Silfra Snorkelling: The 15 Best Tours in Thingvellir

1.Snorkeling Between Tectonic Plates – Meet on Location

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,001 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $154Our pick

Meet DIVE.IS at Silfra in Thingvellir National Park for a small-group snorkeling tour through Silfra Hall, Silfra Cathedral, and Silfra Lagoon. Your PADI instructor provides a drysuit, warm undersuit, heated changing van, safety briefing, and hot chocolate afterward. Guides such as Boris, Hugo, Wilfred, and James are praised for patient, friendly help.

“Excellent tour with Quim! Fully kitted out for the swim by the lovely staff. Amazing pictures taken of everyone on the tour. Very much enjoyed our hot chocolate at the end”

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2.Fissure Snorkeling Tour with Underwater Photos

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,731 reviews · 3 hours · from $148

At Silfra in Þingvellir National Park, you’ll snorkel through cold, crystal-clear meltwater between the North American and European plates. A PADI-certified guide such as Anna, James, Kevin, or Lillian leads the small group, handles safety and photos, and helps you manage the bulky dry suit. The $148 price includes gear, hot drinks, cookies, and GoPro photos.

“It was great! Anna our guide was really nice and puts effort into taking photos of everyone. She was really informative and made the experience fun. The experience itself is great anyway, would highly recommend”

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3.Silfra Fissure Snorkeling between Two Continents

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,712 reviews · 3 - 5.5 hours · from $140Best value

Snorkel for about 45 minutes in Silfra Fissure, where North American and Eurasian plates pull apart beneath Thingvellir National Park. Arctic Adventures provides a thermal layer, dry suit, guide, photos, and hot cocoa. Reykjavík pickup is optional, and groups are limited to six.

“A truly astonishing snorkeling trip. Francesca (our guide) was a fun and bubbly person who really made it all worth it. As soon as you step in to the water you are in a different world. If you like snorkeling, definitely don’t skip this!”

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4.Silfra Drysuit Snorkeling with Free Photos – Meet on Location

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,299 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $140

Meet your PADI divemaster at Thingvellir National Park for a three-hour Silfra snorkeling trip. You’ll wear a supplied drysuit, spend about 40 minutes in crystal-clear freshwater between the North American and Eurasian plates, and receive underwater photos plus hot chocolate. Guides such as Anil, Hugo, Niko, and Klaudyna are praised for calm, careful help.

“Niko was a great guide, made the experience super enjoyable for us, the views were incredible and the hot chocolate at the end was a nice touch”

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5.Snorkeling Between Tectonic Plates Pick Up from Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,187 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $225

Travel from Reykjavik to Thingvellir National Park for a small-group Silfra snorkeling tour. A PADI-certified guide helps you into a dry suit, then leads you through Silfra Big Crack, Silfra Hall, Cathedral, and Lagoon. Expect cold water, remarkable visibility, a heated changing van, and hot chocolate afterward.

“Had a great time! Dry suits kept us toasty and floating. Face was chilled but that’s okay we knew that going in! Great guide.”

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6.Half-Day Snorkeling Day Trip with Underwater Photos

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,155 reviews · 3 hours · from $140

Meet your English-speaking guide at Silfra in Thingvellir National Park for a three-hour, small-group snorkel between the American and Eurasian plates. You’ll wear a drysuit or wetsuit, float through remarkably clear water, finish in the blue lagoon, and receive free photos. Guides such as Anil, Doris, Wilmar, and Hugo are praised for patient gear help.

“Alex our guide was so helpful as we managed our way into the dry suits then got some amazing go pro shots of all of us in and under the water. The small group of 6 made it very enjoyable”

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7.Snorkeling Tour Between Tectonic Plates

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 720 reviews · 2.5 - 5 hours · from $140

Snorkel for about 45 minutes through Silfra’s Big Crack, Cathedral, and Lagoon in a dry suit, guided by a PADI instructor in a group of up to six. Expect remarkably clear glacial water, a careful safety briefing, and warm chocolate afterward. Guides such as Elsa, Armand, Hanna, and Filip are known for calm, friendly help.

“Great experience with guides Sara and Denise highly recommended”

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8.Silfra Drysuit Snorkeling Tour with Free Photos – From Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 624 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $189

From Reykjavik, you’ll ride to Thingvellir National Park, suit up with a certified guide, and spend 30 to 40 minutes floating through Silfra’s clear glacial water between the North American and Eurasian plates. Groups cap at six. Drysuit gear, photos, hot chocolate, and transport are included.

“Brilliant experience snorkelling with Wilmar. A big tick off my bucket list. Wilmar was an excellent guide, spent time getting to know a bit about each of our group and then helping one of the group who needed more support throughout the snorkelling. I felt completely safe, supported and able to marvel at the incredible underwater world. Thank you!”

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9.Diving Between Tectonic Plates and Pick Up from Reykjavik

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 590 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $325

Travel from central Reykjavik to Thingvellir National Park for a guided scuba tour through Silfra’s clear fissure water. Groups are limited to three, and a PADI instructor supplies the drysuit, gear, safety briefing, hot chocolate, cookies, and hotel transport. You must hold Open Water and drysuit certification.

“Glad that I had gotten my dry suit certification before travelling. The dive is a great experience! My guide was very helpful in getting everything set up, and outlining the dive.”

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10.Golden Circle & Snorkeling in Silfra From Reykjavík with Free Photos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 571 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $320

Spend about 10 hours touring Þingvellir, Gullfoss, and Geysir, with a guided snorkel through Silfra’s clear water between tectonic plates. Troll Expeditions supplies the drysuit, gear, hot drinks, chocolate, and free GoPro photos. Guides such as Lilian, Kevin, Vicky, and Björn lead different departures, so expect a friendly small-group outing with changing staff.

“What an amazing day we spent upon our arrival in Iceland. The Golden Circle attractions did not disappoint. The beauty of Iceland is very prevalent, even though it was raining on and off most of that day. We were very fortunate that the rain cleared for the snorkeling adventure! This was a bucket list item for us, and we really enjoyed the experience with Vicky and our small group of fellow snorkelers. The clarity of the water between the plates was incredible. We did not feel rushed. We did not get cold. Our equipment was in good shape. All in all it was a fantastic day!”

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11.Silfra Snorkeling with Free Photos

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 506 reviews · from $212

Travel from Reykjavik to Thingvellir National Park for a guided Silfra snorkel. You can choose a drysuit or wetsuit, float through water with visibility around 100 meters, and cross between the American and European continental plates. Guides such as Edgar, Wilmar, Dory, and Anil are praised for calm instruction, safety, and good photos.

“We had the BEST time on this trip and our guide Dory was out of this world amazing! I went into the trip knowing it would be great from the reviews and videos/pics i've previously looked at online...but it's so much more! We had an amazing group of five of us (shout-out Santi, Shelly and Janelle) who made it super fun. I've never done anything like this before and Dory made us all feel very safe and secure while also having a heap of fun! If you're going to Iceland you should 100% book this experience the views are so breathtaking and feel so surreal! Thanks Dory!!Read more”

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12.Snorkel the Silfra Fissure-Meet on Location (Free Photos & Cocoa)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 456 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $141

Meet Arctic Adventures at Thingvellir National Park for a three-hour Silfra snorkeling trip. A PADI Divemaster supplies the drysuit, thermal layers, fins, and other gear, then guides you through water near 1°C between the North American and Eurasian plates. Expect a small group, free underwater photos, and hot cocoa afterward. Reykjavik transport is not included.

“The crisp clear water. Excellent and patient guides, Thank you Matt and Vasco! Would highly recommend.”

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13.Iceland’s Top Grade 4 Rafting – Drysuit, Canyon & Adrenaline

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 438 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $290

Spend about six hours with Viking Rafting on Iceland’s East Glacial River, paddling through basalt canyon scenery and Grade 4 whitewater. Guides such as Hunter, Mark, Tarzan, and Anup lead small groups with safety kayakers, drysuits, riverside refreshments, and transport from Akureyri if selected.

“What a wonderful adventure. All four employees (guide, 2 recovery kayak and cameraman/recovery kayak) were enthusiastic, fun and very good at their jobs. We had beautiful weather. The level IV rapids were both challenging and exhilarating and the same time. We had a garage sale on the most difficult part of the rapids but we enjoyed every minute of it. I would definitely recommend this trip for anyone looking for a challenge.”

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14.Silfra Fissure Snorkeling From Reykjavík – Free Underwater Photos

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 379 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $211

Travel from Reykjavík to Thingvellir National Park, suit up in cold-water gear, and snorkel through Silfra’s clear fissure between the American and European tectonic plates. A PADI Divemaster leads each group of up to six, takes underwater photos, and helps you manage the cold, bulky dry suit.

“Magic experience, the tour guides were brilliant. As for the snorkelling.. Wow it was amazing. Snorkelling in the Silfra is a must when visiting Iceland.”

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15.Silfra Wetsuit Snorkeling – Meet on Location | Free Photos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 376 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $140

Meet Adventure Vikings at Silfra in Thingvellir National Park for a three-hour guided snorkel between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Your PADI-qualified guide, such as Alex, Inigo, Jane, or Kaja, handles the safety briefing and equipment. Expect icy water, remarkable visibility, a group of up to six, hot chocolate, and downloadable underwater photos.

“Really good organised and great instructors! It is cold but really a 'one in a lifetime' experience.”

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