This is the area most visited in the direct area as it is only 19 nautical mile/ 25 minutes from Tamarindo. It is very common to see white tip sharks, giant mantas, manta rays, fish such as buffoon, giant grouper, morays, and a great variety of many other species of different sizes and colours. It is best to descend to a depth of 18 m to encounter more species. At this depth the visibility is also better (horizontal visibility is approximately between 5 and 35 m).

This is a place recommended by locals. You may observe fish typical to the North Pacific and the most special part of Cabo Velas is the reef that looks like a garden under the water.

Located in Santa Elena Peninsula, two and a half hours from Tamarindo. This point offers the largest variety of species and a major attraction are the Bull Sharks. The depth fluctuates between 9 and 28 m. Besides marine life, these islands offer beautiful rock formations. The islands also offer a refuge of parks where you may camp overnight.

A luxury hotel in Guanacaste, located in waters renouned for diving. E-mail: reservations@calaluna.com

There are 41 dive sites in the Gulf Of Papagayo. Some of the more popular ones are Aqarium, Surprise, Virador, Monkey Head, Punta Gorda, Baja Tiburones for normal diving and Los Meros and Escorpiones for shallow dives. All are volcanic rock formations with lots of marine life such as spotted eagle rays, whitetip sharks, schooling fish, mobule and cow nosed rays, frog fish and sea horses. For medium range dives there is Catalina Island with 6 dive sites where manta rays are common. Further away is Bat Island with 4 dive sites where you might see Bull Sharks. The Cocos Islands are reached by a 10 day liveaboard trip. All of the islands have large schools of fish, rays and sharks.

Located on the Pacific Ocean at Playa Hermosa, a large beach on a paved road with trams to take you around the hotel, resort and villas. Offer packages for individuals, families and groups with special programs for children, mature travelers, honeymoon couples and non-divers. Privately escorted tours to volcanoes, hot springs, river rafting, tree top canopy, jungles, rain forests, horseback riding, wildlife refuges and national parks. Any of their scuba diving packages and land tours may be combined. Organise accomodation as well as diving.

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