Davidsgja
La profondeur correspond à la plage allant du sommet du site jusqu'à son maximum habituel ; le « niveau recommandé » est le niveau demandé en général par les opérateurs auprès des grandes agences, pas une règle légale. Les courants et la visibilité varient chaque jour, traitez donc tout cela comme des plages indicatives de planification.
Davidsgja is Silfra's wilder sibling: a rift in the same lake, minus the queues, the platforms and some of the polish. The crack widens as it runs offshore into Thingvallavatn proper, and its water, lake-fed rather than purely spring-fed, trades a little clarity for the chance of meeting the lake's celebrated brown trout, which patrol the fissure like submarines in the blue-green light. Divers thread between boulders pinched in the cleft and pass sections where both walls fall away into shadow. Cold, quiet and slightly rough-edged, it suits those who want tectonic Iceland without the crowd choreography.
Le moment pour lequel vous venez: Uncrowded rift diving, resident brown trout, open-lake atmosphere
Topographie: A broad fissure running out into the open lake, with boulder jumbles and deep clefts
Entrée: A walk over rough ground from the road on Thingvallavatn's eastern shore; entries are less groomed than Silfra's stairs.
À savoir avant de plonger
Dangers: Cold water, uneven shore entry, and changeable lake visibility after wind.
Conservation: Within the national park; the trout population is protected and not to be baited or harassed.
Pour les photographes
Grand angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★☆☆☆☆ (note 1–5 des éditeurs sur ce que ce site offre à chaque style de prise de vue)