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Costa Rica Scuba Diving. All of the dive centers we offer in Costa Rica are either PADI, NAUI, or SSI Certified Dive Masters and both Spanish and English is spoken on all boats. You will be required to show your certification card, so don't forget to pack it!
There are four main areas for land-based scuba diving in Costa Rica and liveaboard dive trips to Cocos Islands. Choose the area of the country where you want to dive to see packages and prices available. Nitrox is available in some areas, as well as handicap accessible diving. If you don't see what you are looking for call our agents and let the make some recommendations.
Dive Departure Times
Daily two tank boat dives departure between 7:30 and 8:30 AM (depending on where you are staying) Afternoon dives leave between 1 and 1:30 pm and night dives are available in the Gulf of Papagayo only.
Experience level, currents, surge
We have dive sites suitable for all levels of diver from Beginner to the most Advanced. Dive depths average 60-80 ft maximum for first dive, and 40-60 ft maximum depth for second dive of the day, so you can get in plenty of bottom time. There are more advanced dives to the Catalina and Bat Islands where you will need to be an advanced diver or show proof of 100+ dives. Most of the shops require that you dive local waters to adjust weight and buoyancy before diving Bat Islands
Ocean temperature and visibility:
Visibility is not seasonal and averages 40-60 ft year round and we have very calm seas, particularly in US summer months when water is flat calm. Water temperature ranges from averages of 74-78 F from December to March (5mm suit recommended) and 78-84 F from April to November (3mm suit recommended)
NOT Certified Diver Yet??? Want to get your Advanced or Instructor Certification??? Dive Courses are available
It is easy to get Certified in Costa Rica. Courses from Bubble Maker for children up to Instructor are available. We would also need to know the day you plan to start the course so we can schedule your instructor's time.
If you would like to get started before you come:
1) Go to the library and check out the PADI Open Water Dive Manual
2) OR Go to your local dive shop and buy the PADI Open Water Dive Manual
3) OR Go to this link and you can watch all of the videos, do all of the
book work, and take all of the exams before you come: https://www.padi.com/padi/elearning/default.aspx?irra=18677
Getting the book and starting to read it will save you a lot of hours
of reading on your vacation, and you will have a better understanding
of what you will be doing.
If you have completed nothing and read nothing before you come, that
is fine, too, but we would need a FULL four days (9-4 daily) to
complete the course work.
There is another option:
4) Referral Course: You go to a dive shop take all of the classroom and swimming pool training with an instructor from the dive shop and then you only need to do the four check out dives -- this would take two days instead of four.
For reservations or more information
Phone 877 853-0538or email us
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