Silfra: Diving Between Tectonic Plates and Pick Up from Reykjavik
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5 hours 30 minutes
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Experience Silfra's pristine, crystal clear water while you dive between two continents.
Silfra is a crack in the Earth ripped open by the movement of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.
The crystal clear glacial water filling the Silfra fissure has been filtered for decades through underground lava rock, providing over 100 meters of underwater visibility. The underwater scenery that you experience in Silfra is found nowhere else on Earth, a true bucket list dive.
The diving tour of Silfra is done in a dry suit, helping you to stay warm and dry inside the suit.
You will explore the four main parts of Silfra, the big crack, Silfra hall, Silfra Cathedral and the Silfra Lagoon. You will be able to touch the 2 continents at one point, don't forget to take a photo!
Silfra is located in Thingvellir National Park which is a Unesco heritage site. The beautiful park is one of the wonders on the famous Golden circle route.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
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.
IMPORTANT - Participants who are 60 years of age and older must have their doctor sign the approval form in order to participate
Participants must be minimum PADI Open Water and Drysuit certified 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: If you wish to be picked up from your central Reykjavik hotel or hostel, please provide details of the hotel/hostel in the relevant field at checkout. If you prefer to meet at the tour at the BSI Bus Terminal, please note this in the hotel field at checkout
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 at minimum 17 years of age (signature of legal guardian required for under 18 year old participants)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
You will be picked up in Reykjavik and drive for about 45 minutes to Thingvellir National Park. Once your group of max 3 divers has been formed, your guide will give you your drysuit 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 the unique geological and cultural history of Thingvellir national park, and the continental tectonic plates. 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 the four main parts of Silfra: the Big Crack, Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral, and Silfra Lagoon. Make sure you remember to take a photo of you touching the continents, a bucket list moment.
What‘s Included
Heated changing van
All necessary diving equipment, drysuit and warm undersuit
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Live guide that is a PADI instructor
Hot chocolate and cookies
Guided diving trip
Silfra entrance fee of 1.500 ISK per person
Souvenir photos of your snorkeling tour (available to purchase)
Tips and gratuities
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Silfra: Diving Between Tectonic Plates and Pick Up from Reykjavik
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Reviews
590 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing tour with a fantastic guide
giorgos lv,,Feb 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The best experience! Wilfred was an amazing and very helpful guide!
Excellent Silfra Dive
Z8892XDjamese,,Jan 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent dive. Excellent experience. Excellent guide. Veli guided me through Silfra and took great pictures of me and my experience like the professional he is. I’d highly recommend making sure you add this dive to your Iceland itinerary and check it off your bucket list!
A must do…
christopherwU7841OD,,Jan 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Don’t think about doing this…just do it. You won’t regret it. What an incredible experience. 10/10 Nikos from DIVE.IS was incredible and made the whole experience fun.
Diving between continents.
johnsN5181QB,,Dec 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a great time on the dive. My first dive after certification. My dive master Elsa really knew her job and did great. And a shout out to James for getting me through my certification.
Great experience!
ksilfer1,,Dec 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My friend and I thought snorkeling at Silfra was such an amazing experience. It was a lot less cold than we expected, especially after Reddit nearly scaring us away from doing it in December. Veli was a great guide and we felt safe and well informed for the experience. Highly recommend!
Thank you everyone, especially Sara.
O5597SY ,,Dec 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Sara，love you～I have only swum in the swimming pool a few times, so I felt a little scared when I went down to the water. 😬bad at it but can't resist playing. At the same time, my fever just subsided in the morning, and I was soon exhausted (don't imitate it. Although this project is very safe, everyone is still based on their own physical condition), but Sara was protecting me all the way, and at the same time, she didn't forget to take photos. my friends with me have a very good sense of experience, which is an unforgettable experience. I will miss you, 🫶🏻🥰Sara.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amazing Experience!
T665YTadamc,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Silfra snorkeling experience was unforgettable. The crystal-clear water is something you have to see to believe. Veli made it even better: super friendly, fun, and kept the whole group relaxed while still making everything feel safe and smooth. An amazing experience all around!
Silfra exceeded expectations!
Lanmantrv,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a great experience! Diego is a wonderful Dive Master that thoroughly certified me in Dry Suit before diving between the plates. Thank you, Diego and Dive.Is.
Great, reliable company. Very highly recommend.
rebeccasH5214LP,,Dec 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very professional operation. My instructor, Nikos, was absolutely incredible! I was really nervous about the tightness of the wetsuit around my neck and he was sooo patient and kind. If it wasn’t for his calming manner and patience I likely wouldn’t have made it into the water! The whole team was really friendly and helpful. Highly, highly recommend.
Unforgettable tour with an amazing guide
Safari19900914955,,Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The whole experience is wonderful and Diogo is a very good guide. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and made the tour unforgettable!
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