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Snorkeling in Cahuita National Park & Coral Reef

Please make all reservations 24-48 hours in advance, we have limited space

To be advised regarding Method of Payments: All PayPal, Visa, Master Card and Maestro, a Costa Rica 13% IVA Sales Tax will be added to the service.

Unless you pay Cash on Delivery, taxes will be avoided and before you make pre PayPal payments, please contact us at our WhatsApp +506 8917 6982 and ask what would be the best method of Payment. Any PayPal reimbursement will include a Costa Rica IVA 13% Sales Tax. The best option is to choose another tour from our list if you have paid via PayPal.

Advise: Before you make PayPal payments online, please write us since Snorkeling is not constat all year and may be cancelled, PayPal reimbursement will have 13% Costa Rica IVA sales taxe deducted

The snorkeling Tour is a great way to explore Cahuita’s coral reef surrounding the tip of the National Park referred to as Punta Cahuita. The park was established in 1978 and has continued to be the only national park in Costa Rica to rely solely on donations. Donations received are put towards keeping the park in up most condition, free of littering and maintaining the safety of the wildlife and visitors. The reef in the National Park is filled with over 240 marine species including wildlife such as tropical fish, mollusks, nurse sharks and lobsters.

Cahuita National Park and Nature Reserve is a Marine Park composed by two Eco Systems, 1067 hectares of Rainforest of Flora and Fauna and 432 hectares of Marine Wildlife & Coral Reef. The park is surrounded by amazing tropical white sand beaches blue flag all along its trail path. Cahuita National Park is one of Costa Rica’s most visited National Parks due to its rick flora, Fauna and Coral Reef “Marine Wildlife”.

Cahuita Coral Reef is perhaps the most protected and better Coral Reef in All Costa Rica due to a high level of protection by Conservation Agencies such Minae y Sinac, as well as its own community and well applied conservation laws. Snorkeling Sessions can onle be operated by Certified Tour Companies and guides, it is reached by boat only and it is prohibited to snorkel on you own.

Awareness: Be careful buying Snorkeling Tours from outside vendors, you may end up having a bad experience since most outside vendors have no license or certification permits. 

The equipment will be provided during the training session before entering the boat. The boat will take you to Punta Cahuita that is part of the Cahuita National Park. Departure is form Cahuita Harbor where our guide and captain will take you in our boats. All snokeling sessions are operated from our boats.  From there you will snorkel in two different locations to fully explore. While in the water you will follow a guide, a Cahuita native swiming and snorkeling through the coral.

Important Note: Snorkeling is not available all year long, there are good months and bad months where water conditions, rough waves impeed all snorkeling sessions. Good snorkeling months:  March and April, the first week of may, August, September and October. Bad snorkelign months: Part of May, June and July, November and December, January and February

After snorkeling, you will stop at Punta Cahuita where you can catch your breath, relax and observe an incredible scenery while enjoying some fruit and water. While spending time at the point you may see common animals that live in the forest such as Capuchin and Howler monkeys, a variety of reptiles and birds.

 

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION	Willie’s Tour CR Office in Downtown Cahuita 400 meters from Cahuita National Park main entrance
DURATION	approx. 3h
DEPARTURE TIME	8.30 am
INCLUDED	Boat transportation, Guide, equipment, fresh fruit on the beach. All clients have to come to our office at Willie’s Tours CR, 400 meters from Cahuita National Park
NOT INCLUDED	Entrance fees “donation”, Guide gratuity. Bring sunscreen, water. We do not do Hotel Pick

NOTE: 13% Costa Rica IVA must be applied to any Visa, Master Card & PayPal payments