Description
Summary
Description
Snorkel in the cold, clear water of Silfra Fissure in Thingvellir National Park, then warm up at Laugarvatn Fontana Spa on this self-drive combination tour on the Golden Circle route.
Silfra lies in the rift between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, and floating through the canyon in the glacial water can feel like flying. Thingvellir National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Your guide gives you a briefing and helps you into your gear, which keeps you dry and warm. Only your face and hands feel the cold. You change in a heated changing van.
The water in Silfra stays at 35 to 39 degrees Fahrenheit (2 to 4 degrees Celsius). You spend about 30 to 40 minutes snorkeling in the fissure, and afterward you warm up with hot chocolate and cookies.
After the snorkeling tour, you can explore the Thingvellir area at your own pace before driving about 30 minutes to Laugarvatn Fontana Spa.
People have bathed at Laugarvatn since the Viking Age, as a geothermal hot spring sits right by Lake Laugarvatn and warms the water. At the spa, the steam rooms are built on top of the bubbling hot spring, and you can relax in the natural pools and hot tubs between dips in the cold lake. Your entry ticket is valid all day, so you can stay as long as you like.
The spa has a lunch and dinner buffet and a geothermal bakery, where you can try rugbraud, the traditional Icelandic pot-baked rye bread, at your own expense.
From Laugarvatn, Geysir Geothermal Area and Gullfoss Waterfall are a short drive away if you want to continue along the Golden Circle.
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