Dive Costa Rica
Costa Rica offers an incredible array of scuba diving for beginners and advanced divers alike. Our coastline is as diverse as our mainland and offers the chance to see large marine life such as manta rays, bull sharks, whales, dolphins, and more. It also affords the opportunity to view huge schools of fish, different species of rays, eels, and much much more.
Dive Locations
Gulf of Papagayo
A collection of beautiful dive sites spread across the great Gulf de Papagayo. These dive sites allow you the opportunity to see many different species of rays, eels, huge schools of fish, reef sharks, turtles, and much more. The dive sites in this area vary in depth and difficulty. Diving with an experienced guide and company ensures you will dive the most appropriate sites on any given day. Let us guide you!
Bat Islands
Bat Islands are located off the tip of Santa Teresa National Park and are best known for their close encounters with the majestic bull sharks. These sharks are seen in their natural habitat with no baiting required.
Also at these dive sites you can see absolutely massive schools of fish and migrating rays. Occasionally you can also enjoy seeing the Giant Pacific Manta.
Catalina Islands
The Catalina Islands are a wonderful location for enjoying scuba diving in Costa Rica. These dive sites, which are on the northern Pacific Coast, are home to frequent manta encounters at different times throughout the year.
This area is also home to migratory humpback whale sightings. A great location for beginners and advanced divers alike.
Isla del Cano
Caño Island Biological Reserve is located about 20 kilometers off the coast of the Osa peninsula. In the pre-Colombian époque the island was used as a cemetery by the former natives of this land.
The island is surrounded by five platforms of low coral reefs with many coral species. The coral reef environments are home to many different species of fish, e.g. parrot fish, Moorish Idol, Crocodile Needlefish, Guinea Fowl Puffer, Cornet fish and schools of Jack Fish, to name a few), and other aquatic animals such as sea turtles, sting rays, morays and white tip sharks.