Cocos Island

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Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica

Best timeJune to November for hammerheads, Dec to May for silky sharks

Water temp24-29°C / 75-84°F

Visibility20-35m / 65-115ft

AccessBoat Dive

Dive typesScuba

DifficultyAdvanced

Max depth40 m

Avg depth25 m

Nearest airportSJO

Massive schools of hammerhead sharksRemote wildernessPelagic action

Scuba

Cocos Island is a remote, uninhabited island and UNESCO World Heritage site, often considered one of the top shark diving destinations on the planet. Its offshore pinnacles are cleaning stations that attract enormous schools of scalloped hammerheads.

Features

A remote volcanic island with numerous offshore rock pinnacles. These sites, like 'Bajo Alcyone', act as cleaning stations for hundreds of scalloped hammerheads. Divers often witness walls of sharks, plus marble rays, eagle rays, and whale sharks.

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