Description
Summary
Description
Snorkel between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates at Silfra Fissure in Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on this drysuit tour that starts at the fissure, with free photos.
Thingvellir National Park is about 31 miles (50 kilometers) from Reykjavik. Silfra Fissure exists because the two tectonic plates are separating by about 0.8 inches (2 centimeters) a year, leaving a rift in the landscape between them.
The rift is filled with glacial water from Langjokull Glacier that has been filtered through lava fields for decades before reaching Silfra. This makes the water exceptionally clear, with visibility of about 328 feet (100 meters), and clean enough to drink, so you can taste it as you snorkel.
The tour begins at the Silfra meeting point in Thingvellir National Park, where your guide gives you a safety briefing and fits you with a drysuit and all the snorkeling gear.
The water stays at 35 to 39 degrees Fahrenheit (2 to 4 degrees Celsius) all year. With a thermal undergarment and a drysuit, you stay dry and warm, and the drysuit keeps you floating as you glide through the fissure between two continents.
Afterward, you warm up with hot chocolate.
If you'd like to be picked up from your accommodation instead of meeting at Silfra, choose this version of the tour.
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