17 plus
Age
All Year Around
Dates
5 hours
Duration
Silfra, Þingvellir
Location
Challenging
Physicality
28.490 ISK
Price per Person

Silfra, a lava fissure filled with crystal clear glacial water, is counted among the top five dive sites in the world by many prominent dive publications. Silfra is best known for its 100 meter underwater visibility and for being the only place in the world where you can dive between two tectonic plates.

On this dive, you will be able to place one hand on the North American continental plate and the other on the Eurasian continental plate.
If you are a certified diver at the level of PADI Open Water or the equivalent and have proof of dry suit experience, this is a must-dive site!

We will provide you with all necessary gear required for Scuba diving.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION We offer pickup from multiple places in Reykjavik if needed.

Driving time to Silfra from Reykjavík is ca. 1 hour. If you are early, you can stop at the Thingvellir Information Center, which has a gift shop, cafe, and restrooms. Please note that the National Park charges a 500 ISK fee for car parking to be paid at the meter in the parking lot. If you need transportation service from Reykjavík to Silfra, please contact us!

Please bring: long thermal underwear and two pairs of thick wool socks. Please be sure to fill out the required Medical Statement by following this link: http://checkin.dive.is/

We look forward to meeting you!

DEPARTURE TIME When booking you choose start times (Pickup is 1 hour before tour starts)
RETURN TIME Tour takes around 5 hours from Reykjavik and back
PLEASE NOTE

Participants must:

  • be a certified diver at the level of PADI Open Water or equivalent
  • 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.
  • have read, signed, and followed directions on the Diving Silfra Medical Statement
  • be between 150cm and 200cm in height
  • be between 45kg and 120kg in weight
  • it within our dry suit size chart
  • be minimum 17 years of age (signature of legal guardian required for under 18 year old participants)
  • be physically fit
  • be ready to wear a sometimes tight and constricting dry suit
  • be able to communicate in English or have a translator available at all times during the tour
  • not be pregnant

Please note:
Participants are not allowed on tour without signing the Diving Silfra Medical Statement and, if necessary, a physician’s approval which can be found on the second page of the Medical Statement document. Please read the Diving Silfra Medical Statement prior to booking to make sure that you are eligible for the tour. Each participant must sign our liability release form at the start of the tour.

WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
  • Long underwear
  • Thick socks
  • Suitable clothes for the weather of the day
  • If you wear glasses, please bring contact lenses or your own prescription mask if you have one.
  • Your SCUBA dive certification card (PADI Open Water or equivalent)
  • Proof of dry suit certification or 10 logged dry suit dives within two years of tour date
WEAR Comfortable clothing.
INCLUDED
Professional guide All diving gear needed
Hot chocolate and cookies after the diving trip Warm overcoats (dry robes) before and after dive

Entrance fee of 1.500 ISK per person into Silfra

NOT INCLUDED
The base layer to be worn under the dry suit and undergarment while diving is not provided. Please bring long thermal underwear and warm wool socks.
Swimwear/towel
Long thermal underwear
Hat, gloves and scarf
If you arrive by your rental car and park at P5 parking, you need to pay for the parking of that car.
ITINERARY 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.

We will do a single-dive tour that will take about 3 hours, of which 30-40 minutes are spent in the water.

CANCELLATION POLICY
We will charge a cancellation fee of 100% if booking is cancelled 2 days or less before the event

We will charge a cancellation fee of 10% if booking is cancelled 1000 days or less before the event

Put “thingvellir P5 parking” into google map, this is where you park your car and walk back 300m to where all dive vans are.

Please bring swimsuit and towel!

Also! If you book pickup in the Reykjavik please be ready 10 min before pickup.

We do not need any info on height, weight and shoe size from you.

Scuba diving Silfra with pickup