Scuba Diving at the Catalina Islands
2 tank dive trips are provided daily Monday-Saturday. The dive is mostly at the Catalina Islands, volcanic rock formations approx. 40 mins boat ride from the shore. It starts at 7.30am at the dive shop in Flamingo, for paperwork and equipment fittings, and return to shore around midday.
The temperature in the North Pacific coast of Costa Rica ranges between 16-30ºC/60-86ºF depending on the time of year. Visibility can change on a daily basis.
Our rocky underwater terrain is home to a huge variety of marine life, some seasonal. You can see white tip reef sharks, giant manta rays, stingrays, eagle rays, jewel and green morays, nudibranchs, angel and butterfly fish and schools of damsels, jacks, grunts and spadefish.
The dive times are based on 40min max. Bottom time and depth 18m/60ft.
Discover Scuba Diving
Have you always wondered what it´s like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving (or have been before but do not have certification) but aren´t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course then Discover Scuba Diving is for you!!
While not a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the amazing underwater world.
You'll learn the basic safety guidelines and skills needed to dive under the direct supervision of a PADI professional. After practicing a few basic skills in shallow water to prepare for your adventure you´ll make 2 open water dives. We'll take you on an underwater tour looking for sharks, rays, octopus and a huge variety of marine fish we have living in our waters, in the right season you can even sometimes hear humpbacks singing!
Get ready to go over the scuba equipment you use to dive and how easy it is to move around underwater with your gear. Find out what it’s like to breathe underwater. Learn key skills that you’ll use during every scuba dive. Have fun swimming around and exploring. Hear about becoming a certified diver through the PADI Open Water Diver course.
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