper belongs.

The Ring Road: sleep as you go

The Ring Road (Route 1) is the reason many people rent a campervan at all, a roughly 1,300 kilometre paved loop around the whole island past waterfalls, black beaches, fjords and fishing towns. Any PK van from the 2-berth budget models up to the 5-berth family conversions handles it comfortably, because the entire route is sealed asphalt. This is where a campervan truly pays off: with unlimited mileage included on every PK rental, you never watch the odometer, and with a bed, an electric heater and a full kitchen kit already on board you can stop for the night wherever the light is good rather than driving back to a booked hotel. From EUR 50 per day for the smallest van, a slow, unhurried circuit of Iceland is one of the cheapest ways to see the island on your own schedule.

Golden Circle and South Coast: the budget 2-berth is ideal

If your trip is shorter, the classic day loops sit on good sealed roads where a small, economical van is the smart choice. The budget 2-berth Renault Kangoo or VW Caddy is ideal here: easy to park, light on fuel, and perfectly capable on the Golden Circle, the popular loop that links Þingvellir National Park, the geothermal field at Geysir and the powerful Gullfoss waterfall. Point the same little van along the South Coast and you reach Seljalandsfoss, Skogafoss, the sea stacks at Vik and, further east, the glacier lagoon at Jökulsárlón with its neighbouring Diamond Beach. Every one of these sights is on paved road, so there is no need to pay for a bigger vehicle. The Snæfellsnes peninsula, often called Iceland in miniature for its glacier-capped volcano, lava fields and bird cliffs, is another sealed-road circuit the compact PK vans manage happily.

Travelling as a family: the 5-berth Master and Transit

When there are more of you, the large PK conversions turn the same paved routes into a shared home on wheels. The 5-berth Renault Master (from EUR 110 per day) and the automatic Ford Transit (from EUR 130 per day) give a family or a group of friends room to sleep, cook and wait out a rain shower in comfort, with the same included sheets, duvets, kitchen equipment and electric heating as the smaller vans, plus a Webasto diesel heater on most models for cold nights. Additional drivers cost nothing, so you can share the long days behind the wheel on a full Ring Road and Snæfellsnes family loop. These are big vehicles, but they stay on the tarmac just as the smaller ones do, which keeps the whole trip well within a modest budget once you factor in the nights you are not paying for a hotel.

F-roads and the Highlands: the 4x4 Dacia Duster only

The interior of Iceland is a different country, and this is the one place where a standard PK van must not go. The mountain F-roads that climb to Landmannalaugar, with its rust-and-ochre rhyolite peaks and natural hot springs, and to the green glacial valley of Þórsmörk are gravel tracks with river crossings, and they are legally and practically off limits to any 2WD campervan. For these routes PK offers a 4x4 Dacia Duster, and it should only ever be taken onto an F-road with the right insurance upgrade in place, since PK's Basic CDW carries a EUR 3,000 deductible and Highland gravel is exactly where a Silver or higher tier (which adds sand, ash and gravel cover) earns its keep. Two honest limits apply. The F-roads open only in the short summer window once the snow has cleared, and no 2-berth Kangoo, Caddy or family Master belongs on them, whatever the map suggests. Choose the Duster, add the cover, and the Highlands are yours; choose a van, and keep it on the sealed roads where it shines.

Iceland with PK Campers, season by season

PK Campers is based in Reykjavík at Vagnhöfði 17, with a 24/7 airport shuttle from Keflavík and office hours of Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00 and Sat 08:00–12:00. Rates start from EUR 50 per day with unlimited mileage, and every camper leaves the yard already fitted with sheets, duvets, a full kitchen kit and a heater. That last detail matters more than most first-time visitors expect, because in Iceland the honest question is rarely whether you can travel in a given month, but which season suits the trip you have in mind and how well your van keeps you warm once the sun drops.

Summer, from roughly June to August, is the peak window and the sweet spot for PK's value proposition. The midnight sun keeps the sky bright late into the evening, so you can drive and photograph long past a conventional sunset, and the mountain F-roads and Highland interior open up for those who add the right cover. For most travellers a simple 2WD van such as the Renault Kangoo from EUR 50 per day or the VW Caddy is all a Ring Road, Golden Circle and South Coast road-trip demands, and PK's low daily rate is at its most rewarding here: you are paying budget money for the same daylight and the same landscapes as everyone else. If your plans reach into the interior, the 4x4 Dacia Duster handles F-roads and the Highlands with the appropriate insurance. Book early, because summer is when PK's small fleet fills fastest.

Autumn, September to October, is the quiet reward. The first northern lights of the season return as the nights lengthen, the crowds thin out and the roads feel calmer, and this is where the heating in a PK camper starts to earn its keep. Every van carries 230V electric heating and most add a Webasto diesel heater, so you can park up under a clear, cold sky, run the heater and sleep warm on the bedding that comes included. With a low nightly rate and softer autumn demand, a longer off-peak trip becomes genuinely affordable, and you trade a little of summer's daylight for aurora, colour and space.

Winter, November to March, is aurora season proper, and it deserves plain speaking. The daylight is short, temperatures drop well below freezing, roads turn icy and the F-roads and Highlands close, so you should stick to the main, gritted routes and check road and weather conditions before every leg. A heated van is essential rather than a nice-to-have, and the electric-plus-Webasto setup in a PK camper, together with the included duvets, is what makes winter van life viable at all. Be honest with yourself about comfort: these are simple, practical budget conversions, and sleeping in one through deep-winter cold asks for warm layers, a campsite with power for the electric heater and a slower, more deliberate pace. Spring, April to May, is the gentle shoulder in between, with milder lowland driving, light returning by the week and lower rates before the summer rush, though the higher passes stay shut until the thaw. In any month, the constants hold: a heater, bedding and a kitchen in every van, and a daily price low enough to let you stay on the road longer.

Who PK Campers is best for

PK Campers is a local, budget-friendly Icelandic camper company with a practical fleet that runs from tiny two-berth vans to five-berth family conversions, so there is a sensible match for most kinds of road trip. Whatever you pick, you get the same value-led pricing, a genuinely multilingual team and a strong reputation, including 4.9 on Google and 98% who would recommend it on Facebook. If keeping the budget tight without losing the freedom of sleeping in your vehicle is the point of your trip, this is a natural fit.

Budget-conscious couples and backpackers are the core audience. The two-person conversions start at the Renault Kangoo from EUR 50 per day, with the VW Caddy and Nissan NV close behind from EUR 60, and every rate already includes unlimited mileage, basic CDW insurance, a full kitchen kit, bedding and heating. Because there is no charge for additional drivers and no mileage cap, a couple swapping shifts around the Ring Road can plan a long loop without watching the odometer or paying to add a second name at the desk. For anyone counting every króna, PK Campers has a real claim to being among the cheapest campers on the island.

Families and small groups who need more room step up to the larger vans. The five-berth Renault Master (manual, from EUR 110 per day) and the automatic Ford Transit (from EUR 130) give you space to sleep, cook and store gear for up to five, while the three-person Renault Trafic and Opel Vivaro sit sensibly in the middle for a trio or a couple who want extra elbow room. PK Campers also suits travellers who would rather deal with a team in their own language: the staff speak English, Polish, Spanish and Russian, and Poles and Spaniards are among their biggest customer groups, so a first camper trip abroad feels a good deal less daunting.

More adventurous drivers who want the Highlands can take the 4x4 Dacia Duster, which opens up F-roads and interior routes when paired with the right insurance upgrade, from Silver (EUR 25 per day) up to Platinum (EUR 48 per day, zero deductible). That said, PK Campers is honest, no-frills value rather than luxury, so it will not suit everyone. If you want a plush, purpose-built motorhome, a fully winterised 4x4 camper for hard-weather comfort, or a big-brand experience with a free airport shuttle, you may be happier paying more elsewhere; PK Campers transfers are paid (from EUR 85 for the airport by day), and the 30% deposit is non-refundable, though it converts into a voucher of equal value. For value-seeking road-trippers who care more about a fair price and unlimited miles than about extras, though, it is an easy company to recommend.

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