Discover Spearfishing course
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Discover Spearfishing course

By Freedive Costa Rica
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Ages 18-99, max of 5 per group
Duration: 5h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Spearfishing equipment
  • Transport from freediving school to boat and back
  • Souvenir Photo/video
  • Fruits and drinks
What's not included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off


Start:
  • Freedive Costa Rica, 2nd floor, Centro Comercial Plaza Conchal, Provincia de Guanacaste, Tamarindo, 50309, Costa Rica
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Infants must sit on laps
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 64209P3

    • Maximum 5 people per group
    • No previous Spearfishing experience required
    • Minimum age is 18 years
    • Bring swimwear and sun protections
    • Be able to swim
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 5 travelers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 64209P3

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    $192.10
    per adult
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    • Freedive Costa Rica
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      Tamarindo, Costa Rica
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    • F8900RErobertp
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Free diving was such an amazing experience with Gauthier
      Gauthier is a great instructor with many good teaching techniques. The training in the class was quite beneficial prior to getting in the water. In the water I had some issues with equalizing and he was able to adapt techniques on the fly making me able to get it. Great times would recommend, got to see some good wildlife
      Written March 21, 2025
    • Go710995
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      Fantastic AIDA Level 2 freediving course
      The AIDA Level 2 freediving course with Gauthier was fantastic! He’s a great instructor - knowledgeable, patient, and fun. I gained confidence and skills while really enjoying the experience. Highly recommend!
      Written March 20, 2025
    • billyrQ3858OH
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fantastic training - couldn’t have asked for a better experience.
      Gauthier is a great teacher you can see he has years of professional experience behind him. I leant so much and recommend this to everyone.
      Written March 2, 2025
    • Sightseer56625249750
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Awesome spearfishing
      I spent an awesome week spearfishing with Freedive Costa Rica! Friendly staff, cool diving spots, plenty of fish. It was great! Definitely recommend it if you’re in the tamarindo area. It’s perfect for both beginners who want to try out spearfishing or for those already experienced!
      Written February 2, 2025
    • Trip11035070118
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Vert good experience
      The experience was very good and the crew was excellent. The instructor was very clear and helped me a lot. The students were also very friendly.
      Written January 15, 2025
    • scottrZ1607RR
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Gauthier was great all around. Easy to communicate in advance, prompt and professional throughout. Plus he’s a dive pro.
      Great shop, equipment, and dive pro. I would go again. The freediving is important if you want to spearfish so do that first.
      Written January 8, 2025
    • Reinout M
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Poor visibility
      Guide was excellent. Materials decent, although the boat is old. However, the conditions were poor, and a next trip for later in the day was already planned, so the tour knowingly gives a mediocre experience. December is not the time of year to take the snorkeling trip.
      Written December 27, 2024
    • amywM9997QX
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Beautiful views, aquatic life, sea scooters, fresh pineapple and beers! What more do you need?
      Booking was easy and Gauthier was super helpful and very cool to hang with! Sea scooters were neat and easy to use. We’ll definitely try other activities on our next trip. Pura Vida!😊
      Written November 5, 2024
    • W5714TTjohne
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Last minute booking - Great Service!
      Stumbled across Freedive Coast Arica and was lucky to get a last minute discover freedive course/spearfishing trip. Had a great time and would recommend anyone looking for an adventure! Appreciate the trip, John E. - Texas
      Written November 3, 2024
    • drleocute
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Freedive qualification molchanovs
      Constructive feedback, clearly a high safety operation, and excellent teacher. Excellent place to gain a free dive certification while in Costa Rica and improve technique.
      Written September 3, 2024
    • 772lawrencel
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Best Freedive/Spearfish Experience!
      We did the freediving and the spearfishing course and had a blast! Gauthier and Christian were both amazing! Both were great teachers and were able to tailor the experience to everyone's individual level. 10/10 would recommend! We will definitely be signing up for more courses with Freedive Costa Rica next time we're back!
      Written July 29, 2024
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      Great experience with kids
      We did the snorkeling tour with the boat. Kids were very happy, and instructor very helpful and kind. One of the best experiences in Costa Rica.
      Written July 21, 2024
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Must Do - Fun & Unique Experience!
      Despite some rain and cloudy skies, Gauthier provided us with a super fun and memorable experience! The sea scooters were a blast - highly recommend over a typical snorkeling trip. They were easy to handle and made snorkeling in somewhat choppy waves more manageable. We would definitely do this one again. Thanks for a great time and the ride home G!
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    • danielhO7078OH
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      10/10 experience.
      10/10 experience. Gautye is an incredible free diver. Him and captain Dani were really generous with their time and consideration, took us to great spots and we caught some tasty fish.
      Written July 3, 2024
    • 979rakeshr
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fantastic Experience
      Gauthier is a formidable athlete and I had a great time learning how to Freedive with him. When I was starting, I was absolutely terrified of water, kept panicking a ton in the water and I couldn’t hold my breath even for a min. He progressively helped me get to 12m depth and a breath hold of 2 min. I feel a lot more confident in the water and the whole course helped me really get to the bottom of my general anxiety disorder I have been battling. I highly recommend taking this course to realize your true potential.
      Written June 2, 2024
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    Andy H
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2024 • Family
    I went spearfishing with my brother, and we had some of the most memorable experiences of our lives. Gauthier, our instructor, was very knowledgeable and valued everybody's safety first. We caught three big Jack Cerval and had an incredible amount of fun. We would highly recommend it to anybody else who has limited diving and spearfishing experience!
    Written December 9, 2024
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    Thank you Andy!
    Written December 29, 2024
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    Leo P
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2023 • Friends
    Cracking trip. Amazing visibility, so we saw tonnes of fish and even a turtle. Gauthier was a brilliant guide and even reloaded our spearguns in the boat for us because we couldn't figure out how to do it ourselves in the water! Despite being beginners we still caught enough for a very substantial dinner. 2 hours in the water flew by however- and we could have definitely spent longer.
    Written June 8, 2023
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    Thanks guys! Was nice to meet you! See you next time!
    Written June 9, 2023
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    Raoul S
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2025 • Solo
    Great experience. Gauthier really did everything to make sure I could spend a lot of fun and time underwater. It was absolutely worth it, it was an impressive underwater world and I was able to catch my own dinner.
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    Written January 18, 2025
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    Thanks Raoul!
    Written February 3, 2025
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    Steve S
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2023
    Great experience! My son and I took the Discover Spearfishing course. Gauthier was informative and took his time during the classroom session making sure we felt comfortable. Once in the water, he and his captain were attentive, informative and great hosts. We had a blast during our first excursion spearfishing and came home with two fish!
    Written August 11, 2023
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    Bruce B
    Waco, TX27 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Wow! Awesome day and we all caught fish. Christian was the best. He helped get us trained on the spear fishing gun and then when we were in the water he was with us. He helped us reload spears and I think he was flushing fish out of the depths in our direction so we could catch them.
    Written March 6, 2024
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    Thank you!
    Written December 29, 2024
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    Jepson
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2022
    Our spearfishing trip with Freedive Costa Rica was a fantastic adventure. This was my second trip with Gauthier and this time I brought along a good friend of mine so he could get his first experience at spearfishing. Gauthier is an excellent instructor and covers all the fundamentals thoroughly. I highly recommend booking a trip with Freedive Costa Rica for an experience you'll never forget. I am hooked and will be leveling up my ADIA certification with Freedive Costa Rica freedive courses. Thank you Gauthier!!
    Written January 15, 2022
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    Xuan
    Granada, Nicaragua39 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    我很喜歡這2次的魚獵行程,Gauthier非常有經驗 不管是漁獵或自潛!服務也超好,非常推薦。除了打魚的點,還會分享經驗。我個人最愛的是他幫你把魚的內臟跟鰓都清乾淨了,回去要煮超方便!

    Gauthier has lots of experiences in spearfishing, the dive site he took us was really great. The most important thing is he clean the fish you catch professionally, he took out the guts and gill. This is very good if you wanna cook it yourself. He also recommends a sports bar that can cook your fish! It’s pretty close to the diving shop! Anyway I like the spearfishing tour so I took 2! Hope I could do blue water spearfish next time!
    Written April 27, 2022
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    Andrew S
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nov 2022
    Gauthier showed us an amazing time during our freediving class and two days of spearfishing. He's an incredible diver and guide and made sure we had an awesome experience. I highly recommend to anyone looking to do some diving or spearfishing in Costa Rica!
    Written November 6, 2022
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    Jim V
    Evergreen, CO2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2022
    Fishing has taken a new exciting turn. If you have never spearfished before, you need to try this with Freedive Costa Rica. What an amazing experience. You'll want to do this going forward. You get great instruction and are set up to have a unique adventure.

    I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a true hunting/fishing experience!
    Written May 2, 2022
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    justin t
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2022
    I split the Freediving and Spearfishing courses up into two days (recommended). Both were super informative and awesome. Gauthier makes everything simple, safe and is very encouraging. I've wanted to get into freediving and spearfishing for years, but was apprehensive and wanted to take a class. I'm so glad I found this one while I was staying in Costa Rica. I came up from Nosara and it was well worth the drive.
    Written February 7, 2022
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