Per person for 10 nights — flights, hotel, dive ops, and gear-bag fees included. Typical trip lands around $1,675. Anyone can quote you a cheap flight; this is what the trip costs.
Prime months: Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct.
Scalloped hammerheads school in huge numbers; rougher seas, lower viz, big aggregations
Liveaboard/panga-entry only; top sites Bajo Alcyone, Dirty Rock, Manuelita, and Dos Amigos Pequeña deliver hammerhead schools, whale sharks, mantas, and dolphins in 76–82°F water with 30–100 ft visibility — advanced divers, 50+ logged dives required.
Also known for: Fresh fish ceviche served with patacones — the signature street eat of Puntarenas (departure port)
Chatham Bay Hiking Trails — Walk jungle paths to waterfalls and ridgelines with sweeping ocean views.
Wafer Bay Waterfall Trek — Short hike through dense rainforest to a freshwater waterfall popular with visitors.
Birdwatching for Endemic Species — Spot Cocos finches, flycatchers, and frigatebirds found nowhere else on Earth.
Hammerhead Shark Surface Watching — Schools of hammerheads often visible from the surface near rocky outcrops.
Liveaboard Deck Stargazing — Remote location far from light pollution makes for exceptional night sky viewing.
The all-in above is the typical price. A few times a year, Cocos Island fares drop 25–50% below that. StokedFare watches dive destinations from your home airport 24/7 and pings you the second one crosses that line — free.