Silfra: Snorkeling Between Tectonic Plates - meet on location

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2 hours 30 minutes
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Silfra is one of the world’s most dramatic snorkeling sites—it’s a glacier meltwater-filled rift formed by the drift of the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. This tour makes snorkeling the rift as easy as possible by including a guide, dry suit and snorkeling equipment, and Silfra entrance fees. After you’ve snorkeled, you’re offered hot chocolate and cookies.

Rare opportunity to swim between continental plates
Snorkel with a guide who helps you stay warm and comfortable in glacial meltwater
Visit Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral, and Silfra Lagoon
Good value: entrance fees, snorkeling equipment, and hot chocolate and cookies are included

What's Included

Guided snorkeling tour
Hot chocolate and cookies
All necessary snorkeling equipment, drysuit and warm undersuit
Live guide that is a PADI instructor
Heated changing van
Entrance fee to Silfra (ISK 1,500)

Souvenir photos of your snorkeling tour (available to purchase)
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

DIVE.IS Meeting Point for Silfra tours
806 Thingvellir, Iceland
After you have entered Thingvellir National Park, turn onto road #361. Stay on this road for a few minutes and take the 3rd right where you will see the Silfra car park with our company vans. Drive a little further to parking lot P5 to park and walk back to meet our guides.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
All participants will need to fill out a medical form before participating in the tour. The form can be filled out online
All participant's height, weight and age information must be provided to local operator to ensure they bring the best fitting drysuit. The tour operator will contact you after booking to ask for this information.
IMPORTANT - Participants over 60 years of age must have their doctor sign the approval form in order to participate
Drysuits are worn over your own clothing. We recommend wearing long thermal underwear and thick wool socks as a base layer under the dry suit
Near public transportation
Minimum height is 4ft 11in (150cm). Minimum weight is 100lbs (45kg).
Maximum height and weight is 6ft7in (200cm) and 264lbs (120kg).

Participants must be comfortable in water and able to swim, physically fit and healthy
Please note that that dry suits can sometimes feel quite tight and constricting
All participants must be able to communicate in English
Not suitable for pregnant women
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
All participants must be at least 12 years old
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

helen_g

Papi was a fantastic guide. Patient, informative, fun! The view was astounding! I highly recommend this adventure.

Reviews

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Great experience

Hans_V, May 2024

Snorkeling at Silfra was a memorable experience. Hugo is a competent guide who made us feel comfortable and safe.

Amazing experience, a must do in Iceland if you have the time. Beautiful location

Daniel_M, Apr 2024

Amazing experience, we were very lucky with everything including the weather, it was the perfect day for it. Aleksandra was an incredible and knowledgable guide. She made everyone feel comfortable and safe and allowed us to all experience Silfra at our own pace. Thanks again! p.s not as cold as you might expect

Best experience we had in Iceland!

Sam_M, Apr 2024

We loved our Katla Cave experience we had with Pablo. He was really knowledgeable about the local area and the glacier which was super interesting. It was a small group so felt more personal and had lots of time for photos and questions in the amazing glacier!

Warm and Happy

Andrew_D, Apr 2024

The first time hitting the water and not being as cold as i thought it would be. Loved how deep the water was

Snorkeling

Aurlien_L, Apr 2024

The experience was incredible like the stuff and de guide. Unique possibility to swin into this beautiful area

Silfra Snorkeling

Anya_B, Apr 2024

It wasn't a great experience for us only because we were freezing. The changing van was heated but the doors were open so it was still very cold. Almost every step getting into the dry suit is tedious. Then waiting for each step (help getting the suit on, getting gloves, getting the hood, etc.) was also long and cold. There was also a wait to get into the water. Once we were in the water it was bearable and beautiful. The walk back to the changing area was torture because we were so cold. Had it not been so windy, we would've had a much better experience. Yes, I know the tour can't control the weather. In regard to the staff, they were great. All of the guys were helpful and experienced.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hi Anya, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us. We are delighted to hear that you thought our guides did an excellent job. It's a shame that the weather wasn't on our side during your tour. Booking outdoor activities in Iceland can indeed be a bit tricky due to the unpredictable weather. Since your disappointment was mainly due to the weather and not the tour itself, we kindly ask you to reconsider your review and give us a rating that reflects your experience of our operations.

Fantastic Clear Blue Water

helen_g, Apr 2024

Papi was a fantastic guide. Patient, informative, fun! The view was astounding! I highly recommend this adventure.

Very nice

Joe_J, Apr 2024

Pretty disorganized but worth it. Thr estimated times are way off. The guides were all awesome. The hot chocolate and cookies they provided after were surprisingly great.

High recommended!

Chen_L, Apr 2024

Our guide, Koncad, was really professional and patient. The time in the water was a little short, compared to the time spent on putting the dry suit on. But the experience was unique, fun and cool. We highly recommend it!

Awesome and cold experience.

Felisa_M, Mar 2024

James was a great guide and helps us feel comfortable with the equipment and in the water. He took a ton of pictures so we would always remember the experience. Would highly recommend James as a tour guide.

Amazing! Once in a lifetime

Brandy_S, Mar 2024

Lisa is an amazing guide! This experience was a challenge for me as I’m not the biggest fan of cold temps and my feet and hands give me lots of pain when cold. The suits were great at keeping us warm and being in the water was actually better than being out. Would totally do it again

Diogo is the best guide, views and the experience are worth the price.

Samuel_P, Mar 2024

Diogo was our tour guide! He was amazing. He was really funny and makes tons of jokes, great to have a conversation with. The views were spectacular and definitely one of a kind. Besides my hands and face being freezing, it was perfect.

Dive & Snorkel Silfra

MARTIN_P, Mar 2024

We had a wonderful trip. I snorkeled with Quim & my husband dove with Lorenzo. They were both awesome. I didn’t know what to expect , but it wasn’t too cold :) A tip- bring a pair of warm easy on/off slippers to wear for before & after the dry suit. Looking forward to the pictures they take.

Need dry gloves

Annemarie_C, Mar 2024

It was an incredible experience however I was very disappointed their dry suits don’t include dry gloves. If I had known I would have brought my own. My hands were painfully cold and I got out the first chance I got.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Hi, thank you for taking the time to write your review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your time with us at Silfra, we always strive to offer the best possible experience to our customers. You are absolutely right, it would be great to provide dry gloves to our customers. However, dry gloves are more difficult to use for people who are not used to them, and they pose a higher risk of leaks. For this reason, we made the decision to use 7mm wet gloves on our tours. If you have any further remarks, you are welcome to email us at dive@dive.is. We certainly hope to see you at the next occasion!

Absolutely brilliant experience

Emma_W, Mar 2024

Absolutely wonderful experience. Would definitely recommend. The guides were really good and informative

Great tour

Faiz_S, Mar 2024

We had a great experience Snorkelling in Iceland with Brioch. This tour is definitely one to do if you are into adventure and exploration.

Quit making excuses and jump in :)

brett_a, Mar 2024

It was a wonderful experience, surreal beauty, vision and clarity of the water was amazing. Boris took wonderful care of us, and went above and beyond for Marianne, helping her navigate the last leg of the swim. Top Notch, friendly and protective

Fantastic

Danielle_S, Mar 2024

Brilliant experience with Arna. Well organised and fun. Would highly recommend. Great excursion………..

Unforgettable experience

Tommaso_C, Mar 2024

Wonderful experience, absolutely to do it! The equipment is good to avoid having cold in water. Our guide, Mr Brioch, very prepared and nice, he was able to give us a wonderful experience

Awesome time!

Nathan_B, Feb 2024

We had a beautiful February day and a fantastic experience - the sights were truly amazing. Oddy was a wonderful guide and made the gear up and down as smooth as it could be, and planned ahead to keep us moving and spend as little time as possible in queues. Unfortunately one of my mates had a leak in his drysuit and ended up getting pretty wet - we were given the photos complimentary which was nice to help sweeten the unpleasant cold for him (that and the hot chocolate). Bit of a bummer but understand slight problems with gear can arise and thankfully he had a change of clothes so we were still set for the rest of the day after that! Overall a great experience and would definitely recommend!

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