Mergulhar em Costa Rica
Informações gerais
Informação de Mergulho
Crédito:
en.wikipedia.org
Quando Visitar
May through November is the rainy season in Costa Rica. It’s still a good time to dive here, but the harsher conditions call for more advanced divers who want to see pelagic species. On the plus side, prices usually drop during this period.
Condições de Mergulho
The water temperature ranges from 70° F/21° C to 85° F/29° C. Water temperatures drop to 68° F/19°C from December through March because of the cooler currents.
Depending on the region you’re diving in, you can expect calmer seas or very strong currents. Some of the best destinations for diving include Cocos Island, Catalina Island, and Bat Islands, which are all regions best suited for advanced divers because of the strong currents. The Caribbean coast is more suitable for beginners.
June through September is when divers will enjoy the best visibility in Costa Rica, but December through April is also a good time to enjoy visibility of up to 100 feet (30 meters). Depending on the region, visibility usually ranges from 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 meters).
Tipos de Mergulho
Destaques
Diving with Sharks
The remote Cocos Island – described by Jacques Cousteau as “the most beautiful island in the world” – is home to one of the largest populations of scalloped hammerhead sharks. Other species of sharks one can find here include Galapagos, silky, silver, tiger, white-tip, black-tip sharks.
The more accessible Bat Islands, or Islas Murciélago, attract large populations of bull sharks, along with tiger and whale sharks. The extreme conditions that manifest through strong currents make this destination suitable for experienced divers. Big Scare is a popular dive site for observing large bull sharks that can grow up to 11 feet (3 meters).
Marine Life
Costa Rica is a great place to admire a variety of marine animals, not just sharks. Groupers, snappers, moray eels, eagle rays, parrotfish, angelfish, octopi, manta rays, and sea turtles are just some of the marine creatures divers can encounter here. [Punta Gorda](https://dive.site/explore/site/punta-gorda-2xVj is a great dive site for spotting large groups of eagle rays and cow nose rays. Most of the best diving in Costa Rica occurs on the Pacific side rather than the Caribbean side.
Wrecks
The waters surrounding Costa Rica are home to a number of impressive sunken pirate ships and merchant boats. The wrecks of Tortuga Islands - Franklin Chang, Colonel Alfonso Monge, and Caroline Star - are probably the most renowned. Not far from Playa del Coco there are also two wrecks attracting a variety of fish and sharks - the Meros and the Tortuga. Finally, the Cahuita Reef on the east coast offers two spectacular wrecks, one being a 16th-century Spanish galleon lying in shallow depth.
Digite o nome do centro de mergulho
Tamarindo
Tamarindo
Tamarindo
Guanacaste
Puntarenas
Cano Island, Marino Ballena National Park
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