Our dive sites are
accessible within a thirty minute boat ride. Our local
dive sites offer white tip reef sharks, giant schools of
grunt, yellowtails, spotted eagle rays, turtles, stingrays,
angel fish, octopus, sea horses, starfish, frog fish and
many species of eels. We have also seen whale sharks
up to 35 feet long on numerous occasions, as well as,
spinner dolphin, humpback whales, pilot whales, orcas,
false killer whales and schools containing hundreds of
Mobulas and thousands of cow-nosed rays.
Average visibility ranges from 30 ft. to 50 ft. with
possibilities of up to 80 ft. We dive volcanic rock
formations and rock pinnacles. There is very little hard
coral, but we do have black coral, soft coral and orange
cup coral that opens up at night. There is an abundance of
life among the rocks which can be seen on both day and
night dives.
Night dives are consistently a favorite. We begin the dive
with a relaxing ride during which you will experience a
sunset unlike any other. The dive itself offers you the
chance to explore the micro life, along with very large
puffer fish, nudibranchs, gigantic slumbering parrot fish,
lobster, tube worms and sea horses. In addition to the
marine life we take the opportunity to extinguish our lights
and play by the light of the phosphorous, which can create
quite a light show. The cup coral, open at night is
stupendous.
Also offered are long-range dive trips to both the Catalina
and Bat Islands. The best months for diving the Catalina
Islands are December through April, where schools of
Manta rays with wing spans from 14 ft. to 20 ft. have been
seen along with numerous white tip sharks and occasional
bull or tiger shark. This site is also known for the large
schools of mobula rays and cow-nosed rays. The Catalina
Islands are considered a slightly more advanced dive due
to stronger currents and surge.
The relaxing cruise to the Bat Islands is a worthwhile trip
year round, weather permitting. However, March through
November are the optimum months for this long range trip.
Here you might see the impressive 8 to 14 foot Bull
sharks, schools of cow-nosed rays, eagle rays, and an
occasional Manta ray, along with the ever present
varieties of larger schooling fish: rainbow runners,
horse-eye jacks, spade fish, pompano, snapper and
wahoo. This is a challenging dive, but well worth the extra
effort.
Some additional information you might find useful. Water
temperature from mid-May to mid-December is generally
from 75ƒ-78ƒ at depth and a polartec or 3MM suit are
usually sufficient. From mid-December to mid-April, water
temperatures vary from day to day, with thermoclines
causing temperatures to dip to 70ƒ at depth so you will
want to bring a full 3MM suit during this period (5 MM if
you are easily chilled). The outside temperature at the
beaches is 85ƒ to 90ƒ year round. The rainy season runs
from May to November, with these months providing some
of our best diving. Since we are located in a protected
Gulf and do not have rivers draining into our water and
visibility is not adversely affected by the rain. In fact,
visibility is often enhanced as the rain settles the plankton
and rich nutrients that are abundant in Costa Rica.
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