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Cano Island Diving Day Tour

Come explore one of the best diving locations in Costa Rica, Caño Island Biological Reserve. The water surrounding the island is extremely pristine and teeming with life. Schools of mobula rays (devil rays), turtles, and white tip reef sharks can be seen on many dives. On almost every dive, large schools of fish swimming around and overhead can be observed. Although not common, the elusive whale shark and the giant bull shark are sometimes spotted in the area.

Basic Diving Info:

• Water visibility is good and can range from 45-90 feet making it the best in mainland Costa Rica (average is 40'+).
• Temperatures hover in the upper seventies to low eighties throughout the year with thermoclines at varying depths and provide for an exquisite diving experience.
• Currents are usually mild, but can be strong some days. Some dives are done as drift dives.
• Dive Staff: All boat dives are guided by a certified PADI instructor or dive master. All dive staff are Medic 1st Aid and Oxygen Provider certified.
• Boats: All our custom built boats are small and fast: 21ft. for 5 divers and 30ft. boat for 10 divers.
• Average dive time: 45 minutes - 1 hour
• Average dive Depths: 60 - 100ft.
• Read about Caño Island's Dive Sites ...

If you are not certified but still want to explore the underwater world, don't worry! We have you covered with classes that will have you swimming with the fishes in no time. OR, if you are certified, we can take you to the next level with a variety of advanced and specialty certifications. See the 'Extra Goodies ' section.

This Cano Island diving day tour is available from Quepos & Manuel Antonio*, Dominical, Uvita, Ojochal, Sierpe and Drake Bay.

What's Included?

• Round-trip transportation  (from Manuel Antonio*, Dominical, Sierpe or Drake Bay) 
• Entrance fees 
  
• All diving gear necessary for two dives
• Bilingual guide 
• Picnic Lunch

Total Cost:

$125 and up per person, depending on where you are coming from and size of group. Private tours available too.  Contact us for details

*Manuel Antonio trips require a minimum of 4 people, Contact us for pricing.

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Schedule:

Departs Daily, full day tour

Depart from:

• Manuel Antonio (we can arrange transportation to Sierpe)
  
• Dominical (by shuttle for Sierpe)
• Sierpe in the early morning and travel 45 minutes thru the beautiful Sierpe Mangrove Forest out into the ocean and then another 30 minutes to Caño Island
• or Drake Bay around 7:30am for a 45 minute boat ride to Caño Island

Along the way, it is likely that we will encounter playful spotted, spinner, or bottlenose dolphins swimming along side or in front of the boat, and we might see some whales too (read more about the whale season). 

We will stop for our first dive once we in the calm, warm waters of Caño Island at one of several dive sites.

Then we will make our way to the sandy shores of Caño Island where we will enjoy a relaxing afternoon on the beach and have a delicious picnic lunch. You may choose to snorkel  take a short hike up to the archaeological site where pre-Colombian spheres and burial grounds may be observed.

In the early afternoon, we we will make our second dive of the day at a different Caño Island dive spot, and then return to: 

Drake Bay, or Sierpe between 2:30 and 4. Return to your Dominical or Manuel Antonio hotel upon arrival in Sierpe. 

What to Bring:

Sunscreen (PLEASE wear a long sleeve shirt instead because the chemicals in sunscreen damage coral and other sensitive marine life. If you must use it, please apply it ONE hour before swimming so that it is well absorbed into your skin), hat, sunglasses, bathing suit, towel, sea-sickness medicine, bottle of water, camera (with protective plastic bag), flip flops, sandals or water shoes, light hiking shoes if you plan to hike the trail and anything else you might need for your free time on the island (book, magazine, etc)

Eco Tips ~ Caño Island:

• It is a biological reserve! Please respect the law and do not collect or take anything from the island, including shells. This is strictly forbidden and if you do decide to sneak a piece, bad karma will follow you until you return it to the island. Please take home with you what you bring including all trash and plastic bottles. Leave only footprints and take nothing but pictures.
• Do not touch any coral or marine life
• If you are not an expert diver, please keep your distance from underwater rock and coral formations. They are very delicate.
• You must have a life vest with you at all times when snorkeling even if its just attached to your wrist.

Extra Goodies:

We offer a wide range of professional underwater services for the recreational scuba diver. With a full time PADI Instructor on staff, we offer a variety of educational services from:

• Discover Scuba (Non-certification one day experience) - Perfect for those who have no experience but who would like to try this exciting sport. A half day class to have you in the water and diving in a jiffy...with a PADI certified dive instructor. This course will allow you to dive with Jinetes de Osa for up to 10 days and includes: class materials, instruction, equipment and one open water dive. **Includes: instruction, all equipment, 1 tank Drake Bay & 1 dive at Caño Island
• Open Water Certification - Your ticket to the diving world. This basic certification allows you to dive anywhere in the world. It lasts a minimum of 4 days and requires at least 2 students. Includes: Class materials, instruction, equipment and four open water dives. We offer private certification classes too.
• Open Water Referral - If you already took your classroom and pool sections of the open water course with any other dive shop, you can complete your certification making your final open water dives with us. Includes: Class materials, instruction, equipment and four open water dives.
• Advanced Open Water Course - The next level in the PADI certification system, the advanced course teaches skills  like underwater navigation, deep diving and various naturalist skills. Includes: Class materials, instruction, equipment and five open water dives.
• We also offer Rescue Diving and Dive Master Certification courses

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