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About Snorkeling in Iceland

When you think about taking a snorkeling tour, doing it in glacier water in Iceland might not have been the first place that comes to mind. Whilst these may sound like the ideas of a mad person, with the right equipment you can come and snorkel in some of the clearest water on the planet in the underwater world of the Silfra rift, a tectonic rift valley in Þingvellir National Park. Our snorkeling tours are operated in the world famous Silfra, a narrow canyon in the lava field located between the continents of America and Europe. Snorkeling in the Silfra actually includes a swim between the continents, not something you do everyday!

The water in Silfra is a mixture of ground water from the surrounding area and melt water from Langjökull glacier in the highlands. It takes the glacial water decades to filter through the massive lava field before it enters the fissure. This makes the water in Silfra one of the purest and clearest in the world, the underwater visibility, in the heavenly blue water, is normally 70-80 meters, better than anywhere else in the world.

Snorkeling is something anyone can do without any prior experience, you do not need a dive certificate to go snorkeling as you will not be going below the surface of the water.

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Snorkeling Tours in Iceland

We are the original operators of snorkeling tours in Iceland and our classic Into The Blue tour is available everyday, all year round. We decided to combine two of our bestselling adventures for you (snorkeling & lava caving) into one combo trip and the Black & Blue was born. Today this incredible tour is our most popular tour that includes snorkeling.

…and there is more, you can combine a snorkeling tour in Silfra with a guided sightseeing tour of Iceland’s most famous natural sites on the Golden Circle. Two “must do” birds with one stone! We operate two versions of this combo, one in a luxurious super jeep in an extra small group, The Golden Circle Safari, and another in a minibus in a small group known as Golden Waters. Both tours stop at Þingvellir National Park, Geysir Hot Springs & Gullfoss Waterfall.

We are also proud to offer alongside our partners at Íshestar horse ranch a combo tour, The Blue Lava Tour, featuring horse riding on the viking horse and snorkeling in Silfra in one easily booked day tour from Reykjavík.

If you want to try to drive a super jeep yourself, why not take one of our U-drive tours. The U-Drive Golden Circle Safari with snorkeling is available all year round.

If you like the idea of snorkeling but are PADI qualified with dry suit diving experience, we also offer our deep into the blue diving tours in Silfra, click here for more information.

 

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Snorkeling in Silfra

Snorkeling in Silfra