Reykjavik: cold-water diving in the Silfra

By Kafele Herring

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silfra sits inside þingvellir national park. the rift is between two continental plates. the water is 2°c, fed by 30-year-filtered glacier melt, and visibility is over 100 meters.

you go dry-suit certified or you do not go. one operator runs it. you do not need a guide who shouts.

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