We gonna make you see the Caribe, Talamanca, Costa Rica style. The most biodiverse corals and human cultures in Costa Rica. Roots, rainforest and reef right in one spot. Surf so sweet. Dolphins, diving and kayaks on tap all day. EcoAdventure no matter the weather together with Aquamor Adventures. With Manzanillo, de least you could get is de best.
Costa Cetacea and Aquamor Adventure Menu Come see Manzanillo and the protected waters of the National Wildlife Refuge. Lonely Planet says that Manzanillo Beach is "The Best Beach in Costa Rica." Find out why. Video Guide above and words and photos below. Go.
December, January and Febuary is surf time. A great season for kayaking and dolphin trips. The dive season is over until mid March although there may be a few days of 10 to 20 foot viz here and there. From mid March to sometime around May or June we usually have top class beach diving, and excellent offshore deeper diving. No one knows how June to August will be, could be surf, could be dive. Then boom, dive time again in September and October. For you weather heads, this happens when we pass through the Doldrums on their yearly migration north and south with the solar equator.
Kayaking, Dolphin Trips, and Jungle Hikes can usually go when sea to rough for diving.
Masks/Fins/Snorkel $3 per hour. The best protected coral reefs are right in front of the shop.
Kayaks $5 per hour. Creeks, coves, caves, waves, reef and more right round the shop.
Scuba Beach Dives $25 guide and all equipment on Jimmy, Bloody and Sugar Reefs.
Scuba Kayak Dives $35
One Tank Boat Dive $45
Two Tank Boat Dive $59. For Real.
Dolphin Trip $40
Gandoca Lagoon Kayak with mother ship $65
Wild Combo Trip, $80
Guided Snorkel $20
Guided Kayak Snorkel $30
Kayak Surf School $20
Kayak Fishing $30
Kayak to Wild Bay $45
Kayak to Punta Mona and Monkey Island return with boat $60
Jungle Hike with local guides from Manzanillo $40
Custom-Mash itup. ?$
Just Come to Aquamor in Manzanillo, next to Maxi's on a sweet beach, with great food nearby, cool cabinas around, and the most positive vibe in Costa Rica.
One Love.
You won´t see Mt. Fiji in the background, this Manzanillo, Talamanca, Costa Rica, on the wave known as Right Head. No diving today. Surfer Claudio
Catch the sunset on a wave, Ol Sam, Playa Grande, Manzanillo, Talamanca, Limon, Costa Rica. Photo by Vanessa Larkin.
Dazzeled by the light in Manzanillo. Kayak Surf Costa Rica Caribe. Surfer Vanessa Larkin
Playa Grande Manzanillo, Limon, Caribbean Costa Rica. Surfer Tony Dixon
You ready for Costa Cetacea Caribe style? Alright. Costa Cetacea is once again managing Aquamor Adventures in Manzanillo, Talamanca, on Costa Rica's south Caribbean Coast. Show up anytime at the shop for the finest adventures under, on, in and around the fantastic waters of Talamanca, including Punta Mona, Wild Cane Point, Long Shoal, the Gandoca Lagoon and more.
We have kayaks all day on tap for $5 Five U.S an hour. Mask, fins, and snorkels on tap all day for $3 Three U.S an hour per set.
Thats right $5 and $3 to kayak or free dive the protected National Marine Wildlife Refuge in front of Aquamor Adventures and Manzanillo.
Those prices includes security, site and wildlife briefings to insure you make the most of your rental. Group discounts. Group guides go free. As you will see in the photos below, as well as the sunset kayak surf photo above, the action is right in front of Aquamor, steps away from the shop.
Trips guided by Shawn or Vanessa Larkin are by reservation only, we recommend you reserve at least a month in advance if possible.
Call Costa Ceteacea for conditions and reservations or email shawndive@yahoo.com , or call 506 8886-9431 or 8835 6041, or 2759-9012.
Check this site soon for way more new info and photos.
Click on Costa Cetacea Videos above for some cool educational videos about Manzanillo´s whales and dolphins.
OK. Lets go. Check out the photos below, all from right round Aquamor Adventures by Costa Cetacea.
You are the solution to pollution. Ask your hotel about their wastewater treatment.
Copyright 2009 Costa Cetacea Shawn Larkin All rights reserved.
With Manzanillo reef diving and snorkeling there is always something else just around the bend
Not bad for a beach dive. Manzanillo Talamanca Limon Costa rica
Kayak Surf Yoga. Manzanillo Beach, Limon, Costa Rica. Surfer Casi
The Aquamor Front Yard 3 metersbelow the Caribe. Yes, right in front of the shop. Fire Coral with little sargent majors and Esteban Santamaria Perez.
The Aquamor Front Yard on the Caribe. Again, right in front of the shop.
Some day the surf is bigger than others in front of Manzanillo. This wave known as Right Head only breaks on some days
Meet the locals with Costa Cetacea and Aquamor. Eat them at world famous Maxi´s right next door to Aquamor.
The mythical Tucuxi dolphins. 18 minutes boat ride from Aquamor.
Playa Grande, Manzanillo, and some of Long Shoal Reef. The biggest area of coral reef in Costa Rica, the satalite shows it like it is.
You like beaches? Playa Grande is one of the best and it starts right in front of Aquamor, Manzanillo. It take about 40 minutes to walk from one end to the other. Thats why they call it Grande.
Twenty five feet down. The Aquamor front yard. Manzanillo, Talamanca, Limon, Costa Rica.
Do you see me? Manzanillo Scuba diving
Unique to the world, Bottlenose and Tucuxi dolphins here in Talamanca, hang out together and even have sex between species on a regular basis. These interspecies interactions were first discovered and documented by Costa Cetacea Guides Shawn and Vanessa Larkin with some of their friends back in the mid 90s.
The light of a flash often reveales bright red
Manzanillo many moons ago
The Caribbean coral reef is often about the little things. Manzanillo, Talamanca, Limon, Costa Rica
Manzanillo. Right in front of Aquamor Adventures. Have a seat.
Locally known as the disco fish. They live on the coral reef in front of Aquamor and Manzanillo but are sometimes seen late at night while dancing in Puerto Viejo.
Bloody, Jimmy and Sugar Reefs, Manzanillo, right in front of Aquamor Adventures.
Mr. Barracuda. Jimmy Reef, Manzanillo, right in front of Aquamor Adventures. Photo by Star Larkin, at age 8.
Caribbean Colors on the Reef. Manzanillo. In front of Aquamor Adventures.
Guide Shawn Larkin at Playa Grande. Ten minutes paddle from Aquamor. Photo:Vanessa Larkin
Two kilometes in front of Aquamor Adventures Manzanillo, 20 meters down on Long Shoal. Giant Wire Coral, biggger than you.
Butterfly fish. Manzanillo
Mr Shermon and Cary or Hawksbill Turtle. Bloody Reef right in front of Aquamor, Manzanillo, Talamanca.
Nurse Shark on the coral reef, Manzanillo, Costa Rica
bloody reef Manzanillo Talamanca Limon Costa Rica
Mr Jewfish. Also known as the Golioth Grouper. Long Shoal, Manzanillo, Talamanca, Caribe Sur
Black coral trees are white underwater. The coral was once crafted to turn black in order to sell as jewelry. Most of it has been taken from Talamanca but a few trees survive on Long Shoal in water too deep for black coral poachers. This tree from 3 kilometers in front of Aquamor Adventures, Manzanillo.
Mr. Pilot Whale. Six nautical miles in front of Aquamor Adventures, Talamanca, Costa Rica.
Check out the tentacles of each coral polyp. Like an upside down jellyfish they live in the self made condos and build the reef. They grap little plankton floating by to eat but they also get nutrients and color from alga that live in their condos with them. Dude, Symbiosis.
The smallest whales in the world, 8 nautical miles in front of Aquamor Adventures, Manzanillo, Talamanca, Limon, Costa Rica.
Don´t forget to stop and see the blennys. Manzanillo, Talamanca, Limon, Costa Rica. On the coral reef in front of Aquamor Adventures
All of these photos are from Manzanillo, Talamanca, Limon, Costa Rica All photos and words by Shawn Larkin except as indicated. Copyright Costa Cetacea Shawn Larkin 2009. All rights reserved.
