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Dive Review of Sigurdur Haraldsson/N/A in
General Travel/Other Locations/Iceland

Sigurdur Haraldsson/N/A: "Cold Water Diving in the Land of Fire and Ice", Oct, 2024,

by Ryan M Neely, MN, US (Reviewer Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 13172.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food N/A
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 3 stars
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Comments We had heard a lot about diving Silfra--a traditional bucket-list destination for divers--which saw us researching a trip to Iceland, but we wanted to do more diving than simply exploring Silfra with a guide.

There is a lot we did topside (we were in Iceland for three weeks), but we put in six out of twelve scheduled dives while we were there, and each individual dive was amazing.

Siggi from IceDive.is was an excellent guide. IceDive.is is a SDI/TDI organization, so technical diving is an option there. Since we were only doing recreational dives and we were trying to keep things cheap in an already expensive vacation, we dived air. (Though, I think Nitrox or Trimix could have been available if those are the dives you're interested in.)

Siggi picked us up at the airport in his van and drove us to each dive site. We spent the drive between dives for lunch and our surface interval. In the ocean dives, we saw a ton of jellyfish and starfish and soft spongey corals and a cousin to the scorpionfish and a curious seal. There was kelp and rocks and all manner of places for things to hide. Siggi even found us a nudibranch. I'd never seen one in the wild. They're tiny.

We also dived in several freshwater lakes. Kleifarvatn, where there's some kind of hot springs activity, and Silfra (of course) and Davidjá (which is still a crater, but at the bot ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites Sigurdur Haraldsson   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Vancouver Island, Northern Minnesota, Bonaire, Dominica, Iceland
Closest Airport Keflavík International Airport Getting There We had a direct flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Keflavík. We had no troubles getting there.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, cloudy Seas calm, surge
Water Temp 33-49°F / 1-9°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 50-300 Ft/ 15-91 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions There weren't really any restrictions enforced. We were unfamiliar with the area, so we proceeded with Siggi as our guide and trusted him to lead us safely in and out from shore.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments We worked out of our hotel room for this. Our room was tiny and almost impossible to rinse gear at the end of the day. I'd opt for a lar ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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