Stays · Destination Guide
Remote Pacific liveaboard diving where hammerheads gather around volcanic pinnacles
Accommodation listings are not available for this destination yet. Use the local planning notes to choose your base.
Fly into Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) for San Jose. Arrive at least a day before the cruise and stay at your designated pickup hotel. Sea Hunter and the Aggressor vessels depart from the mainland seaport of Puntarenas; a typical operator transfer from San Jose is about 3 hours. Board the liveaboard and cross open Pacific waters for about 32-36 hours each way before reaching Cocos. There is no casual same-day boat transfer, public island hotel, adjacent airport, or local shore-based dive operator at Cocos. Departures depend on vessel, tide, sea state and park permits.
There are no roads, rental vehicles, airport shuttles or resort taxis on Cocos Island. Visitors live aboard their permitted vessel, use its skiffs for assigned dive or snorkel activity, and step ashore only at approved access points with the required escort.