3 day/2 night/9 dives trip for experienced divers

Coiba National Park (UNESCO site)

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Scuba Coiba S.A.
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Duration: 3 days
Group size: 4 - 6
3 day/2 night/9 dives trip for experienced divers
Coiba National Park (UNESCO site)

Scuba Coiba S.A.
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22 reviews

Duration: 3 days
Group size: 4 - 6

About this trip

Our Multi-Day Trips are the best way to experience diving in Coiba National Park! Imagine diving multiple times each day in the park’s mesmerizing waters, being located within fifteen to 50 minutes of some of the most incredible diving! Please note that these multi-day trips are only for experienced divers.

In Multi-Day trips we also visit dive sites, what cannot be visited on day trips due to remote locations and/or challenging conditions and required experience level. These trips offer the best diving the central American Pacific coast has to offer.

General Itinerary

We leave the first day at 8:00 am from our dive center on Santa Catalina's beach and after 3 dives at Coiba National Park we head to a small hostel located on the coastline a stone-throw from the borders to Coiba National Park, dive from there the second and third day and return the last day around 3:00 to 4:00 pm to Santa Catalina. All food and beverages included.


The hostel offers basic but clean accommodation with basic electricity and cold water shower. We can get a private room for couples usually. If you like a much better accommodation AND be close to the dive sites, please check out our option at the Liquid Jugle Lab on private Simca Island.

  

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. 



Hammerhead Season

 We will dive (weather permitting) at least one full day at the northern archipelago of the Contreras Islands of Coiba National Park, which are famous for small to medium sized aggregations of Hammerhead Sharks from April to June. 

What’s included

  • food and beverages
    limited beer and wine with dinner
  • 2 nights hostel
    we sleep at Hostel Yosi in Pixvae. Rooms for couples and multiple beds rooms available. Electricity proivded by solar paels (fans and light bulbs will work). Pixvae is as close you can get to Coiba
  • Transport by boat
    from Santa Catalna to Pixvae, to the dives and back
  • 9 dives in 3 days
  • tanks, weights
  • PADI divemaster
  • full board and beverages
  • dive gear needed
    we recommend you to bring own masks and snorkels. If you bring your regulator, please be aware the most of our tanks have INT valves

What’s not included

  • entry fee National Park
    $ 15.00 for residents, $ 60.00 for visitors
  • crew tips
  • Value added tax
    7%
  • Nitrox
    NItrox is available on request for $ 10.00/tank

Available Packages

Trip Price
Available until 2 days before departure

3 days, 2 nights hostal stay, 9 dives

$790
Deposit: $150
add-on day with 3 dives
Available until 2 days before departure

add-on day with 3 dives, additioinal night and full board

$260
Deposit: $50

Available options



Itinerary

3 day - overnight trip
Coiba National Park, 9 dives in 3 days for experienced divers

We ask our divers to test their equipment at our dive center before leaving Santa Catalina beach between 8:00 and 8:30, so you should be here the afternoon before ill 6:30 or in the morning between 7:30 and 7:45. After a general briefing, we take a boat ride of 1 to 1:30 hours to our first dive site, where you will receive the briefing of the site and any special procedures for it. After a maximal dive time of an hour, we will have a break on one of Coiba’s beaches to relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings, some beaches offer also excellent snorkeling, or possibilities to see monkeys, birds, butterflies or crocodiles. After the break, we go for another dive and will make another break on a beach where we will serve the packed lunch. After sufficient time to digest we will go for another third dive before we reach the hostel in the late afternoon. After a welcome drink and a snack, you will check into your room and enjoy the tranquil atmosphere or have a walk on the beach or the little fishing village. Dinner will be served around 7:00 pm. The next day we will invite you to a hearty breakfast around 7:00 am and go for another exciting day of 3 dives. On the last day, we will be back after the third dive around 3:00 to 4:00 pm at Santa Catalina again.

  

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. 

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Scuba Coiba S.A.
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Scuba Coiba, the ORIGINAL Dive Center in Santa Catalina & Coiba since 2003. If big fish and plenty of fish is what you want, we are here to help you encounter them

Reviews

MV
We had a great experience with Scuba Coiba. We did two full days of diving (3 dives each day). The first day Herbie helped me arrange a private boat with one of his guides, Lukas, who took us to several great dive spots near Coiba Island. The diving was fantastic, and Lukas was a great guide. He was very knowledgeable and professional throughout our dives, and pointed out a lot of sea life along the way. He also had his camera and GoPro along, and took a lot of pictures and videos of my girlfriend and I diving, which was really nice. It made for a great and special trip for us. The second day we went with a small group, led by the dive master Cory, to several dive sites around Isla Contreras. The diving conditions were a bit more challenging than on the first day, but we saw tons of white tipped reef sharks, hammerheads, and giant stingrays. Cory was a great dive master. She was very knowledgeable and professional and kept our group close together in the darker water with lower visibility. Both dives were fantastic, and I cannot recommend Scuba Coiba highly enough. When we return to Santa Catalina in the future for more dives, we will definitely book with them.
By Matt V for Dive Trip to Coiba (for certified divers) on May 09, 2024
Hi Matt and Melanie, we are glad that you enjoyed your experience with us and that you let other divers looking into booking a dive trip know. We wish you many happy dives together and hopefully once with us again.
By Scuba Coiba S.A. on May 11, 2024
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AG
Pasamos cuatro días estupendos buceando en Isla Coiba. Nuestra guía Corey fue excelente e hizo las inmersiones muy amenas. El entorno es espectacular, está lleno de vida y muy variada, te hartaras de ver tiburones de punta blanca de arrecife. La comunicación fue excelente ya que Herbie respondía rápidamente a los email. Todo han sido facilidades. Si estas dudando no te arrepentirás, el lugar es mágico.
By Alfonso G for Dive Trip to Coiba (for certified divers) on May 05, 2024
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We did a multi day trip with Scuba Coiba and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Our dive guides were professional and fun, the gear was in good shape, they had nitrox, and the sites didn’t leave us wanting. We saw multiple hammerheads, sting rays, eagle rays, and white tips along with many different species of the ‘smaller’ guys. Our overnight accommodations in Pixvae were great, food was good, company was good. Great captain and crew as well. Recommend Scuba Coiba to anyone traveling this way.
By Rachel C for Dive Trip to Coiba (for certified divers) on Apr 23, 2024
We had a great time! Upon arrival the day before to set up our scuba gear, we were excited to learn that Herbie had just purchased a membrane for filling Nitrox. We always had good fills, too. Our dive guide was very knowledgeable about the best dives sites for us to see in the Contreras Islands. Between dives, they find a beach on one of the rock islands to get in the shade and have a snack or lunch and explore the natural habitat. The stay in Pixvae was really fun, too, with great local food. This is a great set up for diving the more northern islands in Coiba National Park to avoid the long boat rides! We would highly recommend diving with Scuba Coiba!
By Susan P for 2 day-1 night -6 dives trip for experienced divers - WHALE SEASON on Apr 07, 2024
Thank you Susan and family. We are happy that you enjoyed your trip with us and hope to have the chance to welcome again. All the best for you
By Scuba Coiba S.A. on Apr 07, 2024
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BG
We had a great experience. Our guides were very patient and thorough and made us feel very safe. We also had a ton of fun and saw sharks, turtles, puffer fish, and so much more. We had three kids ages 15, 13, and 11 and they all said it was awesome. Would definitely go back.
By Bill G for Discover Scuba Experience (Trial Dive for not certified divers) on Apr 06, 2024
Thank you Bill and family. We are glad you enjoyed it. As you said you are coming to Panama frequently you might get your kids certified by doing the Open Water course then. Hope to have you diving with us again.
By Scuba Coiba S.A. on Apr 06, 2024
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