Get Certified! Take your Scuba Lesson with the PADI Open Water Diver Course
Want to become a fully certified diver? The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world’s most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people to the adventurous diving lifestyle. The full Open Water Certification will allow you to dive any where in the world to a maximum depth of 60ft/18m without the…
ADMISION FEE TO CURU WILD LIFE REFUGE, 2 DIVES, BOAT TRIP TO ISLAS TORTUGA, REFRESHER, ALL GEAR, GUIDE, INTERVAL AT ISLAS TORTUGA BEACH, FRUITS AND SNACKS. STARTING 8:30 AND BACK AT 1PM
That’s what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. You don’t have to be “advanced” to take it – it’s designed to advance your diving, so you can start right after earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification. The course helps build confidence and expand your scuba skills through different Adventure Dives. You try out different specialities…
3 dives Full Safari at Bat island
Our diving prices are full service prices, including: boat, captain, professional and bilingual guides, tanks, weights, snacks, fruits, beverages and fun!We take care of your diving equipment including transportation to and from the boat, set up, rinsing, storeing. Available for certified divers only.
You'll reach the dive sites with one of our custom designed…
3 Dives full safari at Papapayo Island
Our diving prices are full service prices, including: boat, captain, professional and bilingual guides, tanks, weights, snacks, fruits, beverages and fun!We take care of your diving equipment including transportation to and from the boat, set up, rinsing, storeing. Available for certified divers only.
You'll reach the dive sites with one of our custom…
One of the best things about diving off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica is encounters with the big stuff! It's not unusual to see whales and dolphins on the trip out to your dive site, you might even get to see them while you're diving!
The diving off Playa del Coco in Guanacaste offers a vast number of options including the Catalina Islands, known for its hugs schools of fish, sharks and giant mantas. The Bat Islands are also close but the season here is only from May to Sept and due to strong currents only recommended for experienced divers. Bull Sharks and mantas are common around the islands.
The striking volcanic landscape around the Manuel Antonio National Park allows for some great cavern diving, or exploring the few wrecks around Tortuga Island if that's more your interest. Herradura also has some interesting sites in the bay and good for beginners.
Visit the protected reserve around Caño Island, accessed from Drake Bay, with some of the best diving and clearest waters on the Pacific Coast. Sea life is abundant so keep your eyes out for turtles, sharks, whale sharks, rays.
You can spend weeks discovering the joys of diving the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, you might even capture that rare and wonderful photo of a whale jumping out of the water! We can only dream, maybe yours will come true.
(By Kelly Luckman)
Travel to Pacific Coast
The joys of the Pacific Coast region of Costa Rica are endless. This magical piece of Central America holds natural beauty that will mesmorise you and make you wonder how you'll ever leave!
Fly into San Jose and bus your way around the country or hire a car to explore the coast more thoroughly. Accommodation options range from all inclusive package holidays, to small hotels, beachfront bungalows and hostels and camping for the budget traveller.
Playa del Coco in Guanacaste is a good start, you can take a day trip to the Bat Islands or Catalina Islands for some great snorkelling. Go searching for wildlife in the national parks around Drake Bay or an exciting game fishing trip from the port at Herradura.
The beaches at the Manuel Antonio National Park are some of the best in the country or hire a 4x4 and try to spot amazing wildlife like the sloth and rare Squirrel Monkey or spend the day at Tortuga Island off Puntarenas for kayaking, zip lining or just relaxing on the beach.
There's so much to see and do on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, you're spoilt for choice of activities to keep you busy on your adventures.
(By Kelly Luckman)
Razor Surgeonfish by August Rode
Playa del Coco by Kelly Luckman
Puntarenas by mdverde
Cano Island Diving by Cocoabiscuit
Cano Island Diving by Cocoabiscuit
Jumping Devil Ray by Rich Coast
White Tip Reef Shark by Kelly Luckman
Diving at Bat Islands by Rich Coast
Manuel Antonio Beach by Angela Rutherford
Drake Bay by discopalace
Guanacaste Beach by Mario Geronimo
Catalina Islands by August Rode
Playa del Coco by Routard05
White-tip Reef Shark by August Rode
Isla Tortuga Beach by sdobie
Manuel Antonio Beach by krembo1
Playa del Coco Sunset by Philo Nordland
Catalina Islands by August Rode
Dive Boat Lady Blue by Deep Blue Diving Adventures
Deep Blue dive shop by Deep Blue Diving Adventures