Silfra – one dive between the continents
Half a day from Reykjavík and one guided dive in the clearest water we dive.
Silfra is a fissure in Þingvellir National Park, in the rift between the North American and Eurasian plates. It is filled with glacial meltwater that has filtered through lava rock, and in good conditions you can see more than 100 metres. The water is 2–4°C all year, so you dive in a dry suit.
Most divers who come to Iceland want to dive here, and it suits anyone with a dry suit certification or at least 10 logged dry suit dives.
40,000 ISK per person · 1 guided dive · Half day · Pickup in the capital area
All dive equipment, including the dry suit, and the national park fee are included.
The dive
After a scenic drive to Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, your guide introduces the dive site, explains the dive plan and helps you prepare your equipment.
Underwater you follow the fissure between the North American and Eurasian plates, between towering rock walls in extraordinary shades of blue. The dive takes in some of Silfra’s most famous sections, including the narrow passages, Silfra Hall and Silfra Cathedral. Visibility can exceed 100 metres in good conditions, and the water stays at 2–4°C all year, so this is a genuine Icelandic dry suit dive. Read more about the Silfra dive site.
Who can dive Silfra
- Open Water certification or equivalent
- A dry suit certification, or at least 10 logged dry suit dives confirmed by an instructor
- Minimum age 17
- Good health and fitness for cold-water diving: you carry heavy dive equipment a short distance
- A medical form, which you sign on site before diving
- Þingvellir National Park diving rules apply
Not dry suit certified yet? The dry suit course and Silfra combo (105,000 ISK per person) lets you take the course and dive Silfra in one package. See our diving courses.
How the day works
Tours usually start in the morning, and we agree the pickup time with you when you book. We pick you up at your hotel anywhere in the capital area and drive you to Þingvellir National Park. After the briefing you make one guided dive in Silfra, and then we take you back to your hotel. The tour takes about half a day.
Pickup outside the capital area can be arranged by agreement, depending on the distance.
What is included
- One guided dive in Silfra
- All dive equipment, including a dry suit, BCD, regulator, weights, hood, gloves, mask and fins
- Cylinders and air fills
- A dive briefing and help preparing your equipment
- An experienced local dive guide
- Pickup and drop-off at your hotel in the capital area
- The Þingvellir National Park fee
Price
40,000 ISK per person. A minimum of two divers is required per departure, and solo divers can join an existing departure. Discounts for bringing your own dry suit or driving to the dive site yourself, and private tours, are listed under prices and discounts.
Silfra in short
- Dive in the rift between two continental plates
- Some of the clearest fresh water in the world
- The narrow passages, Silfra Hall and Silfra Cathedral
- Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- An experienced local dive guide
- All cold-water dive equipment included
What to bring
We provide all scuba equipment. Bring long thermal underwear (wool or synthetic, not cotton), thick wool socks, a towel, your certification card and warm clothes for before and after the dive. See the full what to bring list.
Weather and conditions
Diving is always subject to conditions. If we have to cancel a dive because of the weather, we rebook you when that is possible, and otherwise refund you.
Make it two dives
Want more time in Þingvellir? Our Davíðsgjá & Silfra tour adds a dive in Davíðsgjá, the quieter sibling of Silfra, for 85,000 ISK per person. See all our dive tours in Iceland.
What divers say
“We did the classic Silfra and Davíðsgjá fissure dives in one day. The operation is run by very skilled and local sdi/tdi instructors from Iceland.”
David S. · Google, July 2026
“Both dives were excellent, and completely different from any other dive site I've seen! Highly recommend the private tour or smaller groups, beats being in a big group and eating someone else's fins all day!”
Clint S. · Google, 2023
“Amazing Tour. Very relaxed. Siggi does an amazing job to get you to dive site, equip you with proper gear … and also makes amazing pictures on the dive. Totally pro!”
Stefan G. · Google, 2023
Book the Silfra dive
Book online with the button below: choose your date and the number of divers, and we will confirm your booking. Questions? Write to us at icedive@icedive.is.