Fishing boats rest on the sand beside palm trees and a blue wooden building in Bahía Solano.

Region

Diving in Eastern Pacific

10 curated dive destinations across 4 countries including Colombia and Costa Rica in Eastern Pacific. Conditions peak around Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct.

Bahía Solano · photo BlancaNDiaz

Destinations
10
Countries
4
Peak season
Mar–Oct

Common encountersReef sharksDolphinsSea turtlesTrevally & jacksEagle rays

Destinations in this region

Eastern Pacific

Humpback song fills every dive from July through October

26–29°C · vis 20mintermediate

Eastern Pacific

Bat Islands

Costa Rica

Bull sharks cruise past divers settled on the bottom at the Big Scare

19–29°C · vis 25madvanced

Eastern Pacific

Cocos Island

Costa Rica

Scalloped hammerhead schools circle Bajo Alcyone's cleaning station in the current

23–28°C · vis 30madvanced

Eastern Pacific

Coiba

Panama

Humpback whale song carries underwater during the mid-year migration season

20–29°C · vis 25mintermediate

Eastern Pacific

Massive hammerhead schools and giant whale sharks patrol Darwin's submerged pillars

16–28°C · vis 20madvanced

Eastern Pacific

Hundreds of whitetip reef sharks pile up in the shallows at El Remolino

25–29°C · vis 20mintermediate

Eastern Pacific

Hannibal Bank rises from 400 m and pulls in billfish and tuna

24–29°C · vis 25mintermediate

Eastern Pacific

The world's largest known aggregation of oceanic manta rays

19–27°C · vis 20mintermediate

Eastern Pacific

Isla del Caño

Costa Rica

Whitetip reef sharks stack up by the dozen on volcanic pinnacles

26–29°C · vis 25mintermediate

Eastern Pacific

Malpelo

Colombia

Hammerhead schools of 200-plus circle La Nevera's cold-water cleaning station

17–28°C · vis 30madvanced