Diving! Certification! Equipment    Rental!

• Experience the ultimate diving adventure with massive school of fish, rays, jack’s, giant mantas, sharks, whales, sea turtles, bull sharks and more.

• Here's your opportunity to be Certified as a PADI open water, or take one or more Specialty Courses.  IDC program are even offered.

• Bring your own equipment or rent it all!  Sea kayaks, masks, snorkels, tanks, fins, belts, weights and short and full wet suits.

      DAILY LOCAL DIVES . . .

    North West Pacific diving offers the ultimate variety in diving experiences.  This unique 4 star beachfront resort on the Northwest Pacific coast in the Guanacaste Province is Costa Rica's first PADI Dive resort and the only one in Costa Rica awarded PADI's highest honor, the "Gold Palm Recognition".

   Eight excellent "Local Dive" spots are from 7 to 15 minutes away from the resort.  Special dive trips are available to the Bat  Islands, 21 miles (1 hour and 45 minutes) away or to the Catalina Islands 14 miles (three quarters of an hour) away.  Pampering from the staff, who rinse your equipment, and expert care from the 2 Certified Dive Master guides per boat, together with top quality equipment ensure a safe and pleasant experience.  

   Wetsuits of 3 to 5 mm thickness are adequate for the 78° to 84°F ( 27°C) water temperatures.  Visibility is generally from 15 to 80 feet (4 to 25 mts) and depths of 20 to 100  feet (7 to 30 mts).  Equipment rental is available from their own dive shop.  Nitrox is available for those certified.  Local  dive trips generally depart around  8:00 am, and return around 1:30 pm.