Excited for you! The first time visit of Iceland is the best, I still remember mine like it was yesterday:)

Glad it's helpful :) Most fo the roads in Westfjords are accessible in March even with 2wd, unless you encounter some crazy weather (but that applies to any region of the island). But it is still a very snowy region with some mountain passes and so 4wd is still recommended especially for the safety. Just keep in mind that to drive around Westfjords alone is around 700-800km, so I would even consider plan b - don't go all the way to Reynisjara, but maybe visit Snæfellsnes peninsula on your way north instead. Then you can maybe better use your time (and have a little buffer in case of a storm) and then also take a ferry from from there from Stykkishólmur over the bay. Just an idea :)

No worries! and good luck!

Thank you Delon! Fingers crossed for some good weather this November.

Hey Keith! I hope you'll have a great trip and good weather. If you see a guy in blue jacket in red van, come say hi! 😀🙏

Thanks Neil! Exactly, I guess that's really a big advantage for all of us coming from places with cold winters. For me being from Czech Republic, it also wasn't a rocket science, but I can imagine it isn't so straight forward for people from places with all year around summer temperatures. Haha, yeah overpacking that is whole different video. I was planning to do one about minimalist packing in the future. - If you are bored on the airport after your trip you can text me what you wish you had and what things you didn't use at all. I'd be curious to know and it would be really awesome for the video! Just if you have time :) ([email protected])

Hey! Very high chance to see them, as long as the sky stays clear. Location doesn't matter, just keep in mind that it is always the best to be outside of the city (because of the light pollution). I have a guide on topic of northern lights on my channel as well :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zrd7pc6pks-1Zpc.htmlsi=CW-1baMnaU6peY-i

Hey! Days in November are already pretty short, sunrise is around 10am and sunset around 4pm. But despite the shorter days, light can be very magical as the sun is sitting quite low on the horizon :)

Hello Pedro! thank you so much! I wouldn't be too worried, as far as I know you can move freely and the hours aren't restricted. Of course there're the unwritten rules like don't leave your engine running late in the evening as many people are already asleep and so on...you know, just the common sense kind of things. With the booking, you can prebook some but you don't have to. if there's nobody collecting payments, they will most likely show up in the morning. Every campsite is a bit different, and so it is hard to say exactly what to expect, but it is always all very relaxed overall. Also there shouldn't be that many people camping in October, so that's even better. Just check beforehand which of the campsites are operating when you're there. Some of them are closing by the end of September or during October.

@@janiniceland Thank you so much again!! I really appreciate your answer and your very welcome information! Best of luck for you and your channel! Looking forward for October! Thank you!! 🙏🙏🙏

I'm glad it's helpful and I hope it will work out for you. If I had to decide between those two, I would go with early September exactly because of the northern lights, it's just such a great added bonus to your trip. Fingers crossed for some clear skies!

Thank you! That's true, going outside of the main season is the safe bet for avoiding crowds, especially if you want to visit south of Iceland. Or you can still visit more remote areas and even in the summer there're usually not that many people around

I just spent few days in my home country Czech and the temperature was 30+ degrees (way above my preferred temperature range haha). - Yeah Trapped was filmed in little town Siglufjörður, in my opinion possibly the most beautiful town in Iceland, you'll love it there!

Yeah im dealing with this painful problem all the time here. 😃I've cut of the tip of the thumb and index finger on one my gloves, which works, but you know how it is, often it is just more comfortable to not wear any gloves (and regret later haha)

yeah all these famous places are packed, but don't worry there're still soo many places where you won't meet a single soul :) one just needs to go a bit off the beaten path. I'm sure you'll have an amazing trip :)

Absolutely. I think the snow always gives it even more photogenic look 😀

Haha, well our ,,summer'' here should be perhaps called ,, spring'' - at the best. It's not for everyone, but personally I prefer this over 30 degrees. But still, its nice to have a balace, If I get wealthy somehow someday (😅) the dream would be to have a holiday home some place warmer

Very true, endless spring is a more proper name. Until end of August. But in between it is more like "endless autumn." Not too bad, I'll rate the climate there 6/10

Hello Ben! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :) It sure was a big surprise for everyone here. Exciting to experience this weather in June, but also a little bit sad as it took its toll on local wildlife and it affected farmers in the area a lot. It seems like we're going to see more and more of these extremes every year. But for us skiers and photographers definitely exciting times

Hello Zoltán, thank you for sharing! Same for me, I've tried spending some months in the tropical areas but soon realised I would rather be too cold than too hot haha! Even my home country Czech has now, for me, unbearable summer temperatures. Croatia is beautiful though, I am hoping to do some traveling there at some point again, last time I was there was years ago. :)

Hey Simon! Do you mean this one here? happycampers.is/resources/campsite-map/

@@janiniceland yes! That’s great! I couldn’t find it. We are coming overlanding for July, so that map will be fantastic to get it the quieter sites and huts hopefully. Thanks for your help!

@@simonmetcalfe1254 Absolutely! Good luck on your trip, I'm sure you'll have an amazing time here. - you can also check out these links here - www.ferdalag.is/en/accommodation/in-public/mountainhuts-cabins - www.fi.is/en/mountain-huts/all-mountain-huts

@@janiniceland fantastic! Thanks again!! Will have an eye out for you when we are there. We are in a UK pickup!

Glad you had a good trip here! June is an amazing month to travel here

Thank you! I think it totally makes sense to get one. I use it very rarely but when I need it, I'm always super thankful I have one in the pack.

It feels like it sometimes :)

haha absolutely!

I don't surf much, but I think the locals are usually wearing 6-7mm

I think it makes sense as long as you plan your trip according to that. Many people don't count in the daylight hours and they fall behind their schedule. I think the best thing to do at this time of the year is to stay for either more than 7 days and take things slow - if you want to see and do a lot or to plan the trip in the way that you won't drive a lot and you maximise the daylight hours as much as you can. - Often people who come in summer want to come back in the winter and the other way around, so I say go for it, visit in November and come back some day again in the future :) - don't worry about not being able to see everything - ive been here for years and still feel like there's so many places I haven't visited!

That's true, I should have mentioned it. Also from my experience the signal was acting a bit strange by the eruption site. That was at least at the two first eruptions at the peninsula we got, not sure hot it is now, but ton of people were losing their drones there back then due to that

Thanks buddy that means a lot! Still a ton to improve on, especially my eastern European accent but the fact that 90% of my daily life is in English definitely helps a lot. The real challenge now is to start learning and improving on my Icelandic haha

@@janiniceland Your accent is charming, no problem! Use the articles "the" and "a" more often (a typical eastern European trait), but that is only a slight correction at a very high level. 👍👍👍

I'm glad it's helpful :) have great time exploring Tröllaskagi!

Absolutely. :) According to icelandic law you have right to walk across any private or public land as long as you follow certain sub rules, which are however mostly a common sense like not leaving a garbage behind and so on. With biking there are certain trails which you're not allowed to bike on, but that's usually indicated by the sign at the trailhead

@@janiniceland Thanks for the information, I will go on adventures on foot and I will leave the car in a parking lot 24/7 in the area where it is.

Thank you!

From what I know yes it it :) I still haven't been there to be honest. I think Borea adventures do the tours there. You can send me a email to [email protected], I have a friend there so I might be able to get you a discount code

@@janiniceland Thanks Jan, I just sent you an email :)))

They used to have an app, but it's been discontinued. You can now only use the web version.

Urcite to stoji za tu zkusenost :)

Haha yeah that sounds about right. And glad you had such a good weather here! We just had around 20 degrees for almost a week and today it's snowing and will be around 0 degrees for most of the week. 😅

Thank you so much! 🙏

Hello Ben! Thank you, yes it should be a good season here. but very busy. I hope I will have some time for some travels around the island, too!

thanks! I'm not sure, but from my experience - i've never been bitten by them. some people say they do bite though, and i've even seen photos of people with bite marks all over them. could be more species here

I think it is worth the try :)

Thank you Karthik! My favourite times for auroras is always the beginning of the ,,aurora season'' and so therefore I would recommend September. Sunset is around 8pm at the beginning of the month and around 6pm towards the end of the month.

You should definitely do the ring road. There're soooo many nice places everywhere. Even after all those years, I still feel like a barely scratched the surface sometimes haha. Always welcome, maybe see you here some day!

if you plan on visiting I would call them, the volcano is active atm, a lot dangerous gases in the area. however there's no update anywhere on their website

@@janiniceland is there any website where we can track gases ?

@@tyronwadley1766 Here you ca see the map forecast en.vedur.is/volcanoes/fagradalsfjall-eruption/volcanic-gases/ and here is the air quality map : loftgaedi.is/en?zoomLevel=7&lat=64.894972&lng=-18.675028

@@janiniceland thank you

Thanks man! 🙏