Dive where no other diver has dived before

The Westman Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) are a small archipelago just off the south coast of Iceland, perhaps best known for the volcanic eruption in 1973 that required the evacuation of all of the inhabitants of the main island. The islands are stunning as they rise out of the sea with high peaks and steep ocean cliffs that provide sanctuary for hundreds of thousands of birds.

The underwater scene is quite interesting as well. We have conducted several minor expeditions over four years around the Westman Islands and have uncovered several amazing dive sites. Included in these are a huge underwater arch, walls covered with soft coral and a cave cutting straight through a 120m wide and 100m high mountain. We have also gathered information from other divers, locals, and fishermen about other promising dive sites in the area.

On our Expedition we will spend most of our time exploring new dive sites that no one has ever dived before. We will also dedicate two of our dives to the two most stunning dive sites that we already know around the Westman Islands.

Upon Request
4 days
Minimum 6 divers
Maximum 7 divers

Please bring:

Your PADI Open Water Certification or equivalent.
Proof of dry suit experience. A drysuit certification or proof of minimum 10 dry suit dives within the last year signed by an instructor.
Warm clothes
Long underwear
Thick socks
Dive equipment (All dive equipment can also be rented from us)

Included:

All transportation on land and water
4 nights accomodation, breakfast included
6-7 guided dives
Air tanks and weights

Excluded:

Lunch, dinner
All other activities and everything not stated in the itinerary
Diving equipment (other than cylinders and weights)

Departures:

For available departures, please send us an email to dive@dive.is

Safety requirements

Participants must:

be a certified diver at the level of PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
have dry suit diving certification and a logged dry suit dive within two years of the tour date OR have at least 10 logged dry suit dives within two years of the tour date and be able to provide written proof from a diving instructor of these dry suit dives PDF
have read, signed, and followed directions on the Diving Silfra Medical Statement PDF
have our Diving Medical form signed off by a doctor if they are age 60 or older PDF
sign our liability release form at the start of the tour PDF
be at minimum 150cm / maximum 200cm
be at minimum 45kg / maximum 120kg
fit within our dry suit size chart PDF
be at least 17 years of age (signature of legal guardian required for under 18 year old participants)
be physically fit
be ready to wear a sometimes tight & constricting dry suit
be able to communicate in English
not be pregnant

Þú munt fá leiðsögn frá einum þessara frábæru leiðbeinenda

Jammi

Ants

Fraser

Get ég tekið þátt í lengri ferðum þó að ég hafi ekki kafað í langan tíma?
- Það fer svolítið eftir hverjum og einum, ef þú hefur ekki kafað í 6 mánuði eða lengur og finnst þú svolítið ryðgaður er ekki vitlaust að gera eina köfun áður eða koma í upprijunarnámskeið með okkur. Sumir köfunarstaðir á Íslandi eru svolítið djúpir og með slæmt skyggni og því ekki sniðugt að fara með óörygga kafara á þá staði. Það er einmitt þess vegna sem við setjum lágmarkskröfur um 4-10 þurrbúningakafanir og 30-40 kafanir í heildina á sumum lengri ferðum.
Makinn minn er ekki kafari. Getur hann/hún komið með mér í lengri ferðina?
- Auðvitað! Íslands er svo ótrúlega fallegt og nóg að sjá fyrir bæði kafara og ekki kafara. Allar lengri ferðirnar okkar eru með mikið af stoppum á fallegum og skemmtilegum stöðum.
Hverjar eru heilsu kröfur til að taka þátt í lengri ferðunum?
- Eins og með hverja aðra köfunarferð krefjumst við þess að kafararnir séu heilbrigðir og hraustir. Ef þú ert ekki viss mælum við með því að þú látir lækni kíkja á þig. Við munum einnig biðja þig um að skrifa undir heilsufarsyfirlýsinguna okkar og fá læknisvottorð ef sú yfirlýsing krefst þess.