Agua Rica Dive Center


Since its early beginnings in 1994, this SSI and PADI facility has become an institution for scuba diving where it has been considered as one of the oldest dive company in Costa Rica. As the only scuba outfitter in Playa Tamarindo, Guanacaste located just a few meters away from the smallest grocery store in town, Agua Rica Dive Center has trained and certified thousands of divers coming from different parts of the world.

Aside from scuba certification, they offer refresher course for those who have not been diving for fairly quiet a while and Discover Scuba for those who just want to try scuba diving. For certified divers, they offer day trips to Catalina Islands where you can explore a healthy reef system teeming with marine life or at the Las Baulas National Marine Park where a sea turtle sighting is highly guaranteed. On top of this, the staff and instructors at Aqua Rica Dive Center are very friendly that they can become not just your diving buddy but your tour guide as well.

Dive Trips and Packages

Agua Rica Dive Center offers dive packages to major dive sites around Tamarindo

Catalina Islands

Price for a 2-tank dive: $85 + $20 for equipment rental
Located 10 miles off the north coast of Playa Tamarindo, you will do a 45-minute boat ride taking you to an offshore rock protrusion in the Pacific Ocean. Aside from the vibrant reef system, what keeps divers coming back to Catalina Island are the large marine creatures such as sharks, giant manta rays, turtles and schools of fish.

This tour package includes a Divemaster, drinks and snacks.

Cabo Velas
Price for a 2-tank dive: $60 + $20 for equipment rental
boatThis 70-foot deep spot located 4 miles north of Tamarindo Bay allows you to go drift diving in mild currents. The only problem when diving in Cabo Velas is the occasional poor visibility brought about by high plankton density. In return, this highly productive waters attract all sorts of fish, both large and small. So, you have to make sure to look at all sides so that you can see and appreciate the diversity of fishes in this amazing dive spot. Often than not, you will experience thermocline in this dive site which is very evident when you reach 50 feet.

Las Baulas National Marine Park
Price for a 2-tank dive: $60 + $10 for equipment rental
If you are looking for a dive with a short boat ride, then this site is ideal for you. This package is usually offered as an afternoon dive where you can have a quick underwater exploration of this protected reef system. For an additional charge of $55 per person, you can bring your friends for a snorkeling tour where they will be provided with mask, snorkel and fins plus some refreshments afterwards.

Scuba Certification Course

Handled by Certified Instructors that are sanctioned by both PADI and SSI, Agua Rica Dive Center offers the following certification course:

Open Water Diver Certification Course
Price: $550

This is a full course for Open Water Diver certification that will take you at least 4 days which will cover up classroom lecture, swimming pool session and 4 Open water dives.

Referral for Open Water Diver Certification
Price: $210 plus $60 for Certification Card

You can take the classroom lecture and swimming pool session from other dive facilities and just do the Open Water Dive with Agua Rica Dive Center. This check-out dive includes 4 open water dives that you can accomplish in 2 days.

Contact

Agua Rica Dive Center
Phone: (506) 2653-0094 or (506) 2653-2032
Fax: (506) 2653-0094
Email: agricadv@racsa.co.cr
Website: http://www.aguarica.net/

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Tristan Paylado

a.k.a. TRIX, is a Marine Biologist, CMAS 2 Star Dive Instructor and a proficient writer that thinks like an octopus but acts like an Orca.

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