Silfra Snorkeling and Laugarvatn Fontana Spa: Experience Iceland's Extreme Climates
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Thingvellir
Experience the extreme climates of Iceland with a thrilling snorkeling adventure in the glacial waters of Silfra, followed by a relaxing soak in the geothermal baths of Laugarvatn Fontana Spa.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • DIVE.IS Meeting Point for Silfra tours - Once your snorkeling group of max 6 people has been formed, your guide will give you your drysuit, warm undersuit and snorkeling 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.

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 snorkeling tour of the Big crack, Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral, and Silfra Lagoon. After snorkeling in the cold water, we warm you up with hot cocoa and cookies.

You will then drive for about 30 min to Laugarvatn Fontana Geothermal Baths, where you will spend as much time as you like relaxing in the hot tubs, saunas and steam baths.

Both activities are located on the Golden circle route so you can then move on to sightseeing Geysers and Waterfalls.

What's Included
  • Heated changing van on snorkeling tour
  • Entrance fee to Silfra
  • Entrance fee to Laugarvatn Fontana
  • Hot chocolate and cookies after the snorkeling tour
  • Guided snorkeling tour with a PADI instructor
  • All necessary snorkeling equipment, drysuit and warm undersuit
What's Not Included
  • Souvenir photos of your snorkeling tour (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This is the ultimate combo tour for a self-drive around the Golden Circle.

For those who have a love for nature, seize this exclusive chance to bask in the contrasting extreme cold and heat conditions provided by Iceland!

Your day starts off with a thrilling snorkeling adventure in the icy waters filling the Silfra tectonic fracture, followed by a rejuvenating soak in the country’s original geothermal baths.

In this self-drive tour, you will be snorkeling between the continents in the pristinely clear, century-old glacial water. You will be floating between two continental plates for approximately 30-45 minutes, allowing you to marvel at the captivating rock formations and enchanting colors offered by the 100m-plus visibility.

After your snorkeling tour, take a mere 30-minute drive to the celebrated Laugarvatn Fontana Geothermal Pool. This revamped natural pool offers the full geothermal package, including saunas, steam rooms, and a geothermal lake. Those who are looking for an adrenaline rush are invited to take a dip!

  • 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
  • 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
  • All participants must be at least 12 years old
Location
DIVE.IS Meeting Point for Silfra tours
After you have entered Thingvellir National Park, turn onto road #361. After the 3rd right you will see the Silfra car park. Drive a little further to parking lot P5 to park and walk back to meet our guides. Laugarvatn Fontana is a 30-minute drive from Silfra in the village of Laugarvatn.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jumx4622je
Jun 11, 2024
Good tour - Great tour with Kevin as pour guide ! The water is very cold but the visibility on the water is good. I think it's a bit too expensive.
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Kristinaje1845xs
Jun 11, 2024
Silfra / Laugarvatn - Snorkeling Silfra followed by a relaxing afternoon in the Laugarvatn hot springs was such an incredible experience. Papi was the best tour guide!! Highly recommend this experience when visiting Iceland.
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Akb02
Jun 11, 2024
Very Worthwhile Experience - This experience was absolutely stunning! We got to see the tectonic plates and the crystal clear water in Silfra (also drinkable). We got wet suits that kept us very warm in the cold water. Our guide Kevin was great!
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Coopert316
Jun 11, 2024
Snorkeling Fun - Kevin was an excellent guide! We had a lot of fun snorkeling through the tectonic plates and the company did a great job making guiding the group through
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Nomad24141064221
Jun 11, 2024
Underwater Tectonic Plates! - The tectonic plates were fascinating to see underwater. I've dived a lot but this was my first time in a dry suit. Wilmar made the process easy and fun. He is a great guide with a lot of experience and a funny disposition. Strongly recommend touring with him!
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Queenlemons
Jun 5, 2024
Great experience - We had a GREAT time! Philippe was a wonderful guide who explained everything. I would highly recommend this to anyone who had a basic knowledge of water. With the dry suits on you pretty brunch just float but there is some kicking at the that if you didn’t know how, you might get tired. I was a lot warmer than I thought throughout the experience! And we warmed up at the spa after!
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Julie_wineandgarden
May 28, 2024
Safety, Adventure, Fun, do this! - Applause for Dive.is for safety and fun! Our guide, Anna was not only a delight and quite informative, but also put us at ease and made this adventure an all around good time. The dry suit is like putting on a onesie sleeping bag and the wet suit is like a tight rubber onesie. Anna let us know what would be tight and assured us it wasn’t scary. She also gets a big high-five for how efficiently she got us into our gear. So safety - dive.is requires a doctor’s sign off for age 60+ and various health conditions. And Anna gave us a safety briefing. This is the mark of true professionals, so go with dive.is! Anna gave a great intro, including how to pose for underwater photos. The float/swim was super relaxing, peaceful, joyful, and NOT at all the freezing experience I expected. Just a little water in the gloves, which Anna told us would happen. Pro tip - 8am is the time to book, we had the fissure to ourselves. soooo many people after that time. Fontana Spa is a great treat - so nice. We took the geothermal bakery tour and were mesmerized. Highly recommend the cold lake plunge.
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Mobile26983706991
May 28, 2024
Anna was an excellent guide - Anna was an amazing guide. I have snorkeled before but never in a situation like this. She was great at explaining what to expect and helped us get all the gear on. This was one of the best experiences during my trip to Iceland!
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Leslielam88
Jun 7, 2024
An amazing experience - The fissure was amazing, crystal clear water. The dry suit was a bit uncomfortable, but kept the water out so did the job. The hot springs afterwards was a nice addition. Jana was a great guide.
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256maryanng
Jun 5, 2024
Cold water and a snorkle - The Silfra diving trip was an excellent introduction to Iceland. Briosh was very patient AND helpful in getting our group into dry suits. Although I was a bit anxious about the adventure, he had a calming presence. While in the water, he kept a close eye on everyone, making sure we kept up and saw the underwater sights. Truly a unique experience.
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