4 h

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About this activity

Meet your certified instructor at the Silfra parking area at the selected time. Your dive guides will give you a thorough dive briefing. This will include details about diving procedures, signs and signals, national park rules, your equipment, the route, and important information on how to use the drysuit. This is a challenging dive where you need to be capable of carrying heavy equipment up to 400m.

Once you’re geared up, it’s time to walk to the entrance and get in the water. Entry is via steps that lead onto a large metal platform. The water will be waist deep as you stand on the platform so you can easily get acclimated to the feeling of the cold water on your face, and have a quick drink of the refreshing water. After each diver has done a weight check with the dive guide, it’s time to begin the dive!

You’ll be taken through each of the four sections of Silfra, and have plenty of opportunities to have a good look around. The first section near the entrance is the Silfra Deep Crack, which is long and narrow as it winds a little to the left and right. This then widens slightly into what is appropriately call the Silfra Hall, which leads to the deepest point at approximately 22m called the Silfra Cathedral. After the cathedral, turn left into the Silfra Lagoon. This boasts some incredible beauty and is the final part of the dive.

After stepping onto the exit platform, your guide will help you remove your fins and you’ll have a chance to warm yourself up with roughly a 300m walk back to the parking area. You can always remove your weights or even your gear if you have trouble walking with your gear on. You can also rest back at the entrance, which you will pass on the way back. Once back in the car park, you'll take your gear off and be served cookies and hot chocolate so you can warm your hands.

During the winter months, if the temperature falls below -0°C there is a possibility that the dive instructor will change the itinerary to one dive of approximately 45 minutes due to safety reasons. Activity ends after approximately 4 hours in the Silfra parking lot.

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Included

Small group experience
Guided dive tour in Silfra, including 2 dives with a certified PADi® Divemaster (in winter months this may be changed to one 45-minute dive)
All specialized dive equipment, including a dry suit, mask, fins, thermal under-suit, tanks, weights, regulator and second stage, all specially designed for the cold water
Hot chocolate and cookies
Entry/Admission - Thingvellir National Park

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)

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Minimum age: 18 years old
Please note that the National park charges a small parking fee
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
Please note that PADI open water license or compatible is required to be able to participate in this tour. As all dives are performed in a dry suit it is require to have a dry-suit certification or at least 10 logged drysuit dives to be able to join this tour. Divers must supply their size of suit upon booking. It is recommended that your most recent dive was within the last 2 years before diving Silfra, as this dive is rated as a challenging dive
It is recommended to wear warm undergarments (fleece/wool), warm woolen socks
It is recommended to 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
A maximum of 3 people per booking
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 3 travelers