Sea Hunter Liveaboard, Costa Rica
- from US$ 404 / day
- 9.1 Superb
- 14 Verified Reviews 14 Verified Reviews
- Free Nitrox
Highlights
- Being a former commercial diving support boat, the Sea Hunter is superbly equipped for smooth sailing towards all types of dive sites.
- Climb aboard the 'DeepSee' submersible will carry down to 300 meters, where you will encounter a deep ecosystem and rare creatures you’ve only ever seen in documentaries.
- Many kinds of dives on offer, ranging from vertical walls, drifts, pinnacles, as well as incredible marine life, including hammerhead sharks, sailfish, and whale sharks.
- The Sea Hunter also includes a variety of land trips to explore the stunning of Costa Rican Forest.
The MV Sea Hunter Liveaboard is a purpose built 35m dive liveaboard which was originally a commercial dive-support vessel serving the oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Because of this she is a superbly stable and robust vessel and also has ‘zero speed stabilisers’ which are lowered into the water when she is moored to give added stability, making the M/V Sea Hunter an ideal choice to take you on an amazing adventure diving the Cocos Islands of Costa Rica.
Her renovations turned her into a very comfortable dive liveaboard, with underwater photographers in mind and all the facilities needed. The M/V Sea Hunter has 10 air-conditioned cabins with en-suite bathrooms for added comfort. She also has a study and lounge area, perfect for relaxing, editing photos or watching a DVD. The M/V Sea Hunter chef will provide varied, abundant and nutritionally balanced meals with a combination of American and Costa Rican cuisine. The bio-diversity of the Costa Rica is staggering, and due to the remote location of the Cocos Islands the diving is pristine. Marine life is abundant and divers can expect to see schooling white tip reef sharks, schooling hammerhead, dolphins, manta rays, sailfish and much more.
Don’t miss out on this adventure of a lifetime and book your scuba diving Cocos Islands liveaboard trip today.
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Included: VAT, Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, Laundry / Pressing Services.
Required Extras: National Park Fees (490 USD per trip), Visas and Fees.
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer (30 USD per trip), Wine with Dinner, Nitrox Course (200 USD), Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear.
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Boat features
Food & Drinks
If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.
Diving
The crew speaks English and Spanish.
Gear Rental
There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.
Drawings & Vessel Layouts
Accommodation
Boat Specifications
- Year built 1994
- Length 115 ft
- Beam 26 ft
- Top speed 10 knots
- Cruising speed 9.5 knots
- Engines twin GM 16V92 / 1200 total hp
- Max guests 20
- Number of cabins 10
- Number of bathrooms 10
- Tenders Two 24 ft heavy duty fiberglass dive boats 17 ft rigid bottom inflatable
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Sea Hunter Reviews
- 9.1 Superb
- 14 Verified Reviews
- Vessel 8.9
- Crew 9.0
- Food 9.6
- Diving 9.6
- Value 8.7
- 9.2 Superb
- Yannick P
Belgium
great trip in Cocos
We had really great dives at Cocos, full of hammerheads and other species ! The skiff drivers and dive instructors really try to give you a great experience - short stops on sea after spotting wildlife or even stops to see different places of the islands (waterfalls, etc - stayed on the boat) The boat is very nicely designed with a place for everything. All you need is onboard. The crew was amazing, very helpful, always in a good mood. Food was great too : healthy and different everyday !
- Recommended for
- Diving in general, Subsee dive, Food & crew
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Frédéric B
France
Incredible experience
The diving was great, and this isolated island is fascinating. We were the only boat on Cocos ! The crew is really doing his best to make the trip unforgettable
- Recommended for
- The diving, the crew, the island
- 8.0 Very good
- Aldo M
Italy
I will come back!
Island
- Recommended for
- Dives sites, location , the boat
- 10 Exceptional
- Natsumi U
Japan
A great trip!
Not the high season and El Nino this year, but guides did wonderful jobs to find hummer heads and many other small stuff like frog fish.
- Recommended for
- Guides, Crew service, diving experience.
- 10 Exceptional
- Tammy L
Singapore
Excellent crew, food, comfort
Hammerheads, Carlos, our Cruise Director, has the patience of a saint. He fixed my faulty equipment onboard the panga twice, immediately before the dives so I did not miss any dives. Deeply appreciated his cool, calm and humourous attitude.
- Recommended for
- Helpful staff, food variety, experienced guides
- 9.2 Superb
- Janos S
Hungary
The crew was very friendly and made you feel special for the whole week.
Encounters with sharks in every dive.
- Recommended for
- The professionalism of the crew, both the boat and dive crews. The quality of food offered from time to time. The helpfulness of the crew.
- 9.6 Exceptional
- Lena L
Norway
Cocos - a dream destination repeated
This is my 2nd trip to Cocos seeing it was so mindblowing the first time. I was with a different operator last time, and in low season (apparently, but still incredible then as well). I must commend Seahunter for a really top notch operation, well laid out skiffs with room to move about, clean and extremely well kept boat and amazing food (healthy and varied). The lack of 1 star is due only due to rather japanese style hard matresses in some cabins...And I can normally sleep anywhere The crew also genuinly seemed to care we had a good time. Very friendly, engaged and interested. I will definitly return to this operator. Now the diving: hampered by really bad viz first part of the 8 days (This was a 10 day trip), but luckily it picked up. Rainy season really means RAINY, torrential rain throughout. No need for suntan lotion. Amazing big animal encounters, so if you like action diving with current, blue, and big game, this is for you. The island itself is also stunning, and just being so far away from the world, with Jurrasic park scenery, no mobil reception, letting it all hang out in tracky bottoms and watching the birds and the occasional thunderstorms...Well, lets say skip two trips to the Carribean and and save up to do this instead.It will blow your mind! As small end note: Its not easy diving though, so be prepared to be a bit bruised and battered. Very much worth the effort though, whalesharks, hammers a plenty, tigers, schools of trevally so big it must have been in the thousands...marbel rays falling on you from every angle...just magic!
- Recommended for
- Wildlife encounters, really well run and well kept boat, amazing fresh food!
- 10 Exceptional
- Meryl N
Switzerland
Awesome!
Just diving there everyday in the blue with such a marine’s life and being in the middle of the ocean with no noise, no hurry... it made already 2018 awesome!
- Recommended for
- The dives, the beauty of the island and the kindness of the crew
- 10 Exceptional
- Paul B
- France
Best diving on the best boat
Seeing many hammerheads, Galapagos and white tip sharks. Also seeing a tiger shark and a silky shark. The boat was amazing and the crew was the best (Manuel, cruise director is outstanding). Food is best in class !!
- Recommended for
- Diving, food, crew
- 8.4 Very good
- Barry K
United States
Great experience!!
As above, the diving was wonderful. Saw numerous hammerheads both far and close. Saw one whale shark (up close). But in addition to this, the diving was wonderful. Would highly recommend this trip. Only thing that was not up to liveaboard standards was the food. It was acceptable, but not what we would hope for. Divemasters and boat drivers were superb.
- Recommended for
- Diving, Divng, Diving
- 8.0 Very good
- Pavel P
Russia
Great trip excellent crew.
Swimming with Dolphins. Watching tiger shark hunting turtle.
- Recommended for
- Possibility to see sharks and dolphins very close. Excellent crew. Good overall atmosphere
- 9.2 Superb
- Lisa M
Sweden
A must-do expedition for experienced divers
Fantastic, the crew really go out of their way to make their guests feel special and appreciated. It is extremely expensive, but considering how remote the location is and how comfortable the boat is, it's understandable. Only recommended for hard-core experienced divers as the crossing to Cocos is long and bumpy. I loved every minute of it and was especially surprised how beautiful the cabins are (hand-painted individually). The general comfort level was a lot higher than I had expected and if I could afford it I'd definitely go back again.
- Recommended for
- Diving, cabins, crew
