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Diving Silfra Buddy Tour

Dry suit diving tour at Silfra with your buddy -semi private

Thingvellir
3 hours
Challenging

Starting at 749 EUR

Tour Operator: ICELANDIA

About

This tour is a great option for a small group of divers that want to stay together in one group. This semi-private tour allows you and your diving buddies to explore the wonders of Silfra with your personal guide.  Experience Silfra's pristine, crystal-clear water while you dive between the Eurasian and American continental plates. Upon arrival at Thingvellir National Park, your guide will introduce you to the unique geological and cultural history of Silfra before giving you a detailed briefing of the dive site. Your guide will then assist you in your dry suit and setting up the dive equipment. We will explore the four main parts of Silfra, the Big Crack, Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral, and the Silfra Lagoon.  After the dive, we will warm up with hot chocolate and biscuits.

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What's included?

  • Guided diving trip for 1-3 divers
  • All necessary diving equipment
  • Hot chocolate and cookies
  • Silfra entrance fee of 1.500 ISK per person

Exclusions

Clothing to be worn under the dry suit and undergarment is not provided. Please bring:

  • Long thermal underwear
  • Warm wool socks
  • Hat, gloves and scarf

What do I need to bring?

  • your SCUBA dive certification card (PADI Open Water or equivalent)
  • proof of dry suit certification or 10 logged dry suit dives within two years of the tour date PDF
  • long underwear
  • thick socks
  • suitable clothes for the weather of the day
  • If you wear glasses, please bring contact lenses or your own prescription mask if you have one

Know before you go

Participants must:

  • be a certified diver at the level of PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
  • have dry suit diving certification and a logged dry suit dive within two years of the Silfra tour date OR have at least 10 logged dry suit dives within two years of the Silfra tour date and be able to provide written proof from a diving instructor of these dry suit dives
  • have read, signed, and followed directions on the Diving Silfra Medical Statement
  • have our Diving Medical Statement signed off by a doctor if they are age 60 or older
  • sign our liability release form at the start of the tour
  • be between 150cm and 200cm in height
  • be between 45kg and 120kg in weight
  • fit within our dry suit size chart
  • be at least 17 years of age (signature of legal guardian required for under 18-year-old participants)
  • be physically fit
  • be ready to wear a sometimes tight and constricting dry suit
  • be able to communicate in English
  • not be pregnant

Please note

Participants are not allowed on tour without signing the Diving Silfra Medical Statement and, if necessary, a physician ’s approval, which can be found on the second page of the Medical Statement document. Please read the Snorkeling Silfra Medical Statement prior to booking to make sure that you are eligible for the tour. Each participant must sign our liability release form at the start of the t our.

Itinerary

Day 1: Diving in Silfra

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.

We will do a single-dive tour that will take about 3 hours, of which 30–40 minutes are spent in the water.

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