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Thingvellir National Park: Traveler Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 2 attractions in Thingvellir
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Activities: hiking
Attraction type: National park, Historic site, Geological formation
Address: Thingvellir, Iceland

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Reviews of Thingvellir National Park

( 2-4 of 4 )
“Great diving!!”

Thingvellir National Park

5 of 5 stars
Boca Raton, Florida
Nov 29, 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

I just came back from Iceland after a fantastic 2 1/2 days trip (through Icelandair's winter packages). The reason of the trip was for diving in Silfra, the 'crack' between the European and American tectonic plates. Iceland is the only place where the division of the plates are visible on land, since its mostly underwater throughout the Atlantic Ocean.
I flew to Iceland with my wife and teenage daughter, all PADI certified, but with no dry suit experience.
Tobias, from DIVE.IS, picked us up at the hotel and took us to Thingvellir National Park, where the diving site is. After changing at the park's service station we did a short drive to the site, where Tobias took his time in explaining the use of the dry suit.
We then walked ~50 yards to the platform at the ledge of the crack, put our BCD and got into the 32 F water (not cold at all with the dry suit).
The site is fantastic. Swimming along side of both continents is a strange sensation; with clear-transparent water is impressive.
We dove for about 35min, got out of the water and walked back to the van.
After taking our suits off we drove back to town, where Tobias dropped off one our group, and we continued to the Blue Lagoon (and that is another story).
Silfra is amazing: clear water, amazing rock formations on the walls and great sites of the park and its mountains.
I strongly recommend this site as a must for divers.

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“Pingvellir - overshadowed by its neighbours”

Thingvellir National Park

3 of 5 stars
Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, UK
Sep 15, 2004
11/12 found this review helpful

In the middle of most W European countries the park would be outstanding. Its unspolit wilderness makes good rambling country and its geological significance, apparent in the knife edge ridges makes it interesting. However set in Iceland its popularity is in large measure due to its accessibility from the capital. In terms of landscape compared with the contorted tundra of the lake Myvatn area, the stoney desolations of the interior, the gleaming ice-caps or the haunting beauty of the eastern and northern fjords it appears pretty ordinary.
In terms of spectacle it cannot compete with its near neighbours at Geysir and Gulfoss or the other stunning waterfalls and geothermic manifestations.
Best Feature: largely untouched wilderness
Worst Feature: the Flies

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“Loved Pingvellir National Park”

Thingvellir National Park

5 of 5 stars
Folkestone, Kent
Aug 10, 2003
7/9 found this review helpful

I visited Iceland at the end of July. Itw as all an amazing trip but perhaps the most beautiful of all the places was Pingvellir national park. A short walk takes you through the park and leags to sights of distant waterfalls and woodland like areas with a small set of white houses and a little church comleting the scene. With the wishing pond to throw your coins in it is a very magical place indeed.

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( 2-4 of 4 )
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