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Catalina Islands Scuba Diving Tour: Explore Sea Animals and Underwater Rock Formations
4.9
415 Ratings
Playa Flamingo
Diving in the beautiful waters of Guanacaste, with a great vary of sea animals and rock formations underwater make this experience an unique and excited one.
Diving in the beautiful waters of Guanacaste, with a great vary of sea animals and rock formations underwater make this experience an unique and excited one.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Islas Santa Catalina - We offer daily tours of 2 dives, from Monday to Sunday. Our star destination for the diving tour are the Catalinas Islands and North Island, rock formations of volcanic origin, some 40 minutes away from the coast. The tour starts at 7.30 am in our dive center, located in Flamingo, where you will fill out the paperwork and…
- Islas Santa Catalina - We offer daily tours of 2 dives, from Monday to Sunday. Our star destination for the diving tour are the Catalinas Islands and North Island, rock formations of volcanic origin, some 40 minutes away from the coast. The tour starts at 7.30 am in our dive center, located in Flamingo, where you will fill out the paperwork and the equipment will be tested. The tour will end around noon.
The water temperature in the north coast of the Costa Rican Pacific ranges between 16-30°C / 60-86°F according to the time of year. Visibility can vary almost daily.
The rocky bottom of our coasts is the perfect home for a wide variety of marine life, some species of which are seasonal in this area (giant manta rays or humpback whales). White tip sharks, different types of rays, moray eels, nudibranchs, angelfish, butterfly fish, as well as large schools of colorful tropical fish are often observed.
Each of our dives usually lasts a maximum of 40 minutes at 18 meters depth (60 feet).
What's Included
- Diving Equipment
- Driver/guide
- Snacks: Water, Ice Tea, Seasonal Fruits and Cookies
- Diving Equipment
- Driver/guide
- Snacks: Water, Ice Tea, Seasonal Fruits and Cookies
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Diving Computer and Underwater Cameras
- Lunch
- Diving Computer and Underwater Cameras
Additional Information
- Evidence of Dive Certification is required from all divers wishing to participate in a certified dive.
- Evidence of Dive Certification is required from all divers wishing to participate in a certified dive.
Location
Pacific Coast Dive Center
Ruta Nacional Secundaria 180
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(415 Ratings)
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Companion61135825541
Jul 3, 2025
First class diving experience - Exceptional experience with Pacific Coast Dive Center. My son (16) & I did a two tank dive with Billy. Dive boat was primarily filled with snorkellers and we were very fortunate to have the dive instructor all to ourselves. Billy made sure to point out all the marine life. We saw spotted eagle rays, white tip reef sharks, sea turtles, eels, and plenty of tropical fish. My son & I had a fantastic experience and will definitely return for more dives.
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Guyhg6448ru
Jun 30, 2025
Fantastic dive with very experienced dive master and very well organized crew. - We had a great time and saw a great deal of fish, eel, white tip sharks, and a Manta Ray. The water was super clear and Risky, our dive master was fantastic. He was very helpful with this being my second dive in making sure that we were all safe and had a great dive. He is great about making sure that you get to see all that can be seen during your dive and make sure to point out the things that you would typically miss if you did not know where they were.
The schools of fish were incredible and he also made sure that you looked up as you are so focused on what is below you, you can miss many things swimming above you. The Manta Ray was one of those that swam over us and he pointed it out so that we were given the chance to see the magnificent animal. The white tip sharks were pregnant and sitting on bottom and were majestic. I would give this dive five stars as it is for any experience level and there is a lot to see. You felt like you were swimming in an aquarium with all the fish around you.
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Mireia
Jun 2, 2025
Andres, a guide of 10! A highly recommended experience - Andres has been an exceptional guide. Today the ocean was not easy, with currents. In the first dive I did not feel 100% but thanks to your encouragement and advice my daughter and I have been able to enjoy the second dive together. A highly recommended experience!
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Howard
May 27, 2025
Great diving at Las Catalinas Islands - We went out yesterday for a 2 tank dive. We were a group of 4 certified divers and 1 Discover Scuba diver. Our Dive Master Risky was excellent! We had a second DM Aurelia because we were a group of 4 plus 1 DSD.
They were both great. Every time I looked around Aurelia was always behind us and just above. The “surge” was new to us but very cool. Risky was finding and pointing out fish and stuff to look at.
Our second dive was in a more secluded spot. We even got to see a few reef sharks (1 pregnant) at the end.
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Paulmp_1966
May 16, 2025
Highly Experienced Dive Centre - We booked a refresher course for myself (been diving since 1993 but not dives since 2015) and a Discover diving course for my 19 year old daughter who has never had SCUBA equipment on before. From the course to the two tank dives we had a great experienced with the Dive Masters and the entire team!! William (Bill) was our Dive Master for our courses and group. Thanks for the great experience and we will see you Monday for more dives
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Ashleys11111
May 10, 2025
Great Dive Day at Las Catalinas - I had a great dive trip including two dives in April 2025. Our dive master, Risky, was very safe, listened, helpful, and even took excellent pictures for our group. We were lucky with warm temperature water, visibility, saw a manta ray (even though those are typically seen most frequently in February and March), many moray eels, fish, whitetip reef sharks, common octopus, and more. The boat was comfortable and all of the staff helped everyone. Thank you, Risky, for an amazing day!
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Michael
May 7, 2025
Professional, safe and fun! - Very professional and fun group of instructors, dive masters and boat crew. Great instruction and organization from the very beginning. Very safe and informative. Helped with all the gear and catered to all levels of experience. Saw Manta rays, moray eels, a seahorse, small white tip reef sharks and numerous other fish! Nice boat with snacks and drinks! Highly recommend for all levels of divers.
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Inspire62965976776
May 1, 2025
Great diving school, nice staff - Fine diving school. Good and nice instructors, good equipment and a spacious boat. Good explanation and you almost don't have to do except to check your equipment. While getting into the boat, your swimming fins are removed. Lots of fruit, water, iced tea and cookies for after the 2 dives.
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Crystal
Apr 30, 2025
Diving near Tamarindo - Going to Costa Rica, we wanted to include a dive. Since it had been a while since our last dive, we picked PCDC as they had a quick refresher course. The staff was excellent in going through the basics again before our open water dive. Our guide was Risky(yes the name not his behavior)🤣😜. He excelled at making sure we optimized our time under water by pointing out all the amazing Marine life. We would highly recommend this dive center if visiting the Tamarindo area of CR.
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Arielle
Jun 26, 2025
Don't leave a deposit. - Refused to refund my cash deposit despite giving plenty of notice. Had a dive injury the day before from a separate dive (No ones fault, just a ruptured ear drum ) They refused to refund our large cash deposit and its not about the money, but more the integrity or dishonesty that seems wildly uncomfortable. Yall can't run a business this way and get away with it.
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