Description
Summary
Description
Make two guided drysuit dives on the Reykjanes Peninsula on this combination tour from Reykjavik: an ocean dive in the North Atlantic and a dive in Bjarnagja Fissure, a lava ravine with fresh and salt water. The tour is for certified divers.
The day starts with pickup from your accommodation in Reykjavik. During the drive of about one hour, your guide tells you about the geology and cultural history of Iceland. The road crosses new lava from the recent eruptions, and there may even be steam rising at the edge of the road. Your driver makes a couple of stops along the way for a closer look.
You pass Grindavik Town and see the walls built to protect it from lava flows up close, and you also drive past the Blue Lagoon.
Which site you dive first depends on the tides and weather, and your guides decide shortly before the tour. At each site, your guide gives you a detailed briefing and helps you set up your dive equipment.
Bjarnagja Fissure is a lava ravine about 59 feet (18 meters) deep. Its water is mostly fresh groundwater, but the rift is only a few hundred yards from the coast, so the sea makes it slightly salty and you can spot wildlife in the fissure. A boat has been placed at the bottom of the fissure.
The ocean dive is a shore dive at Gardur, where you swim through a kelp forest that gives a home to lumpsuckers, nudibranchs, and a wide variety of invertebrates. Colorful algae flourish here, flounders hide in the sandy patches of the ocean floor, and soft orange coral grows on the sand. A wolffish may even stick its head out of a pile of rocks.
Each dive has a maximum depth of 59 feet (18 meters). After each dive, you warm up with hot chocolate and cookies, and there's a short drive of 20 to 30 minutes between the two sites.
After the second dive, you return to Reykjavik. You can also choose to be dropped off at the Blue Lagoon and visit it at your own expense, then arrange your own transportation back to Reykjavik.
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