Silfra: Hot and Cold Snorkeling and Spa Tour - Self Drive

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours

Mobile ticket

This is the perfect Golden Circle self drive combo tour.

Nature lovers shouldn't miss this unique opportunity to experience the extreme cold and extreme heat Iceland can offer!

Start your day with an exciting snorkeling adventure in the glacial water that fills the Silfra tectonic crack and then warm up in one of the original geothermal baths of the country.

On this self-driving tour we will take you snorkeling between the continents in century-old, crystal clear glacial water. For about 30-45 minutes you will float between two continents and observe the fascinating rock formations and mesmerizing colors the 100m+ visibility can offer.

After the snorkeling tour, you will drive for about 30 minutes to reach the famous Laugarvatn Fontana Geothermal Pool. This is a renovated natural pool that offers the whole geothermal experience, including saunas, steam rooms and a geothermal lake where the most adventurous are welcome to take a dip.

Additional Info

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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 who are 60 years of age and older 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

Cancellation Policy

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

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

Souvenir photos of your snorkeling tour (available to purchase)

Gratuities

What To Expect

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.

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Silfra: Hot and Cold Snorkeling and Spa Tour - Self Drive

Reviews

4.95

293 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

285

100000% recommend, Brilliant!
720steffanc,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Thank you!! This was an amazing experience definitely a bucket list moment. Would recommend to anyone going to Iceland!!
Dive.is Cracks Dive
Daydream26898342955,
Oct 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The meeting point can not be parked, there will be a small parking lot, then walk about 4 minutes to the meeting point, coach Wilfred is very interesting and caring, before diving, diving process will also help to take pictures, come to Iceland please be sure to come to participate.
Icelandic cracks are beautiful
Meander12146885753,
Oct 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The coach was great. He led us. He always helped us take pictures. He taught us how to relax while diving. He was a great coach.
A must do in Iceland!
303stevem,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Amazing experience! Gabe was an excellent guide. It’s a must do in Iceland. Brave the cold and just do it. The scenery is from another world. Do the Viking baptism at the end
Filipe 🤿👍
Craig M,
Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Thanks to Filipe for hosting us during our snorkeling experience, an entertaining guide who we enjoyed being with, had good information whilst being fun as well.
Excellent time even for a claustrohobic person
Lizardisanerd80,
Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wilhelm was amazing. I have panic attacks and I'm claustrophic and he was so so considerate and accommodating. The views were amazing and while it was cold it was not as bad as I imagined.
AMAZING!!!
michelleirving2,
Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What an amazing g experience! Filip our guide was the best! First class from start to finish! We were lucky and experienced this on a beautiful sunny day! The colours were amazing! Very gentle float downstream and swim back to the platform. We are all confident swimmers and snorkelers so very easy for us. Was fantastic to finish off with a trip to the hot springs which was a short drive away.
Stunning experience
381catharinam,
Sep 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Stunning experience to go snorkeling in-between the continents. It's "just" (crystal clear) water and rocks and some algae but however breathtaking (and not only because of the temperature 😉). Our guide Wilfred did a great job and took some really cool photos.
A unique snorkeling experience
573igorj,
Sep 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was such a different experience from any other snorkeling we've done, and well worth it. You need to calibrate your expectations (especially if you've snorkeled in tropical waters) for the water, for the setup, for the whole experience. First, the dry suit. Essentially you are wearing scuba gear. You can't just throw on a mask and jump in, you will spend 30 minutes or more getting into the suit, having the staff put on your gloves, headgear, flippers, and mask. You're going to feel like the Michelin man, but you will stay warm and dry. One big caveat, if you're not used to wearing this gear, it can be claustrophobic. One smaller caveat re.warm and dry: the gloves will fill with water, but your body heat will warm it up to a tolerable temperature. Your mouth and chin however are totally exposed and will go numb in a few minutes. It's actually not bad at all after a few minutes. As for the snorkeling itself, there's no fish and only a bit of plant/algae life, the real draw is the landscape and clarity of the water. They say you can see 100 meters (330 feet), and if there were lights down that far I would believe it. You can easily see that distance ahead of you, and the different colors of the water as you do so are amazing. You haven't seen such a rich, intense aquamarine color anywhere else. As for the landscape, you are essentially floating over a landslide that has filled the fissure with boulders. Our guide Jenii was great. She managed to keep everyone’s spirits up despite the cold and drizzly day and (along with the other staff) made the gearing up/down as painless as possible. Some other thoughts: Book a time early in the day. We ended up waiting at the put in for about 10-15 minutes because there were multiple groups queued up. The vans used as the changing rooms get crowded and chaotic. Plan to be there for about 3 hours. Laugarvatn Fontana afterwards is a great contrast, and there's no rush once you're there (for those that do the self drive option anyway, if you do the pickup you'll still be on a schedule).
An amazing experience
User2810,
Sep 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The snorkeling part was amazing, our guide (Denise) explained everything in a fun, useful and clear way, making sure everyone was comfortable with the suits and the activity in general. As it was my first time snorkeling it really helped to make me feel safe and calm. I loved the experience (and the hot cocoa and cookies) and I was really glad to have Denise as a guide. The second part of the Tour was at the laguna, it's a very relaxing experience and it's very well organized! Overall I really enjoyed this Tour and I recommend it!