Ultimately, I wanted snow – and lots of it. The winters here in the UK are becoming increasingly unremarkable, if not mildly depressing, with lots of rain and greyness and no real snow or freezing cold sunny days with blue sky. 

I wanted my teenagers to experience snowmobiling, see orcas in the wild and swim in the Blue Lagoon, so the end of March seemed like a good time to go.

If, however, you’re thinking about travelling to Iceland outside of the summer, it is imperative that you book with an open (and flexible) mind, as the weather can be very unpredictable.  You may be very lucky and get that beautiful sunny cold weather with deep blue skies.  You may be OK and there may be a lot of snow, but ultimately activities may need to change at very short notice.  You may be unlucky and your flights may be delayed, or your activities completely cancelled.
We experienced a mixture of the latter two – it was snowing, which was great and we were lucky enough not to have travel disruption, but it did make driving conditions a little hazardous, it meant we got stuck for a while in the snow (our Monster Truck had to get pulled out by a tractor) and our Orca watching trip got cancelled on 2 consecutive days as the sea was simply too rough for us to safely go out on the boat.

Regardless of these issues, we still had a wonderful time and this was mainly due to efficiency and brilliance of the company we booked our activities with – Obeo – one of my top suppliers.  They are so used to the weather changing plans at the last minute and are very happy and able to make changes and offer alternatives. Don’t scrimp and save on this type of trip – it simply isn’t worth it!

Anyway, in essence, would I recommend travelling at this time of year? Yes.  It is such a beautiful and unique place.  Just be prepared for last minute changes!!