Geothermal Hot Spring Dive Tour

Discover the underwater hot springs of Kleifarvatn Lake

Hot spring diving in lake Kleifarvatn - rather unique !

Diving in a geothermally active environment

See the gas bubbles come up in between sulfur deposits on the lake floor

This tour to the underwater hot springs in the lake Kleifarvatn is a truly amazing and unique experience for scuba divers.

Price

34,990 ISK per person

Departures

Available: all year ~ on Saturdays
In the winter months (Nov - Feb) the tour can be unavailable because lake Kleifarvatn might be frozen

Details

Prerequisites: for divers: Scuba dive certification (PADI Open Water or equivalent). For snorkelers: no prerequisites

Duration: 6 hours

Pickup: 08:00-08:30 from Apr 1 to Sep 30

10:00-10:30 from Oct 1 to Mar 31

Minimum: 2 participants

Bring with you: warm clothes

Included: pick up from and to hotel in the Reykjavik area, guided dive at the underwater hot springs of Kleifarvatn, all necessary equipment, light snacks, visit of the geothermal hot spring at Krysuvik.

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Itinerary

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 4x4 dive bus, since only rugged tire tracks lead to the site in the middle of nowhere.

Close to the beach we park the dive bus 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 Reykjavik's wonderful geothermal pools where you can hang out in the hot tubs to end the day in a geothermal way.

Disclaimer: all dive trips are undertaken on the responsibility of its participants. Extreme Iceland does not assume any responsibility for accidents which are caused by its customers or can be traced to their own actions. Participants have to sign a waiver before undertaking all trips stating that they realize that all outdoor activities carry an inherit risk.