What level of diving experience is required for Playpen?

Playpen is rated advanced with depths of ≤ 18 m. A PADI Open Water certification or equivalent is the minimum recommended, with PADI Advanced Open Water strongly recommended for this site.

What marine life can you see at Playpen?

At Playpen, divers commonly encounter: hammerhead sharks, whale sharks, manta rays, sea lions, marine iguanas, schooling jacks.

Where is Playpen located?

Playpen is located in Costa Rica, in the Costa Rica region (coordinates: 10.5812, -85.7096).

Playpen Diving - Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Playpen is an advanced dive to 18 meters near the Bat Islands (Islas Murciélagos) off Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Despite the playful name, this site offers serious diving with seasonal bull shark encounters that have made the Bat Islands famous among shark enthusiasts. The rocky reef features volcanic formations with overhangs and sandy channels where bull sharks cruise during the wet season from May to November. Between shark seasons, the reef still delivers with white-tip reef sharks, eagle rays, and large schools of jacks. The combination of accessible depth and world-class shark diving makes Playpen a standout site in Costa Rica's northern Pacific.