Scuba Diving  
Playas del Coco is the place for diving in Costa Rica: on any given day you can expect to see an amazing quantity of different marine life, from the smaller, colored tropical fishes to the great  Eagle Rays, mantas and sharks! All diving centers are highly qualified, with skilled bilingual guides and top quality diving equipment. 

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Do not miss a dive at  Bat Islands (Islas Murcielagos) for Bull sharks and at Catalina Islands to see the huge manta rays

The Papagayo Gulf is world-renowned for game fishing. From Playas del Coco, a headquarter for the sport, a wide variety of charter boat operators are available to take sport fishermen out in search of record-breaking marlin, sailfish or rooster fish. There are also excellent opportunities for catching mahi-mahi, wahoo, snapper, grouper, tuna and more.

The friendly people at Pato Loco Inn can help arrange the right fishing trip for you.

Snorkeling  
It is so easy to do! Just ask us to organize this trip for you and you will experience the pleasure of snorkeling among all kind of colored, tropical fishes, watching for dolphins, turtles, pelicans and frigate birds on your way to the best snorkeling spots!  Fruit and beverages will be served on board.

Sailing  
Many different sailing opportunities are available, to suit all your desires: a whole day sailing to secluded beaches, sunset cruises, half day tours, etc… Let us help you to organize the cruise you prefer!

Golfing
Papagayo Golf & Country Club is less than 10 minutes away and open to the public. You don't even have to bring your own clubs to enjoy this 18 hole golf course, rental clubs are available.

Papagyo Golf & Country Club also has a driving range, putting green and air conditioned clubhouse.

Usually there is a 9 hole Scrambles Tournament every Sunday morning.

www.papagayo-golf.com

Rincon de la Vieja National Park (alt. 1916 m.)  
At just one hour car from Playas del Coco, this park is part of the larger Guanacaste Protected Area. A total of nine craters compose the Santa Maria and the Rincon de la Vieja itself, but only one is active. Nevertheless, walking the easy trail into the Park will bring you to fumaroles, vapor and volcanic mud spurts, as well as bubbling mud ponds.

Imagine yourself  hiking in a beautiful forest, with many varieties of trees and animals, such as Howler, White Faced and Spider Monkeys, Coatls, Deer, Toucans and other 200 species of birds.
You can either visit the Park on your own or have us arrange a tour of it  for you with an experienced guide, or organize a visit to one of the nearby lodges for a horse-back riding tour and a dip in thermal sulfur water.

Arenal Volcano  
A magnificent one day tour to this active volcano and its lake will bring you through the Rain Forest, with its incredible rich nature, to the volcano itself. Visit the Fortuna Waterfalls and treat yourself to the relax of the magnificent Tabacon Spring Gardens, its hot water pools and its reviving mud massages.  Permit us to arrange this pampering tour for you, to interrupt your aquatic adventures in Playas del Coco.

The giant Leatherback Turtles

Las Baulas National Marine Park  
Playa Grande, a short hour and a half drive from Coco, hosts the giant Leatherback Turtles (Baulas) for their nesting. From October to February, solitary female leatherbacks (measuring up to 2 mts.) come ashore, at night, to dig their huge nests:  an unique experience, not to be missed if you are here during that period! You can either visit the park by yourself (let us reserve the entrance for you) or take a restful tour on which a specialized guide will accompany you to the Park and drive you back at night!

American Crocodiles

Palo Verde National Park  
This Park provides refuge for thousands of migrants and resident water birds, numerous land birds and many other animals. Explore this fascinating park on the  deep, slow moving Bebedero River, home of many wild creatures, from bird to bats, from crocodiles to iguanas. Bordering the Palo Verde Park, all the way to the Tempisque River, the Bebevedero is lined with dense mangrove and is the refuge for big, showy water birds. Usually, you will see several American Crocodiles and large numbers of different iguanas. Do not forget your camera!