Dive Review of
SeaHunter in
Costa Rica/Cocos/Malpelo

California, Caribbean, Sea of Cortez, Indonesia, Hawaii

Dive Conditions

60 minutes, 130 feet  

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Overall Rating

SeaHunter is a fantastic boat with a fantastic captain (Chris), divemaster
(Toby) and crew! Fly to San Jose and the SeaHunter arranges transportation
to the port in Puntarenas (about a 2 and 1/2 hour drive). We went first to
Malpelo, a long (48 hour) boat ride from Puntarenas and had an easy
crossing but poor luck related to undersea life. We did see several mantas
and a few hammerheads but not what we were hoping for. Half-way through our
second dive day the divemaster (Toby) asked the group if we wanted to move
on to Cocos where he had reports of better underwater action. There was
unanimous support for this idea so we proceeded for another 36 hours and
arrived in Cocos for a spectacular week of diving: huge schools of
hammerheads, jacks, blue and gold snapper, tuna; encounters with black
tips, turtles, mantas; white tips everwhere.    Divers need to pay
attention as the diving is deep (often below 100 feet), the currents are
strong, and there is often significant surge and swells at shallower
depths.  The divemasters and panga drivers  are exceptionally
saftey-conscious while maintaining a reasonable expectation that each diver
is responsible for themselves. Excellent dive briefings, evening
presentations about the area and wildlife, great food, exciting diving,
superb crew all make for a spectacular trip.  

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