Dive Conditions
Visibility: 58ft
Water Temp. 85°F
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Crossings
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Sea Hunter
Our first day at Cocos, we had our check-out dive in Chatham Bay — where we saw a multitude of snappers, bluefin trevallies, and whitetip reef sharks. Our dives in Manuelita Out and Channel had good visibility, and a tiger shark sighting near the sandy bottom only heightened our a sense of excitement.
The next day, we embarked on a remarkable dive at Dirty Rock, where a group of six dolphins joined us during our safety stop! Punta Maria lacked cleaning-station activity, but still fascinated us with hammerhead shark sightings near the pinnacle and abundant marine life (like wahoos and dolphins). On our afternoon dive at Pajara, we saw many lobsters and whitetip reef sharks.
Day 3 we swam alongside a massive school of jacks at Manuelita Outside, and we came face-to-face with an enormous mobula ray gracefully gliding through the water at Alcyone. Day 4 we explored Small Dos Amigos with fantastic visibility, with encounters with Galapagos and blacktip sharks. Dirty Rock proved lively, with hammerhead sharks actively utilizing the cleaning stations, plus a school of jacks and a juvenile tiger shark swimming in the distance. Manuelita Coral Garden was full of hammerheads taking advantage of the cleaning station.
On the 5th day, our dive in Manuelita Outside unfolded with a breathtaking spectacle of schooling jacks and four elegant mobula rays soaring in the vast blue waters. Although relatively quiet in terms of shark sightings, Alcyone thrived with schools of jacks, mullet snappers, and agile yellowfin tunas hunting their prey. Day 6 started with an incredible dive at Small Dos Amigos, where Galapagos sharks and a magnificent tiger shark graced us with their presence in the deep waters. Curious hammerheads swam in the distance and a graceful mobula ray danced through the currents. Our dive in Big Dos Amigos posed some challenges due to strong winds and rain, but we remained undeterred, braving the conditions to observe a multitude of fish species, an elegant eagle ray, and a glorious mobula ray.
On our final day, our first dive at Dirty Rock surpassed expectations. We were greeted by a stream of hammerhead sharks utilizing the cleaning stations, alongside a vibrant school of jacks and a graceful silver tip shark cruising along in the blue expanse. Finally, our last dive at Manuelita Channel presented us with the spectacle of two frogfish, a black tip reef shark, and more hammerheads.
As our adventure drew to a close, we embarked on a calm crossing back to Puntarenas, reflecting on our incredible experiences in the mesmerizing underwater world of Cocos Island.
I’ve had a most sensational trip, the crew made the trip so enjoyable and relaxing. The conditions were very trying for the skiff drivers but they managed the journey to and from each dive site as comfortable as possible. The quality of the dive masters is second to none, from the dive leader to the tail end master everything was conducted with safety and enjoyment. Each dive brief was described accurately and I was left with and a sense of awe at their skills to explain each dive site and what we could expect to see. Gracias to the crew for the great adventure I experienced.
The school of hammerheads at Alcyone was an unforgettable experience!! Staff were 10/10, very accomodating, friendly, helpful. Went the extra mile to ensure our comfort. Food was great, me being vegetarian had plenty of options
As Always excellent service with a professional team coupled with a great crew and vessel makes for a overall world class experience. The best of the best
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The dolphins coming up and saying good morning and playing. Everyone was so friendly and helpfull , food was top class, loved my trip!
Dive Masters masterfully managed differing dive sites and conditions. Especially when one dive where surface conditions deteriorated, staggering divers to surface in pairs. Also the boat masters professional handling in tricky conditions. Great ship the Chef made every meal an excellent experience.
Fantastic experience with excellent Dive crew. Skiff drivers & dive masters.. Special mention to Hector & Balin, superstars both. Underwater magnificent.. Dolphins,Hammers,Tiger, Silky, & Galapagos Sharks, Mobular, Eagle, Marble & Bull Rays and a plethora of other magnificent creatures, plus some Bait ball action.. Never give up ..you never know what is coming your way on the safety stop !!!! Thank you Cocos, the wonderful Sea Hunter Crew & of course Blue team Dive Buddies.. You Rock ! Awesome team. Could not be better.
The hammer head sharks were the highlight but the abundance of large schools of fish also great to see. Eagle rays are just so gracefull. The expertise of staff offering a wealth of information, calm and safe diving on every dive. The staff went beyond my expectations food and facilities were excellent.
We had a great week in the water, plenty of Hammerheads, silvertip and Galapgos, Small dos was probably the sharkiest where we saw a Large tiger on the second visit, Water temp was a comfortable 29-30 deg c which was lovely to dive in but probably too warm for a lot of big fish. My favorite site is Dirty rock, masses of sea life and hammers and breathtaking rock formations, the visibility was great for most of the dives. Highlights included a massive eagle ray at Alcyone and frog fish in Manuleta channel. All in all a great diving experience 🙂
This has been an awesome trip ! The ship is perfectly designed for diving, the diving deck is well laid out and the cabins are spacious compared to other liveaboards i have been on. The food was fantastic with something for everyone also the chef was happy to prepare something different for people with special needs. The Skiffs are perfect for this type of diving and the skiff drivers did a fantastic job we had Balin who really is a legend. The Guides are awesome in and out of the water, plenty of help from them getting ready and good energy during the dive, Brayan is a great director and always happy to help in any way, he is also great to talk to and made us all feel like part of your family. He runs a well organized team and is one of the best dive guides i have had the pleasure of diving with. The Salon and dining room are very comfortable. Team members that stood out to me were Pi Pi who is always happy, helpful and easy to talk to, it is obvious that he loves it here. Hector always helping and also good to talk to. Pollito always smiling and well mannered and working hard. I give 5 stars to every aspect of this whole experience, very professional and good vibes from all of the team/crew. Thank you all !
Diving at Cocos is always special. I love Dirty Rock as it has most action on. We have waited a long time for this trip to happen- underwater marine life was less hammerheads then previous visit, we got to see a big Tiger, dolphins underwater and above, big schools of Jacks, dog snappers, we had great group of divers . The Crew has been fantastic, Bryan was very attentive to all guest ( last time we were here he was a DM) food was great and planty of. Room was clean when we got back and all crew was helpfull and happy.❤️
I loved all my dives – from the small stuff: flag cabrilla, giant hawkfish, peacock flounders, leatherbass, mottled soapfish, garden eels, Cocos blennies to the silky, white tip, silvertip, blacktip, hammerhead and tiger sharks we saw. excellent faultless particular thanks to Pollitto for prompt laundry and speciial thanks to Chico for making oatmeal porridge every morning for 4 appreciative divers very grateful to Bryan, Freddie, Hector, Balin and the Captain for working so hard with the park rangers to make sure we were able to repeat dives at the sites with the most ‘action’.
Favorite moments were the School of Hammers at Alcyone, a gorgeous Silver Tip at Viking Rock, a Giant Manta at Small Dos Amigos while on the safety stop and many eagle rays around most dives as well, even a juvenile Tiger at Dirty Rock! So much life to see at this wonderful destination with my favorite sites this trip Dirty Rock and Small Dos Amigos. The crew are the best and such an essential part of the success of the trips, please make sure to keep those still here around!