Coiba Blue Diving Expeditions
Santa Catalina, PanamaDive and snorkel departures to Coiba National Park from Santa Catalina.
Amenities
Full rental kit
Nitrox
Two boats
Marine radio
Oxygen kit
Lunch on board
Fresh water rinse
Dry bags
Camera charging
Highlights
PADI five-star centre
Park permits handled in-house
Two boats and a 90-minute crossing
Check dive included for lapsed certifications
Snorkel option on every departure
What's included
Two tanks
Full rental kit
Park permit
Lunch on board
Drinking water
Nitrox
Certification courses
Accommodation
Gratuities
Tour details
10 hrs
Max 12 guests
Spanish, English
Ages 10++
Meeting point: Coiba Blue dive centre on the beach road
Meet the operator
Coiba Blue Expeditions
A dive and snorkel operator in Santa Catalina running the Coiba National Park sites: Bajo Cerro Bahía, Wahoo Rock and the Granito de Oro shallows. PADI five-star, two boats, and a hard rule that nobody dives Coiba on their first day out of a plane. Park permits are handled in-house, which is the part most visitors get wrong when they try to arrange it themselves from town.
Tour plan
Who can go
Not yet assessed
- Boarding is from a beach launch and involves wading
- Contact the centre before booking to discuss access
Overview
Dive and snorkel departures from Santa Catalina into Coiba National Park: Bajo Cerro Bahía for the schooling jacks, Wahoo Rock when the current allows it, and the Granito de Oro shallows for snorkellers and anyone on their first two dives. PADI five-star centre with two boats and a hard rule nobody argues with twice — you do not dive Coiba on your first day off a plane, and the check dive is not optional if it has been more than a year. Park permits are arranged in-house, which is where most people who try to organise Coiba from town come unstuck. Boats leave at six because the crossing takes ninety minutes and the water is flat then.
Amenities
Full rental kit
Nitrox
Two boats
Marine radio
Oxygen kit
Lunch on board
Fresh water rinse
Dry bags
Camera charging
Tour options
Same boat and same crossing as the divers, three snorkel sites in the shallows. Turtles are close to a certainty at Granito de Oro.
Two tanks in the park with a surface interval on Granito de Oro. Full kit, permit and lunch on board. The standard day and the one to book first.
Three tanks including Wahoo Rock when the current allows. Advanced certification and fifty logged dives; the boat turns around if the sea says no.
Highlights
PADI five-star centre
Park permits handled in-house
Two boats and a 90-minute crossing
Check dive included for lapsed certifications
Snorkel option on every departure
Reviews
5.0/5
ExceptionalBased on 1 traveler review(s)
Category averages
Ana Villalobos
Two tanks that fit
What stood out
Two tanks, Granito surface interval, kit that actually fits. Book the standard day first.
Response from the host
Two tanks first, Wahoo when the logbook says so. See you in November.
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