Cocos Island

Guide to diving Cocos Island in Costa Rica

Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to Cocos Island in Costa Rica.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated Costa Rica liveaboard diving Cocos Island. You can easily book the Cocos Island Aggressor liveaboard, scoring 8.6/10, using this link.

1 Countries
18 Dive sites
3 Liveaboards
12 Creatures

Sea creatures found in Cocos Island

Here are the main sea creatures found across dive sites in Cocos Island, grouped by type so you can quickly see what marine life you may encounter.

Creature type Sea creatures
Other sea creatures Galapagos sharks , Silky sharks
Rays Manta rays (Mantas) , Spotted eagle rays
Reef fish Barracuda , Horse-eye jack , Reef fish
Sharks Scalloped hammerhead sharks , Whale sharks , Whitetip reef sharks
Whales and dolphins Dolphins , Humpback whales

Dive sites in Cocos Island

The following dive sites are found in Cocos Island. Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site Liveaboards that dive this site
Cocos Island Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard, Okeanos Aggressor II Liveaboard, Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Bajo Alcyone Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard
Alcyone Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard, Okeanos Aggressor II Liveaboard, Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Big Dos Amigos Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard, Okeanos Aggressor II Liveaboard, Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Bird Island, Chatham Bay Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard, Okeanos Aggressor II Liveaboard
Dirty Rock Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard, Okeanos Aggressor II Liveaboard, Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Manuelita Outside Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard, Okeanos Aggressor II Liveaboard, Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Ubing Rock, Wafer Bay Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard, Okeanos Aggressor II Liveaboard
Lobster Rock Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Silverado Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Submerged Rock Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Bait Ball Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Shark Fin Rock Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Bajo Dos Amigos Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Small Dos Amigos Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Punts Maria Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Viking Rock Sea Hunter Liveaboard
Manuelita Coral Garden Sea Hunter Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Cocos Island

Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard

Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard

Cocos Island top sea creatures: Barracuda, Dolphins, Galapagos sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Horse-eye jack, Humpback whales, Manta rays (Mantas), Reef fish, Silky sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Whale sharks, Whitetip reef sharks
Bajo Alcyone
Alcyone
Big Dos Amigos
Bird Island, Chatham Bay
Dirty Rock
Manuelita Outside
Ubing Rock, Wafer Bay
Okeanos Aggressor II Liveaboard

Okeanos Aggressor II Liveaboard

Cocos Island top sea creatures: Barracuda, Dolphins, Galapagos sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Horse-eye jack, Humpback whales, Manta rays (Mantas), Reef fish, Silky sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Whale sharks, Whitetip reef sharks
Alcyone
Big Dos Amigos
Bird Island, Chatham Bay
Dirty Rock
Manuelita Outside
Ubing Rock, Wafer Bay
Sea Hunter Liveaboard

Sea Hunter Liveaboard

Cocos Island top sea creatures: Barracuda, Dolphins, Galapagos sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Horse-eye jack, Humpback whales, Manta rays (Mantas), Reef fish, Silky sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Whale sharks, Whitetip reef sharks
Alcyone
Big Dos Amigos
Dirty Rock
Manuelita Outside
Lobster Rock
Silverado
Submerged Rock
Bait Ball
Shark Fin Rock
Bajo Dos Amigos
Small Dos Amigos
Punts Maria
Viking Rock
Manuelita Coral Garden

Top liveaboards diving Cocos Island

The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving Cocos Island.

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard: 68%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.

For the Cocos Island Aggressor Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 68%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Cocos Island Aggressor liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Cocos Island Aggressor liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:6/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:2/10] = 32/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Cocos Island Aggressor liveaboard is calculated as 32/60 = 68% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .