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Aquacenter Diving Costa Rica/Tamarindo Diria: "Great diving in Catalina Islands with huge numbers of fish!", Oct, 2014, by Paula Flori, RI, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 7871 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	[None]I was unsure about diving in the Tamarindo area because I have read the water can be cold with thermaclines and that the vis was usually unpredictable. Also, I had read the water was rough. None of this was true on our dive experience with Aquacenter. The vis was 40-60, currents slightly high at times with surge and water generally calm. The water was a consistent 84 degrees. The terrain is generally lava rocks and I did not expect to see corals so it wasn't a disappointment to me. What did surprise me were the extremely large schools of fish and the number of schools of fish! Sometimes you didn't know where to look! I loved seeing the pacific fish life and our dive master was extremely attentive in pointing out unique species of fish. Our divemaster was named "Risky" and he was definitely not risky in his skills as a dive master but he was enthusiastic and had a real love of diving and seeing anything slightly rare or unusual. Highlights of the fish life were 5 large white tip sharks swimming around us, octopus, schools of barracuda,massive schools of grunts and the beauty of moorish idol and king angelfish.We even saw baby whitetip sharks! We stayed in Tamarindo and had a half hour ride to Flamingo Beach. The ride was through beautiful country side and farms. I would probably stay near Flamingo Beach next time as the beach there is a snorkel beach and the beach near the Tamarindo Diria was a surf beach. The only slight disappointment was the food as it was expensive and not always top notch. We found the Diria to be very comfortable but not close to diving. We will return and would like to dive with Risky again as he made you feel as excited as you did the first time you ever dived!
Websites	Aquacenter Diving Costa Rica
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	cozumel, Tortola, Saba, Cabo, Cabo pulmo, St. vincent, Bequia, St. Croix, Turks and Caicos, Little Cayman, Dominica, Catalina Island, Calif., Rhode Island
Closest Airport	Liberia	Getting There	overnight in Atlanta, left from providence, easy flight no problems
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]50 minutes, dives were generally 60-70ft.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]Pictures slightly tough due to surge, some currents and particles in the water.

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Dive Review of Aquacenter Diving Costa Rica/Tamarindo Diria in Costa Rica/Tamarindo

Aquacenter Diving Costa Rica/Tamarindo Diria: "Great diving in Catalina Islands with huge numbers of fish!", Oct, 2014,

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Dive Review of Aquacenter Diving Costa Rica/Tamarindo Diria in
Costa Rica/Tamarindo