From the pick up at the hotel to the drop off the experience was top notch. Big boat = less chance for sea sickness. Catalinas is a quick boat ride. The dive masters were profession, courteous and skilled. They knew where to take the group for the best and safest experience. They stopped on the way back so we could do some whale watching. Super fun!!

Angie and Tim were absolutely wonderful on our diving trip. Not to mention all of the marine life we saw on our dive as well! If we ever come back to this area I know where we will be diving through.

The staff were all friendly and professional. Sam was our Dive Master and did an excellent job going over the details and preparing us well for the two dives. He took some amazing footage of the dive also. These are relatively straightforward dives. The unique aspect of the Catalinas is that it is primarily volcanic rock with little to no coral. The numbers of fish is astounding with massive schools of different varieties filling your view constantly. We saw close to 10 white tipped reef sharks, 7-8 Southern Rays, lots of Moray's, a turtle and an Octopus. The highlight was hearing the mother and calf Humpback Whales calling to each other in the water as we were diving. The visibility is lower than most places you will dive in the Caribbean and Pacific coast but it is the reason it is filled with larger fish as they chase the plankton. Be prepared for the lower viz, and the coral-less rock and you will find this a very enjoyable and different dive. One that you will remember for good reason.

What a great time!!! The crew at Pacific Coast are top notch, fun was had by all. Sebastian was a great guide and took the time to take and share the experience with us.

I went diving with the Pacific Coast crew for 4 straight days and they were incredible! Their staff was friendly, professional, safety conscious, and also kept things fun and lighthearted. We saw some amazing things - sharks, rays, morays, octopuses, turtles, and tons of fish. I especially enjoyed their pre-dive psych up music that they played to get us ready for the dive. Great operation and would definitely dive with them again!

Our experience was okay. But I thought the boat was too crowded and that the way they tried to drop off and pick up divers in different spots than the snorkelers was awkward and added a lot of unnecessary waiting time for snorkelers both in and out of the water. Staff were very attentive. Snacks were healthy, but minimal.

Today we completed our PADI Open Water Training / certification with Pacific Coast Dive Centre, having done the first half in the Maldives and then completing here. Despite the slight complication of starting training elsewhere, they were super amenable to helping us complete our training, and full credit has to go to Jose who was super trainer extraordinaire ! Super friendly and helpful and patient with us, especially during a couple of wobbles. I can’t imagine a better person to guide us through. On the dives we saw tons of fish, couple of octopuses, eels, a shark, starfish, puffer fish etc. He took a ton of pics for us and is a great ambassador for the sport. Thanks again Jose !

This was our family's last full day in Costa Rica and we highly regret taking our Tamarindo hotel's recommendation to do this excursion. We signed up for snorkeling and were told it was "about a 4 hour trip" but instead was a 7.5 hour round trip from our hotel. We only got 40 good minutes of snorkeling out of it but my daugther was so seasick by that point that she couldn't even enjoy that part of it. The boat was very oversold - 25 snorkelers and about 25 scuba divers. This created lots of waiting (especially to drop off all of the groups of scuba divers at their stops). The water was very choppy - made even worse by having to stop in lots of choppy waters to drop off the various groups of scuba divers. My teenage kids who are both good swimmers and have lots of experience in boating were seasick and threw up (there were at least 4 others on the trip who threw up as well). Shame on us for not preparing with dramamine but our hotel hadn't warned us it would be so choppy with so much waiting. The first snorkeling spot was good with lots of fish - the second was bad (I think this was probably a good scuba dive site but incredibly choppy surface waters and very little fish to be seen).

The dive was pretty well organized but way oversold. Divers couldn't hear important instructions because there were different groups in the same space - some were working on their certs, there were snorkelers, and the instructors were yelling over each other. And because the boat was so full, drops and pick-ups took longer and on a rough sea day, that's an unprofessional way to operate. Our dive leader was respectful of the environment which we appreciated, but I would not recommend this company.

I dive with Pacific Coast Dive Center every time I visit Coast Rica and they always go above and beyond. They are a very friendly and fun crew who prirortize safety. I highly recommend diving or snorkeling with them!

Our dives were great! So much to see in the areas we dived....white tip sharks, octopus, manta rays, eels, etc! Our guides, Eze and his brother were the best! Highly recommend Pacific Coast Dive Center!

Had an amazing dive with Luna and the entire team . Great tour , great pics and were able to see tons of sharks. Overall had a wonderful day .

Wow..... what an amazing 3 days. My family went from zero experience to certified open water divers over 4 days. We trained Friday, Saturday, had Sunday off, and finished up on Monday. This was a great pace of training and I would certainly recommend it. Our instructor was Gabi Marino. Gabi is a holistic teacher in the ocean. While there are specific skills that must be mastered, the practicing of them is part and parcel to the diving. This makes the whole experience very enjoyable and left us all wanting to keep diving. We saw a manta ray, a turtle, several other rays, moray eels, lots of sharks, and innumerable fish. We are so glad the universe brought Gabi to us and you should hope he is available for you too.

We had a tremendous experience made all the better by the staff! Jose kept stopping to show us marina life we would have completely missed and the female diving member (sorry, I can't recall your name) helped my young daughter several times. The ride there and back was smooth thanks to the expertise of the crew.

Amazing dive, great vibes, white tip sharks, rays, etc And our dive master Gabi is amazing, very cool. We were only 2 divers with him, the boat was comfortable, great briefing. I recommend !