Scuba Diving in Bocas del Toro is one of the most popular area activities. You will have the opportunity to visit the most popular dive sites and can take all levels of PADI scuba diving instruction, from Resort Certification to Divemaster.

The dive boats are custom made 25 ft. center console fiberglass v-hulls, equipped with new 100 hp Yamaha four cycle outboard engines. Complete with an overhead canvas cover to protect you from the strong tropical sun, your dive excursions are safe, comfortable, and reliable.

Visibility varies throughout all of the dive sites, depending on the time of year and weather patterns. Traditionally, the water conditions are calmest during the September-November months, however, most dive sites are situated in calmer areas not more than 20-30 minutes from our office.

Some of the more popular dive sites include:

Tiger Rock - The farthest dive spot from Bocas down, with the boat ride lasting approx. one hour. It lies just off the mainland, to the right of Zapatilla Cays. There is a large rock formation that stands above the surface, and descends well below 100 feet. Your dive will begin with a descent to approx. 35 feet, where there is a sandy shelf, littered with stones and coral.
From here you'll head north and to the right, around the rock, descending as you do to between 80-100 feet. The rock wall itself has a steep slope, and you can cruise alongside the rock at whatever level you feel most comfortable. The rock is covered with plentiful amounts of soft and hard coral, and has numerous small crevices or caverns.
One can expect to see morey eels, bristletree worms, anemones, sponges, and small schools of groupers, etc.  Once circling the rock and reaching the far side, you'll return back around the rock at a shallower depth, perhaps 50-60 feet en route to the anchor. Depending on your air consumption, extra time can be spend near the anchor, looking through the crevices and coral formations that litter the floor and make up the rock wall. The dive lasts approximately 45 minutes for most.

Crawl Cay - This dive site is situated just off the southeast portion of Isla Bastimentos, near the famous Crawl Cay restaurant 30 minutes from Bocas Town. It's a shallow water dive, perhaps 20-35 feet, over an enormous garden of soft and hard coral, separated by sandy bottom. It's much like a drift dive, in that the pick up point is far from where you enter the water. Your dive will last upwards of one hour and will be spend gliding along the coral formations. This dive is wonderful for those interested in macro photograph, as there is plenty of bristletree worms, crabs, anemones, and christmas tree worms. There is not much here in the way of large pelagic fish.

Hospital Point - This dive spot is located just at the tip of Isla Solarte, only 5 minutes by boat from Bocas Town. Frequented by snorkelers for its shallow reefs, the rocky point descends along a subtle slope to approximately 40 feet where it reaches the maritime channel. Along the slope you can find lobsters, morey eels, squid, and various species of soft and hard coral. Nurse sharks have been seen here, as have puffer fish, groupers and other colorful fish species.

Caves - there are a series of caves at Zapatilla Cays, situated at about 40 feet. These caves go back a few hundred feet and requires underwater lights. This dive site is the furthest from Bocas town, and is often combined with a trip to Zapatilla Cays for snorkeling or relaxation.

Ola Chica - a shallow cruise dive through a myriad of natural volcanic rock formations, slides and overhangs, non threatening for even the novice diver due to the natural light available and shallow depths. Bocas Surf school will guide you to the right Dive company