Hidden gem
Davíðsgjá Dive Tour
Öðruvísi upplifun
A hidden gem
In Thingvellir national park
Davíðsgjá is a fissure located in Lake Thingvellir, just like Silfra. The name directly translates as David's fissure. Davíðsgjá is popular among local divers but international divers are not frequent visitors.
Davíðsgjá is usually slightly warmer then Silfra. Divers walk straight into the water and after a shallow swim they enter the long, deep and narrow Davíðsgjá fissure.
The maximum depth of the dive in this fissure is 21 meters. Davíðsgjá often has incredible underwater visibility, although this varies and is more dependent on weather than in Silfra. Therefore, Davíðsgjá is sometimes called Silfra's wilder and darker sibling.
The top of the fissure in Davíðsgjá is actually about 7 meters underwater, which allows for more contact with the water in Thingvallavatn lake. It is therefore common that trout join the divers in exploring this fissure.
All divers on this Davíðsgjá Dive Tour must have dry suit diving certification OR 10 logged dry suit dives within two years of the Davíðsgjá tour date, which must be confirmed with written proof from a diving instructor.
In case you do not fulfill these requirements, you can take PADI Dry Suit Diver Certification Course (or equivalent) before coming to Iceland. Or you can also take the Dry Suit Diver Course & Diving Silfra 2-Day Package here with us in Iceland! Alternatively, you can also Snorkel in Silfra instead of scuba diving.
Advanced Open Water Diver course
Two days (12 hours each), 6 dry suit dives in three different locations. The last dive of the course, a night dive in Davíðsgjá was probably one of the most amazing things I've ever experienced. We descended just after sunset and saw how the colors and light changed in the water as it got darker and darker. We felt an extreme drop in temperature, swimming out in 12°c and descending to 2°c. I very much recommend doing an advanced course with dive.is, everything was well planned and instructor Jonas was professional yet friendly and kind. As far as price is concerned the course was worth every single krona and more :)
Nánari upplýsingar
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All year around. Contact us at dive@dive.is for details
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Don't see a tour time that works for you? Contact us at dive@dive.is and we will find the best time
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3-5 hours
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Maximum ratio of 4 divers per 1 dive guide
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Minimum 2 divers. We will refund you in full if the minimum is not met
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Self-drive only (pick-up included in our Dive Silfra and Davíðsgjá combo)
Included
- Dive Instructor
- 1 guided dive
- All necessary dive equipment
- Entrance fee into Davíðsgjá
- Hot chocolate and cookies after the dive
- Vegan hot chocolate and cookies available, if you are vegan let us know at dive@dive.is
Please bring
- Your SCUBA dive certification card (PADI Open Diver Water or equivalent)
- Proof of dry suit dive certification or 10 logged dry suit dives within two years of tour date
- Long underwear
- Thick socks
- Suitable clothes for the weather of the day
- A COVID19 face mask
Covid-19 safety precautions
- We are a certified partner of the Clean and Safe initiative
- Only 3 divers with a guide
- Plenty of space at Silfra to uphold the 2 meter rule
- Mandatory mask use on our transfer bus and within 2m at Silfra (if needed)
- Customers bring their own COVID19 face mask
- Hand sanitizer and disposable gloves are provided in our bus and at Silfra
- All equipment and vehicles are thoroughly sanitized after every tour
If you wish to be more private, we offer this tour also as a private tour.
Safety requirements
Participants must:-
be a certified diver at the level of PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
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have dry suit diving certification and a logged dry suit dive within two years of the Silfra tour date OR have at least 10 logged dry suit dives within two years of the Silfra tour date and be able to provide written proof from a diving instructor of these dry suit dives PDF
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have read, signed, and followed directions on the online Diving Silfra Medical Statement (link provided in confirmation email) PDF
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have our Diving Medical form signed off by a doctor if they are age 60 or older PDF
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sign our liability release form at the start of the Silfra dive tour PDF
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be at minimum 150cm / maximum 200cm
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be at minimum 45kg / maximum 120kg
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fit within our dry suit size chart PDF
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be at least 17 years of age (signature of legal guardian required for under 18 year old participants)
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be physically fit
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be able to communicate in English
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be ready to wear a sometimes tight & constricting dry suit
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not be pregnant
Timeline of your tour
- Arrival at the Davíðsgjá meeting point 15 minutes before the tour start time, check-in with guides
- Division into groups of 3 people, one group per guide
- Briefing and gear-up with your guide (∼1 hour total)
- Make your way to the entry point
- Weight check upon entering the water
- 30-45 minutes spent in the water
- Exit the water
- Take off equipment, enjoy hot chocolate and cookies to warm up
- At this point, you will have time to chat with your guide, ask any questions you might have and take a look at the pics taken during the tour
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