Dive Coiba’s Virgin Waters – No Live-Aboards, Just Pure Adventure
Scuba Coiba offers the most comfortable way to dive BIG fish Eastern Pacific at a fraction of Live-a-board costs - small groups and great lodging. Come live your dream of exploring the best dive sites in Central America – Coiba National Park Panama, one of the pillars of the Tropical Eastern Pacific Shark Triangle.
Diving the unknown without the crowds – just sharks, big fish,and you
Imagine surfacing after an exhilarating dive with hammerhead sharks, only to be surrounded by the serene beauty of Coiba’s untouched waters. Each day offers a new thrill – from close encounters with massive schools of fish, to spotting a passing pod of dolphins – all just minutes away from your island retreat on Simca island - a stone throw distance from the National Park. Experience the magic of pristine, less-traveled dive sites where nature and adventure come together in perfect harmony
Exclusive multi-day trips for experienced divers only – no beginners limiting your dive adventure
- Access to more than 40 dive sites, many only raccesible for seasoned divers.
- Stay in comfort on land with close access to world-class dive sites of the Tropical Eastern Pacific - The Shark Triangle
- Encounter rare marine megafauna such as hammerheads, bull sharks, whalesharks, mantas, pelagic stingrays and whales.
- Shark encounters are GURANTEED
- Avoid crowded live-a-boards and long boat rides – dive with small, elite groups.
- Closest place to stay – Liquid Jungle Lab at private island Simca, on the boarder of Coiba
- Some of the best dive sites in a distance of 5 to30 minutes
- Lodging with full board in comfortable, private rooms with on-suit hot-water bathrooms (powered by solar power), WiFi, at a fraction of Live-a-Board boat prices
- Dive with the most experienced dive professionals of Coiba, the ORIGINAL Dive Center – since 2003 - a PADI 5 star outfit
Experience the thrill of diving in virgin, untouched waters filled with marine megafauna and big fish. Our exclusive multi-day trips cater to seasoned divers who want to explore the uncharted depths of Coiba without the limitations of crowded live-a-boards or long boat trips. Dive in small groups with like-minded adventurers, all while staying comfortably on land. This hidden gem of the Tropical East Pacific Shark Triangle offers awe-inspiring marine life similar to the much more famous Galapagos, Malpelo, or Cocos, but with fewer divers, more comfort, and unparalleled access from land to a more economic cost.
Thes Multi-Day Trips are designed for experienced divers. Due to to the vicinity of Simca Island to a big variety of remote dive sites we strive to offer the best possible dive spots for encounters with massive schools of fish and big marine fauna. Many of those sites are exposed to currents, some require negative entries and entries in the unprotected open sea, some go down to depth of 30 to 40 meters. For these reasons we require an Advanced certification and 50+ dives with dives done within the last 6-12 months.
please read our terms, conditions, and cancellation policies
Please consider covering diving- and travel risks with an insurance policy, Coiba is a remote place far off the beaten path
We need a minimum of 4 divers for this trip. We accept your booking and will promote this trip to other interested and experienced divers. In case we don’t get the required minimum, we give you the choice of going on “normal” daily Coiba Dive Trips (to the regular Coiba price), change the date or get a full refund of your deposit. You can stay on Simca even, but we do not go to the more remote dive sites and cannot gurantee only having experienced divers, day trips are open to all certified divers. Reuestr a quote for this option, in case needed.
Please bring only necessary items to the island, some change of dry clothes, personal sanitary items, sun- and rain protection, your phone, and your underwater camera. The boats are small and we only can take luggage the size of airplane hand luggage on the boats. You can store your other luggage at the dive center.
boat transport from Santa Catalina or Pixvae to Isla Simca and back
2 nights at The Liquid Jungle Lab @ Isla Simca (private island), in private rooms (double occupancy) , air-conditioning, en-suite hot water bathroom (by solar power), WiFi, dining area and much more
full board from lunch day one to lunch last day, snacks and water on the boats, non alcoholic beverages plus limited beer and wine with dinners
all dives guided by PADI instructors or divemasters
Nitrox tanks, if certified (if not see your options to get certified or "dive Today"program
$ 20.00 per day/person entry fee to the Coiba National Park
rental gear $60.00 for 3 days (BCD, regulator, wetsuit (3 and 5 mm), fins and mask
surcharge for single room $ 50.00/night
7% Value Added Tax of Panama
Hotel accommodation in Santa Catalina or Pixvae can be arranged for and after the trip on request
transport to/from Sata Catalina or Pixvae is not included but can be arranged. Santa Catalina by road, Pixvae by road or by charter flight
Our mission is simple:
Provide our guests with the best possible service at reasonable rates so that they can enjoy their trip as much as possible. We offer 3- to 6-day trips or longer packages based on your needs.
Comfortable stay for affordable prices and close to the dive sites:
This is why we have decided to offer dive- and stay packages at the Liquid Jungle Lab on Simca Island, this way we can offer you a unique experience that will allow you to enjoy your dive adventure at its fullest. From here, you'll be able to reach many dive sites within 15 minutes by boat and some remote sites – rarely visited in day trips (because of the long boat ride of 2 hours+) from Santa Catalina in 30 to 45 minutes. Enjoy a comfortable stay with delicious food, drink, and accommodations at a fraction of the cost of live-a-board diving.
Most experienced guides and crew:
We have been working since 2003 in this area - the first and original dive center of Coiba. Scuba Coiba's guides are the most experienced around Coiba. They have been working together for many years and have over 50 years of combined experience as divers themselves – more than 30 years combined around Coiba only! They'll make you feel right at home with their laid-back attitudes, knowledge of the ocean, and willingness to go out of their way for you.
Short itinerary:
Usually, we start our trip from Santa Catalina, leaving at 8:00 am the first day and heading towards Coiba National Park. We will do 3 dives, have a cold lunch on a beach and check into The Liquid Jungle Lab in the afternoon, enjoying the private jungle setting of our accommodation. Day 2 and 3 we start from Isla Simca after breakfast. Day 3 (or last day, extension days are available) we return after the third dive to Santa Catalina, where will arrive around 4:00 pm.
On request, it is also possible to start and/or end the trip in Pixvae instead of Santa Catalina. A new road is being built from Sona to Pixvae and after it is finished in 2023, it will be only 1 hour drive from Sona to Pixvae. Pixvae also has an airstrip owned by Isla Simca, which makes it possible to fly into Pixvae by charter and get a transfer to Simca (20 to minutes by boat).
