Silfra: Diving Between Tectonic Plates - Meet on Location

Reykjavik, Iceland
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Overview
Duration
3h
Languages
English
Voucher type
E-Ticket
What To Expect

Experience Silfra's pristine, crystal clear water while you dive between two continents.

Silfra is a crack in the Earth ripped open by the movement of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.

The crystal clear glacial water filling the Silfra fissure has been filtered for decades through underground lava rock, providing over 100 meters of underwater visibility. The underwater scenery that you experience in Silfra is found nowhere else on Earth, a true bucket list dive.

The diving tour of Silfra is done in a dry suit, helping you to stay warm and dry inside the suit.

You will explore the four main parts of Silfra, the big crack, Silfra hall, Silfra Cathedral and the Silfra Lagoon. You will be able to touch the 2 continents at one point, don't forget to take a photo!

Silfra is located in Thingvellir National Park which is a Unesco heritage site. The beautiful park is one of the wonders on the famous Golden circle route.

What to remember

Important info

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. All participants will need to fill out a medical form before participating in the tour. Please contact local operator in order to request the form via email.. 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.. Participants must be at minimum 17 years of age (signature of legal guardian required for under 18 year old participants). Dry suits are worn over your own clothing. We recommend wearing long thermal underwear and thick wool socks as a base layer under the dry suit. Participants must be a certified diver at the level of PADI Open Water or equivalent. Participants must have dry suit diving certification and a logged dry suit dive within two years of the tour date OR have at least 10 logged dry suit dives within two years of the tour date and be able to provide written proof from a diving instructor of these dry suit dives.. 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. Recommended to bring a change of clothes and warm undergarments. IMPORTANT - Participants over 60 years of age must have their doctor sign the approval form in order to participate

included
What's included
included-item
Heated changing van. All necessary diving equipment. Live guide that is a PADI instructor. Drysuit and warm undersuit. Hot chocolate and cookies. Guided diving trip. Silfra entrance fee of 1.500 ISK per person
excluded
What's not included
excluded-items
Souvenir photos of your snorkeling tour (available to purchase). Tips and gratuities
Cancellation Policy
can-cancel You can cancel your tour until a day in advance
Provider
DIVE.IS - The Sport Diving School of Iceland
Meeting Point

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.