Dive centre · Osa Peninsula · Costa Rica
4.693 Google reviewsCaño Divers
Explore the biodiversity of Caño Island with small dive groups and PADI instructors departing from Pirate Cove.
What sets this centre apart
- PADI International Dive Resort affiliation
- Small dive group sizes
- Professional PADI instructors
- Direct access to Caño Island
- On-site accommodation at Pirate Cove Hotel
- Dives depart from Playa Colorada at Agujitas
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Caño Divers about the centre
Based at the Pirate Cove Hotel on the Osa Peninsula, Caño Divers provides access to the most significant diving in the Costa Rican Pacific. The centre operates as a PADI International Dive Resort, focusing on excursions to the Caño Island marine park, an area renowned for its high level of biodiversity.
Whether you are staying at the hotel or arriving from other locations in Drake Bay, the centre facilitates easy access to these waters. The operation is geared towards providing a professional environment for both recreational divers and those looking to complete new certifications.
The club and its team
The centre is run by a team of qualified PADI instructors who lead all excursions. They prioritise small group sizes to maintain a high standard of instruction and safety for every diver.
Services are provided in both English and Spanish. While the centre is integrated into the Pirate Cove Hotel, they welcome divers staying at various other hotels throughout the Drake Bay area.
The centre at a glance
- Affiliation
- PADI
- Certification level
- Dive Resort
- Languages spoken
- English · Spanish
- Website available in
- English · Spanish
- Management
- English
- Dive schedule
- 7h00
- Access and transfers
- Ramassage possible à Playa Colorada à Agujitas à 7h30.
- Accommodation
- Le centre est intégré à l'Hôtel Pirate Cove, un hôtel paradisiaque situé dans un environnement tropical près de la péninsule d'Osa.
- Address
- Peninsula de Osa, Provincia de Puntarenas, Osa, 60506, Costa Rica
- Official website
- canodiverscostarica.com ↗
Courses on offer
Caño Divers offers a full range of PADI training programmes. You can begin with a PADI Open Water Diver course or progress through more advanced levels, including the Advanced Open Water Diver course.
The centre also provides the PADI Resort Course, designed for those looking to integrate their training into their holiday.
Dive sites with Caño Divers
Sunken Ship is a beginner-level site located at depths between 15 and 20 metres. You descend along a rope to a rocky wall where you can find large schools of surgeonfish and snapper, with reef sharks often resting in the crevices.
Devil's Pinnacle is an intermediate-level site that offers a different profile for those looking to step up from beginner sites.
Paradise is another available site for exploring the local marine environment.
And some of the dive sites the centre runs.
Marine life around Osa Peninsula
The waters around the Osa Peninsula are home to large pelagics, including humpback whales and various species of sharks. You can regularly encounter dolphins and sea turtles during your dives.
On the reef walls and rocky outcrops, you will find abundant life such as surgeonfish, snapper, and various reef sharks. You may also spot rays and moray eels amongst the rock formations.
For those interested in smaller marine life, the area supports various species of pufferfish and other reef inhabitants.
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