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Silfra Cathedral, Iceland

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Fresh water: lake, river or quarry

About Silfra Cathedral

A wall dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 20 m. You get in from the shore. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 41 km away. The town to stay in is Reykjavik. Within 5 km we also list 5 dive sites.

  • Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
  • What it is Wall.
  • How deep Down to 20 m.
  • Getting in From the shore.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 41 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

No dive centre mapped within 25 km.

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What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 12 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KEF, direct. About 8 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to Silfra Cathedral.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Fresh water: lake, river or quarry: scored by other rules.

Fresh water has no waves to forecast, so the 48 points out of 80 that a sea site gets for a calm sea are given in full. The day turns on the wind (24 points) and the rain (8); gusts of 25 kn or more still score it nothing.

No sea temperature is read for it: nothing forecasts a lake's water, and it is often much colder at depth than at the top. Ask a dive centre what suit to bring.

Not for Open Water divers. Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. See it for Advanced divers.

Rough cost

About £740–£1,400 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £315–£650
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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