Why Iceland Advice?
Why Iceland Advice?
We drove to Silfra Ravine nervous about the water temperature and questioning why we booked the snorkelling in the first place! From start til end, Neil was very reassuring and made the whole experience fantastic. you are wrapped up very warm and the water is not that cold once you... read more get into it. The views were incredible and you must do this if you are visiting Iceland. For the price and excellent guide in Neil (plus the added bonus of being sent photos from the day the evening after you have snorkeled), you must do this activity through Iceland Advice. read less
my friend booked this snorkelling trip for her, me, and our boyfriends, and what a perfect choice!! we all had great fun! i was a bit nervous at first because of the constricting suits (which is totally necessary to keep you warm and dry, and worked wonderfully) but the guide,... read more neil, and his lovely assistant, were both very accomodating and reassuring during the entire experience! the beginning of the swim was made easy by the current, but the turn at the end was against the current and got me super tired (because of the bulkiness of the suit and gear), but neil was kind enough to give me a big push to the end! he was super attentive to our small group of 6 and still took wonderful pictures! he even warmed us up in the beginning by pouring hot-ish water from a thermos into the wet-suit gloves (really made a huge difference)!! then they warmed us up at the end with hot cocoa and chocolate chip cookies! and kept us warm in between by reminding us to put our gloves/hats on, or by providing us with some, during the cold parts on land (while they helped us squeeze through the suits)! the $150 was well worth it and if we had the cash, we would’ve tipped them (but it isn’t customary in iceland to tip), so i hope this review and our word of mouth to friends and family will be enough to show our gratitude! thanks again!! read less
Its VERY weird to find something on Trip Advisor with 100% rave reviews, but seriously, they deserve it. We snorkelled on the 19th Dec and our instructor Neil was absolutely fantastic. He was knowledgeable, made you feel totally at ease and just made it even more fun. Snorkelling in Iceland,... read more in December IS mad but it's something you will never forget. The moment my face hit the water and I saw what was underneath, I honestly didn't want to leave and I am usually fairly scared of open / deep water. We were allowed to 'wander' for 20 mins at the end of the guided tour and its mesmerising! I genuinely could have stayed there all day despite the cold water. The pics given to us afterwards are also great! We were given about 30+ photos from a go pro which is way more than expected. Even though Neil (our guide) didn't come with the pimped changing vans that the other providers seemed to have, getting changed open air just added to the experience and his help getting on those dry suits is also, very much needed! Lastly, his hot chocolate and cookies afterwards are VERY welcome. All I can say is DO IT! and say Hi to Neil for us :) read less
What an experience! A must-do when travelling in Iceland. Water is freezing but the suits keep you warm. Ivan was a guide and he was great. 100% recommendable!!
Diving silfra is by far our best and most exciting Iceland experience ! Neil and his friend took care of EVERYTHING every little detail and prepared us smoothly and with lot of humour for the breath taking quiet unusual activity ! Starting by giving us a nice briefing about the... read more region of thingvellir national park , Helping us to wear the dry suit and giving us every single advice of how to snorkel silfra even if it wasn't our first snorkel. We were worried a bit about the cold weather (-9 degrees this day) but once in water we didn't at all feel the cold. Neil took care of taking nice photos of us in the water than sent them to us by email (thank you Neil). A special Thanks to Neil and his friend for escorting us to the next fuel station (about 30 km drive ) since we had ran out of fuel ! Thanks guys you made our experience with you unforgettable ! read less
I bought this trip for my girlfriends 30th birthday! she was really scared of the cold waters and almost did not do it! but she loved it! it was amazing! We decided to do it Winter because the temperature of water is the same all year round (2 degrees) and... read more the drysuit they provide you with is very warm! plus snorkeling in winter?! the thought is amazing, but the experience itself was incredible! surrounded by snowy mountains! must do in Iceland. oh, did I mention you snorkle between North Amercian and Euroasia tectonic plates? :-) read less
Wow. What an experience that I will never forget. The guide (Neil) truly is an expert and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. I can not speak highly enough of his knowledge and ability to ensure that you feel safe all the way throughout. One of the... read more highlights for me was seeing a huge fish near the bottom at Silfra which was amaaaaaaazing! Neil went above and beyond to ensure we had the best of experiences that concluded nicely with some warm hot chocolate and cookies! Thanks mate, I really appreciate it and all the best for the future. read less
What a great experience! We were a little worried about it being too cold in the winter, but the suits were much warmer than whatever we had worn there. It's tough to figure out which tours to pay for as there were so many, but I'd definitely recommend this one.... read more Our guide, Weston, was really knowledgeable and fun so that added to the experience as well. He gave us some solid recommendations over hot chocolate after the tour. read less
Just returned from an amazing Glacier Hike, Black Sand Beach and Waterfall tour with our wonderful guide, Scott. Je was an amazing guide as he was extremely knowledgeable about every aspect of Iceland you could possibly think of. He made our trip even better than imagined. Thank you Scott!
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