A full day on the South Pacific, from the beach at Bahía Drake to the protected waters around Caño Island, with three dives.
Some places reveal themselves best from below the surface. Off the Osa Peninsula, the Caño Island Biological Reserve protects an isolated island and the waters around it, where rock formations, tropical fish, rays and turtles share the blue. This Caño Island diving tour gives you a whole day to explore them, with three tank dives instead of the two offered on our shorter version.
Your day begins on the beach at Bahía Drake, where the dive boat comes to collect you; there is no road transfer, just the sand, the boat and the open Pacific. The crossing takes about an hour and a half, and it is part of the experience: depending on the season, humpback whales, Bryde's whales, dolphins or flying fish may appear along the way, although no sighting can ever be promised.
Diving at Caño Island follows the protection rules of the reserve, and the dive team chooses each site according to sea conditions and visibility on the day. To make the most of it, we recommend stopping by the dive center the evening before to complete the paperwork and try on your equipment. The dive team speaks Spanish and English, and our agency team is available to answer your questions in English before and during your trip.
At 7:00 a.m., the dive boat meets you on the beach at Bahía Drake and you step aboard straight from the sand. The crossing to the Caño Island Biological Reserve takes about an hour and a half across the Pacific. Keep an eye on the water: depending on the season and conditions, humpback whales, Bryde's whales, spotted dolphins or flying fish may show themselves, though sightings are never guaranteed. Around the island, the dive team leads three tank dives on sites selected for the day's sea conditions and visibility, among rock formations, tropical fish, rays, turtles and, at times, schools of fish swirling around the divers. Between dives, you take time to rest on board, perhaps watching scarlet macaws cross the sky above the island. Then the boat turns back toward the wild shoreline of the Osa Peninsula.
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This day includes three tank dives around Caño Island, on sites chosen by the dive team according to sea conditions and visibility. A separate day tour with two dives is also available.
Boarding is at 7:00 a.m. on the beach at Bahía Drake, where the dive boat comes to pick you up. There is no road transfer; the crossing to the island takes about an hour and a half.
Depending on the season and conditions, humpback whales, Bryde's whales, several species of dolphins and flying fish may be seen during the crossing. These encounters with wildlife are unpredictable and cannot be guaranteed.
We recommend visiting the dive center the evening before to complete the required formalities and try on your wetsuit, mask, fins and other equipment, so everything is properly adjusted for the dives.
The dives described in the program with the dive team, site entrance fees, the 13% tax on tourist activities and our agency's assistance are included. Meals and drinks, tips, personal expenses and travel insurance are not included.
A day at sea off Bahía Drake, three dives in a protected reserve and the long glide back toward the green coastline of the Osa Peninsula: this Caño Island diving tour is a simple, well-organized way to discover one of the richest underwater areas of Costa Rica's South Pacific. If you would like to add this day to your stay, or combine it with other stages of a trip around the country, our team in San Francisco de Heredia will gladly prepare a quote tailored to your dates.
