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Argo
“What can i say? What words does one use to describe a magical experience? Each dive was exciting and personal challenging, the beautythat lie beneath us is so curious and stunning. Lovely group of professionals.” — Joshua Zuckerman, Argo Nov 5-15, 2022
We’re just back from a PHENOMENAL trip to Cocos Island!
On a single dive in Manuelita Channel we observe SIX different tiger sharks! We also enjoyed the massive school of jacks. The icing on the cake was the super curious manta that kept coming in close, hovering right in front of us!
Small Dos Amigos was fantastic, with Galapagos sharks and hammerheads continuously coming in to be cleaned. Big Dos Amigos had an incredible surprise in store for us. After swimming through the arch, we emerged at the other side to find ourselves face to face with a school of 200+ hammerhead sharks hanging out in the current! We spent about 15 minutes feeling as if we were a part of the school before wrapping up the dive. It was just magical!
At Punta Maria we saw many marble rays lining up in formation and following around a huge female, preparing to mate, and a school of around 50+ hammers. We also saw marble ray mating behavior at Manuelita – there was a group of 7 males pursuing a female hiding within a cave. At Alcyone we observed Galapagos sharks, tuna, and blacktips.
On afternoon dives at Pajara we saw all kinds of life, from giant tiger sharks to tiny seahorses. At Viking Rock we saw endemic fish and manta rays both at the surface and below.
For our final dive at Small Dos Amigos, we spent the majority of the dive enjoying non-stop cleaning station action with Galapagos sharks, hammerheads, blacktips and tuna. This was followed up by an encounter with a massive school of 200+ hammerheads out in the blue (which we were able to spend another 20 minutes with!!), during which dolphins came up out of nowhere to say hello at the safety stop.
Most amazing experience of my life! You are awesome guys! The staff was always there to answer our questions and fullfill our many special requests. Muchas gracias Daniel and Giovanny! You helped me finding myself underwater! Best dive masters ever and we are now profoundly bounded together!
Martin Houde, Quebec City, CanadaFavourite site was small Dos Amigos followed by Dirty Rock. Amazing observation of sharks and schooling hammerheads. All staff amazing but Giovani, Danni and Chako exceptional.
Tim Johnson, Brighton, EnglandAmazing shark encounters and rays of all kinds. Magical!
Rima, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Cada buseo es un experienza !todos los buseo te regalan sorpresa,pero small y big dos amigos,manuelita chanel,dirthy rock y bajo alcyone se pasan !!!tiburon tigre,martillo,galapagos,mantas ,aguilas,marble ray,frog fish,octopus,yuge murenas,ippocampos,tortuga mis favoritas. Exelente trabajo smulik en todas las direcsiones,organizasion,buseo,divemaster,cocinero ,capitan y todo lo staff increible experienza que quedera’ grabada en mi mente por toda mi vida!!
Main highlight: Tiger shark upclose 8′ close encounter during safety stop!!! Other memorable dive exp: Manta ray! Hammerheads! Eagle rays! Frogfish. Large schools of fish etc. Everyone on board ship was amazing. Our dive masters Geo & Dani i feel was super knowledgable, confident and safe and boat operator Almond was integral in how awesome our dive experiece was. Going down in the sub was also amazing Arik was a great guide, super knowledgable and passionate – Tal was being trained, i enjoyed his process and skills. Food was avarage and yet very fullfilling – kitchen staff was on it and very friendly and caring. Our room was comfy and spacious – had our bed made everyday was a special treat.
Amazing staff & service, Giovanni/Daniel/Olman were on top of their game, great personalities, fun to hang out with for a week & most importantly i felt safe diving with them. The ship was perfect & clean. Sub experience was profound and so special. I will recommend this experince to anyone who asks ❤️
What can i say? What words does one use to describe a magical experience? Each dive was exciting and personal challenging, the beautythat lie beneath us is so curious and stunning. Lovely group of professionals.