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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
 
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
 
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 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
 
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Rich Coast diving Full report   playa del coco   We fell in love with Costa Rica. Both under and above the water it's beautiful, we've even changed our plans and are getting read... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2005   Brenda van Gestel
1000+ Dives
 
Rich Coast Diving Full report   Pacific Side   "Left Out at Sea"
Though I had confirmed our reservations 3 times directly with Rich Coast's owner, upon arrival we were greeted with the comment "O... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2003   Douglas
500+ Dives
 
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
 
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
 
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
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 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
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
 
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 
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
 
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
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
 
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
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
 
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Cocos June 2015"
This was my 9th trip to Cocos, 6th on the Sea Hunter. I had not been since the tiger sharks arrived in 2008. The tiger sharks we... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2015   Tom Mifflin
500+ Dives
 
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos   Ben Davison, Undercurrent sent an email about a 20% discount on the SEa Hunter, if you were able to travel between April 21- May 1. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2015   Edward Leibowitz
250+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
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
 
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
 
Sea Hunter Full report   Malpelo & Cocos   The Best big animal diving ever! Consistantly more marine life than I have ever seen. This was the trip of a life time!!! Malpelo ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   Dave & Susan Eckenberger
1000+ Dives
 
SEA HUNTER Full report LiveAboard COCO ISLAND   THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE HOWARD HALLS IMAX VIDEO ON COCO AND READ EVERY ARTICLE ABOUT THE SEA HUNTER. I KNOW I HAD TO GO THERE I W... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2005   Robert Levine
1000+ Dives
 
Sea Hunter Full report   Cocos Island   The diving was very excellent. I went with the special rebreather expedition sponsored by Fathoms magazine and managed by Brett Gi... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2005   LeRoy Anderson
250+ Dives
 
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Crouching in a semi circle in the sand, or clutching the boulder ridges along the side walls of Alcyone, we watched in awe as l... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2003   Patrick Wikstrom
500+ Dives
 
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos   We had two wonderful trips aboard the Sea Hunter, one in January, one in August. There were less sharks, but sunny weather during ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2002   Starkovsky, Cynthia
250+ Dives
 
Sea Hunter liveaboard Full report   Cocos/Malpelo   Malpelo was outstanding. We had over 500 silkies checking us out on one of our safety stops. Moray eels are everywhere, sometimes... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2002   Nikki Mahan
500+ Dives
 
Seahunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island & Malpelo   The ship is in excellent condition. Everything worked! Including all the multimedia video. Good assortment of video movies in ord... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2006   Mel Butler
1000+ Dives
 
SeaHunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos/Malpelo   SeaHunter is a fantastic boat with a fantastic captain (Chris), divemaster (Toby) and crew! Fly to San Jose and the SeaHunter arra... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2006   Laura Mosqueda
250+ Dives
 
SeaHunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Unbelievable diving, schools of scalloped hammerheads on every dive; silvertips, silkies and white tips as well. Very comfo... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2005   Carol Gurba
100+ 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
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
 
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
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
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 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
 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Cocos Island on the magnificent Undersea Hunter"
Everything was perfect on the entire trip, thanks to Onno @ [. . . ] and the wonderful crew (and boat)of the Sea Hunt... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2014   Warren Sprung
500+ Dives
 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Pre El Nino Dive Trip to Cocos Island: Great trip, limited prospects"
I took advantage of a sudden cancellation to take this trip, which had been on my bucket list. The bottom line is that this is a ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2014   David Welch
1000+ Dives
2Helpful 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
 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard ARGO Liveaboard   Capitalism has reached Cocos Island. There is now a $35 per person per day head tax while diving without so much as a T- shirt. ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2013   Don Bellew
1000+ 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
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
 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island National Park   This was a special expedition (run twice a year) to assist scientists tag hammerhead and Galapagos sharks underwater using pole sp... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2013   TODD STEINER
<100 Dives
 
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