Scuba excursions around Caño Island and dive education. With a full time PADI Instructor on staff, we offer a variety of educational services from beginning open water to divemaster. We can also conduct a "resort course" (Discover Scuba Diving) for those who have no experience but who would like to try this exciting sport.

Available on a limited basis from January to June.

Excellent!! Varies from site to site but is usually no lower than 40ft and ranges to 100ft plus making it the best in mainland Costa Rica. Averages 60ft plus.

High 70's to low 80's with thermoclines at varying depths.

For most people, a 2mm spring suit (shorty) will suffice. If you tend to get cold a full 2mm or 3mm suit will almost always do the job. Our rental department stocks quality O'neill full 3mm suits.

In one word, abundant!. Humpback, sei, pilot, and false killer whales, over five species of dolphin, white tipped reef sharks, bull sharks, giant pacific manta rays, mobula rays, southern sting rays, spotted eagle rays,  green sea turtles, snappers,  king angels, moorish idols, trumpet fish, scorpion fish,  various types of eels, spiny lobster, octopus, huge schools of barracuda, jacks, grunts, and much more.

 Soft fans and hard coral formations are common but not as colorful or abundant as the Caribbean.

Usually mild but on some days can be strong.

All boat dives are guided by a certified PADI Instructor or Divemaster. All dive staff are Medic 1st Aid and Oxygen Provider Certified.

Our boats are small and fast. So you can have a better experience, we limit the number of divers on a boat to no more than 10. Usually we try to keep numbers on any particular boat from 4-6 divers.

Rental: Our rental department uses only top quality Sherwood regulators, gauges, BCDs, masks, fins, and snorkels. All wetsuits are O'neill 3mm neoprene.

80cu ft (12liter) aluminum. All tanks have current visual and hydrostatic tests. Tanks use regular K-valve (the main type used in the U.S. and throughout N. America). DIN compatible adaptors are available with prior notification.

Oxygen kit and 1st aid kit on board.

Top quality Bauer K-14.

***For your safety, our compressed air is certified for purity every three months by a pure air testing station in the United States..***

Departure Time for Caño Island Dives: 7:30am
Return Time: Around 2-3 pm

Average Time to Reach Dive Sights: 45min - 1hr

Average Dive Depths: 45-65 ft (15-20m)

Costa Rica Adventure Divers offers a shark diving experience second to none.  We guarantee that you will see sharks, unfed and in their natural habitat.  We don’t feed or chum for sharks and we don’t need to!  On an average dive you will encounter reef sharks (white tipped) around almost every corner.   Our pledge to you is that if you dive with us for just two days (at least 4 tanks) at Cano Island, we will guarantee that you will see at least one shark.  If after these two days you have not seen a shark, you will be refunded for the entire diving fee including equipment rental.  It is that simple.  All you have to do is prepay for the two days of diving, and sign the shark guarantee form.