17.900 kr · 3 h (40 min in water)Floating between two continents
Water
Silfra Snorkel
Snorkel the crack between Europe and America. 100 m visibility, 2 °C, drysuit on.
Easy⏱ 3 h (40 min in water)👥 Max 6 per guide📅 All year🎂 Age 12+
The short version
Drift through the Silfra fissure in Þingvellir — the clearest water on earth
Full drysuit, hood, gloves, fins and mask included
Max 6 per guide, 40 minutes in the water
What you'll do
Silfra is a flooded crack in the mid-Atlantic ridge, filled with glacier meltwater that has been filtered through lava for decades. Visibility is over 100 metres. You wear a drysuit over thermal layers so only your lips and cheeks get wet — and yes, the water is 2 °C, and yes, you'll still enjoy it. The current carries you through the four sections (Big Crack, Silfra Hall, Cathedral, Lagoon) with almost no effort.
No swimming skill needed beyond being comfortable in water; the drysuit makes you float like a cork. Minimum age 12, minimum height 145 cm, and you must be able to read our medical form honestly.
The day, roughly
10:00 Meet, paperwork, hot drink
10:15 Thermal undersuit, drysuit, hood, gloves — we dress you
10:45 Briefing, walk to the entry platform
11:00 40 minutes in Silfra
11:45 Out, undress, hot chocolate and cookies
12:30 Done. Þingvellir is right there — walk it.
Included
PADI-certified snorkel guide (1:6)
Drysuit, thermal undersuit, hood, gloves, mask, fins
Hot chocolate and cookies after
Þingvellir park fee
Bring
Thermal base layer or fleece to wear under the suit
Warm socks (wool!)
A towel and a change of clothes
Swimsuit if you want to stay dry-ish underneath
Good to know
Level1 / 5 · Easy
Duration3 h (40 min in water)
GroupMax 6 per guide
SeasonAll year
Min. age12+
Meeting pointSilfra car park, Þingvellir · 10:00 / 13:00
Effort
Anyone who can walk an hour on uneven ground.
Where we meet
Silfra car park, Þingvellir · 10:00 / 13:00
Meet us at the car park, or add pick-up from Reykjavík at checkout.
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Questions
Will I be cold?
Your hands and face, a bit. Everything else stays dry. Most people say it's less cold than they feared.
Do I need to be a swimmer?
You need to be comfortable in water. The suit floats you; the current moves you. We've taken total non-swimmers (with a very close guide).
