3-in-1 Combo Discount Tours with Inside the Volcano, Snorkeling & Glacier Hiking

Now it is time to face the element of water with a snorkeling tour in the Silfra fissure. Start by making your way to Þingvellir National Park, one of the three sites that make up the Golden Circle sightseeing route.

The park is a unique geological wonder as it is located in a rift valley between two continental plates that are slowly moving apart. Silfra fissure opened in 1789 after an earthquake caused by the shift of these tectonic plates.

Throughout the centuries, Silfra is filled with melted glacial water, which traveled underground through the porous lava fields in the region. This long filtration process has made the water in Silfra crystal clear, allowing snorkelers to see the bottom of the ravine, caves, holes, and, most importantly, incredible blues, green and yellow colors.

After meeting your guide at the parking lot of Silfra, you will be given a dry suit, so you don’t have to fear the cold glacial water. However, participants still need to be comfortable in the water and be able to swim. Once you are all geared up, you’ll take a short walk to the water and immerse yourself in the fantastical underworld of Silfra.

The experience is one of a kind; you’ll feel weightless and float effortlessly as the gentle current takes you along the ravine. The unreal world that opens up beneath you will surely leave you mesmerized. Aside from fantastical colors, you will also see strange spaghetti-like algae reminiscent of something out of a fantasy novel.

After you’ve emerged from the water, you’ll bid farewell to the guide and be on your way to explore the rest of the Golden Circle.

Nestled under the great Vatnajökull glacier is the Nature Reserve of Skaftafell, an area known for its stark natural contrasts of luscious forests, black sands, and glistening glacier tongues. Today, you’ll embark on a hike up one of these outlet glaciers, accompanied by a professional glacier guide.

You’ll meet this guide at the Skaftafell visitor’s center, and after short introductions, they will run through the basic principles of glacier hiking with you. Before heading out to the ice, you’ll then be equipped with all the necessary tools needed, such as crampons and an ice ax.

Your guide will lead you up the glacier and across the white expanse. Along the way, your guide will tell you about the formation of glaciers and the dangers they face due to climate change. You’ll witness periwinkle ice ridges and get to taste the clean glacial water that runs down in shallow crevasses.

Standing on top of the ancient ice and breathing in the crisp mountain air is an experience you will surely never forget. Surrounding you is nothing but green hills, blue mountain peaks, and pearly-white glaciers.

After the tour, you can further explore the stunning Vatnajökull National Park with its striking waterfalls, jet-black beaches, and gorgeous glacier lagoons.