Coiba Island National Park

Destination Days Start / end Season Diving
Coiba Island National Park 4-11

David (Panama)

all year round normally 2 - 3 dives per day
plus. some night dives


Fish, fish, fish !
Unbelievable amounts! Hardly any dive when you don't run into big schools. Most species might be familiar, but here, you will see many of them in greater size and much greater numbers!

Schools of mackerel, tuna, barracuda, snappers, rainbow runners. Encounters with nurse sharks, white tips and hammerheads are common. Mantas, dolphins and humpback whales can be encountered. Not to forget huge groupers, eagle rays, big sting rays, lobster and turtles - only to name a few.

The under water visibility depends on the season, the weather and the location of the dive site. It is usually between 15 and 30 meters. Due to variable currents, drift dives are common - just go with the flow - you will see so much more. The supervising boat follows the divers.

We dive around off shore banks, islands and islets in the Gulf of Chiriqui. Coiba trips also include several dives at the famous Hannibal Bank.

The 40 km long island Coiba is incredibly beautiful and almost uninhabited. This area is pristine and undeveloped - you may not see another dive boat on the entire journey. Often we visit remote islands and beaches at the end of a diving day.

Coiba is part of a national marine park. The fees for visitors are moderate. Currently, there is a $ 20 per call per visitor charge for Coiba.
Our journeys start and end in Puerto Pedregal near the city of David in Panama. We offer an convenient Panama City Tocumen International Airport - Inula - Tocuman transfer package.

Logbook

Malpelo/Coiba December 2004
Malpelo/Coiba November 2004
Coiba November 2004
Malpelo/Coiba June 2004
Coiba March 2004
Coiba February 2004
Malpelo/Coiba November 2003

Coiba-trip March 2003

Malpelo/Coiba-trip March 2003