Guanacaste Scuba Diving
Visit the pristine beach at Playa Ocotal for an easygoing scuba diving experience. This dive takes place just off the coast, so it won’t take long to boat to your dive site. These dives call for 1 to 3 tanks, and each immersion usually takes about 45 minutes.
- Duration:
- 4 hrs
- Available Days:
- Every day
- Schedule:
- 7:30 AM
- Hotel Transport Included
- Mobile Ticket Included
- Offered in English, Spanish
Standing on the black-sand beach, you’ll see the Catalina Islands in the distance. Costa Rica’s waters are known for their extreme variety of underwater species. Visibility is usually 30 to 60 feet (9 m to 18 m), depending on the ocean conditions.
Look for octopi hiding in the rocks and watch as they change colors to camouflage with their surroundings. You’ll see tropical fish in a wild array of colors and shapes, as well as zebra moray eels and puffer fish. If you’re lucky, you might even see a sea turtle.
The captain of the boat is always an official dive master. Before you take the plunge, the dive master will make sure you have all the necessary safety information, and answer any questions.
What to Bring
Sunscreen, towel, a swim suit, and a change of clothes. The tour's rate does not include the equipment the price can range between $10 to $40, it can be paid by card or cash
What's included
Transportation from Ocotal, Playa del Coco or Playa Hermosa, weights and weightbelt, snacks on board and a professional dive master guide.
Transportation
Many of our tours and activities offer transportation pick up & drop off options from several locations and destinations. Options vary by tour, see “BOOKING REQUEST” for full details.
Traveler Comments
Great! We met nice people, the pick-up was a little unorganized as the driver didn't have our names
Similar things to do
On this tour you will go for a nighttime walk on the beaches of Marino Las Baulas National Park to look for green turtles coming ashore to lay their eggs. Instead of the park’s heavily trafficked Playa Grande, you will head for the lesser-known Minas or Jesus Nombre beaches.
Playa Ocotal’s pristine waters are usually fairly calm, so the wildlife here gets to live a fairly peaceful existence. Because of this, Playa Ocotal has the ideal atmosphere for snorkeling.
