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Manuel Antonio Divers Full report   Quepos   We dove with Manuel Antonio Divers of Costa Rica. Raymond & Mindy Passavant are the owners of Manuel Antonio Divers. We had boo... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
3/2007   Jeffrey Levin
100+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report   Coco Island   Sensory overload diving. Hammerhead Sharks [lots] plus Galapagos, Silky, Silver Tip, and the everpresent White Tip Reef Shark... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2005   Ed & Jeanette Raver
250+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report   Coco Island   Sensory overload diving. Hammerhead Sharks [lots] plus Galapagos, Silky, Silver Tip, and the everpresent White Tip Reef Shark... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2005   Ed & Jeanette Raver
250+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report   Coco Island   Sensory overload diving. Hammerhead Sharks [lots] plus Galapagos, Silky, Silver Tip, and the everpresent White Tip Reef Shark... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2005   Ed & Jeanette Raver
250+ Dives 		 
AGUILA DE OSA Full report   CANO ISLAND OSA PENNINSULA   OSA PENNINSULA IS A DENSE JUNGLE, VERY HUMID BUT FANTASTIC FOLIAGE WITH AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WILDLIFE ON LAND. WILD SCARLET MA... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   kris carroll
500+ Dives 		 
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AGUILA DE OSA Full report   CANO ISLAND OSA PENNINSULA   OSA PENNINSULA IS A DENSE JUNGLE, VERY HUMID BUT FANTASTIC FOLIAGE WITH AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WILDLIFE ON LAND. WILD SCARLET MA... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   kris carroll
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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 		 
Resort Divers De Costa Rica/ Allegro Papagayp Full report   Guanacaste   Day 1 Thursday - Half day costal Fishing with Resort Divers. Arranged prior to arrival via email with owner Viviane. Captain and F... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
1/2004   Jacki Briggs
<100 Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter/ Argo Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "It's nice to know some things don't change"
This is our third trip to Cocos and the third with the Undersea Hunter Group. This time we opted for their luxury vessel, the Argo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2016   Gary & Robin Schiendelman
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Undersea Hunter/ Argo Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   I went on the vessel Argo which is the largest of the 3 vessels that are operated by the Undersea Hunter group. This vessel costs... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2013   Steven Rosenfeld
1000+ Dives 		 
Rocket Frog Divers/ Bosque del Mar   Playa Hermosa]   "A fish parade"
While there is no coral to speak off (mainly volcanic rocks), there are loads of fish. While you are diving and it gets dark, you ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2021   Susan M Fuchs
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Agua Rica/ Cala Luna Full report   Tamarindo   Agua Rica is located in Tamarindo on Pacific coast. Dives only at Santa Catalina Islands (which is good). THe marine life there is... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
11/2002   Martin Raffauf
100+ Dives 		 
Can`o Island Divers/ Casa Corcovado Full report       The bad: Variable abilities of divers necessitated strict guiding practices and depth limits. One diver could not maintain bouyanc... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
12/2004   LeRoy Anderson
250+ Dives 		 
Deep Blue Diving Adventures/ Coco Verde Full report   Gulf of Papagayo   We started off intending to stay at an RCI timeshare trade but we were switched to another resort (with bad reviews) and cancelled... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2006   Jack M. Bernstein
100+ Dives 		 
La Perla del Sur/ Crystal Ballena Full report   Isla Cano   My buddy and I had limited time in Costa Rica and made arrangements to dive through "Meetings Horizonte" travel agency. They arran... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
7/2013   Mary K Wicksten
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Undersea Hunter/ Dive Vessel Argo Full report LiveAboard Costa Rican Dome   "Know Before You Go."
It sounded so cool on the Undersea Hunter website. Join the Big Animal Expeditions trip to the " Blue Whale Cafe" at the Costa Ric... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
1/2014   Michael Marmesh
500+ Dives 		 
El Ocotal Dive Resort Full report   Guanacaste   The diving was great, lots of big critters, sharks, turtles, etc. Also, good macro opportunities including sea horses, harlequin s... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2003   Brian
100+ Dives 		 
Aquacenter Diving Costa Rica/ Flamingo Beach Resort Full report   Playa Flamingo   "Playa Flamingo, Catalina Islands, Costa Rica"
We dove with Aquacenter for three days. There is a limited number of sites off the Playa Flamingo, all centered on the Catalinas I... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2017   Paul Fitzpatrick
250+ 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 		 
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 		 
aquacenter/ flamingo beach resort Full report   flamingo coast   Flamingo Coast is Pacific side & appx. 2 hrs. from the airport in Liberia. Flamingo Beach Resort is very nice (better than my budd... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2007   Glen Kitchens
500+ Dives 		 
Aquacenter/ Flamingo Cove Full report   Flamingo   The Visibility was only marginial. Surge was present on every dive. White tip sharks was plentiful. Saw one Manta. Saw a few turtl... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
9/2005   Terry Garland
250+ 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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
Aqua Rica/ Hotel Diria Tamarindo Full report   Tamarindo, Guancaste   A trip report about my diving experience in Tamarindo, Costa Rica during early January 2014. We booked this holiday through a tra... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
1/2014   Christopher Watt
250+ Dives 		 
Deep Blue diving adventures/ Hotel La Puerta del Sol Full report   Playa del Coco   Lots of puffer fish, jelly fish, eels, and octopus. Went to Bat island one day. Miserable trip. Small boat with rough waters tu... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2013   Bill Markley
100+ Dives 		 
B J DIVING SAFARIS/ HOTEL OCCIDENTAL GRAND PAPA Full report   CENTRAL AMERICA   DIVING WAS DESCRIBED BY DIVE SHOP PRIOR TO BOOKING AS A "MINI COCOS". THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THERE WERE VERY FEW LARGE PELAGICS. I... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
11/2005   THOMAS LOPATIN
500+ Dives 		 
Deep Blue Diving/ Hotel Puerta del Sol Full report   Gulf of Papagayo   Diving in Costa Rica is a big departure from the Caribbean. . . there is almost no coral, and the visibility is considered excellen... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2011   Sandy Falen
1000+ Dives 		 
Herradura Divers/ I stayed with Family Full report   Playa Jaco   "Lack of safty or concern for divers."
rough surf we should not have gone out. one of the other divers in the front of boat dropped and air cylinder and they were not n... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
1/2016   Victor Eizenga
<100 Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
COSTARICA DIVERS/ JINETES DE OSA Full report       FROM PAST REVIEWS I EXPECTED GOOD DIVING. I DONT KNOW WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM ?EL NINO BUT THERE WERE MINIMAL FISH AND CORALS WERE PO... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
1/2007   BEN GLICK
1000+ Dives 		 
Costa Rica Adventure Divers/ Jinetes de Osa Full report   73003   We thouroughly enjoyed the resort and diving but wish we had known there was going to be a tropical depression in the area. Proba... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2005   Steven K Blair
250+ Dives 		 
Sirenas Diving/ La Puerta del Sol Hotel   Guanacaste   "The Perfect Covid-Era Diving Escape"
I spent six nights in Playa del Coco, and four days diving with Sirenas, in late May. It had been 18 months since I’d been in the... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2021   Sandy Falen
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
Rocket Frog/ Los Almendros de Ocotal Full report   Playa Ocotal, Guanacaste   "Not the best visibility but big stuff!!"
Having done liveaboards on my last two vacations, I went to the Guanacaste area of Costa Rica to do a little bit of diving, see so... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2014   Adam Hartnett
500+ Dives 		 
Rocket Frog/ Margaritaville] Full report   Flamingo Beach   "Rocket Diving"
Rocket Frog staff were wonderful. The visibility was very poor so you had to stay close to the dive master or you would be lost. T... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2019   G Charles Wohlust
250+ Dives 		 
Pacific Coast Diving Center, Playa Flamingo/ Massai Apartments, Playa Flamingo Full report   Catalina Islands   "Costa Rica--Catalina Island dives--Overall a good experience"
All the dives were at the Catalina Islands, a 40 minute boat ride from Playa Flamingo. Experience with Pacific Coast Diving Cente... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2016   John A Thich
100+ Dives 		 
Jinetes de Osa/ Mirador Lodge Full report   Cano Island   Over Christmas break, 2004, our family of 4, all certified divers went to Drake Bay, on the Osa Peninsula, in Southwest Costa Rica. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2004   Eruk Williamson
<100 Dives 		 
Deep Blue Diving Adventures/ No resort, but packages available Full report   Pacific Coast   "Professional dive operation out of Playas del Coco on the west coast"
Over two days, I went on two, two- tank dives. The dive boat is small (capacity ~8), but so are the groups. One day 1, we had 3 div... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
12/2018   A J Underbrink Jr
500+ Dives 		 
Nautilus Explorer/ none LiveAboard Cocos Island   "A New Destination for Nautilus Explorer"
Now that Guadalupe is at least temporarily shut down, Nautilus Explorer needed to find another dive location, so we were on their ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
9/2023   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Diving Safaris/ Occidental Grand Papagayo Full report   Pacific Coast Guanacaste regio   The Dive outfit, Diving Safaris (Not Bill Beards) with Bobbie Joe and Earl, were excellent. The dive masters and boat captains wer... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2006   David McDougall
250+ Dives 		 
Ocotal Diving/ Ocotal Beach Resort Full report   Guanacaste   My wife, daughter, and I decided to spend the last week of summer vacationing in Costa Rica, a country we had not had an opport... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2006   Craig Wood
100+ 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 		 
Ocotal Resort Full report       I had a great dive trip to Ocotal resort. I was able to see diamond rays, eagle rays, turtles, many moray eels on every dive, larg... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
10/2004   Brent U.
<100 Dives 		 
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 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Okeanos Aggressor 2 Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Not quite up to expectations"
My second visit to Cocos Island. What was good? I couldnt fault the boat or crew, Okeanos aggressor II isnt a new boat but the int... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2017   Phil Johnston
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet/ Okeanos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Cocos Island, Okeanos Aggressor II"
Seeing large hammerhead sharks schools and large pelagics in general was certainly on the Bucket List. I opted for Cocos over Gala... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2017   Karen McClure
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
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 		 
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 		 
Cano Divers/ Pirates Cove] Full report   Drake Bay   Good: Lots of White tip reef sharks. Canos Island makes for a very comfortable spot for lunch and surface intervals. At times, ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2004   Gary Bergeron
<100 Dives 		 
Underseahunter/ Sea Hunter Full report   Cocos Island   This was my third and in some ways, the best trip to Cocos Island. The silvertips are back at Silverado and the hammerheads are a... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2003   Nikki Mahan
500+ 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 		 
Aquacenter Diving Costa Rica/ Tamarindo Diria Full report   Tamarindo   "Great diving in Catalina Islands with huge numbers of fish!"
I was unsure about diving in the Tamarindo area because I have read the water can be cold with thermaclines and that the vis... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2014   Paula Flori
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Pacific Coast Dive Center/ Tamarindo Diria Hotel Full report   Guanacaste-Catalina Islands   "Catalina Islands boat from Potrero Bay "
Nice resort dive day. Modern van for hotel pick- up at 7am, stop at shop outside Flamingo to do release forms, Ccard check and fitt... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2016   Lee Little Haponski
1000+ 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 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Coco's Island   The undersea hunter is a wonderful boat, this was my third trip to Coco's on this boat. The crew really knows what they are doing... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2013   david whiteside
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Rich coast/Rocket Frog/ Villa del sol Full report       It was late may and maybe not the best time of year for diving the Playa Coco area. The water was murky on local dives and vis... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2013   Gary Bohner
250+ 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 		 
Rich Coast Diving/ Villas del Sol (hotel) Full report   Playas Del Coco   I chose Rich Coast Diving based on positive reader reports. Unfortunately, I found the operation has apparently changed since the... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2006   Bob Sivak
100+ Dives 		 
Diving Safaris Costa Rica/ Villas del Sueno Full report   Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste   The staff at Diving Safaris were friendly and professional. Even though I was the only diver registered for 2 days, they didn't ca... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
1/2012   Christopher Hunter
100+ Dives 		 
Rich Coast Diving/ Villas Sol Full report       Great time diving with Rich Coast Diving – we dove 6 days in a row with them in early November, 2012. The staff were all very frie... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2012   Patricia MacSween
250+ 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 		 
Dive Safari/ Villas Sol Full report   northwest   Nice relatively easy diving. Dive Safaris put us (more experienced divers) on a separate boat so most days there were 4 divers and... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2006   william Wittman
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Wind Dancer Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Cocos Island- Wind Dancer"
We had a incredible week of diving at Cocos. The crossings were longer than expected and took 42 hours to get there in fairly roug... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2015   Kevin Darnell
1000+ 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 		 
Undersea Hunger/ [N/A] Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   We flew Chicago to Houston, then Houston to San Jose. Spent the night in San Jose to ensure all our baggage arrived. Stayed the th... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2004   Steve and Beth Welch
250+ Dives 		 
Dive Safari/ [s Full report   [N/   Costa Rica, Pacific Coast, upper northwest corner, February 8- 15, 2003. Bill Beards’ Diving Safaris Water temp 70 to... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
2/2003   C.F.Ward
500+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Cocos Island hammerheads. "
Cocos Island was my consolation prize for not being able to dive Galapagos (yet). I received an a mail that said, “one space avai... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2023   Mary Adams
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard     "Cocos Island - Great Trip"
Went to Cocos Island for the first time on the Cocos Island Aggressor, actually it is being called the Okeanos III per the boat al... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2023   Lisa Vitale
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Best diving I have done in a few years! "
I have done many liveaboards over the last 20 years, and I must say this was one of the best trips. The diving was awesome, sharks... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
5/2023   Karen Woods
250+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Diving was great, live aboard was a big disappointment "
I have used Aggressor many times, but noticed a real decline in value and quality. And should have gone with Undersea Hunter, exce... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
5/2022   Steven Damsky
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Tamarindo Diving   Guanacaste   "Adequate diving from Tamarindo, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica"
We dove the Catalina Islands off the northern coast of Guanacaste (the Nicoya penninsula). There are several departure destination... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2021   A J Underbrink Jr
500+ Dives 		 
Tamarindo Diving   Guanacaste   "Adequate diving from Tamarindo, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica"
We dove the Catalina Islands off the northern coast of Guanacaste (the Nicoya penninsula). There are several departure destination... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2021   A J Underbrink Jr
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sea Hunter LiveAboard Isla del Cocos   "Cocos Effect: Anything can happen "
This was my 6th- 7th trip to Cocos. Several trips were on the Argo with the Turtle Iland Resortation Network foks. They conduct tru... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2021   James Smith
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Undersea Hunter LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Cocos Island - the best!"
I have been to Cocos several times and every time is different - you never know what the ocean will give you but there is always s... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2021   Kabir Teja (Dive Hard)
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Great diving, strong currents, many sharks, excellent crew"
First time on a liveaboard. Trip out was rough, return not. Most dives had strong current. Sharks on most dives, many many whit... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2021   James Ringer
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard Cocos Islands   "They didn't tell us we needed a negative test to get on the boat."
To make a long crappy story short, in all our communications, they failed to tell us we needed a negative COVID test to go to the ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2020   Owen R Poole
500+ Dives 		 
Sea Hunter LiveAboard     "Comfortable boat, safe tenders, big fish."
The dive guides took good care of us in cool, swift currents. There were so many hammerheads that they started to look normal. Som... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2020   Kathleen Poole
500+ Dives 		 
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard CoCos Island   "Expectations exceeded"
My hope was to see large marine life up close. Hammerheads, white tip, black tip, Galapagos, Tigers, Silkies, Marble rays, Eagle r... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2020   Rika
100+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Sea Hunter LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Always good diving and lots of variety The Cocos effect!"
Cocos is always a good bet when you want to dive with multiple species of sharks and have potential encounters with other pelagics... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2020   David C Kinney
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "Thirty Years Later"
I did four trips about thirty years ago on the Aggressor I and the Sea Hunter. After that time, I discovered Socorro, which was e... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2020   DONALD MCCOY
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Okeanos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "my first liveaboard and it was fabulous"
First a disclaimer. This was my first liveaboard, so I have no reference point for my evaluation. My ratings are based simply on... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
6/2019   Gene S
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Argo Full report LiveAboard     "Extraordinary Diving in Liveaboard Luxury...supporting Shark Research"
At Cocos, an "okay" dive involves white- tip reef sharks, marble rays, and schools of reef fish. A great dive includes tuna, school... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2019   David Stoll
250+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Probably the best overall shark trip I've done (Argo)"
This Argo trip was pretty fantastic compared to my July 2015 trip on the Aggressor. I think part of it was the time of year (earl... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2018   James K Harris
500+ Dives 		6Helpful vote(s) received
Argo Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Awesome!"
Loved the frogfish, morays, tropicals, marble, eagle and manta rays, etc. but this was all about sharks! Tons of hammerheads, Gal... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2018   Elaine Field
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Outstanding"
DIVING This trip was a long time coming and it far exceeded expectations. The diving in Cocos is difficult to put into words, a... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2018   Catriona Steele
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Cano Island   "Cano Island Aggressor"
Rudy, the shuttle van driver, was outstanding: he offered suggestions on what to get for food at the break and helped folks order ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2018   Sandra Maruszak
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Cocos Island on the Okeanos I"
We dived in March 2018. This was about 4 months after the tragic tiger shark attack on a woman and her divemaster which occurred ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2018   Carol D Cox
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "Warm Above, Cold Below"
I was looking forward to my week on the Costa Rica Aggressor I. A few days before the trip I received a text saying that the water... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2018   Charles Beilman
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Cano Island   "Great macro; not so great cold, current, and surge"
Cano Island, March 2018 This was the second part of back- to- back trips on the Okeanos I. We had just done a 10- day trip to Coc... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2018   Carol D Cox
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Argo Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Argo to Cocos Island Costa Rica. September 2017"
This trip was planned by a friend. We had been stationed together at the US Embassy in Athens and dove a lot, including Sharm El ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2017   Alan Mayfield
1000+ Dives 		 
Argo Full report LiveAboard Cocos Islands   "Amazing diving off MV Argo at Cocos Islands"
MV Argo, the crown jewel of Cocos diving. Very well laid out, with large comfortable cabins and bathrooms, very organized dive dec... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2017   S M Williams
500+ Dives 		 
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos   "Cuckoo for Cocos"
I traveled with my teen age son, Ryan. Here's his trip report: [. . . ] - ... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
7/2017   Kirsten Treais
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Pacific-Guanacaste/Bat Islands   "Guanacaste and Bat Islands aboard the Okeanos Aggressor II"
We've done close to 30 liveaboards and do not do shore diving. This Aggressor franchise was top notch and had a stellar crew. Ca... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2017   Ronald JOhnson
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Okeanos Aggressor II Full report   Cocos   "High expectations, good, not great"
Reservations: I made my boat reservations through the Aggressor website. It worked perfectly and communication was excellent. M... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
4/2017   Craig A Wood
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard CañoIsland   "Hell is Other People-But the diving was great"
We chose this Okeanos Aggressor II itinerary because the 32- hour crossing to Cocos Island is not in our stars. The diving was very... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2017   Elizabeth Russell
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Scuba Dive Costa Rica Full report   Playa Flamingo Las Catalinas   "Great Diving, Great Operation"
Just came back from my second trip to Costa Rica. The first time (May) we used SDCR and were very pleased. The diving was great, v... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2016   Kevin W. Meyer
250+ Dives 		 
Rocket Frog Full report       "Good Diving, Disappointint Operation"
Just came back from a 9 day trip to Costa Rica which included 7 days of diving, 2 of which were with Rocket Frog. Initial reaction... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2016   Kevin W. Meyer
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "School was definitely in session!"
We booked a ten night, seven days of diving charter on the Sea Hunter. Transit time to/ from Cocos Island to the mainland was appro... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2016   Eric Eckes
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Okeanos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Coco Island]   "Some good, some bad"
Water temp was warmer than expected - 85 on most dives, a few dives had a thermocline deep (80- 100') that dropped the temp to 80. ... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
7/2015   James K Harris
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Is   "Great Operation, Great Destination, Lousy Timing"
A somewhat difficult review to write, as this was a long- awaited trip where the wildlife was not what we hoped for. The trip repor... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2015   John Sommerer
500+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Coco;s Island   "A well oiled machine"
Third trip to Coco's Island on the Undersea Hunter. A very good boat with a crew to match. All divers must be Nitrox certified, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2015   david whiteside
250+ Dives 		 
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