Diving in Costa Rica has much to offer, from diving in Cocos Island, the largest uninhabited island in the world, over 300 miles offshore, it takes a day and a half on a live-aboard dive boat just to reach it. But for hardcore divers, the voyage is worth it - Central America scuba diving truly doesn't get any better than this. Undisputed dive expert Jacques Cousteau famously called diving at Isla del Coco the best in the world. As added attraction, Jurassic Parkwas set in Coco National Park (though it was filmed in Hawaii). Venture inland for a truly wild experience - minus the dinosaurs, of course.
Just 12 miles offshore, Isla del Caño is like Isla del Coco's closer - and cheaper - little sister. Having pretty much the same underwater life as Isla de Coco, here you will encounter both pelagic (open ocean) and reef fish, large schools of jacks and barracudas, sting rays and manta rays, and sharks.
To Playa de Coco: not to be confused with Isla del Coco, Playas del Coco is a popular beach in the Guanacaste region of northern Costa Rica. It is a great launch pad to explore the nearby Catalina Islands (manta ray territory) and the Bat Islands (bull sharks galore), while the curvy Coco Bay offers low-key Costa Rica Scuba diving.
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Oceans Unlimited
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We are a PADI scuba diving center, dedicated to scuba diving in Costa Rica and our aim is to introduce this amazing, safe and fun sport to as many enthusiastic and adventure loving people as possible!We are located in Quepos / Manuel Antonio, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, surrounded…
Agua Rica Diving Center
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AGUA RICA DIVING CENTER is located on the way to Langosta, passed Super 2001,l in Playa Tamarindo, Guanacaste. We offer a wide range of professional underwater services for the recreational scuba diver. We are proudly the only dive operation in Tamarindo with boats leaving the beach at 5min…