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Silfra Snorkeling: Dive Between Continents
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5,011 Ratings
Thingvellir
Experience the thrill of snorkeling between tectonic plates at Silfra fissure. Swim in the clearest water in the world and marvel at the stunning underwater colors. No diving certification required!
Experience the thrill of snorkeling between tectonic plates at Silfra fissure. Swim in the clearest water in the world and marvel at the stunning underwater colors. No diving certification required!
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
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 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…
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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 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. 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 snorkeling tour of Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral, and Silfra Lagoon.
After snorkeling 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.
The service level at Dive.is is the best, there is a reason TripAdvisor chose our Snorkeling Tour the No 4 experience in the world!
What's Included
- Heated changing van
- Live guide that is a PADI instructor
- Hot chocolate and cookies
- Entrance fee to Silfra (ISK 1,500)
- Guided snorkeling tour
- All necessary snorkeling equipment, drysuit and warm undersuit
- Heated changing van
- Live guide that is a PADI instructor
- Hot chocolate and cookies
- Entrance fee to Silfra (ISK 1,500)
- Guided snorkeling tour
- All necessary snorkeling equipment, drysuit and warm undersuit
What's Not Included
- Souvenir photos of your snorkeling tour (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos of your snorkeling tour (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on a snorkeling adventure of a lifetime at the Silfra fissure!
Drift between the continents inside two tectonic plates, witnessing the world’s clearest water (with a visibility exceeding 100m), and the enchanting hues of the submerged universe.
You don’t have to be a licensed diver to witness such clarity! Snorkeling at Silfra caters to all who…
Embark on a snorkeling adventure of a lifetime at the Silfra fissure!
Drift between the continents inside two tectonic plates, witnessing the world’s clearest water (with a visibility exceeding 100m), and the enchanting hues of the submerged universe.
You don’t have to be a licensed diver to witness such clarity! Snorkeling at Silfra caters to all who have a comfort level with water and can swim. This activity is family-friendly and recommended for individuals aged 12 and above.
The snorkeling tour at Silfra is conducted in a dry suit that keeps you warm and dry while you swim in the icy, transparent waters.
Silfra lies within Thingvellir National Park, recognized by Unesco as a heritage site. This exquisite park ranks amongst the marvels on the well-known Golden circle route.
- IMPORTANT - Participants who are 60 years of age and older must have their doctor sign the approval form in order to participate
- 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.
- All participants will need to fill out a medical form before participating in the tour. The form can be filled out online
- 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. 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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Nomad10582448719
Jan 13, 2026
Great people Great experience - Great experience highly recommend 👌 Did it on my 30th birthday, absolutely stunning experience. JANA was fantastic in guiding us throughout 👏 belated birthday wishes to her btw 🎉. Thanks for this experience Dive.is
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Traceyht9116hq
Jan 12, 2026
A bit cold but sooo worth it. - Totally recommend. Experience was amazing. Well organised. Party of 5 and none of us got wet apart from hair. Guide’s are experienced and so helpful with getting dressed and undressed. Toilets in car park nearby (1min) walk are warm so could get changed with a bit more space and warmth after, as took extra clothes ready for the rest of day.
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William_j
Jan 11, 2026
We had a great time... - We had a great time snorkeling with the Dive crew! The water was cold, but the guides made the experience fantastic and we enjoyed the hot chocolate and snacks after to warm up!
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Quest32707037866
Jan 7, 2026
Awesome experience with a small group - This tour is awesome and not something to miss. This is basically the only place in the world you can be in-between the eurasian and North American tectonic plates. The water was chilly and refreshing but we stayed warm and dry with the insulated dry suits. You spend about 15-20 in the water and about 30 minutes total gettin gin to and out of the gear. The whole team helps you get suited up and makes sure that there are no leaks in any of the rubber gaskets. Diogo was a great guide that kept our tour group of 6 people together and informed about the uniqueness of the area.
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Gheebuttersnaps19
Jan 4, 2026
Cool and Unique Experience! - We loved this cool, unique experience to explore the tectonic plates here in Iceland via snorkeling. There are a lot of companies that host this activity and I’m sure they are all good, but we had a blast with Dive.IS especially with our guide Quim.
He and his co-host made us laugh the entire time and were an additional highlight on an already unique experience.
The snorkeling is simple, but fun. It’s about a 20-30 minute snorkeling trip through frigid waters in an area that looks like a rock quarry. While the water was cold, the suits and gloves keep you warm outside of your lips that numb up. Water can get into the gloves, but was not unpleasant.
The whole experience was a couple of hours: 30 minutes to get the appropriate gear, 30 minutes to walk across the parking lot to the launch point and for a safety session, 20-30 minutes to snorkel, and then 30 minutes to enjoy hot chocolate and return gear.
We would recommend as a cool experience especially with Quim and Dive.IS!
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Loren
Dec 31, 2025
Amazing guide! - This was a once in a lifetime experience that I would highly recommend but I would only recommend doing it once. The suits were necessary for the weather, kept us warm but if you are claustrophobic you will struggle. Shove the fear down and do it anyway because it’s worth it. Our tour guide was absolutely amazing; knowledgeable, kind, and a great sense of humor. Arrive early, we were late, struggled with the parking app and the tour almost left without us. When we first walked up we were told it was too late but our guide advocated for us and said her group was small enough she would take us any way.
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Passport36963016425
Dec 30, 2025
An experience to remember! - Great experience totally recommend it! Our instructor who asked to be remained anonymous did a great job with the group and made this experience memorable!
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Nicole_g
Dec 28, 2025
Once in a lifetime experience - Boris was an amazing guide. He educated us on the fissures and tectonic plates and history of parliament. We had a wonderful experience snorkeling as a family, our youngest being 15. Everyone loved it!
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Olivia
Dec 26, 2025
Once in a lifetime experience. - Once in a lifetime experience. Accessible for most people. The hardest part is walking back from the end of the swim. The water is stunning and clear and the dry suit does a very good job of keeping you warm. It’s really only your hands and head that feel the cold. It is expensive but very glad I did it.
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Melissabc7004mw
Dec 26, 2025
Great family experience! - Great guide and knowledgeable staff! Highly recommend Nikolas! Once in a lifetime experience snorkeling between tectonic plates!
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