Virador

★★★★☆ (800)

20 Minutes from Plays del Coco this is one of the favourite sites in the Gulf of Papagayo. An easy drift around the pinnacle takes about an hour and you will spot large schools of tropical fish, rays, and reef sharks.

Large schools of jacks and other tropical fish. White tip reefsharks and rays around the deeper sandy areas.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Eagle Ray

150 Sightings
J
3
F
7
M
10
A
19
M
8
J
17
J
22
A
25
S
12
O
3
N
6
D
18

Moray Eel

149 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
7
A
14
M
9
J
16
J
27
A
22
S
15
O
12
N
12
D
12

Green Turtle

90 Sightings
J
8
F
5
M
6
A
0
M
5
J
4
J
7
A
16
S
10
O
10
N
13
D
6

Octopus

31 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
4
J
0
J
9
A
9
S
0
O
3
N
0
D
0

Whitetip Reef Shark

234 Sightings
J
14
F
2
M
13
A
19
M
18
J
25
J
36
A
40
S
23
O
12
N
17
D
15

Stingrays

208 Sightings
J
13
F
10
M
18
A
14
M
6
J
22
J
31
A
31
S
8
O
17
N
22
D
16

Pufferfish

130 Sightings
J
6
F
4
M
6
A
13
M
5
J
13
J
22
A
21
S
7
O
7
N
13
D
13

Angelfish

65 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
10
M
3
J
6
J
14
A
12
S
5
O
6
N
0
D
7

Trumpetfish

61 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
5
J
5
J
14
A
10
S
4
O
4
N
12
D
7

Butterfly Fish

58 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
8
M
5
J
4
J
14
A
15
S
5
O
0
N
7
D
0