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Diving Safaris Costa Rica/ Hilton Papagayo Full report   Guanacaste   Dive Safaris boats and rental gear were old but worked fine. The boat was covered in the event of sun. Back roll entry and then ... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
7/2011   craig grube
100+ Dives 		 
Aquacenter Diving Costa Rica/ Topical Homes Full report   Playa Flamingo   Good dive shop; owner picked me up every day, was friendly and professional, most days dive started on time with 3 – 9 divers. Two... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
5/2011   GAIL THOMAS
250+ Dives 		 
Sea Hunter/ Grano de Oro Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   This was our first trip to the Pacific and our first live aboard trip. We saw two documentary films about Cocos Island, one last ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2011   Michael D Smith
100+ Dives 		 
Peter Hughes' Debbie Messina, travel agent Full report       I made hotel reservations with Debbie Messina, Peter Hughes in SanJose, Costa Rica. We were told we had to arrive the day before... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2010   Mary L. Long
<100 Dives 		 
Rich Coast Diving/ Villa del Sol Full report   Guancaste   I went to Costa Rica with modest expectations for the diving and was blown away by the great dives I had. I choose Rich Coast Div... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2010   Brent Woods
250+ Dives 		 
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Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos   This 12 night charter was my fourth to Cocos and the third one on this boat. Nevertheless, the decision to join this trip was mad... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2010   DAVID SHEMTOV
500+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard     I recently had the opportunity to visit the Cocos Islands aboard the Undersea Hunter in early June. As most of us here at the foru... Full report  
2 stars
1 stars  
6/2010   MAX WEINMANN
500+ Dives 		 
Argo (Undersea Hunter) Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   I think most people have heard how spectacular Cocos Island diving is, so I won't belabor that point except to point out it is mos... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2010   Gina Sanfilippo
250+ Dives 		 
UNDERSEA HUNTER/ SEAHUNTER Full report LiveAboard COCOS ISLAND   10 DAY TRIP ON THE SEAHUNTER, A FINE VESSEL, VERY WELL KEPT. EXCELLENT CREW, AND ATTITUDE. MEALS WERE BEST I'VE EVER HAD ON A LIVE... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2008   TOM LOPATIN
500+ Dives 		 
Ocotal Beach Resort Full report   El Ocotal, Arenal, San Jose   We left Chicago in a snow storm, probably the last flight that made it out that morning and were on the beach by 2 PM in high 80 d... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2008   R and K Rankhorn
250+ Dives 		 
Rich Coast Divers/ Allegro Papagayo Full report   Guanacaste   We dove 3 times with Rich Coast Divers last week. Basically, it's a reasonably good operation, with a few problems that prevent it... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
5/2009   Randy and Carol Thompson
1000+ Dives 		 
Aqua Center/ Paridisus Resort Full report   Playa Conchal, Gunacaste   Our trip was set up by Bill Beard's Travel who recommended both the hotel and the dive operator. This was our first trip to Coast... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
4/2009   Steve Giles
1000+ Dives 		 
Ocotal Divers/ Ocotal Hotel Full report   Ocotal, Guanacoste   Spent 11 days here with my non diving wife. Contrary to most reports on the diving here, this diver was very disappointed. However... Full report  
2 stars
2 stars  
3/2009   Don Hoft
500+ Dives 		 
Diving Safaris de Costa Rica/ Four Seasons Full report   Guanacaste: Gold Coast   As part of a special birthday celebration we were staying at the Four Seasons resort at Peninsula Papagayo. The resort was wonder... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
3/2009   Dorothy McDonald
500+ Dives 		 
Rich Coast Divers/ Villas Sol Full report   Guanacaste   This was our first trip to Costa Rica, after hearing from many people that it's a great destination. And we had a blast, from... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2008   Timothy A. Kolakowski
250+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report   Cocos Island   Flew into to San Jose two days before our departure. Spent a day doing white water rafting down the Pacuare River which was fantas... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2008   Brent Barnes
250+ Dives 		 
La Paloma Full report   Osa Peninsula   Our 1 hour flight from San Jose, 45 minute van ride and 15 minute boat ride landed us in La Paloma. After climbing a steep hill w... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2008   anne warburton
250+ Dives 		 
Aquacenter/ Paradisus Playa Conchal Full report   Guanacaste   We did 4 days of 2- tank diving with Aquacenter, located in Flamingo. We stayed at the Paradisus resort in Playa Conchal and were ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2008   Craig Grube
100+ Dives 		 
Summer-Salt Full report   Guanacaste - Playa del Coco   Hotel Puerta del Sol (arranged through Summer- Salt and with no independent website) is clean and comfortable, though hardly posh. ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
6/2008   Bill DuBois
100+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Be aware that it's a 30 - 36 hour ride from the mainland out to Cocos. What the crew said was an average passage seemed pretty ro... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2007   Mike Judd
250+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Group Full report   Cocos Island[N/A]   By far, the most professional/ safety conscious operation I've ever experienced. It needs to be (out of range of heli evac, a... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2008   Mickey Rosenberg
100+ Dives 		 
Ocotal Beach Resort Full report   West Coast   Two of us took in an early May week of Costa Rican west coast diving at Ocotal Beach Resort on the Gulf of Papagayo – with reduced... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   James Filipczak
500+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Isla del Cocos via the Undersea Hunter is as good as advertised, 11 days at sea to a fabulous site. We totally lucked out weatherw... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
2/2008   Ed Noga
500+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Cocos Island diving is all that it is cracked up to be - and much more! Incredible hammerhead shark diving, white tips on every d... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2007   Steve Pittman
1000+ Dives 		 
AquaCenter Diving/ Flamingo Beach Resort Full report   Flamingo   I was a bit skeptical before diving, expecting visibility to be an issue. However, both 2 tank morning dives were INCREDIBLE! The ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
1/2008   John Bainbridge
<100 Dives 		 
Rich Coast Divers Full report       I've been diving Playa del Coco three times in the last 5 years, all with Rich Coast Divers. They have changed owners, and althou... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
12/2007   Terry Anderson
500+ Dives 		 
www.almacodiving.com/ www.villavistazul.com/costa_ Full report   Playa Ocotel   Villa Vista Azul [. . . ] ) is a gem of a location. It's a short walk to the beach and dive... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2006   Gregg Gaylord
1000+ Dives 		 
Cano Divers Full report   Isla de Cano   Dove with Cano Divers, and stayed at their bungalows overlooking the ocean, which is at Pirate Cove: piratecovecostarica. com C... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
12/2006   Terry Anderson
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Okeanos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Cocos Island is truly a diver's paradise. Our group flew into San Jose, Costa Rica, requiring an overnight stay in a hillside hote... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2007   Barbara Rizzardi
500+ Dives 		 
AquaCenter Diving/ Flamingo Beach Resort Full report   Guanacaste   We were treated very well. Anna, with Aquacenter, arranged all of our diving and other tours. The dive operation was very profes... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2007   Sherald Vogt
<100 Dives 		 
Oceans Unlimited Full report   Manuel Antonio   The trip was about 2 hours beacsue the ocean was initially a bit choppy. we arrived at Cano Island and our first dive site was Ba... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2007   Divegirl80
1000+ Dives 		 
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