Cano Island
Cano Island
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Lynn
1 contribution
Mar 2024 • Friends
The coral is all bleached. Really there was little to no coral. The water clarity was good and the fish were very spotty. If you have never been snorkeling you should not start with Cano island. If you’ve ever experience good snorkeling you will be disappointed with Cano Island. It’s just not worth the money.
Written 5 March 2024
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Ken R
Clermont, FL37 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
Great visit. We actually visited Cano Island twice, once for Snorkeling and once for Scuba Diving. The island is small with a beach on the north side. There's a trail which leads you to the restrooms, if you continue there's a lookout platform which provides a great view of the beach. We started to follow the trail across the island but after 30 minutes, decided to turn around since there were no markers which indicted where the trail ended. Lots of birds, hermit crabs and a nice ocean breeze.
Written 7 February 2024
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Oz G
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Jul 2023 • Family
Great experience snorkeling at caño island and whale watching very good service, excellent sense of preservation a lot of respect for the animals and nature thanks to the team specially capitán Eduardo. That was in July and we saw 2 female humpback whales with the respective babies. Swimming with a Green turtle was the plus, caño island recommended . Pura vida!!
Written 17 August 2023
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TpoNz
New Zealand69 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
I had high expectations as I had heard this was one of the world's best diving and snorkeling spots. Sadly global warming has bleached the coral and the fish numbers were low. There was a pretty good variety, and we did see turtles. But there were big gaps of no fish at all.
We went with a Drake company who had great gear but what we saw was disappointing
We went with a Drake company who had great gear but what we saw was disappointing
Written 13 May 2023
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kathat086
30 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
Absolutely beautiful place to snorkel! Lots of beautiful wildlife, beautiful beach. Highly recommend a visit here when you are in Costa Rica.
Written 12 May 2023
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Pitfoxuk
London46 contributions
Jan 2023
A great way to spend a morning if visiting Drake's Bay. Wonderful clear waters lap a pristine island 45 ins from Drake's Bay. We saw both dolphins and Humpback whales on the way too!
Written 18 January 2023
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Heather O
Broomfield, CO27 contributions
Dec 2022
I'm sure everyone's mileage may vary, but if you've ever snorkeled anywhere known for snorkeling, or been to any of the more remote amazing beaches in Costa Rica, we didn't think this trip offered anything special, especially for the cost. Felt very overcrowded (lots of boats and groups of orange life jackets bobbing in the water, which had low visibility the day we went). The boat ride was bumpy and chaotic, and the guides didn't offer anything special (booked through our hotel in Drake Bay, so not sure of the actual names of the guides or company). It was fine, but don't feel like you HAVE to fit it in your schedule or budget. We would have preferred to have saved the money and had an extra "down" day.
Written 1 January 2023
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Laura L
Toronto, Canada11 contributions
Dec 2022
This is a protected biological reserve so you must go with a guide. Our guide Alexa was excellent. We saw turtles, sharks, and schools of fish.
Written 1 January 2023
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TMWildMed
Ithaca, NY195 contributions
Dec 2022
We saw plenty of fish, plus sea turtles, sharks, and rays. Visibility not the best and coral mostly boring. Nice beach and viewpoint, short and sweet ride out to island
Written 25 December 2022
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Jochen B
3 contributions
Dec 2022
Amazing tour and a great experience for the kids. Loved it. So much to see. We went with our lodge so it was just our family on the boat.
Written 10 December 2022
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Mathilde M
Brussels, Belgium27 contributions
Bonjour,
Vous etes parti de Uvita ou de Drake Bay?
Avec quelle compagnie ?
Merci
claudio m
Azul, Argentina26 contributions
Hola Mathilde!!!fuimos con la empresa Jinetes de Osa que te recomiendo por:seriedad,puntualidad y hermosos equipos!!y salimos de Drake,nosotros nos hospedamos en el hotel rancho corcovado que esta a 10 minutos caminando por la playa.anda y disfruta de la belleza de el buceo en Isla del Caño!!
Which hotel offered the tour?
Jennie A
9 contributions
We booked ours through pirate cove / cano divers, they picked us up from where we were staying by boat so I think they will collect you from anywhere
MillsapFarm
Springfield, MO31 contributions
Which companies run snorkelling tours on Isla De Cano?
pivecu
Schaerbeek, Belgium9 contributions
They are local people when you go to the village, just at he beginig of the little hill in front of the port on your right.the company have a terrace bar on the top.
clembrk
Noyon, France
Bonjour Patricia,
Nous planons d'aller également faire du snorkeling sur la isla del cano,
Mais je me représente encore mal comment m'y rendre et de quoi c'est le plus près.
Où aviez-vous logé? Et comment vous étiez vous rendu sur place? Vous aviez trouvé ce guide/ tour via votre hotel?
Merci beaucoup pour votre aide,
Bonne journée à vous !
Grenouille2
Saint-Come, Canada150 contributions
Bonjour, nous étions logés à l’hotel Las Caletas, vraiment extraordinaire comme endroit et prix raisonnable. Et de là nous avons pris l’excursion à Isla del Cano au pied de notre plage avec un bateau pour l’excursion et le retour c’est fait de la même façon. Le tour a été réservé sur place par le proprio et payé au proprio, aucun soucis. Cet hôtel fournit les 3 repas et la bouffe est variée et excellente. Je vous suggère d’aller consulter ma review sur Hôtel Las Caletas que j’ai écris en Janvier dernier en plus j’y ai mis des photos. Vraiment c’est un endroit fantastique on y a même vu des Aras rouges et des singes à même le terrain et la plage est petite mai d’un sable doux et l’eau est très bonne.
Voyageusedumonde
275 contributions
bonjour, nous partons en juillet au Costa rica. pensez vous que nous devrions tenter la journée de snorkilling à Isla Del cano à cette période ? j'ai peur que nous ne voyons s pas grand chose ... merci pour vos conseils !
Cristina M
Spain26 contributions
Disculpen que no hay consteatdo antes, desconecte por completo del correo etc.
Fuimos a bucear a la Isla del caño, tramitado por La empresa
Kenneth Mora Mendoza
Owner and Reservations Manager
Corcovado Info Center and Corcovado Expeditions
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Pero era con Pirata Cave
Por 135$ nos llevaron a la isla, que después de la Isla de Cocos, es el lugar más bonito de buceo, la isla esta a 10 millas de la costa, de Drake, desembarcados en la isla, para mi fue una experiencia comerme Cocos recién caÃdos de la palmera, el guarda me enseñó como hacerlo....me sentÃa Robinson crusoe.....jajajaja
Tuvimos dos inmersiones, una de ellas, la del bajo del diablo con mejor visibilidad que la primera.
Vimos por el camino muchas ballenas jorobadas
Además de una tortuga verde, serpientes marinas, tiburones punta blanca y muchos peces tropicales....ah y enormes big balls de jacks y barracudas
Luego comida en el resort Pirata drake y vuelta a casa
espero haberles ayudado........auqnue me temo que con retraso
When is the best time to get snorkeling here?
Terry N
Peterborough, Canada40 contributions
We went in the wet/green season (August) and never had the rain stop us from doing anything we wanted. It always rained late in the day. The best strategy is to get up early when it is cooler. (The early sunrise and howler monkeys encourage an early wake up anyway.) You can aim to be back to your accommodation and relaxing by mid-afternoon when it is at the hottest. These comments apply generally, but we found our August snorkelling experience to be superb and unforgettable.
zicosmom
Houston, TX
I will be diving Cano Island off a liveaboard in early January 2017. What is the expected water temperature? Are whale sharks, humpbacks, or mantas common this time of year?
Jovan_10
Vancouver Island, Canada312 contributions
My understanding is that the whale sharks and humpbacks will be gone by January. You will see rays and small white tip sharks.
habbss
hamilton,ontario10 contributions
What tour company do you use from the Uvita/Ojochal area and how long is the boat ride?
habbss
hamilton,ontario10 contributions
We would like to take our 10 year old granddaughter to Cano Island to snorkel. We are going the first week of December. Just wondering if it is suitable for her.
Thank you
Bettina K
Halle, Germany202 contributions
We traveled in a group of 14 people to Cano Island. There were two children, l guess 8 and 11 years old. They had much fun and did snorkeling for the first time. But they were good swimmers. This is important because we had a lot of waves. Everybody has to wear a life jacket during snorkeling, because it is a regulation of the national park.
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