Jökulsárlón | Glacier Lagoon Ice Dive

Site Overview

Jökulsárlón is Iceland’s iconic glacier lagoon, famous for snorkelling among icebergs, and scuba is possible but extreme—water is 0 to 2°C and requires a drysuit and glacier-diving permits, with only a few specialist operators running it. The visual drama of ice underwater, glowing blue and shifting with the light, is unmatched anywhere in the world. The lagoon is shallow and the life is minimal, but the experience of diving beneath the ice in a glacial landscape is the ultimate cold-water adventure. Remote and conditions-dependent, Jökulsárlón is for highly experienced, permitted divers with a specialised operator. For those qualified, it is a once-in-a-lifetime dive that captures the raw beauty of Iceland’s ice, guided with the strictest safety. The site is a rewarding but demanding cold-water dive that rewards preparation, good buoyancy and respect for the Icelandic environment. The site is a rewarding but demanding cold-water dive that rewards preparation, good buoyancy and respect for the Icelandic environment. The site is a rewarding but demanding cold-water dive that rewards preparation, good buoyancy and respect for the Icelandic environment. The site is a rewarding but demanding cold-water dive that rewards preparation, good buoyancy and respect for the Icelandic environment. The site is a rewarding but demanding cold-water dive that rewards preparation, good buoyancy and respect for the Icelandic environment.