Catalina Islands Scuba Diving Tour: Explore Sea Animals and Underwater Rock Formations
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327 Ratings
Playa Flamingo

Diving in the beautiful waters of Guanacaste, with a great vary of sea animals and rock formations underwater make this experience an unique and excited one.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Islas Santa Catalina - We offer daily tours of 2 dives, from Monday to Sunday. Our star destination for the diving tour are the Catalinas Islands and North Island, rock formations of volcanic origin, some 40 minutes away from the coast. The tour starts at 7.30 am in our dive center, located in Flamingo, where you will fill out the paperwork and the equipment will be tested. The tour will end around noon.

The water temperature in the north coast of the Costa Rican Pacific ranges between 16-30°C / 60-86°F according to the time of year. Visibility can vary almost daily.

The rocky bottom of our coasts is the perfect home for a wide variety of marine life, some species of which are seasonal in this area (giant manta rays or humpback whales). White tip sharks, different types of rays, moray eels, nudibranchs, angelfish, butterfly fish, as well as large schools of colorful tropical fish are often observed.

Each of our dives usually lasts a maximum of 40 minutes at 18 meters depth (60 feet).

What's Included
  • Diving Equipment
  • Driver/guide
  • Snacks: Water, Ice Tea, Seasonal Fruits and Cookies
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Diving Computer and Underwater Cameras
Additional Information
  • Evidence of Dive Certification is required from all divers wishing to participate in a certified dive.
Location
Pacific Coast Dive Center
Ruta Nacional Secundaria 180
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Robynj698
May 27, 2024
One of my best dives yet! - This is one of the best dives I have done. We saw so much! Bull sharks, reef sharks, octopi, eels, and many many starfish. The crew were so lovely and made everyone feel very safe. Eze was our guide and he made each dive very fun and made sure we saw as much as we could. I couldn’t recommend more!
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61michaelae
May 22, 2024
Fun and beautiful memories - Took two diving trips with Pacific Coast Dive center in one week. I dive a lot and can compare. The boat crew was really efficient and all instructors attentive to detail, caring and really fun! I want to praise Vivi and Gabi especially. Thanks to them, I have great photos and a ton of memories. Everything was a breeze - from resort transfer and equipment rental to the actual action. And the marine life around Catalinas is astounding. Thanks, Gabi, for the shark selfie :-)!
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217baileyn
May 16, 2024
Best dive! - My husband and I had so much fun getting scuba open water certified! Luna was the best instructor! We saw lots of wildlife. We really enjoyed our time with Pacific Coast Dive Center.
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Curtisg296
May 14, 2024
Excellent Dives! - This is now my second time with Pacific Coast Dive Center. Everything was excellent again. As a scuba instructor myself, I can recognize a quality dive operation. Eze was my fantastic dive guide for these amazing dives. The entire crew gave attention to the safety and comfort of the divers.
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Tourist49117039874
May 11, 2024
Awesome diving in Tamarindo! - Jose was awesome! Really fun person. Knows his diving very well and very knowledgeable. Definitely recommend this dive shop. A must do!
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Tiffanymp4458qy
May 10, 2024
Great trip - My husband and I went diving with Pacific Coast Dive Center and they were amazing! We were on a good sized boat that was set up for diving. The staff was so friendly and energetic. The dive was great . We saw tons of fish.
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Pathfinder548398
May 9, 2024
Amazing diving, great staff! - We had an amazing time diving with Pacific Coast Dive Centre! Eze was our dive master, and he was fantastic! Very friendly, very knowledgeable, and he took great photos. The whole crew was a lot of fun to be around and made us feel incredibly welcome. Can't recommend them enough!
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Darricking
May 9, 2024
Certified two tank dive to Catalina and sombrero island - Great dives!!! Pacific coast is a top notch dive center. Pick up was on time and communication was through WhatsApp. They have a decent sized two level boat. There’s no pier so they use a pontoon to pick up and drop off from the beach. They offered both full and half suits and two different masks when the first didn’t seal well. My dive master Eze was courteous and attentive. Even though the swells pushed us around he guided us through the warm currents and pointed out tons of sharks, eels, and even an octopus. I was put in a group with 2 other certified divers, and we dove until we used up our tanks. Eze also took photos for us and offered all the photos for the dive for $20, totally worth it! I would also recommend if you’re not certified and want to try diving. There were a number of other groups that appeared to be beginner divers who did not want to complete their dives but they were also able to accommodate them and get them back to shore on other boats so that they didn’t have to wait for the dives to be over. Would absolutely dive with pacific coast dive center again. Out of 40ish dives, the reef here were among the healthiest and teeming with life and schools of fish.
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Y9583yolesliem
May 9, 2024
Amazing wildlife and instructor - One of the best dives I had as a certified diver! Went down 18m and saw sharks, eels, an octopus, and a giant manta ray bigger than me! Luna was an incredible instructor, very vigilant on checking our air consumption as a group and took some great pics. Thank you Pacific Coast Dive Center!
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Nicomaster
May 8, 2024
Best diving experience near Reserva Conchal - Super nice the whole crew. Gabi was our instructor and had a lot of fun an feel super safe with his instructions. We saw today big ray and bullshark.
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