Dive Review of Scuba Coiba/Liquid Jungle Lab in
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Scuba Coiba/Liquid Jungle Lab: "Excellent diving in Panama", Sep, 2025, by Robert Jackson, MO, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 13558.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	After a six-hour van ride from Panama City to Santa Catalina it was another 1.5 hour boat ride to the Liquid Jungle Lab, but during the trip we got to enjoy humpback whales breaching the surface. Throughout the week diving we would frequently see whales on the surface or hear them underwater. And while we didn't get the opportunity to get in the water with them, because they weren't on the surface long enough, we still got to see these magnificent ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Scuba Coiba
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Asia, Middle East, Africa, Caribbean , Mexico and Central America
Closest Airport	Panama City	Getting There	There are direct flights from the USA to Panama City. From Panama City it's a 6-hour drive to Santa Catalina. Or you can fly from Panama City to David and it's a 4-hour drive to Santa Catalina.
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	surge, currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	> 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None] ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Scuba Coiba/Liquid Jungle Lab in Panama/Coiba National Park

Scuba Coiba/Liquid Jungle Lab: "Excellent diving in Panama", Sep, 2025,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Scuba Coiba/Liquid Jungle Lab in
Panama/Coiba National Park