Silfra Snorkel tour

by Freedive Iceland · Silfra snorkelling & diving · Golden Circle

5.0· 23 reviews of this tour5.0· 28 Google reviews of the operator

Beginners welcome
Fine on your own
Works in the rain
Eco-certified

from €99.8 per person

Next departure: Thu 22 Oct

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Duration
3 hours
Difficulty
Very easy
Season
All year
Starts in
Reykjavík
Pickup
Meet at the start point
Starts at
thingvellir P5
Put "Thingvellir P5 parking" into google map and park there, walk back 400 meters to where the dive vans are, Thingvellir
Guide
Guided in Icelandic, English, Danish
Departs
09:30, 10:00, 12:00
Minimum age
12
Cancellation
Cancelling costs 50% of the price within 2 days of departure.

Meeting point, in Freedive Iceland's words: Park your car in Þingvellir parking P5. and walk back 400meters to where you find another parking spot on your left side.

Our take on this one

Silfra is a flooded crack between the North American and Eurasian plates, filled with meltwater filtered through lava for decades, and on a normal day you can see more than 100 metres through it. Freedive Iceland meet you at the Silfra car park in Þingvellir — not in Reykjavík — kit you out in a wetsuit, walk two minutes to the water and let you stay in as long as you like. Park entry, all gear, warm Dryrobes for before and after, and a hot chocolate at the end are in the €100. No certificate needed; you do need to swim, and to be at least 12, over 145 cm and under 210 cm. Departures at 09:30, 10:00 and 12:00.

Book it if: Anyone who can swim and wants the clearest water in Iceland without a diving qualification or a full day out.
Skip it if: You meet at Þingvellir under your own steam, so without a car this needs a separate transfer — and a wetsuit is colder than the drysuit most operators use.

Written by us, from the operator's own details and what we know of the route. We don't take a fee for a good word.

About this experience

You do NOT need a certificate for this tour. Only need to know how to swim.

Snorkel Silfra in wetsuits between continents in best visibility with the best snorkel gear available. Silfra is on of TOP snorkel places in the world. Visibility is 100+ on most days.

Everybody doing our tours need to read and sign this document (click here)

We meet at Silfra parking and get our gear on, walk to Silfra (2min) and you get all info needed for the tour, go over safety rules and what best to know, get in and enjoy the silent and vast scinery. Our goal is to have fun and give you the experience of a lifetime. You can stay in Silfra as long as you want to. Our goal is your enjoyment. When you finish you will get a well welcomed hot cocoa to drink.

Description from the operator, Freedive Iceland. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.

Where you go

Snorkel day tour agenda

Included

All equipment needed to snorkel, entrance fees to Silfra, Hot cocoa, Warm overcoats (Dryrobes) before and after dive, Professional guidence.

Good to know

Swimsuit and towel. Camera also welcome.

Activity takes place in Þingvellir national park. Silfra is a UNESCO site. We recomend adding 1-2 hours after tour to do sightseeing in the area. (If you have your own car ofcause) The "Wall" in Game of thrones (GOT) is situated on site, a very beautiful waterfall among many other beautiful landmarks. After all, it´s a national park and sightseeing is well worth it.

Cancellation for this tour

Cancelling costs 50% of the price within 2 days of departure. If the operator cancels for weather or safety, you get a full refund or a new date.

If the weather cancels this tour

Iceland's weather is real. What usually stops this one is rarely: Silfra is spring-fed and sheltered, but access can close in a storm. Here is exactly what happens to your booking.

1Freedive Iceland decides, and tells us. Operators cancel when it is unsafe or pointless, and we back that call every time — we do not ask them to run anyway.
2We contact you by email, and by phone if your tour is the same or next day. You choose: another date if there is one you can make, or a full refund. There is no fee and nothing to argue.
3The refund goes back to the card you paid with, through Stripe, usually visible within a few working days. If this tour was one of several in your booking, the others are untouched.

What you do not get is the day back. If this is the only free day in your plan, put a spare day next to it — the planner leaves days free with the rest-day option. And if you want out because the forecast looks bad, that is your own cancellation: free until the cutoff shown above, the operator's policy after that.

Questions on the day: [email protected] · +354 497 1373. How cancellations work in Iceland →

Who this is not for

Not for families with children under 12 — the operator will not take them, even with a parent.

Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.

Why we list it

Freedive Iceland is one of 204 operators we work with — chosen for reliability, honest descriptions and how they treat guests when weather changes plans. We don't list everything; we list what we'd book ourselves. The six checks every operator passes →

What travellers say about Freedive Iceland

Read all 28 reviews on Google →

Operator rating 5.0/5 from Google — these are reviews of the company, not this specific tour. Shown as Google returns them, unedited.

Nicole Myers
★★★★★ · 7 months ago
My friend and I did a dive recently with freedive and it was the absolute best! Bjarni was an amazing guide, made us feel reassured about the cold and excited for the swim. We highly recommend going with them because of the use of wetsuits. You actually stay quite warm, and possibly even warmer than a dry suit because of how the water circulates around your body. Our hands and toes got a little cold but that's be expected. Being able to dive down and swim around made it super worth it. Really cool experience!
Jagoda Nestorowicz
★★★★★ · 3 months ago
I really recommend this experience. Birgir is really an excellent guide and also funny. The equipment is good quality and I didn't feel cold at all.
Alexis Tammi
★★★★★ · a year ago
We loved our snorkeling tour with Freedive. We did a private tour (2 of us plus the guide) and had the perfect amount of education and viewing. The water is extremely cold but our wetsuits kept us warmer than we expected. Your face will go numb though! The water is totally clear and you can see through to the bottom. It’s a surreal experience being between the tectonic plates. Definitely don’t miss Little Silfra in the lagoon area too.
Maria Chorti
★★★★★ · 3 years ago
Amazing experience, diving in the freezing crystal waters of Silfra. We are a family of four, with tweenager boys and everybody enjoyed it so much! The wetsuit was comfortable and kepts us surprisingly warm, the only thing we had to deal with was the freezing water on our face which was exposed, but you get used to it in a while. Both instructors were friendly, explanative and supportive throughout the whole tour. We were dressed/undressed in a warm van, and in the end we were offeres hot cocoa and chocolate. If you are in Silfra it's an experience you can't miss.

Reviews from Google · updated 21 Oct 2026

Read before you book

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Reviews from our travellers

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Silfra snorkelling & diving — questions people ask

How cold is the water at Silfra?

Two to four degrees Celsius, all year. It is glacial meltwater filtered through lava for decades, which is why visibility runs to a hundred metres. You wear a dry suit over a thermal undersuit, so your body stays dry and warm. Your face, lips and hands are the parts that feel it, and after thirty to forty minutes in the water most people are ready to get out. Hot chocolate afterwards is standard.

Do I need to be a strong swimmer to snorkel Silfra?

No, but you must be comfortable in water. The dry suit floats you, so you drift along the fissure with a gentle current doing most of the work. You do need to be able to swim, and operators set minimum age, height and weight limits and ask about medical conditions on a form. Check the tour page for the current limits before booking. Glasses cannot be worn under the mask; contact lenses are fine.

Is Silfra snorkelling worth it in winter?

Yes. The water is the same temperature in January as in July, and the visibility is the same. What changes is the air: getting into and out of the suit at minus five with wind is unpleasant, and daylight limits the departure times. Fewer people snorkel in winter, so the fissure is quieter. If you are here between November and February and want it, book the earliest slot for the best light.

Can I dive Silfra without a dry suit certification?

Not on a standard dive tour. Operators require a dry suit certification or a logged number of dry-suit dives within the last two years, plus an open-water certificate. If you have neither, the two-day PADI dry suit course with a Silfra dive (/experience/19038/) gets you certified and in the fissure. Snorkelling (/experience/208/) has no certification requirement and shows you the same rock walls from the surface. Most people are happy with snorkelling.

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Departs09:3010:0012:00

Reykjavík: light 08:37–17:48, 9 h 11 min of daylight.

· Cancelling costs 50% of the price within 2 days of departure.
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