A Must Do! - Sometimes while traveling, we make a good choice. My Bride & I randomly chose Tamarindo Diving Center. We showed up early to their homey dive shop and were greeted with laughter & coffee - We could tell immediately the crew was happy and passionate about their job and knew we were going have a cool time. A couple of Tico guys competently shuttled us in a panga boat out to a shaded & stable 35’ catamaran to begin our water adventure. Being from south Louisiana and having spent our entire lives in and around water & boats, we were amazed at how easy & smooth this transfer went. The short boat ride to the first dive spot was impressive in itself as the Captain stopped a few times to let us watch dolphins showing off & mating Green Sea Turtles. After a clear and quick safety meeting, we were in the water snorkeling and diving with 110% organization. The dive sites were at the world famous Catalina Islands and flourished with life… Snorkel/Dive leaders Lilly, Jessica & Isabel are legitimate Mermaids & Luis is the worlds first Mer-man… We found the awesome young crew eagerly promoting their culture, ecological appreciation & safety while living Pura Vida refreshing… Also plenty of fresh fruit & drink onboard with good local tunes…. Half day trip seemed liked 10 minutes - first class! Gracias & Merci David Parker - Lafayette Louisiana, USA

Great choice for snorkeling - Great trip - highly recommend! Super friendly crew and great snorkel guides. We were hoping to see a manta ray or a shark and we saw both!

Great half-day snorkel (with teens)! - We booked the day before in-person after checking out other Tamarindo snorkeling options. We snorkeled as a family of four with 15 and 19-y.o. boys. Davide and his crew are friendly, capable, and safety-conscious. Everything was thoroughly briefed and well-coordinated. Definitely a well-trained crew. Jessica was a great snorkel guide, Captain Franklin was awesome, and the rest of the diving crew seemed quite good too. Saw turtles, an octopus, sharks, puffer and needlefish, and lots of tropical schools. Thanks Guys!

Not a booze cruise! (So much better!) - There are a lot of booze cruises that say you go snorkeling, but it’s an add on and not the point of their trip. This trip is about snorkeling! With great guides and an actual snorkel location our entire family had a blast. With kids 9,11,13 and 14, all of them loved it so much.

Safe & professional - Clear directions. Dedicated crew available for both divers & snorkellers. Clara was very responsive to individual family needs & all of us had different capability eg. I was seasick but was able to enjoy round 1 of ocean. Unfortunately mannity rays were not swimming near us, but we saw several colored schools & puffer fish. Clara made sure all stayed together & offered to take to boat whenever we felt like it. Clean facility, parking. Quick response on phone. Dependable business.

Great Time - So everything that the crew could do to make this enjoyable 100% happened! They had the gear and knowledgeable guides. Now if we could get the wild animals to do their part this could not be beat. Plenty of fish, Eel and even a stingray was spotted. Recommended for adult swimmers.

Clear waters full of fish - The water was so clear and we saw so many fish! We even saw a sea turtle! Our guide was amazing and the company was so kind! We had an incredible experience and would absolutely do it again!

Good crew and boat, good... - Good crew and boat, good snorkeling spots, animal sightings depend on the day. Snacks provided were good.

When we were trying to... - When we were trying to book snorkelling and looking at various reviews we were surprised at how varied they were. Hopefully this write-up will help other people understand why. Boat trip out to Catalina Islands was lovely - we saw dolphins, turtles and flying fish. On the boat you can sit upfront if you want to with your legs dangling over the edge so best to have a phone case that you can tie to you or put round your neck. Boat trip there and back I was fine and I never get car sick, only been boat sick once in 50 years in a storm. However, after the first snorkelling session I felt queasy so didn't have any of the snacks provided. The second snorkelling session I threw up and had to end it early. Nothing was said by the crew so when I got back I did some research. I've snorkelled before in calm or shallow waters and been fine. This was way out at sea and there was quite a swell, especially with n the second place so apparently there is such a thing as snorkelling sea sickness which I didn't realise. We were given noodles to use under our arms but one bit of advice online was that this can increase the risk of feeling sick. My daughter felt much less queasy when holding hers rather than having it under her arms. Online advice also included making sure you don't move your head to much and taking regular breaks to look at the horizon again. Some advice about this at the briefing first thing would have really helped and it would have been interesting to see if we would still have got sick if we had followed the online advice. The other thing that would have really made the experience better would have been a copy of the pictures our guide took with her underwater camera. We are not all pros and equipped with these things. We have just been on a fantastic trip in La Fortuna and the guide sent us the photos afterwards that she took through the scope she carried. If you are a new snorkeller don't do this trip - it might put you off if you get sick. Otherwise I did enjoy it, the guides were polite but it could have been so much better.

Pukefest - If the water is choppy and it’s kinda windy…don’t go! Half the people on the boat were puking…all three of us in my party were vomiting…and two out of three of us couldn’t snorkel! They shouldn’t have taken us out to sea that morning!