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Silfra Diving Experience: Explore The Split Between North American and Eurasian Tectonic Plates
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Thingvellir
Experience the breathtaking Silfra Diving Adventure and explore the split between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Dive into the crystal clear waters of Silfra and witness the unique underwater scenery found nowhere else on Earth.
Experience the breathtaking Silfra Diving Adventure and explore the split between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Dive into the crystal clear waters of Silfra and witness the unique underwater scenery found nowhere else on Earth.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- DIVE.IS Meeting Point for Silfra tours - Upon arrival 15 minutes before the start time, you will check in with the guides at the meeting point at Silfra. Once your group of max 3 divers has been formed, your guide will give you your drysuit, warm undersuit and diving equipment. Your guide will explain how to use this equipment and how to ensure…
- DIVE.IS Meeting Point for Silfra tours - Upon arrival 15 minutes before the start time, you will check in with the guides at the meeting point at Silfra. Once your group of max 3 divers has been formed, your guide will give you your drysuit, warm undersuit and diving equipment. Your guide will explain how to use this equipment and how to ensure that you will be warm and comfortable during your tour. You can change in our heated Changing Van and the guide will help you with putting all the gear on. We recommend wearing long underwear and thick socks.
Your guide will brief you on Silfra and safety as well as information about Thingvellir national park, the tectonic plates and the continents. The briefing and gearing up takes approx 1 hour.
You will walk 5 minutes to Silfra and start your 30 - 45 minute scuba diving tour of Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral, and Silfra Lagoon. Make sure you remember to take a photo of you touching the continents, a bucket list moment.
After the dive in the cold water, we warm you up with hot cocoa and cookies. This is your chance to chat with your guide, ask any questions you might have and take a look at the pics taken during the tour.
What's Included
- Heated changing van
- All necessary diving equipment
- Live guide who is a PADI-certified instructor
- Drysuit and warm undersuit provided
- Complimentary hot chocolate and cookies
- Guided diving excursion
- Includes Silfra entrance fee (1,500 ISK per person)
- Heated changing van
- All necessary diving equipment
- Live guide who is a PADI-certified instructor
- Drysuit and warm undersuit provided
- Complimentary hot chocolate and cookies
- Guided diving excursion
- Includes Silfra entrance fee (1,500 ISK per person)
What's Not Included
- Souvenir photos of your snorkeling tour (available to purchase)
- Tips and gratuities
- Souvenir photos of your snorkeling tour (available to purchase)
- Tips and gratuities
Additional Information
Discover the pristine, crystal-clear waters of Silfra as you dive between two continents.
Silfra is a fissure in the Earth created by the shifting of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.
The glacial waters filling the Silfra fissure have been naturally filtered for decades through underground lava rock, offering over 100 meters of underwater…
Discover the pristine, crystal-clear waters of Silfra as you dive between two continents.
Silfra is a fissure in the Earth created by the shifting of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.
The glacial waters filling the Silfra fissure have been naturally filtered for decades through underground lava rock, offering over 100 meters of underwater visibility. The unique underwater landscape of Silfra is unparalleled, making it a must-do dive.
The Silfra diving tour is conducted in a dry suit, ensuring warmth and dryness throughout the experience.
Explore the four main sections of Silfra: the Big Crack, Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral, and the Silfra Lagoon. At one point, you can touch both continents—be sure to capture the moment with a photo!
Silfra is situated in Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This stunning park is one of the highlights on the renowned Golden Circle route.
- 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 who are 60 years of age and older must have their doctor sign the approval form in order to participate
Location
DIVE.IS Meeting Point for Silfra tours
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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Guillermog152
Mar 10, 2026
Immersion in Silfra - A special experience, there are no such dives. The possibility of seeing 100m of clarity. Although it is true that only rocks and other geological formations are seen because there is no life in Silfra. It is not a dive between two tectonic plates that you see the bottom, rather in a glacier tongue of a Lake Thingvellir
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222rebecca2222
Jan 25, 2026
Amazing experience - once in a lifetime diving - Amazing experience! The visibility is incredible. The equipment was brilliant, wore a thermal base layer underneath and then you’re given the dry suit undersuit and the dry suit equipment. Diogo our guide was perfect and the whole team was fantastic, super smooth.
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Patchayag
Jan 23, 2026
Between Two Continents – A Magic Dive in the Silfra Column with Dive.is - Unforgettable dive in the Silfra crevasse with Dive.is – an absolute highlight!
Our dive at the Silfra crevasse with Dive.is was an absolutely unique experience that we can highly recommend to any diver. From the booking to the last dive everything was perfectly organized and professional.
Booking and communication: It became clear at the time of booking that Dive.is has an experienced and customer-oriented team. Communication in advance was fast and straightforward, and all questions about the requirements and the process were answered in detail. Particularly impressive was the clear guidance regarding the equipment and preparation for the dive.
The dive: The Silfra crevasse is a truly magical place, and the dive exceeded all expectations. The visibility underwater is breathtaking – you almost feel like you’re in an aquarium surrounded by crystal clear water fed from the surrounding glaciers. The colors of the water, which range from blue to turquoise, are simply surreal. The tranquility and beauty of the dive are hard to put into words.
The Dive.is team looked after us perfectly throughout the dive. The guides were extremely professional, calm and competent. They made sure we always felt safe and answered all our questions about the geological features of the Silfra crevasse and the local flora and fauna.
Equipment and safety: All the equipment was in excellent condition and was thoroughly checked before the dive. The guides explained the safety precautions and gave us valuable tips on how to behave optimally in freezing water. The fact that Dive.is regularly checks security protocols also gave us additional confidence.
After the dive: After the dive there was a small opportunity to warm up and share the experiences. Dive.is offered us hot tea and snacks, which was a very welcome gesture after the dive in the cold water. The guides took the time to talk to us about what they had experienced and tell us even more about the Silfra Rift and the geology of the region.
Conclusion: A dive at the Silfra crevasse is a unique experience, and Dive.is has made this experience a real highlight of our Icelandic adventure. From the first contact to the last moment everything was top organized and professional. If you are in Iceland and love diving, Dive.is is definitely the right partner to experience this extraordinary natural wonder in its full glory. We will definitely come back!
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Lilat305
Jan 9, 2026
Unique scuba diving tour! - Sara, our dive guide, was super informative and helpful. She took awesome pictures of our dive and made to cold, rainy dive much more fun! There were changing vans but be prepared for all sexes to be changing in the same van. Silfra was awesome. The visibility was amazing and truly a unique diving experience!
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Michael
Jan 4, 2026
Great Company and a Great Experience - From the first point of contact the staff were friendly and professional taking time to explain each step and ensuring that all our equipment fitted properly and was in good working order.
Special mention to Anezka who went above and beyond to ensure that everyone in our party was safe and comfortable, even adjusting suits and masks to ensure a great watertight fit.
She talked to each of us regularly through the entire route ensuring we were getting the maximum from the experience. A great asset to the company and I would definitely use them again for future trips.
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Trail42585003256
Dec 27, 2025
Great experience and Bucket list tik off! - Fantastic opportunity, great team of staff, very friendly and helpful. It was a great experience and a huge bucket list tik off while visiting Iceland. The water wasn’t as cold as we had expected and the kit was great to keep us warm but highly advise wearing your own layers underneath to help and the bit chocolate and biscuits at the end was perfect!
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Rexyalejandrad
Dec 26, 2025
REQUEST ELSA - We loved diving with Dive.IS.
They were incredibly attentive and everyone was so nice. I never felt more like royalty 🤣🤣. And if you get the chance to dive with Elsa you are in for a treat. She is really funny and friendly. She took amazing photos and practically saved me and my clumsy self 3 times. You will never be safer.
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846veraq
Dec 21, 2025
Serene experience see - It was a serene experience! Very clear water and super cool to see the fissures! Our guide Gabe was super friendly and helpful and fun!
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Cocox428
Dec 19, 2025
Fantastic Diving Experience, Highly Recommend Gabe - Gabe was extremely responsible and patient in explaining all the details, which made me feel very comfortable and confident. The dive experience was amazing, and I truly enjoyed every moment. I would absolutely love to come back and dive with him again!
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Sightseer36884928532
Dec 18, 2025
Amazing experience for a lifetime! - Well... my first TripAdvisor review ever!
No need to say, that the price tag on that tour, especially combined with the drysuit course, was exceptionally pricey (even more than my flight + rental car combined). But that's all I have on the downside. It was absolutely worth it! There's surely no other place like this in the world, so it's an experience for a lifetime.
The dive itself took only 30 minutes, dressing up and getting out of that suit again plus waiting and the dive was around 2 hours.
We were a group of three scuba divers and we were taken on the dive by Elsa, a very experienced trainer. I felt safe the whole dive, even though I'm surely not the most experienced diver (only 8 dives so far). She was also pretty funny, of course not under water, she switched to absolutely professional mode and she was suddenly completely mute (I wonder why) 😏
Oh and the staff was extremely helpful, we got the full service, including dressing up.
I totally recommend that for everyone in good physical condition. The walk back from the exit isn't long, but the gear is *really* weighty!!!
So I'm telling everyone at home and probably if someone wants to join in, I may return regardless of the price tag 😅🙈🤷
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