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.

Stay 2 nights at Bambuda Santa Catalina with breakfast and 2 nights on  private Simca island's Liquid Jungle Lab rooms with full board, 3 days with 12 dives on Nitrox Coiba National Park

 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,  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.

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.

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 day dive trips with 4 nights (1st and last in Santa Catalina and the 2 in between on Simca island at The Liquid Jungle Lab). Extension  days are available.

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:

You will arrive at Santa Catalina the first day and check into Bambuda hotel and Scuba Coiba between 3 and 6 pm.  We start our trip from Santa Catalina, leaving at 8:00 am the second 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 3 and 4 we start from Isla Simca after breakfast. Day 4 (or last day, extension days are available) we return after the third dive to Santa Catalina, where will arrive around 4:00 pm. You will stay another night at Bambuda and check out day 5 till 12:00 pm.