Hi im planning on visiting iceland with a view to stay or buy a property for vacations.
Initially i want to set up with my girlfriend and our son (who will be almost 5 when we go).
Is iceland a nice place to visit for children of this age? If not we may go for 3-5 days and go just us two. That may seem harsh but we are desperate to go and we are going on a family holiday this year. He also really enjoys staying with his grandparents so he would not be too unsettled.
I was wondering what is the best option for visiting with regards to accommodation? Also, what is the best option on car hire? is it worth it or is it better to just pay for excursions? I think we'd be staying in reykjavik like most people do but we would like to do a bit of travelling as wed like to see the glaciers and the northern lights.
I think we'd be looking to go in February or in September . We'd like it to be cold (near 0 degrees) we'd like to see the snow and i think that we'd most likely have to travel to the north of iceland to see this? I want to go to Husavik but i know this is about 5 hours drive from Reykjavik. Is there anywhere near Reykjavik that has scenary like husavik where we can see whales and the snow?
I'd really really like to go to Melgerði, Reyðarfjörður, East, Iceland but i know this will be too far on this particular visit, so would have to go back a 2nd time. The scenary in Reyðarfjörður looks amazing. I am so jealous of the people who live there.