Freedive foodhunt
by Freedive Iceland · Silfra snorkelling & diving · Food & drink · Reykjavík
- Fine on your own
- Works in the rain
- Eco-certified
from €233.76 per person
Next departure: Sat 24 Oct
1 / 14
Duration
3 hours
Difficulty
Moderate
Season
All year
Starts in
Hafnarfjörður
Pickup
Meet at the start point
Starts at
N1 Lækjargata 54 (Gas station)
Lækjargata 54, Hafnarfjörður
Guide
Guided in Icelandic, English
Departs
18:00
Minimum age
16
Cancellation
Cancelling costs 50% of the price within 2 days of departure.
Meeting point, in Freedive Iceland's words: Pickup at same time as tour starts, dropoff included
About this experience
You need NO certificate for this tour. Depth depends on you. We meet at a location witch depends on weather, get in the water and have fun hunting fish. We use pole spears to catch fish. Depth is from 1m to 20+ depending on both your ability and weather of course. You have the option of keeping all your catch and take with you for eating later.
Everybody doing our tours need to read and sign this document (click here)
Description from the operator, Freedive Iceland. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.
Where you go
- Freedive Foodhunt
Included
All gear needed to be in the water and catch fish also.
Good to know
bathing suit and a towel. Also good to have something warm to wear afterwards. Ofcause a gopro is a good thing to have.
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 →
Why this one and not the cheaper one?
The nearest cheaper Wetsuit Snorkeling in Silfra - with underwater photos / From Reykjavik from Adventure Vikings is €136 — €98 less. Here is every difference we can actually measure.
| Freedive Iceland · €234 | Adventure Vikings · €136 | |
|---|---|---|
| How long it runs | 3 hours | 4.5 hours |
| Getting there | You make your own way | Picks you up |
| Changing your mind | Not stated | Free until 48 h before |
| How hard it is | Moderate | Easy |
On everything we can measure, the Adventure Vikings tour is the better buy. The €98 is not buying anything we can point to, so unless you want this operator in particular, take the cheaper one.
Sold out on your date?
Seats come back — a cancellation, or the operator adding a vehicle. Tell us the date and we will check once a day and email you if one opens. One email, then we delete the address; nothing else is ever sent to it.
Who this is not for
- Not for families with children under 16 — 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 207 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.
★★★★★ · 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!
★★★★★ · 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.
★★★★★ · 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.
★★★★★ · 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 23 Oct 2026
Read before you book
- What to do on your arrival afternoon in ReykjavíkFood walk, whale watching or bed on the afternoon you land — which one survives a red-eye, which one wastes the day, and the combo we'd actually book.
- Best Food Tour in Reykjavík (2026): 4 PicksThe Reykjavík food tours we would book ourselves, ranked: the food and beer walk, the street-food walk, the longer all-in-one tour, and a whale watching combo.
- Best Silfra Snorkelling Tour (2026): 5 Picks ComparedWhich Silfra snorkelling tour to book at Þingvellir: drysuit or wetsuit, pickup or self-drive, with real adult prices and who each one suits.
Reviews from our travellers
Only people who booked this tour through us can write here. We publish every review in full — good or bad.
Reviews arrive the day after each trip — none yet for this one. After your tour we send one email asking how it was, and what you write goes here, unedited.
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.
Hotels
Where to stay for this tour
From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Reykjavík, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site.
from 16.181 kr.Lowest price
Guesthouse · Reykjavík
Old Town Reykjavík
under 1 km away · a night for two, indicative
from 40.115 kr.Mid-range
Hotel · Reykjavík
Black Pearl Reykjavik
under 1 km away · a night for two, indicative
from 60.840 kr.Top end
Hotel · Reykjavik
Hótel Holt
under 1 km away · a night for two, indicative
One checkout, any number of operators
Rankings are not for sale
206 operators vetted, and not all of them accepted
If it falls short, we fix it
Pairs well with
Add any of these to this tour and 3 % comes off both at checkout — about €9 on the cheapest pair. One basket, one payment, however many operators they come from.
Arctic Adventures
2 Day - PADI Dry Suit course and Silfra dive tour
Demanding · from age 18 · pickup included
2 days · from Reykjavík
- Age 18+
- Demanding
- Gear included
Arctic Adventures
Chinese Tour: 3 Day - Golden Circle, South Coast, Jökulsárlón & Ice Cave
from age 6 · pickup included
3 days · from Reykjavík
- Family friendly
- Free cancellation 24 h
- Book the night before
Freedive Iceland
Silfra night freedive tour
18% below the €245 typical for snorkelling & diving tours
Moderate · from age 16
3 h · from Reykjavík
- Age 16+
- Gear included
- Family friendly
Freedive Iceland
Silfra Snorkel tour
59% below the €245 typical for snorkelling & diving tours
Anyone who can swim and wants the clearest water in Iceland…
3 h · from Reykjavík
- Age 12+
- Gear included
- Family friendly
IceTrek ehf
Angling in the Lake Langisjór
meet at the start point · works in rain
1 days · from Reykjavík
- Admission included
- Free cancellation 24 h
Iceland Premium Tours
Private Luxury Jeep Transfer from Keflavik Airport to Reykjavik via Blue Lagoon
meet at the start point · works in rain
3 h · from Reykjavík
- Family friendly
- Free cancellation 2 days ahead
- Book the night before




















