Costa Rica

[Bruss7440]

Anyone insight on Costa Rica? Specifically how is the diving? How does it compare on the pacific vs the Caribbean side? Any great resorts to recommend?

 

[tarponchik]

Do your search, there were many posts on the subject.

 

[rongoodman]

Take one of the Aggressor boats out to Cocos Island. Amazing place!

 

[Bruss7440]

Do your search, there were many posts on the subject.

Thank you for your thoughtful reply

 

[shurite7]

There are plenty of posts within this forum regarding diving in Costa Rica.

The Pacific side offers more diving options. I tried diving on the east side only to learn that earthquakes have pushed the coral up to shallower depths and muddy rivers (from logging, at least that is what the locals told me) have dumped sediment into the Caribbean side essentially wiping out the small coral reefs.

The diving on the Pacific side is hit or miss. There is diving in the Guanacaste region and the Osa Peninsula. The live-aboard that takes people to Isla del Coco offers much better diving options.

Costa Rica is s pretty country. I suggest going there for hiking, touring, a little diving (along the Pacific coast), and some good food. Or, go there as a dive trip on the live-aboard.

 

[Dan]

Take one of the Aggressor boats out to Cocos Island. Amazing place!

Here is one of my trip reports to Cocos on Okeanos Aggressor: Trip Report - Diving in Cocos Dec. 2020 Trip Report | ScubaBoard

 

[Dan]

I also went to Cocos on another liveaboard, Argo: Trip Report - Cocos Diving Trip Report, 17 -27 September, 2018 | ScubaBoard. I like it a lot and went on setting up a repeat trip for last year, but COVID messed up the schedule and I rescheduled it to this year. There are still some spaces available due to some of my buddies would not be able to go on the 10-20 September 2021 trip.

Gathering a group for Cocos with Argo on 10-20 September 2020 | ScubaBoard

 

[Bruss7440]

Take one of the Aggressor boats out to Cocos Island. Amazing place!

Thank you. Have you ever been diving on the Caribbean side? I cannot find many diove shops there, so I'm assuming not a great dive destination.

There are plenty of posts within this forum regarding diving in Costa Rica.

The Pacific side offers more diving options. I tried diving on the east side only to learn that earthquakes have pushed the coral up to shallower depths and muddy rivers (from logging, at least that is what the locals told me) have dumped sediment into the Caribbean side essentially wiping out the small coral reefs.

The diving on the Pacific side is hit or miss. There is diving in the Guanacaste region and the Osa Peninsula. The live-aboard that takes people to Isla del Coco offers much better diving options.

Costa Rica is s pretty country. I suggest going there for hiking, touring, a little diving (along the Pacific coast), and some good food. Or, go there as a dive trip on the live-aboard.

Thank you

 

[flyboy08]

My Avatar is off the Pacific side of CR. The whole country inside out is great...go and enjoy.

There are limit paved roads on the Caribbean side of CR hence not many businesses nor tourist...just north though in Nicaragua is Little Corn Island...on my bucket list.

 

[Dive Hard - Kabir]

Cocos is amazing. I just got back last week. Check out the trip video:
I'm hoping to dive Cano Island and enjoy some of the topside wildlife all over the country the next time I head to Cocos Can't get enough

Cheers!
Kabir