This tour to the underwater hot springs in the lake KleifarvatnVideo on Kleifarvatn is a truly amazing and unique experience for both scuba divers and snorkelers.
We also call this tour the "Geothermal Dive Tour" because we will visit geothermal hot spring areas both underwater and on land.
The underwater hot springs have just recently been discovered and the dive site is just a 50m swim away from the beach of the lake.
Hot springs in Kleifarvatn © Tobias Klose, DIVE.IS
The landscape is stunning, only 30 minutes out of Reykjavik and one can experience complete silence in the most beautiful surroundings.
In order to get to the dive site we will have to take our Super Jeep, since only rugged tire tracks lead to the site in the middle of nowhere.
Close to the beach we park our Jeep and walk down to the water to give you a briefing on this geologically unique dive site.
If the wind direction is right, we can already smell our hot springs.
We put on our gear and walk to the entry point. When walking into the water to put on fins and mask one can already see the white and yellow sulfur deposits on the lake floor and the gas bubbles come up in between.
In the center area of the hot springs is a hole in the lake floor where a lot of water and gases come up. When diving into this hole, one has the feeling of diving into an earthquake because the air bubbles coming out of the ground create pressure that lets the rocks vibrate. Divers can feel these vibrations deep into their bones. A very special experience!
After the dive we will pack our gear together and drive down the tire tracks to Krysuvík, a geothermal hot spring area nearby. In Krysuvík we will marvel at the mud pots and hot springs and the colorful sulfur deposits before we make our way back to Reykjavik.
If you like you can bring your swimming clothes with you and we can drop you off at one of Reykjaviks wonderful geothermal pools where you can hang out in the hot tubs and end the day geothermally.
| Availability: | All year around. In the winter months (November-February) the tour can be unavailable because lake Kleifarvatn might be frozen over. | |
| Prerequisites: | Diver: Scuba dive certification (PADI Open Water or equivalent) Snorkeler: no prerequisites |
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| Duration: | 6 hours | |
| Please bring: | Warm clothes. | |
| Included: | Free transport from and to hotel in the Reykjavik area, 1 guided dive at the underwater hot springs of Kleifarvatn, all necessary equipment, light snacks, visit of the geothermal hot spring are Krýsuvík. | |
| Minimum: | 2 participants | |
| Price: | ISK 34.990,- per diver ISK 19.990,- per snorkeler |
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On this trip we will pick you up from your hotel and drive (if weather permits) the scenic route to National Park ThingvellirThe official website of Thingvellir National Park
www.thingvellir.is, passing the geothermal powerplant NesjavellirThe official website of the Company "Reykjavik Energy", with all information about the Nesjavellir geothermal powerplant.
www.or.is, which supplies Reykjavik with a large part of its hot water.
Silfra Lagoon in Thingvellir Lake © Peter Rowlands, PR Productions
At Thingvellir lake we will take one dive through Silfra cathedral and Silfra LagoonAll about Silfra crack.... If you don't dive, you might want to snorkel in order to experience the fantastic visibility in Silfra as well as the feeling of being in a crack between the American and Eurasian continent.
The waterfall Gullfoss © Tobias KloseAfter the dive, we will have a hot cup of coffee and then head to the geothermal hot spring area - GeysirThe official website of the geothermal area with the geysers "Geysir" and "Strokkur".
www.geysircenter.com.
Your guide will show you around and tell you some interesting facts and stories about the spouting geysers "Strokkur" and "Geysir" as well as the area.
You will have time to grab a sandwich at the Snack shop of the Geysircenter and visit the Multimedia showMore information about the Multimedia show at www.geysircenter.com and the Souvenir shop.
Our next stop is the most photographed waterfall in Iceland - GullfossMore information and photos of Gullfoss
www.gullfoss.org! It is a magnificent nature site and shouldn't be missed by any Iceland visitor.
After a day full of impressions we will drive back to Reykjavik or wherever you stay and you will surely have no problem falling asleep.
The trip takes approx. 8-10 hours.
| Availability: | All year around. | |
| Prerequisites: | Diver: Scuba dive certification (PADI Open Water or equivalent) Snorkeler: no prerequisites |
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| Duration: | 8-10 hours | |
| Please bring: | Warm clothes, long underwear, thick socks, especially in the winter. | |
| Included: | Free transport from and to hotel in the Reykjavik area, 1 guided dive in Silfra, all necessary equipment, light snacks, guided tour to Gullfoss and Geysir. | |
| Minimum: | 2 participants | |
| Price: | ISK 44.990,- per diver ISK 29.990,- per snorkeler |
Booking Request |
On this combo tour we will first go Diving/Snorkeling in SilfraAll about Silfra. and then visit
the Blue LagoonThe official Blue Lagoon website
www.bluelagoon.com.
It's a great mix of ice-cold adventure and geothermal-warm relaxation.
Blue Lagoon
| Availability: | All year around. | |
| Prerequisites: | Diver: Scuba dive certification (PADI Open Water or equivalent) Snorkeler: no prerequisites |
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| Duration: | 10+ hours | |
| Please bring: | Warm clothes, long underwear, thick socks, especially in the winter. | |
| Included: | Free pick up from your hotel in the Reykjavik area, 2 guided dives in Silfra, all necessary equipment, light snacks, transport and entrance fee to the Blue Lagoon. | |
| Minimum: | 2 participants | |
| Price: | ISK 36.290,- per diver ISK 21.290,- per snorkeler |
Booking Request |
The Icelandic summer is a fantastic and beautiful time. For Iceland visitors it‘s an amazing to experience when it doesn‘t get dark at night.
To combine this with 2 dives in the clearest water on this planet right between the American and the Eurasian continent is extraordinary.
This summer between the 15th of May and 15th of August we offer our Diving Silfra Tour with a departure at 5pm from Reykjavik.
Diving Silfra under the midnight sun
The tour is the same as the Silfra Day Tour just with the difference that we will do our 2 dives in the evening when we have the National Park Thingvellir almost by ourselves.
The evening athmosphere in Thingvellir is stunning since it‘s so mysterious and quite.
It also makes it possible for the participants to do other activities in the day time and use the evening as well.
This tour can be combined with snorkelers as well as non diving passangers.
| Availability: | 15th of May - 15th of August | |
| Prerequisites: | Diver: Scuba dive certification (PADI Open Water or equivalent) | |
| Duration: | 6-8 hours | |
| Please bring: | Warm clothes, long underwear, thick socks. | |
| Included: | Free pick up from your hotel in the Reykjavik area, 2 guided dives in Silfra, all necessary equipment, light snacks, transport. | |
| Minimum: | no minimum | |
| Price: | ISK 29.990,- per diver | Booking Request |
The Icelandic summer is a fantastic and beautiful time. For Iceland visitors it‘s amazing to experience when it doesn‘t get dark at night.
To combine this with snorkeling in the clearest water on this planet right between the American and the Eurasian continent is extraordinary.
This summer between the 15th of May and 15th of August we offer our Snorkeling Silfra Tour with a departure at 5pm from Reykjavik.
Silfra under the midnight sun
The tour is the same as the Snorkeling Silfra Day Tour just with the difference that we will snorkel in the evening when we have the National Park Thingvellir almost by ourselves.
The evening athmosphere in Thingvellir is stunning since it‘s so mysterious and quite.
It also makes it possible for the participants to do other activities in the day time and use the evening as well.
This tour can be combined with divers as well as non diving passangers.
| Availability: | 15th of May - 15th of August | |
| Prerequisites: | no prerequisites | |
| Duration: | 4-8 hours | |
| Please bring: | Warm clothes, long underwear, thick socks. | |
| Included: | Free pick up from your hotel in the Reykjavik area, snorkel in tour through Silfra, all necessary equipment, transport. | |
| Minimum: | 2 snorkelers | |
| Price: | ISK 14.990,- per snorkeler | Booking Request |
Please note that this tour is only available in the summer months June-August.
This tour is for snorkelers or divers that want to make the most out of a day.
Whale Watching, Iceland © DIVE.IS We will pick you up at your hotel in the morning and drive with you to Thingvellir where we will snorkel or dive in Silfra.
Afterwards we will drive back to Reykjavik and drop you off at the harbour where you will have the time to eat something before you get on the Whale Watching boat. It's an unforgettable trip into the world of whales and sea birds. The various types of whales commonly sighted include minke whales, white-beaked dolphins, harbour porpoises and the popular humpback whales. We will be accompanied by sea birds such as gannets, guillemots, cormorants, kittiwakes, arctic terns, and many more. The trip also takes us past several islands inhabited by colonies of puffin – a great photo opportunity!
| Availability: | June, July, August | |
| Prerequisites: | Diver: Scuba dive certification (PADI Open Water or equivalent) Snorkeler: no prerequisites |
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| Duration: | 10+ hours | |
| Please bring: | Warm clothes, long underwear, thick socks. | |
| Included: | Free pick up from hotel in the Reykjavik area, 2 guided dives in Silfra, all necessary equipment, light snacks, transport to whale watching harbour in Reykjavik and baot trip to watch the whales. | |
| Minimum: | 1 diver or 2 snorkelers | |
| Price: | ISK 37.990,- per diver ISK 22.990,- per snorkeler |
Booking Request |
DIVE.IS offers guided tours to both the small and big Strýtan cones within some of our multiple day tours such as the 3-day Strýtan & Silfra Tour and our 10-day Tour around Iceland.
Diver at Strýtan © Erlendur Bogason
In 2010 we offer the Strýtan day tour for the first time.
This tour starts with pick up in Akureyri which is 400km north of Reykjavik.
The Strýtan day tour is guided by the commercial diver Erlendur Bogason, the discoverer and researcher of Strýtan and Arnarnesstrýtur or divers he has trained.
You will feel the 79°C hot water steaming out of the cones and we will take some hot water with us up to the boat and make hot choca.
We will show you the variety of animals and plants living on the cones and you can help us discovering new animals we haven’t seen before.
Strýtan has been dived by less than 200 divers until 2010.
At the small cones we will feed the wolf fish with the shell Arctica islandica.
In the first week of June we dive down to the cone and take Guillemot eggs with us which we will boil at 24 meters depth.
The boiling time for the eggs is 13 min.
| Availability: | All year around. | |
| Prerequisites: | Advanced Scuba dive certification (PADI Advanced Open Water or equivalent and dry suit experience) | |
| Duration: | 4-6 hours | |
| Please bring: | Warm clothes, long underwear, thick socks. | |
| Included: | Free transport from/to hotel in the Akureyri area, 2 guided dives. | |
| Minimum: | 1 diver | |
| Price: | ISK 27.990,- per diver | Booking Request |
This tour combines 3 of our Reykjavik-based day tours and includes accommodation for 3 nights in Reykjavik.
Dive in Silfra Lagoon © Bill Bradley
On this tour we will do 2 Ocean dives and 1 dive at the geothermal underwater hot springs in lake Kleifarvatn and 2 dives in Silfra.
We will visit the National Park Thingvellir and the geothermal area Kýsuvík.
This tour needs a minimum of 2 participants. In 2010 we will have a couple of scheduled tours for individuals to book into. Please check our Tour calendar 2010.
Different PADI courses can be taken on the tour. More Information
Please contact us for a detailed itinerary.
| Availability: | All year around. | |
| Prerequisites: | Diver: Scuba dive certification (PADI Open Water or equivalent) | |
| Duration: | 3 days | |
| Please bring: | Warm clothes, long underwear, thick socks. | |
| Included: | Transport, 5 guided dives, rental dive equipment, 3 nights accommodation incl. breakfast. | |
| Minimum: | 2 divers | |
| Price: | EURO 749,- per person | Booking Request |
This tour covers some of the absolute highlights of scuba diving in Iceland.
We will start the tour by picking you up at your accommodation in the Reykjavik area and drive up North to the fjord Eyjafjörđur.
On this drive you will see a lot of Icelands beautiful landscape and on arrival the boat will be waiting for us to go and do 2 boat dives to the big and the small geothermal chimneys.
Strýtan, the geothermal chimney - Iceland © DIVE.IS
On the second day we will drive to the recently discovered fresh water fissures near Ásbyrgi, after that we will snorkel in a geothermaly heated river. We will visit Europes most powerful waterfall Dettifoss and the area around lake Mývatn.
On the last day we get up for the drive back South to the National Park Thingvellir where we will do 2 dives in the Silfra fissure.
This tour needs a minimum of 4 participants. In 2010 we will have a couple of scheduled tours for individuals to book into. Please check our Tour calendar 2010
Different PADI courses can be taken on the tour. More Information
Please contact us for a detailed itinerary.
| Availability: | All year around. | |
| Prerequisites: | Advanced Scuba dive certification (PADI Advanced Open Water or equivalent) Dry suit experience! |
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| Duration: | 3 days | |
| Please bring: | Warm clothes, long underwear, thick socks. Dive equipment (All dive equipment can be rented from us) |
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| Included: | All transport on land and on water, 2 nights accommodation incl. breakfast, 5-6 guided dives, air tanks and weights | |
| Minimum: | 4 divers | |
| Price: | EURO 799,- per person | Booking Request |
This tour combines the 3 Day Reykjavik Tour and the 3 Day Strýtan & Silfra Tour.
We will do a fair deal of Ocean Diving both around Reykjavik and in the Eyjafjord up North, we will dive the geothermal underwater hot springs in lake Kleifarvatn and a geothermally heated river.
A nudibranch on kelp - Iceland © Udo van DongenWe will explore the geothermal chimneys, both the big and the small ones and marvel on the beauty of Icelands fissures such as Silfra and the newly discovered ones near Ásbýrgi up North. On land we will see amazing waterfalls such as Gođafoss and Dettifoss, explore the stunning area around lake Mývatn, see the geothermal area at Krýsuvík and visit the National Park Thingvellir.
This tour needs a minimum of 4 participants. In 2010 we will have a couple of scheduled tours for individuals to book into. Please check our Tour calendar 2010
Different PADI courses can be taken on the tour. More Information
Please contact us for a detailed itinerary.
| Availability: | All year around. | |
| Prerequisites: | Advanced Scuba dive certification (PADI Advanced Open Water or equivalent) Dry suit experience! |
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| Duration: | 6 days | |
| Please bring: | Warm clothes, long underwear, thick socks. Dive equipment (All dive equipment can be rented from us) |
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| Included: | All transport on land and on water, 6 nights accommodation incl. breakfast, 10-11 guided dives, air tanks and weights | |
| Minimum: | 4 divers | |
| Price: | EURO 1490,- per person | Booking Request |
On our 10-day Tour around Iceland we will drive the ring road around Iceland and visit all the highlights both underwater as on land.
It’s the ultimate (dive) tour in Iceland.
A starfish at Little Hill - Iceland © Jesper Kjoller
It brings all other dive tours we offer into one plus more.
Please contact us for a detailed itinerary.
This tour needs a minimum of 6 participants. In 2010 we will have a couple of scheduled tours for individuals to book into. Please check our Tour calendar 2010
Different PADI courses can be taken on the tour. More Information
| Availability: | April - October | |
| Prerequisites: | Advanced Scuba dive certification (PADI Advanced Open Water or equivalent) Dry suit experience! |
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| Duration: | 10 days | |
| Please bring: | Warm clothes, long underwear, thick socks. Dive equipment (All dive equipment can be rented from us) |
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| Included: | All transport on land and on water, 10 nights accommodation incl. breakfast, 15 guided dives, air tanks and weights | |
| Minimum: | 6 divers | |
| Price: | EURO 1890,- per person | Booking Request |
DIVE.IS plans and carries though tailer-made tours for both groups and individuals.
Depending on your preferences, we can arrange accommodation, restaurants, day tours, car rental, etc. in different price categories with our cooperation partners.
Please write us an email with your ideas and we will put something together for you.
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