Thingvellir: Silfra Snorkeling Tour

Silfra is a fissure between the North American and Eurasian continental plates. Silfra constantly fills with glacial water that has been trickling through underground lava rock for 30 years. This remarkable crack between two tectonic plates is therefore filled with the clearest water on our planet, allowing for over 100 meters visibility.

On the snorkeling tour we will dress you in a dry suit and guide you through the four parts of the Silfra fissure. Floating through Silfra's crystal clear water is an otherworldly experience; the near-freezing water, astonishing colors, and sensations of flying provide a very unique environment for liquid meditation that you will never forget.

Itinerary

• (If you have booked a tour with pick up you will first meet your driver at the selected pick-up location in Reykjavik)

• Arrival at the meeting point at Silfra 15 minutes before the tour start time, check-in with guides

• Division into groups of 6 people, one group per guide

• Briefing and gear-up with your guide (∼1 hour total)

• Once you are fully dressed, your guide will take a number from the park ranger and that will be your group’s number to enter the water

• Make your way to the entry platform, short wait (wait time may vary)

• 30-45 minutes spent in the water

• Exit through platform, walk back to the meeting point (∼250 meters)

• Take off equipment, enjoy hot chocolate and cookies to warm up

• At this point, you will have time to chat with your guide, ask any questions you might have and take a look at the pics taken during the tour

Participants must:

• have read, signed, and followed directions on the Snorkeling Silfra Medical Statement

• sign our liability release form at the start of the tour

• be between 150cm and 200cm in height

• be between 45kg and 120kg in weight

• fit within our dry suit size chart

• be minimum 12 years of age on the year

• be comfortable in the water and be able to swim

• 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

• eat well before the tour

Please note

Participants are not allowed on tour without signing the Snorkeling 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 Snorkeling 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.