DIVE IN COSTA RICA
Daily Scuba Diving Tours To Caño Island
Take the opportunity to dive in Costa Rica during your trip, at Caño Island the best dive spot in the south Pacific.
Our daily scuba diving tours offer divers of all levels the chance to explore Caño Island Biological Reserve and the magnificent reefs and biologically diverse environment.
The island is considered one of the world’s premier dive destinations, with dozens of dive sites for scuba diving with a rare variety: fascinating coral formations, reefs where the currents attract sharks, rays and schooling fish, channels and other sandy bottom sites, tunnels, holes, caves and caverns.
Our team will help you to find the best dive spots for you, upon your experience and wishes. Just write us an email and we’ll be more than happy to assist you in planning your perfect dive day for scuba diving at Caño Island, the best dive in Costa Rica.
Come to dive in Costa Rica, from seahorses to whales, Caño Island has it all.
Check it out the best dive spots where we dive and join our daily tours to Caño Island.
BAJO DEL DIABLO
BAJO DEL DIABLO
Depth: 15 to 100 ft // 5-33 meters
Advanced Level
On a good day, this site is by far the best site in the area and one of the best in the country. Pinnacles of imposing rock that rises from a depth. The most pelagic spot at Caño Island offers new surprises every day.
SHARKS CAVE
SHARKS CAVE
Depth: 30 to 50 feet // 10-17 meters
All Levels
A small cave that has what you imagine: sharks. Although we do not enter the cave, swim as close enough to see them and occasional manta rays and stripes can be found here too. A very exciting dive.
THE ARCH
THE ARCH
Depth: 30 and 55 feet (10 to 18 ft).
All Levels
Here unique formations come together in the form of arches and swim through these imposing rocks under the water and see the life of existing fish is really a unique experience.
THE WRECK
THE WRECK
Depth: 40 and 65 feet // 13 to 21 meters
All Levels
Nicknamed the boat and also known as “El Sharko,” by the large number of sharks that can be seen here. Although there is no shipwreck, abundant fish life and a great dive with reef white tip sharks, mantas rays Giants and turtles.
THE ANCHOR
THE ANCHOR
Depth: 40 to 55 feet // 13 to 17 meters
All Levels
Near the Ranger Station, this site has large number of sharks white tip, as well as schools of grunts, snappers, King of angels and eels burrow. This point also offers to the observant diver the opportunity to see the Scorpion fish of rock well camouflaged
THE GARDEN
THE GARDEN
Depth: 15 to 30 feet // 5 to 10 meters
All Levels
At this point we have the largest concentration of hard corals in the area. This surface dive allows you to view the many creatures of reef that wander through these funds completely carefree diver looking them without disturbing.
THE LIGHTHOUSE
THEL LIGHTHOUSE
Depth:
All Levels
Here you can discover some wonderful wall diving and are home to an enormous amount of marine life, pristine corals and more. The diversity of soft and hard corals in Caño Island is unmatched anywhere else in Costa Rica.
PARADISE
PARADISE
Depth of 60 to 70 feet // 20 to 23 meters
Advanced Level
Excellent place to see the reef shark. Also big schools of barracudas, blue stripped Snappers and grunts. It is occasional school of mobula rays slipping here us around in very large groups of between 50 and 60 copies.
PARADISE II
PARADISE II
Depth: 15 to 100 ft // 5-33 meters
Advanced Level
On the main rocks of paradise we can see groups of more than 20 white tip sharks resting under rock overhangs. These elegant and quiet creatures of day, sometimes allow the diver to swim very close to their resting places.
Ready to try out some of the fantastic dive sites at Caño Island?
A typical day of diving with CRAD begins at 7 a.m. and we normally return to Drake Bay around 1 p.m.
Caño Island is located about 45 minutes from Drake Bay, offering our guests picture-perfect scenic boat rides and the possibility to see dolphins or whales.
Surface intervals are spent on Caño Island where there is a nice beach, wild green vegetation and where there are toilet facilities.
We dive a maximum of three tanks a day on our day tours, not counting night dives.
Our tanks are aluminium 80 cft (or 11.1 liter) tanks.
Divers’ safety is a top priority at CRAD. Our custom-built dive boats are made for maximum safety and comfort, equipped with Radio, cell phones, Emergency Oxygen Kits, First Aid Kits, and a full canopy for sun protection.
The CRAD Team always looks for the best way to serve its clients from professionalism and experience, and for those who want a more exclusive treatment, with personalized attention and adapted to their specific needs, we also have several VIP Options for you to enjoy your diving as you want and without having to worry about anything.