Explore Costa Rica

Scuba diving in Costa Rica is the best way to experience the country’s ‘Rich Coast.’ Costa Rican waters, especially on the Pacific side, teem with life, fed by the nutritious west coast currents and plankton blooms. Large animals like whales migrate through Costa Rica’s Pacific waters, along with manta rays, dolphins, turtles, and lots of sharks. There’s more to diving in Costa Rica than the world-famous Cocos Island, whose schools of hammerheads are world-renowned. Guanacaste and Puntarenas regions also have plenty to offer, as do the clear waters of the Caribbean coast.

There are lots of dive shops to choose from in Guanacaste and Puntarenas, where visitors can fun dive, learn to dive, learn to instruct, or acquire specialty certifications. To get to Cocos Island, divers must choose one of the experienced liveaboard fleets, which specialize in keeping passengers comfortable during the 36-hour crossing. For nature-lovers who want to add land tours to their dive holiday, Costa Rica is the perfect choice of Central American countries. Twenty-five percent of Costa Rican land is protected, so you can visit rainforests, cloud forests and rivers, and enjoy hot springs, rafting, ziplining and canopy tours. Costa Rica is also a surfing destination.