Bat Islands
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 $230 Min 4 Divers Required
Transfers to Coco arranged at additional cost -
- 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 charters run for a minimum number of 4 divers. You may need to be flexible with your availability with Bat Islands. It is important that you let us know if and when you would like to dive at Bats as soon as possible so we can line up the charter with other interested divers.
Bat Islands charters depart at approx 7am from Playa Coco. The travel time is approx 1 hour. Depending on 2 or 3 dives, we return to Coco at approx 2:30pm.
The maximum dive depths are 90ft/30m and our group sizes are usually 1 PADI Professionals to 4 diving guests. Max 10 diving guests.
On board we serve soft drinks, chilled water, fresh fruits, sandwiches, soft drinks and local beers. 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.