Costa Rica

Costa Rica might not be on everyone’s radar as a prime scuba diving spot, but we’ve been wanting to set up a trip to this amazing country for a long time. Especially the Pacific coast, offers great diving and many more attractions.

A trip to Costa Rica also marks an opportunity to break the trip up into diving and non-diving parts. We’re usually splitting our time on these trips between the beautiful Playa Hermosa for and the amazing rainforest in the Arenal area.

Costa Rica is a small country located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south. The region of Guanacaste, where we’ll stay, offers an unforgettable vacation with its warm climate, amazing beaches and spectacular natural attractions. With some of the most beautiful beaches in Costa Rica, the “Golden Coast” of Costa Rica is a top destination for tourists and an exciting scuba diving destination.

The country is known for its stunning natural beauty, including lush rainforests, volcanoes and beautiful beaches. It is home to an incredibly diverse range of wildlife, including monkeys, sloths, toucans and jaguars.

Costa Rica is a popular tourist destination, known for its eco-tourism opportunities and adventure activities such as zip-lining, surfing and white-water rafting. The country is also known for its commitment to conservation and sustainability, with around 25% of its land protected as national parks and reserves.

Plus the diving in the Pacific region is amazing!

Costa Rica is popular amongst scuba divers but luckily not an overrun dive destination! It offers a pacific-typical diverse range of marine life and ecosystems to explore. The area we’ll dive in is called Gulf of Papagayo and is known for its large schools of fish, sharks and rays, as well as its impressive rock formations and coral reefs. Having dive sites that we can reach in only a 10- to 20-minute boat ride from our hotel, makes it an excellent location for a dive vacation.

The area is well suited for advanced divers and novices or those learning to dive because its submerged volcanic rock formations and dive pinnacles offer multi-level dive opportunities so you can enjoy them together on the same dive site.