We track 5 dive operators in Manuel Antonio. 3 teach certification courses (3 PADI). 4 run snorkelling trips. Listings are ordered by Fin Rank: a published score for how complete and verified each listing is.
COSTA RICA DIVE AND SURF is a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort in Uvita, Costa Rica, offering scuba diving and snorkeling tours to Caño Island and Marino Ballena National Park. They have been in operation since 2008 and pride themselves on being the only dive center in the area with their own dive-specific boats. They offer a range of PADI courses and also provide surf lessons and whale watching tours.
Oceans Unlimited scuba diving & Go Pro Costa Rica is a PADI 5 Star Dive Center located in Marina Pez Vela, Quepos. They offer a variety of diving and snorkeling services, including PADI courses and guided dives. The center is operational year-round and has a 4.6-star rating on Google based on 177 reviews.
Blacktip Divers Costa Rica is a tour agency located in Uvita, Bahía, Costa Rica. They are operational and have a high Google rating of 4.9 based on 241 reviews. Their operating hours are from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday, Wednesday through Sunday, and they are closed on Tuesdays.
Rica Freedivers is a freediving center located in Quepos, Costa Rica, with a 5-star rating on Google from 257 reviews. They specialize in freediving and are open year-round.
Rocket Frog Divers is a 5 Star PADI IDC dive center located in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste. The operator provides boat trips to local dive sites, the Bat Islands, and the Catalinas using a fleet of seven purpose-built dive boats.
The 5 highest-ranked of 5. How Fin Rank works
| Rank | Operator | TripAdvisor | Try dive | Agencies | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica Dive and Surf | 4.9(1,070) | none | none | PADI | Visit |
Which centres run each site, named on their own websites or confirmed by the owner.
Fin lists 5 dive operators in Manuel Antonio. 3 of them run certification courses.
PADI is the most common agency (3 centres).
4 of the 5 operators we track run snorkelling tours.
Operators are sorted by Fin Rank, a 100-point profile strength score: contact details, what they offer, the dive sites they run, their Google reputation, whether the owner has claimed the listing, and whether their own website links to Fin. 0 listings here are owner-verified. The formula is published in full on the Fin Rank page.
| 2 | Oceans Unlimited | 4.6(177) | none | none | PADI | Visit |
| 3 | Blacktip Divers | 4.9(241) | none | none | none | Visit |
| 4 | Rica Freedivers | 5.0(257) | none | none | none | Visit |
| 5 | Rocket Frog Divers | none | none | none | PADI | Visit |
