About this experience
Experience the weightless of gliding through clear glacier water on this 4-hour diving tour from Thingvellir National Park. The slow current provides a perfect pace to explore this beautiful area with your certified dive instructor. The fresh water visibility found here is unrivaled--sometimes it is only limited by the density of the water itself. Depth varies, but dives are limited to 18 meters by park regulations. Rated a challenging dive, this small-group tour is limited to a maximum of 3 participants. Choose from one of three departure times when you book.
At a glance
- Duration: 4 hr
Plan your experience
Set aside 4 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
- Minimum age: 18 years old
- Since you are wearing a snorkeling/dive mask to see underwater, there can be nothing in the way of the seal to keep them from filling up with water. You cannot wear glasses underneath the mask. You will have to go without them, wear contact lenses, or bring your own goggles with prescription
What is included
- Small group experience
- Hot chocolate and cookies
- Guided dive tour in Silfra with a certified Divemaster
- All specialized dive equipment (dry suit, mask, fins, thermal undersuit, tanks, weights, regulator)
Not included
- Pick up service from Reykjavik
- Food and drinks
- Please note that the National park charges a small parking fee (Private Car - 500 ISK)
Itinerary and highlights
Dive into the clear water in Silfra fissure, one of the world's top rated diving locations. Diving between 2 continents is a very unique experience and on many bucket lists. You have to be a certified diver to participate in this activity and have a dry-suit experience (10 dives within the last 2 years, in a dry-suit, or dry-suit certified). Afterwards, you will have hot chocolate and biscuits to warm yourself up.
See the overview, available options and booking details for the experience schedule.
Meeting and pickup information
- The meeting point is ''Arctic Adventures Silfra Fissure'' in Thingvellir National Park. Guests park at ''Thingvellir P5'' then walk 400m along the road until you reach a smaller car park with all the snorkel and dive vans. Please arrive 15 MINUTES before your tour is due to begin.
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Arctic Adventures
Accessibility and practical details
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
- Minimum age: 18 years old
- Winter departures: If the temperature falls below -0°C there is a possibility that the dive instructor will change the tour into just one dive due to safety reasons
- This is a challenging dive where you need to be capable of carrying heavy equipment up to 400m
- Since you are wearing a snorkeling/dive mask to see underwater, there can be nothing in the way of the seal to keep them from filling up with water. You cannot wear glasses underneath the mask. You will have to go without them, wear contact lenses, or bring your own goggles with prescription
- *Guests need to have previous dry suit diving experience*. Your guide needs to see your Dry suit certification card, or a logbook showing that you have completed a minimum of 10 previous dry suit dives (signed by a dive professional). You need to have dived in a dry suit within the last 2 years to ensure that your skills are up to date and so you enjoy the dive.
- Please wear warm undergarments (fleece/wool), and warm socks are required
- Please bring a change of clothing. The change of clothing is a precaution since no dry suit can be 100% guaranteed to be dry unless it is made especially for you
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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