Guanacaste is a paradise for scuba diving. The province of Guanacaste has hundreds of kilometers of coastline, as well as many islands and rocky pinnacles located off the coast. Many visitors visit Guanacaste in order to go  scuba diving, and therefore, plenty of dive shops and scuba diving stations have arisen in the area. Great areas to stay at for scuba diving is the area near Flamingo, Conchal, Tamarindo, Ocotal, El Coco and Papagayo. Most of the dive shops have great equipment, well trained staff and do only take divers who are certified on their trips, although there is something called a PADI RESORT COURSE, which only last  1  day and will give you authorization to go diving for 15 days after taking it.

Tambor Beach	Montezuma	Mal Pais	Santa Teresa
Samara	El Coco	Conchal	Tamarindo
Ocotal	Flamingo	Potrero	Papagayo

The best scuba diving in Guanacaste includes dive trips to the famous Bat Islands or Murcielago Islands, located off the coast off the Santa Rosa National Park of the Guanacaste Conservation Area, just north of Potrero Grande Beach. This groups of islands is influenced by strong oceanic currents, with cold influence as well as tropical warm currents. Therefore, the visibility and wildlife is incredible, with healthy and abundant schools of hundreds of species of fish and turtles, rays, bull sharks and many more.- Other famous dive sites in Guanacaste includes Catalina Islands, Brummell and other islands off the coast, as well as some local diving sites that are closer to the resorts and beach hotels.