Experience the mesmerizing beauty of Húsavík Litlaá Snorkeling in Iceland’s bubbling sands and captivating algae. Discover the unique warmth of the Little River and explore its tranquil lagoon for an unforgettable adventure.
- Keldunes - Upon reaching the Litlaá river, you’ll be greeted by the DIVE.IS guide who will provide an in-depth orientation for the snorkeling excursion and equip you with our high-quality snorkeling dry suit and additional equipment.
You’ll make your way into the Litlaá river at the designated starting point and spend approximately 30-45 minutes snorkeling through the river and its adjoining lagoon.
Subsequently, you’ll leave the water and trek back to the parking area.
Following the snorkeling adventure, we’ll offer you hot chocolate and cookies to help you warm up. During this time, you can purchase photographs of your experience and engage in conversation with your guide about the local region. Afterwards, you’ll remove the snorkeling attire and proceed with your journey.
- Live guide that is a PADI instructor
- Hot chocolate and cookies
- Guided snorkeling tour
- All necessary snorkeling equipment, drysuit and warm undersuit
- Souvenir photos of your snorkeling tour (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
Litlaá, meaning “Little River,” is located near the northern coast of Iceland. This is an unusual spot to find warm water, but thanks to a nearby geothermal active area, we get to enjoy snorkeling in water with a temperature of about 20°C.
The tour takes place in a lagoon called Brunnar, meaning “Wells.” The lagoon’s floor is full of mesmerizing dancing sands. The cold water erupting from the bottom causes these beautiful designs described as the “Bubbling Sands” that you must see with your own eyes.
Because of the warm water temperature, we also find fields of strange green algae, plants, multicolored sediments, and a countless number of snails.
In the shallow rocky area at the edges of the lagoon, we find countless numbers of sticklebacks traveling around in large groups. The majestic Brown Trout eats sticklebacks and is sometimes spotted by snorkelers.
This location is on the Diamond circle making it the perfect selfdrive tour.
- All participants will need to fill out a medical form before participating in the tour. The form can be filled out online
- All participant’s height, weight and age information must be provided to local operator to ensure they bring the best fitting drysuit. The tour operator will contact you after booking to ask for this information.
- IMPORTANT - Participants over 60 years of age must have their doctor sign the approval form in order to participate
- Drysuits are worn over your own clothing. We recommend wearing long thermal underwear and thick wool socks as a base layer under the dry suit
- Minimum height is 4ft 11in (150cm). Minimum weight is 100lbs (45kg).
- Maximum height and weight is 6ft7in (200cm) and 264lbs (120kg).
- Participants must be comfortable in water and able to swim, physically fit and healthy
- Please note that that dry suits can sometimes feel quite tight and constricting
- All participants must be able to communicate in English
- Not suitable for pregnant women
- All participants must be at least 12 years old
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
