Sea Hunter Itinerary
Cocos Island - 13N14 days / 13 nights
About Sea Hunter
- Outstanding local knowledge, boasting more than 30 years of experience
- Refuel after each adventurous dive with exquisite, freshly-prepared cuisine
- Specifically designed and built for long-range expeditions lasting up to a month
- Enjoy stress-free diving with a spacious and highly-capable dive deck
The impressive Sea Hunter liveaboard is a highly-capably commercial dive vessel completely reimagined to provide a new gold standard for recreational liveaboard diving. For more than 25 years, this vessel’s spaciousness and user-friendly design has introduced adventure divers, as well as professional photographers and cinematographers, to an entirely new level of liveaboard. Specifically-built for long-range expeditions to remote destinations like Cocos and Malpelo Islands, this vessel comes well-equipped for intrepid underwater exploration. Relax in comfort and style between each adventurous dive, when you’ll put Sea Hunter’s expert range of rec and tech scuba facilities to use - supercharging your experience in these wild, untamed waters.
Itinerary details
Highlights
- Dive a designated UNESCO World Heritage site
- Some of the biggest hammerhead schools on the planet
- Tiger sharks, silkies, guitar sharks, Galapagos sharks, and silvertips
- Large groups of mantas, mobulas, eagle rays, and marble rays
- Encounter playful bottlenose dolphins
- Magnificent megafauna, including whale sharks and humpbacks
Once all guests have arrived in Puntarenas and boarded the vessel, we will set sail for the 32-36 hour cruise out to Cocos Island.
Day 2:
A travel day. There will be time to arrange dive and camera gear as well as enjoy the Pacific and the sunshine. Also, the group of incredibly experienced divers provides plenty of stories to pass the time. There are videos and the experience of the Captain and crew to help you get excited for the diving...as if you needed them. In addition, you may want to take this time to take one of our diving courses.
Days 3-11:
Spent diving the pinnacles around the perimeter of Cocos Island. Divers usually average three dives per day at depths of 60-100 feet (18-30 meters) or more. This, of course, is what the whole trip is about.
Day 12:
Make the last 3 dives before the cruise back to Costa Rica and reality!
Day 13:
All day to discuss the diving and to compare your adventures!
Day 14:
Arrival to Puntarenas. Immediately after breakfast, you will be transported back to San Jose. We strongly recommend staying one more night on land before flying out in case of any unforeseen delays.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics, and local regulations.
Transfer details
Departure
01:00pm
Puntarenas
Juan Santamaria international Airport: SJO
Return
08:00am
Puntarenas
Juan Santamaria international Airport: SJO
Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/sea-hunter/itn-2608270325411-cocos-island-13n