MUST DO IN ICELAND | Blue Lagoon & Snorkelling in Silfra
It's our first epic day here in Reykjavik, and we are just ticking off the bucket list items here in Iceland. First up we go and snorkel between two continents at Silfra which is quite possibly the coldest and clearest waters we have ever snorkelled in...
...and after a few hours on the phone to our travel insurance company we gave up on seeing what we can claim to go out and spend some time in the must do day trip - Blue Lagoon...which we can say lives up to the expectations.
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We drove to Thingvellir National Park to a rift called Silfra which is a fissure between the North American and Eurasion tectonic plates. The water is nearly freezing, but we swam in it for an hour! Wearing drysuits for the first time was a fun experience and made the snorkel trip so much better. The water was unbelievably clear. This was definitely one of the best adventures we took in Iceland!!!
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SNORKELING SILFRA FISSURE IN ICELAND (everything you need to know)
SNORKELING SILFRA IN ICELAND! In today's video I'll be talking everything snorkeling Silfra! Silfra is a fissure located between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates in Thingvellir National Park in Iceland. The water in Silfra is some of the clearest in the world, with underwater visibility extending over 100 m. It's the only place in the world where you can snorkel or dive between two tectonic plates. I'll be explaining everything you need to know about snorkeling Silfra, what to expect, and if you should add it to your itinerary on your trip to Iceland. Let me know in the comments if you have an upcoming trip to Iceland planned! Hope you enjoy! #SnorkelingSilfra #SilfraIceland #Iceland
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We snorkeled in October of 2022 between CONTINENTAL PLATES Drifting Apart in Silfra, Iceland. Enjoy some of the cleanest water in the world. Join Alice and Tommy T as they provide 5 Tips for this Iceland Snorkeling adventure and drive to Thingvellir National Park to an amazing fissure (split in the ground) called Silfra which is between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. The water is nearly freezing 36F (2C), but we snorkeled and shimmed in it for an hour! Wearing dry suits for the first time was an incredible experience and made the snorkel trip very enjoyable. The water was unbelievably clear (some of the clearest water in the world!). This was definitely one of the best adventures we took in Iceland!!! Definitely check out out our other great Iceland videos in addition to our Iceland Tours: Snorkeling the Silfra fissure in Iceland, from Blue Lagoon, Secret Lagoon, Lava Tunnel, Black Beach ATV Adventure from Black Beach Tours, and much more! The Eurasian Continental Plate is visible from Silfra, and it’s the location used to model the Great Wall in Game of Thrones.
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Silfra Fissure - The World's Clearest Water
Immerse yourself in the clearest water in the world and float between two continents in Iceland! A snorkeling adventure in the famous Silfra fissure is an unforgettable experience, there is a reason TripAdvisor chose our Snorkeling Tour the No 4 experience in the world! we hope you enjoy where the Earth Drifts Apart!
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Snorkeling or scuba diving in the Silfra fissure is an experience not to be missed. With year-round temperatures of 2-4 degrees, the water never freezes due to the constant current powered by the small spring that fuels the lake. This water is glacial and has been filtered over thousands of years to produce one of the clearest dive sites in the world; 100m deep with the immense walls of the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates towering alongside.
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Iceland Tours: Snorkeling the Silfra fissure in Iceland
Silfra is a fissure between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates in Thingvellir National Park. Silfra is the only place in the world where you can dive or snorkel between two tectonic plates! In this video I talk about the snorkeling experience and what can you can expect from a tour.
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Silfra Fissure - Dive Between Two Continental Plates
Silfra Fissure is the only place where you can dive or snorkel directly in the crack between two continental plates and is the clearest water on earth.
Silfra Fissure is located in Thingvellir National Park in Iceland, the Silfra dive site is approximately 60 kilometres (a 45-minute drive) from Reykjavik.
The Silfra fissure, is known as one of the top dive sites in the world for two main reasons.
First, the Silfra fissure is actually a crack between the North American and Eurasian continents, meaning that you dive or snorkel right where the continental plates meet and drift apart about 2cm per year.
Secondly, the underwater visibility in the Silfra fissure is over 100 meters, which creates an underwater experience that will rarely, if ever, be surpassed.
The reasons for this astounding water clarity are twofold: the water is cold (2°C – 4°C year round ) as it is melt water from the nearby Langjökull Glacier and this water is filtered through porous underground lava for 30-100 years until it reaches the north end of Thingvellir lake, seeping out from underground wells.
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#1 SILFRA SNORKEL ????
Silfra is located in Thingvellir National Park. We did an absolutely fantastic snorkeling tour at Silfra. Silfra is the crack in the Earth created by two tectonic plates. We used the company, Dive.is and they provided us with a guide, all of the equipment and suits, and entrance into Thingvellir National Park.
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#2 BLUE LAGOON ♨️
Soaking in the magical waters of Iceland's Blue Lagoon is a must do activity while in Iceland. Entrance to the Blue Lagoon included a silica mud mask, towel, and a drink.
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Jokulsarlon is a glacial lagoon in southeast Iceland. The lagoon is filled with icebergs from Europe's largest glacier Vatnajokull. We took a zodiac boat tour around Jokulsarlon so that we could get up close to the giant glacier and icebergs. The company we used for the tour was Arctic Adventures. They provided the wetsuits for our trip and the bus ride to the lagoon.
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Whale watching in Iceland is very popular in the cute village of Husavik. We went whale watching with North Sailing. Unfortunately we didn't see whales in Husavik, so we tried again the next day in Hjalteyri and we were successful! We saw a family of pilot whales and a humpback whale.
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Small Group Silfra Snorkel Adventure from Reykjavik, Iceland
Experience one of the world’s most unique snorkeling destinations in Iceland’s Thingvellir National Park.
You’ll jump into crystal-clear glacial waters and swim right over the Silfra fissure, which separates the North American and European continents. After exploring the jagged rocks and voids under the surface, come back to dry land and warm up with a cup of hot chocolate. This is day trip from Reykjavik you won’t want to miss.
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You can snorkel between two tectonic plates in Iceland at the Silfra Fissure. The fissure divides the North American and Eurasian continents. Visibility is 100m+
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Iceland Tips: Diving & Snorkeling Silfra Fissure
Diving or snorkeling in Silfra is not only a must-do when you go to Iceland, it's a solid idea for your travel or life bucket list. Located in the middle of a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Silfra Fissure is a deep water crack in earth between the American and Eurasian tectonic plates. It's the only place in the world where you can dive between two continents. So cool - literally and figuratively! The crystal clear, blue, pristine fresh glacier water is a frigid 33-39 degrees Fahrenheit year-round (2-3 degrees Celsius).
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Snorkeling in the Silfra Lagoon in Iceland
After you swim through the crack between the two continents, you end in the Silfra lagoon which is much shallower and covered in neon green troll hair seaweed!
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Iceland Road Trip Day 1 & 2: Blue Lagoon and snorkelling Silfra
Iceland is beautiful and it feels like we've seen a lot already so have a watch to see us visit the blue lagoon, some waterfalls, landscapes and go snorkelling in Silfra in some freezing cold water (between two tectonic plates)!
Snorkeling BETWEEN ICELAND TECTONIC PLATES Silfra + exploring þingvellir thingvellir national park
An unbelievable experience taking an Iceland road trip so we could swim in Silfra Iceland which is basically swimming between tectonic plates at Thingvellir National Park. Later in the video we go and explore more of Thingvellir National Park - also known as þingvellir. By the way, we have a dry suit on to keep us a bit warmer :)
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The Geology of Silfra
Silfra is a fissure between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates in Thingvellir National Park. The rift was formed in 1789 by the earthquakes accompanying the divergent movement of the two tectonic plates. The diving and snorkeling site at Silfra is right where the two continents meet and drift apart about 2 cm per year. Silfra is the only place in the world where you can dive or snorkel directly in a crack between two tectonic plates.
The earthquakes of 1789 opened up several fissures in the Thingvellir area, but the Silfra fissure cut into the underground spring filled with glacial meltwater from the nearby Langjökull glacier. The water is filtered through porous underground lava for 30-100 years before reaching the spring that feeds into Silfra. The water is therefore extremely pure by the time it reaches the north end of Thingvellir lake and it allows for underwater visibility of over 100 meters in Silfra. The glacial meltwater remains very cold in Silfra, but as fresh water is constantly filling the fissure, the water never freezes and remains 2°C – 4°C year round. The underwater visibility of the water in Silfra will rarely, if ever, be surpassed. Silfra is said to have the clearest water in the world; feel free to have a sip of this pristine water at any point during your dive or snorkel.
As Silfra is right at the crux between the tectontic plates, it is a very “living” dive site in that it is constantly undergoing changes, both large and small. The fissure widens incrementally, but more drastic changes to the depth profile have occurred during earthquakes in which boulders and rocks fall into the crack. This shifting of the earth creates new tunnels, caverns, and underwater terrain.
On our Diving Silfra Day Tour we offer the PADI Silfra Tectonic Specialty Course, where we dive deeper into the geology of Silfra.
Iceland - Blue Lagoon, Snorkeling in Silfra & ATV - part 2
Day 3 ATV on the Reykjanes peninsula & Blue Lagoon
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Day 4 Snorkeling in Silfra at Þingvellir
2:44 - 4:38 Snorkeling in one of the clearest water spots on this Earth. With visibility of up to 120m.