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At least you'll be well prepared and know what to expect with all those questions ;-D! The dive plan will greatly depend on the conditions like visibility and currents. But of course the presence of the Sharks and Mantas and other great stuff, too. On a regular dive, once you're at the bottom...

You have definately many possibilities to do your course! For anything that concerns training, the Pacific Coast on the North-Western side of Costa Rica is certainly an excellent choice! Variable and sometimes unpredictable diving conditions will form your awareness for diving safety, probably...

The discussion seems closed but I promised in another threat to post here, too, and when reading through the thread, there is still no clear description of the situation! Most of the time, the conditions at the Bats (Murcielagos) are accessible to probably anyone. Smooth surface, clear water, no...

On the North Pacific Coast, Playas del Coco will certainly the best choice for the period of Mai through to November since you have the widest choice of dive sites to chose from: Catalina Islands about 15 miles/20 km South, the local dive sites about 2 to 5 miles away and the Bat Islands about...

Yes it´s the shortest ride, but I don´t think it makes a big difference to dive the Cats from Flamingo, Tamarindo or Playas del Coco in terms of time. From Coco it´s considered a "long-range" trip (about 15 miles/20km) that´s why dive centers will use powerfull speed-boats to get there just as...

December is the beginning of the windy and dry season. The "dry" won´t affect the diving, but the "windy" can make the sea somewhat rougher, especially on the off-shore Islands like Cats and Bats (the Islands give shelter, but the boat ride to get there is exposed). The wind usually starts in...

When staying at the Occidental Gran Papagayo you´ll have the joice to dive with either Charlie´s Adventures who officially serves the hotel (but don´t have a dive shop there, it´s at the Allegro Papagayo), but you have little chances to make them take you to either Cats or Bats. The other...

Hi there, The weather in december was very good this year, sunny and clear. There can be some wind and the average visibility was around 15m and water temperature 29 degrees celcius, although we did have a few weeks of trully exceptional vis- you never know how that´s going to change from day...

Wherever you decide to open your operation, the money question is what you'll have to answer under the line. I'll let you do the calculating for the following: Investment for the type of operation you want (that definately includes diving gear, compressor, boat, ect), an operation that can...

Around October your choices to avoid rain are extremely reduced, the Caribbean side is probably best to find a fair amount of sun at that time of the year in general. Although, I'd rather recommend the Caribbean Islands for "Caribbean Diving"... It's been said before, the Northern Nicoya...

Well, everything has been said about Playas del Coco and you've made a good choice to come here! Hopefully the weather conditions will allow the "must dos" Bats and Cats. For all the others, there's the Summer-Salt Dive Center as well ;-D! Enjoy your trip, Pura Vida

To answer J and M: Guanacaste is Costa Ricas driest area which makes it for me the nicest place to be especially during the green- or rainy-season with the best diving conditions. But it's of course great as well to have several months of pure sun guaranteed during the dry season... The...

Yes, if you want to do daily dive trips from San Jose, the Herradura or Quepos/Manuel Antonio area is closest. If there is no particular reason why you want to stay in San Jose, I would consider to move to the coast during your diving days no matter where you plan to dive, it's so much nicer to...

Wait a second, you plan to go dive several days on the Pacific Coast and stay in Monteverde? Going back and forward every day? In this case your budget and probably energy will not be sufficient: It takes at least 3 to 4h from Monteverde to any place on the Pacific Coast, and to respect...

Hello! Sounds like a great action vacation! Don't miss whitewater rafting on River Reventazon and/or Pacuare; Hike over the Cerro Chato next to the Arenal Volcano or on top of the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano; There's cool mountain biking from the Volcano Irazu over to the Turrialba or in the...

We do rent gear, if it's for a trip on our boats (that will pick you up and drop off at Hermosa beach) with our guides and all the advantages you have with boat diving. For the same reasons that have been mentioned before, renting out gear costs almost the same as going on our boat...you safe...

The diving in Costa Rica definately depends on what time of the year you plan to dive. We love diving all year round here, on the North-Western Pacific Coast (area of Playas del Coco) with easy access to the Catalina Islands, the Bat Islands and numerous local dive sites giving you the widest...

Just to inform everybody, traveller checks are accepted in Costa Rica, at least we do! Even if my wife gets mad at me when I do so, becauuuuuuse it takes about a month until the bank will credit the check to the account...and this is definately the reason why many won't accept them, besides the...

If you book packages including diving and accommodation you usually get quite good rates...for more diving! The best spots for experienced divers (that means AOWD certified and up) are certainly Cats and Bats (but it costs more to get there), most popular local dive sites are Virador, Monkey...

...try me or any of the other associates of the CRDP (CRDP, the Association of Costa Rica Dive Professionals. We make Costa Rica a safe dive destination. to find all of the recommendable dive operators in the area). It should be anything than a problem finding your right fit! There's also an...