Do I need a guide for Silfra?

[ScottishTapWater]

I'm going on a (non-diving) holiday to Iceland in a month.

Thinking of taking a dive or two while I'm there, and Silfra looks promising.

However, I don't really want to fork out for a group tour and be surrounded by barely qualified OWDs.

Do I need a guide there, or can I just rent some gear and jump in with a buddy?

Second question, anyone in Iceland in the second week of May and want to be said buddy?

 

[runsongas]

technically no, but the one shop that used to rent tanks and weights won't anymore afaik

so unless if you know a local diver that can help with that, then you are pretty much SOL

if you have a thick enough freediving wetsuit, you could also opt to free dive it

the permit fee is 1500 ISK and 500 ISK for parking iirc

 

[34109411]

I'm going on a (non-diving) holiday to Iceland in a month.

Thinking of taking a dive or two while I'm there, and Silfra looks promising.

However, I don't really want to fork out for a group tour and be surrounded by barely qualified OWDs.

Do I need a guide there, or can I just rent some gear and jump in with a buddy?

Second question, anyone in Iceland in the second week of May and want to be said buddy?

you are dry suit diver ?

 

[ScottishTapWater]

you are dry suit diver ?

Yes mate, BSAC Sports Diver, so most of my diving has been done in the North Sea in a dry suit

 

[ScottishTapWater]

technically no, but the one shop that used to rent tanks and weights won't anymore afaik

so unless if you know a local diver that can help with that, then you are pretty much SOL

if you have a thick enough freediving wetsuit, you could also opt to free dive it

the permit fee is 1500 ISK and 500 ISK for parking iirc

Oh really? There nowhere else on the island that'll rent gear? I'm pretty reluctant to pay to take all my kit for one dive.