Anastasia Vsplyshka
Iceland is one of the most attractive places for extreme divers. The warm Gulf Stream does not allow to freeze the waters around the Icelandic coast. The best time for extreme diving is from May to September.
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Divers particularly interested in Silfra fissure, which is located between two huge continental plates (in the Þingvallavatn Lake). Underwater visibility is over 100 meters, so brave explorers can observe unique underwater world without interference.
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There are some variants of Iceland diving tours. Firstly, you can take part in one day diving and snorkeling tours. Secondly, you have a chance to make multiple day diving trip. And thirdly, there is a great opportunity to become a member of incredible diving expedition over Iceland (from 4 to 9 days).
Now let me tell you about these extreme diving tours in detail. If one day diving or snorkeling tour is your theme, you can combine diving with sightseeing. For example, there are tours offering to visit the Golden Circle with necessary stops on the route in the Þingvellir National Park, the Gullfoss waterfall, and the geothermal valley Haukadalur. Another kinds of diving or snorkeling trips include such forms of active rest as whale safari or horse riding.
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Let’s turn to multiple day diving tours. Taking part in one of them, extreme divers have a lot of underwater and above-water sightseeing possibilities. For instance, the schedule of your tour can be like that.
- Day 1: the trip to the north of Iceland to the beautiful Eyjafjörður and two dives into its waters in order to enjoy the large (55-meter) and small (10 meters) geothermal underwater chimneys. Colorful scorpionfish, nudibranchs, crustaceans and other beauties are always ready to keep you company!
- Day 2: diving in lava fissure Nesgjá + a visit to the enchanting Goðafoss waterfall and the town of Húsavík.
- Day 3: diving in Silfra fissure.
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Finally, a few words about long diving expeditions. Some of them are intended for real explorers, for example, a study of a remote and virtually unexplored by divers part of Iceland – the waters of the Westfjords. Also, if you prefer to watch interesting moments of fish life, cod spawning expedition is really yours.
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P.S. To my mind, the most challenging Iceland diving tours are as follows:
- Diving to underwater hot spring with the temperature +79ºС! Some divers even take up a little of this water and then prepare hot chocolate.
- Greenland & Iceland tour – you dive in the surroundings of huge majestic icebergs! That’s the real extreme!!!
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An underwater survey, wonderful for me.
Thank you so much for reading my post + for your very nice comment!!!
I would not dive, but I would just admire this beautiful landscape.
Yeah, me too! Thank you so much for your comment!
I have heard many rave about Iceland, maybe one day when I win the lottery I can visit!
Beautiful pics!
Wish you to vin such lottery and to have a superb trip to Iceland! Thank you very much for your amazing comment!
Superb
Thank you very much!
I have to admit that Iceland is not the place that pops into my head when I think of scuba diving but it does look very nice. Terrific photos.
Thank you very much for your comment! I also think that this kind of diving is too exteme, but Iceland underwater and up-water landscapes are great!
My parents lived in Iceland in the late 1940s and early 1950s when my father worked for Lockheed. I was conceived there but they returned to America before I was born. I always wanted to visit but never had the chance.
Lovely scenery at Iceland. I wish I knew someone in that country so I could bunk it there if I ever did get a chance to visit out there.
Yeah, I agree! Also dream about trip to this wonderful country!
I`d like to go to Iceland, but not for that reason!
Yeah, me too! I wish to go up-water sightseeing!
WOW! Diving always fascinates me but im too scared for deep waters haha. Great photos too!
Thank you very much for your nice comment! I also like to watch diving on TV & Internet, but this kind of extreme is not for me.
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Amazing nature!
Thank you very much!
Too Cool !!!
Wish I had finished my diving course . My first dive was Dave’s Bay . Loved it !!!
Glad that you liked it! Wish you super diving!!!
Nice story, nice pictures!
Thank you so much!
Awesome post. I have always wanted to learn how to dive. But I’m not even a good swimmer.
Thank you very much for so nice comment! As for diving, I’m also not a good swimmer. But hope to become better!
Amazing pics! I love being in the water and I’ve always wanted to try scuba diving there.
Glad that my post will inspire you to do that! But be careful – Iceland diving needs comprehensive preparing, the conditions are very specific!
Whoa! Breathtaking views. And because we’re from a mountainous area, it’s my wish to go to some places like those in the pictures. Actually, I only visit one of the beaches here in our country once in a year.
Thank you so much for your comment, I’m very grateful! The same situation – I also only visited beaches.
wow thats great place and great photos love it..
Thank you very much! Glad that you liked my post!
My boss is from there. They moved here 5 yrs ago. Since I have started working for her a few weeks ago, i have been researching Iceland. Boy, it is a fantastic Island for sure. I would love to see it. Great post here, just makes me want to visit more.
Yeah, I agree, this country is marvellous, and this is also my dream to visit it. Hope that our wishes will come true! And million thanks for your great comment!