Bat Islands
If you are looking for a more adventurous diving trip, then you must try the famous Bull Shark dive at Bat Islands or as they are locally known, Islas Murcialego. The site is called The Big Scare and home to Bull Sharks and giant Pacific Manta Rays. Bat Islands is a seasonal dive trip operating from May through to October.
Bat Islands are also home to many species that are found all over Costa Rica but the reason divers are heading to Bat Islands is to see the mighty Bull Sharks and hopefully see a Giant Manta Ray too. This is a natural shark dive and there is no feeding or chumming involved.
During the summer months the water at Bat Islands can be blue, clean and warm. The site reaches around 30m/100ft deep and the conditions call for moderately experienced divers. For this reason we require our divers to have recent diving experience and feel very confident in the water.
Bat Island charters typically run from May to October during the summer fair weather season.
The Bat Islands Dive Tours 2024 | $330
- May 25
- June 22
- August 24
- September 28
- October 12
Included are 3 Dives, Equipment, Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, Drinks, Guide & your Marine Park permission to dive.
Meet time is 5:30am and the dive boat returns to Flamingo Marina by 7pm.
It is possible to dive at Bat Islands outside of our fixed schedule, and four divers minimum are required. Please contact us about diving at Bat Islands if you are not able to make our fixed schedule.
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2 Dives at Bat Islands $250 -
- Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
- Other species also seen in Las Catalinas such as White tip reef sharks, Giant Manta rays, Eagle rays, Cow nose rays and Devil rays.
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Bat Islands can be challenging on some days, and is not recommended to Open Water divers with a just a few dives under their belt. Experienced divers with recent diving activity, and previous experience in deep water, currents, rough seas & swells are better suited to the diving conditions.
The average depths of the dives are between 16m/50ft to 30m/100ft and our group sizes are usually 1 Divemaster to 4 divers.
On board we serve chilled water, Ice Tea, fresh fruits, and a lunch sandwich. Please feel to bring along your own snacks and drinks if you feel you will need something additional to what is provided. You should also think about bringing sunscreen and a towel.