Virador

★★★★☆ (809)

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

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Eagle Ray

153 Sightings
J
5
F
7
M
10
A
19
M
8
J
17
J
22
A
25
S
12
O
3
N
6
D
19

Moray Eel

150 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
7
A
14
M
9
J
16
J
27
A
22
S
15
O
12
N
12
D
13

Green Turtle

91 Sightings
J
9
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

237 Sightings
J
16
F
2
M
13
A
19
M
18
J
25
J
36
A
40
S
23
O
12
N
17
D
16

Stingrays

211 Sightings
J
15
F
10
M
18
A
14
M
6
J
22
J
31
A
31
S
8
O
17
N
22
D
17

Pufferfish

131 Sightings
J
6
F
4
M
6
A
13
M
5
J
13
J
22
A
21
S
7
O
7
N
13
D
14

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

Butterfly Fish

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

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

Porcupinefish

45 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
4
J
4
J
10
A
13
S
3
O
5
N
0
D
0

Sweetlips and Grunts

32 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
0
J
3
J
9
A
0
S
3
O
4
N
8
D
0

Parrotfish

31 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
3
J
3
J
6
A
8
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
0

Surgeonfish

28 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
8
M
0
J
4
J
11
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0

Jackfish

18 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
0
J
0
J
6
A
7
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Scorpionfish

18 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
7
A
8
S
0
O
3
N
0
D
0

Soldierfish

18 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
4
M
0
J
4
J
6
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
0

Garfish

18 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
0
J
0
J
7
A
0
S
3
O
3
N
0
D
0

Boxfish

18 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
4
J
7
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
7

Damselfish

16 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
4
M
0
J
0
J
5
A
0
S
0
O
3
N
4
D
0

Goatfish

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

Triggerfish

12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
5
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
4
D
0