We were taken there by boat for a snorkeling trip. We had about 25 meters of visibility, saw from Morey Eels, sea turtles, lots of colorful fiush and a smaller shark. On the way there, we saw a humpback whale from a far distance and many dolphins.

I chose Cano Island tour for the possibility of seeing dolphins and/or whales. Usually, I'm told they are in abundance this time of year (September). We only saw 2 dolphins, though the operators did make extra time to cruise the area looking for more. Basically, this tour is snorkeling, which I enjoy. We had one instructor who was very knowledgeable,... More

We had a great experience snorkeling and diving! Had the chance to see beautiful fish, flora and a school of sharks!

Be careful about tour company . The one we used Southern Expeditions no longer use their boat, switched operators and the boat with 7 people on it didn't have enough room for all of us to see the wildlife. After getting to the island, which we didn't get to see, we jumped into deep water with life vests and swam... More

Pleasant boat ride out - stopping for a bit of dolphin watching. Plenty to see: eagle Rays, reef sharks, parrot fish etc etc. You do get herded back to the main land for lunch as the wind turns and the sea is much choppier in the afternoon.

While the visibility was only moderate, the sea life was fantastic. We saw giant rays 10 feet from wingtip to wingtip. We saw the biggest grouper that I have ever seen. The dive-master estimated that she was in the range of 400 pounds and that is a lot of grouper. We saw white tipped sharks, rays, and morays as well... More

The island is beautiful! Snorkeling was awesome! We did our first dive ever with Eric from Cano Divers. He was an amazing guide and made us feel completely comfortable and safe. Very good teacher. While we were there we were fortunate enough to see a Whale Shark! It swam right up to our boat. Amazing experience. We had such an... More

The island is beautiful, but there's not much to do but snorkel/dive in the area. It may be possible to see whales on the way out and back though, which is a definite plus.

Compared to other places we have snorkeled, Cano island is not great. There were lots of fish but the water visibility is only average at best. It's the best snorkel site we had in Costa Rica, but pretty poor compared to the Carribean, Australia, Hawaii.