Scuba Diving Catalinas Islands
Scuba Diving Catalinas Islands
Scuba Diving Catalinas Islands is definitely a bucket list item. Diver’s flock to this world-famous location especially during the season for Giant Manta Rays. We´ll take you on an underwater adventure looking for sharks, rays, manta rays, octopus and a huge variety of marine fish we have living in our waters. In the right season you can even sometimes hear humpbacks singing!
Non-Certified Diver:
$175 – Ages 10 and up
Certified Diver:
$125
Please leave a minimum of 18 hours after diving before you fly!
2 Tank Dive
Beginner Course – Non Certified Scuba Diving
Have you always wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving (or have been before but do not have certification) but aren´t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course then Discover Scuba Diving is for you!! While not a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the amazing underwater world. See how easy it is to move around underwater with your gear and find out what it’s like to breathe underwater. Learn key skills that you’ll use during every scuba dive. Have fun swimming around and exploring.
You will be picked up and taken to a nearby pool in Playa Flamingo. Here you will put on all of the dive equipment under the direct supervision of a PADI professional and learn to breathe underwater, communication signals, and what to do in different situations such as when you are ready to go up to the surface.
After practicing a few basic skills in shallow water to prepare for your adventure you’ll make 2 open water dives. We’ll take you on an underwater tour looking for sharks, rays, octopus and a huge variety of marine life.
Certified Scuba Diving
We provide 2 tank dive trips daily Monday-Saturday. You will be picked up and taken to the dive shop based in Playa Flamingo where you will be fitted and put on your scuba diving suit before boarding the diving boat. You will then be taken to Las Catalinas Islands, a volcanic rock formation approximately 40-minutes from the shore of Flamingo Beach.
Our rocky underwater terrain is home to a huge variety of marine life, some seasonal. We can see white tip reef sharks, giant manta rays, stingrays, eagle rays, jewel and green morays, nudibranchs, angel and butterfly fish and schools of damsels, jacks, grunts and spadefish.
Our dive times are based on 40min max. Bottom time and a maximum depth of about18m/60ft. The temperature in the North Pacific coast of Costa Rica ranges between 16-30ºC/60-86ºF depending on the time of year. Visibility can change on a daily basis..
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Transportation Info
Self-Drive to meeting point
Non-certified Diving – 7:00am @ Pacific Coast Dive Center
Certfied Diving – 7:30am @ Pacific Coast Dive Center
Certfiied Divers Pick-up times
- Self Drive to Dive Center: 7:30 am
- Capitan Suizo Langosta Beach: 6:40 AM
- Native’s Way Tour Office, Tamarindo: 6:50 AM
- Conchal & Brasilito Hotels: 7:15 AM
- Potrero & Flamingo Hotels: 7:20-7:30 AM
Non-certified pick-up times
- Capitan Suizo Langosta Beach: 6:10 AM
- Native’s Way Tour Office, Tamarindo: 6:20 AM
- Conchal & Brasilito Hotels: 6:45 AM
- Potrero & Flamingo Hotels: 6:50 AM
Pick up times above are an approximate. We will send your official pick up time the day before the tour. You will need to arrive 5 minutes before your scheduled pick up time.
Additional Transportation by Native’s Way:
- Hacienda Pinilla/JW Marriott: $100 (1-8 pax) / $130 (9-15 pax)
- Playa Grande: $100 (1-8 pax) / $130 (9-15 pax)
- RIU Hotels Main Security Gate, Not the Lobby: $180 (1-8 pax) / $200 (9-15 pax)
Special Notes
- Please leave minimum 18 hours after diving before you fly!
- We provide fruit and water on the boat, however there is no meal included.
- Even if you don’t generally get sea sick, we recommend taking something to help alleviate those symptoms. It is always better to prevent this from happening.
- $40+tax Rider fee – this is for anyone who just wants to ride the boat and not snorkel or scuba – subject to availability
- In an effort to eliminate single-use plastic bottles on our tours, please bring a reusable water bottle.
- Not recommended for participants with heart complaints or other serious medical conditions
- Minimum 10 years old to dive
- You are required to complete a medical statement and need to be in reasonable physical health. If there is any question regarding your health you must see a doctor before we can allow you to partake in the course.
- Proof of certification is required for the Certified Diving Tour. You must show your dive licence to staff at the store when completing paperwork. Lack of proof may require additional cost and training.
- We operate this tour rain or shine! If weather is severe, we may cancel and you will be given a refund or you may reschedule.
Cancellation Policy
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Services canceled 0-72 hours before start time of tour: 100% Penalty
Services canceled 72 hours or more before start time of tour: No Penalty
Cancellation Policy for Groups 10+ People
Services canceled 0-72 hours before start time of tour: 100% Penalty
Services canceled 3-7 days before start time of tour: 50% penalty
Services canceled 7 days or more before start time of tour: No Penalty
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Departure/Return Location
Langosta, Tamarindo, Brasilito, Conchal, Flamingo, Potrero -
Return Time
1:00 PM -
Dress Code
Bathing suit, towel, sunscreen, Dive License for Certified Diving Tour -
Included
GuideSnacksWater -
Not Included
BreakfastLunchOpen Bar
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Tour Location
Catalinas Islands, Costa Rica
