Dive Conditions

Visibility: 50 ft /15 m

Water Temp. 80 °F / 27 °C

Currents

mild

strong

Weather

Climate

sunny

rainy

Sea

calm

choppy

Crossings

to Cocos Island

calm

choppy

to Puntarenas

calm

choppy

Sea Hunter

The star dive sites this week were indisputably Dirty Rock and Manuelita Outside! Although we did see a whale shark and 2 dancing giant manta rays at Submerged Rock, so to be fair that dive site is also in the running…

Now for the trip highlights:

After a smooth crossing, we were greeted by a huge array of biodiversity on our check out dive at Cocos Island! Over the course of the week we saw schooling hammerheads out in the blue (especially at Alcyone and Dirty Rock), tiger sharks surrounding Manuelita Island and a whale shark at Submerged Rock.

Other highlights included frogfish in Manuelita Channel and Galapagos sharks mixed with hammerheads at Dos Amigos. We saw dolphins on our way to Alcyone, then hammerheads and huge schools of jacks once we got there. We also saw devil rays out in the blue at Manuelita and Alcyone, and two massive tiger sharks near the arch at Big Dos Amigos.

Average water temperature was about 80ºF (27ºC) with thermocline at about 98 ft (30m). One afternoon we disembarked at Wafer Bay and enjoyed clear water and sunny weather. All in all, this was another marvelous trip to the most magical island on Earth!

Every dive was different, even at the same dive site. The sharks were awesome, as was the rosy lipped batfish. The food was amazing and the dietary restrictions were honored. Chef Luis and staff did a great job. The boat was clean, everything worked flawlessly.

Gari & Leonard Sisk, Homer, Alaska, USA

Best liveaboard EVER! The crew is very thoughtful and the variety of food is just awesome. The very diverse marinelife of cocos island is amazing! Dirty Rock was my all time favorite dive site. Thanks for such a great time!

Jens, Hoexter/Germany....LA/USA