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Snorkelling in the Silfra Fissure, Iceland.

Snorkelling between two continents in Iceland’s Thingvellir National Park

The Silfra Fissure in Iceland’s Thingvellir National Park is one of the world’s great snorkelling destinations. With incredible clarity, you can swim between two continents. What is the Silfra Fissure? The Silfra Fissure is the gap between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. It…

Iceland, snorkelling, swimming

Swimming with a whale shark on the Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia.

What it’s like to swim with whale sharks

Snorkelling with whale sharks off Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef is one of the world’s most remarkable experiences. Here’s what it’s like. The first sighting of a whale shark It’s difficult to know what provides the bigger shock – the size or the clarity. We gracelessly…

Australia, fish, Ningaloo Reef, swimming, Western Australia

Red Rock Crossing, Sedona: Nature’s greatest swimming pool?

Within the Crescent Moon Ranch Day Use Area, Red Rock Crossing is a spectacular Arizona swimming hole with perfect views of Sedona’s Cathedral Rock. Slide on in. Sedona, Arizona, is outrageously greedy with spectacular views. But Red Rock Crossing combines a perfect view of Sedona’s…

Arizona, Sedona, swimming