Silfra: Hot and Cold Snorkeling and Spa Tour - Self Drive
This is the perfect Golden Circle self drive combo tour.
Nature lovers shouldn't miss this unique opportunity to experience the extreme cold and extreme heat Iceland can offer!
Start your day with an exciting snorkeling adventure in the glacial water that fills the Silfra tectonic crack and then warm up in one of the original geothermal baths of the country.
On this self-driving tour we will take you snorkeling between the continents in century-old, crystal clear glacial water. For about 30-45 minutes you will float between two continents and observe the fascinating rock formations and mesmerizing colors the 100m+ visibility can offer.
After the snorkeling tour, you will drive for about 30 minutes to reach the famous Laugarvatn Fontana Geothermal Pool. This is a renovated natural pool that offers the whole geothermal experience, including saunas, steam rooms and a geothermal lake where the most adventurous are welcome to take a dip.
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Silfra: Hot and Cold Snorkeling and Spa Tour - Self Drive
What's included in Silfra: Hot and Cold Snorkeling and Spa Tour - Self Drive
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Once your snorkeling group of max 6 people has been formed, your guide will give you your drysuit, warm undersuit and snorkeling equipment. Your guide will explain how to use this equipment and how to ensure that you will be warm and comfortable during your tour. You can change in our heated Changing Van and the guide will help you with putting all the gear on. Your guide will brief you on Silfra and safety as well as information about Thingvellir national park, the tectonic plates and the continents. The briefing and gearing up takes approx 1 hour. You will walk 5 minutes to Silfra and start your 30 - 45 minute snorkeling tour of the Big crack, Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral, and Silfra Lagoon. After snorkeling in the cold water, we warm you up with hot cocoa and cookies. You will then drive for about 30 min to Laugarvatn Fontana Geothermal Baths, where you will spend as much time as you like relaxing in the hot tubs, saunas and steam baths.
Inclusions
- Heated changing van on snorkeling tour
- Entrance fee to Silfra
- Entrance fee to Laugarvatn Fontana
- Hot chocolate and cookies after the snorkeling tour
- Guided snorkeling tour with a PADI instructor
- All necessary snorkeling equipment, drysuit and warm undersuit
- Souvenir photos of your snorkeling tour (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All participants will need to fill out a medical form before participating in the tour. The form can be filled out online
- All participant's height, weight and age information must be provided to local operator to ensure they bring the best fitting drysuit. The tour operator will contact you after booking to ask for this information.
- IMPORTANT - Participants who are 60 years of age and older must have their doctor sign the approval form in order to participate
- Drysuits are worn over your own clothing. We recommend wearing long thermal underwear and thick wool socks as a base layer under the dry suit
- Minimum height is 4ft 11in (150cm). Minimum weight is 100lbs (45kg).
- Maximum height and weight is 6ft7in (200cm) and 264lbs (120kg).
- Participants must be comfortable in water and able to swim, physically fit and healthy
- Please note that that dry suits can sometimes feel quite tight and constricting
- All participants must be able to communicate in English
- Not suitable for pregnant women
- All participants must be at least 12 years old
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- After you have entered Thingvellir National Park, turn onto road #361. After the 3rd right you will see the Silfra car park. Drive a little further to parking lot P5 to park and walk back to meet our guides. Laugarvatn Fontana is a 30-minute drive from Silfra in the village of Laugarvatn.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Please provide the following info for each participant: - Name - Height in cm - Weight in kg - Gender - Age - Are you able to swim? Please access the Manage My Booking portal at my.dive.is by typing your booking reference (DIV-###) and the name that appears on the booking. On the portal, you can sign your liability release waiver and your medical form. This is mandatory for every participant. If you need to change anything on your booking (date, time, number of participants), please contact Viator directly. A YES answer in Section 1 of the medical form means that the tour is unsuitable for the person. A YES answer in Section 2 means that they need to get our physician approval form signed off by their doctor. All participants above 60 years of age must have their doctor sign the approval form. This is a self-drive tour that requires meeting at Silfra. You can see the exact location at the following links: - Parking lot P5 is where you need to park your car. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/afFjNP1PWJ1f8u3d9 - Meeting Point where you will find your guide waiting for you. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/HJa6fpY9RA2TYZZUA We suggest saving these two locations on your offline maps on your phone, just in case you don't get great reception once you enter the park. Please send all missing information directly to [email protected] for faster processing, quoting your BR- or DIV- reference.
