Day 1:
Early in the morning transfer to the airport to take flight to Palmar Sur. Once in Palmar be transported to the Sierpe River Dock wher you will board the Aguila de Osa’s boat. Travel down the river and then along the coast until you reachthe Drake Bay area where Aguila de Osa is found. Lunch will be awaiting. Free afternoon to enjoy all the amenities, perhaps do some kayaking and enjoy hiking around. Dinner in Aguila de Osa.

Day 2:
After breakfast begin your boat ride to one of the numerous dive spots of the area.Explore with our dive master the beautiful marine life found in this tropical waters and by noon in most cases, stop by Caño Island for a delicious lunch. Return in the afternoon to Aguila de Osa. Dinner at the inn.

Day 3:
Breakfast and more day of exploration. Meals included.

Day 4:
Breakfast and right after departure by boat back to Sierpe. Transportation from Sierpe to Plamar to take flight back to San José. Transfer to your hotel in San José.

LOCAL DIVE SITES

Dive Site - Bajo del Diablo
One of our most popular dive spots, this site earned its name from the large schools of Devil Rays that frequent the area. With an average depth of 70 ft. a steady current, and visibility of 50+ ft., the marine life at Bajo del Diablo is prolific and the underwater landscape is just magnificent.

As you descend from the dive boat you’ll immediately take notice of the large canyons and rock formations residing on the ocean floor, separated only by small patches of white, sandy bottom. White tip reef sharks are common sightings here, often resting along the ocean floor or cruising through the canyons. Much of the volcanic rock that make up the canyon walls are blanketed with thick, beautiful white gorgonias, giving them an almost Christmas tree effect. Small crevices, holes and passageways abound, all of which are occupied by healthy numbers of moray eel, octopus, lobster, blennies, sea stars, gobys, groupers, parrot fish, puffer fish, and other colorful, tropical fish. For underwater photographers, both wide angle and macro/ close-up opportunities exist, the latter being better on days with poorer visibility.

Throughout the dive you will be permitted to ascend or descend along the canyon walls, surveying the topography and colorful marine life. Or, cruise above the uppermost portion of the rock formations, which reside in just 35 ft. of water, and take note of all the marine life that exists nearer to the surface.

Cueva del Tiburon (Shark Cave)
1/2 kilometer from the ranger station and depth of max. 60’. This site consist of volcanic rock with pinnacles formations cover the area. One of the pinnacles have developed Into cave, now home to the white tip sharks. We can usually find 5 or 6 sleeping in the cave, we will not enter do to park regulations, but the cave is small and from the opening we can get a good look. Around the rock formations where likely to see puffers, damsels, moorish idols, box fish, goat fish and other tropical fish. There’s a good chance to catch a glance at turtles, mobula rays and Stingrays.The visibility can be anywhere between 15 to 75 feet and when there’s 30’ or more which is most of the time there can be a awesome color show from the sun reflecting off the different colors of hard coral. Good easy dive.

El Arco (The Arch)
Has similar marine life ”Shark Cave” except that when you cross under this arch waiting on the other side schools of grunts are there to swim through. Also if you have a good eye you might encounter flounder or frogfish. There’s lobster to but don’t touch. Good easy dive.

El Barco (The Shipwreck)
You won’t see a shipwreck here 11 years ago a sailboat broke anchor washed up on the beach and eventually wash back to where the barco is today. After two years there it just disappeared but the name still remains. Here is the best spot to see the white tip sharks there’s always some here I’ve seen as many 15 around the rock formations. What is special here is it’s a cleaning station for the Southern Stingray with a wing span of up to six feet. Here a another chance to see Turtles and Mobula rays. This another good easy dive but has a little current visibility ranges 15’ to 70’ with an average 35’ to 45’.

The Coral Gardens
A shallow dive 15 to 40 feet, there’s spectacular array of hard coral, brilliant in colors. Being close to the Barco when visibility is really good I tend to spend less time in Barco and drift over to the coral gardens getting longer bottom time. Here you’ll see Goby’s, Blennys, Wrasse’s, Butterflyfish, Parrotfish, damselfish, porcupinefish, octopus and turtles at times. Visibility 15 to 80 feet depends on sea’s can be very impressive and a easy dive.

Paraiso (Paradise)
The name speaks for itself. It lie’s 2 miles before we get to the Island. It’s a lava formation in layers stretch’s for a mile or so and 150 meters wide 80 to 90 feet deep with a up crop that reaches to 60 feet to the surface. This the main part where we dive ”stuffed” with big schools of Blue and gold snapper if you swim slowly you can enter these schools. The big fish that you see are Amberjacks, Dog Tooth Snapper and Barracudas, schools of Horse-eye Jacks. Amberjacks like divers I believe there attracted to the bubbles your able to see them up close within 2 feet. The best place to see white tip sharks at times schools of over 20 and nurse sharks. Tropical fish include, Parrot fish, Triggers eels, puffers and occasionally Mobula Rays. This dive has current, thermals and depending on seas the visibility can be 15 feet but on good calm, clear days can reach to 100 feet.

COASTAL DIVING

Marenco Rock
The closest rock to the lodge. Black corals, snappers, grunts, lobsters and other species. The rock starts at 50 feet and bottom is 60 feet, visibility is 15 ft. on good days can reach up to 50 ft. A lot of plankton inhabits the area with attracts large schools of fish.

20 Minutes
Called 20 minutes because that’s how long it takes to get there. Lobsters, whites tips and several types of tropical fish are common, as are. sea fan and other species of coral. Visibility varies between 15 ft. to 50 ft. depending on seas and current and the maximum depth is 40 ft.

Campanario
Located near Corcovado National Park, a set of pinnacles filled with schools of Horse-eye jacks, barracudas, grunts, snappers to 60 lbs., at times school of Rooster fish come to meet the divers. There’s beautiful colored fan’s max. depth is 40 ft. Again with current and sea swells this cannot be dived. Visibility when you can dive is 40 ft.