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Specialty diving course underwater photography in Santa Teresa Costa Rica

PADI Courses

Specialty Courses

Discover your unique diving aptitude! Here at Iguana Divers we can offer many PADI specialty courses where you can focus on improving specific diving skills or knowledge.

Available Jan – Apr

PADI Manta Ray Awareness

$215

If you are visiting during manta ray season, you are in for an incredible experience! These gentle giants are a sight to behold, and you can learn all about them from our in-house marine biologist. We collaborate closely with the Manta Trust to gather essential photo identification data.

Presentation about manta rays
Two dives
Citizen science data collection
PADI AWARE Manta Specialty certification

*Must be advanced diver or comfortable in strong currents.

Available All Year

PADI AWARE Shark Conservation

$215

Did you know that in Santa Teresa we have sharks all year-round? This is incredibly special considering that shark populations are in global decline. Our course aims to increase wildlife, conservation and environmental awareness about sharks and apply that knowledge to the local white tip reef shark community.

Presentation about sharks
Two dives
Citizen science data collection
PADI AWARE Shark Conservation certification

Other Specialty Courses We Offer

Deep Diver
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Digital Underwater Photographer
Search and Recovery Diver
Fish Identification
Dive Against Debris
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