Costa Rica Beginning of Dec

[kf4zht]

Thanks to some need to take some vacation I decided to go to costa rica. I will be there the first week of December.

I will be staying at the Marriott, points make it free.

I was wondering what dive ops are recommended down there (ocotal seems to be) and what dives are musts that time a year.

Also any other recommendations on stuff to do? Zip line tours and sea kayaking are already on the list.

 

[HerraduraDivers]

Where do you go?
At the JW Marriot Guanacaste at Hacienda Pinilla or the Marriot at Los Sueños Resort and Marina?

Chris

 

[kf4zht]

Where do you go?
At the JW Marriot Guanacaste at Hacienda Pinilla or the Marriot at Los Sueños Resort and Marina?

Chris

Ah, knew I was forgetting something, I will be at the JW Marriott in Guanacaste

 

[HerraduraDivers]

The Mariott at JW Hacienda Pinilla is a beautiful resort but outside of Tamarindo.
The distances (Google Maps) to the next towns where you will find dive operators are:

Tamarindo: 3.6 Miles and a drive time of 8 minutes
Flamingo: 10.5 miles and a drive time of 21 minutes
Playas del Coco: 41 miles and a drive time of 1.07 hour

Tamarindo and Flamingo have a few dive operators, while in Playas del Coco are a lot
Tamarindo: Agua Rica Agua Rica Diving Center - Playa Tamarindo Costa Rica
Flamingo: http://www.aquacenterdiving.com/
Brasilito: Barbara

Google a bit about Playas del Coco, you will find tons of dive operators and opinions about them.
Anyway, Ocotal is a renomated dive operator a bit outside of Playas del Coco, while direct in the center you will find Deep Blue Diving, Summer Salt Diving and Rich Coast Diving.

Chris

 

[kf4zht]

Thanks, I saw Ocotal and Rich Coast repeatly, so I have emailed both of them. The links for closer stuff is handy, may go with them for a day or so, but stay closer for other dives.

 

[barrmust]

I just got back from Costa Rica Sunday. I dove with PacificCoastDivecenter.com in Plya Flamingo. They will do transfers for you to get to the shop. I would recomend them.

Russ