Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a small country in Central America that connects the Pacific Ocean with the Caribbean Sea within 100 miles (160 km). The country attracts half a million tourists a year, mostly Americans. It is a crowdpuller for adventurous vacationists, like surfers, sports fishers and rafters. We obviously come here to dive. The division of the two oceans is reflected in the diving possibilities in the country. The sites at the Pacific coast is characterized by the huge wealth of animal species. The sites at the Caribbean coast are special because of the wonderful reef formations. This east coast does not yet have such a good infrastructure for scuba divers as the more developed west coast.

Bahia Drake

Eco lodges at the end of the world

Drake Bay is a small but well-known town in one of the most inaccessible regions of Costa Rica. You can only get there by boat and cell phones are mostly out of range. From here you can dive around Caño-island.

Playa del Coco

Touristic hotspot for water sports and nightlife

Playa del Coco lies on a horseshoe-shaped bay, in which any thinkable water sport can be practised. Of all possibilities, the diving tourism is the most popular.

Guanacaste

Sun, the ocean, a bay and lush forrest

Guanacaste is a well-known region for both tourism in Costa Rica. Along with nice scuba diving opportunities, you will find lots of other possibilities for activities and excursions like jungle trekkings, rafting and surfing.

Puerto Viejo

Reggae, spicy aromas and paradise-like beaches

Puerto Viejo stands for sun, sea, sand and parties. Diving tourism is not very big here but that doesn’t make the diving any less attractive.

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Mu Koh Similan

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In 1982 the waters around archipelago Muh Koh Similan were turned into an underwater park. The only permanent inhabitants are the supervisors and the archipelago is only accessible by boat.

Varied diving possibilities
The coastline in the east is protected and offers sand beaches and gently sloping reefs. The rougher west is rocky. Because of strong currents and rolling stones, an exciting underwater landscape came into existence with tunnels, bows, caves and caverns. The diversity of hard and soft corals is breathtaking. Around Mu Koh Similan you can find giant seaturtles, violinrays and giant mantas. It is possible to spend the night in simple tents or cabins on the shore. Mu Koh Similan Underwater Park is accessible by live-aboard from Phuket and by daytrip or live-aboard from Khao Lak.

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