Avis EXPEDICION COIBA PANAMA Santa Catalina

I highly recommend Expedition Coiba for families looking for a snorkel trip tailored to their needs! My partner did scuba diving the same day so I went alone with 2 kids aged 3 and 6 to snorkel and visit the islands. Expedition Coiba gave us the best deal by far and provided us with a personal guide, the lovely Johanny, who helped me with the kids and guided us to see coral reefs, lots of fishes, two turtles and a shark while snorkeling. We also got to see a crocodile on the beautiful island Ranchería and dolphins on the way to the islands. Thanks again for a great experience!

This is a fake padi shop (you can check the list on padi's website). Unfortunately I found out after the dive, but it became obvious seeing how they did things. I am not a certified diver but I have done a discover dive more than once before, and I was shocked at how bad it was done here. The explanations were very basic, lots of important information was left out. We were not able to check our gear and didn't do a buddy check either. There was no buddy system and only one instructor for 4 divers. We dived with 2 of my friends, it was one of my friend's first time and unfortunately Shannon the instructor is the opposite of reassuring. He's not patient at all and kind of arrogant. To make things worse, on top of being unsafe and uncomfortable, they are also dishonest. We paid for 2 dives and only did one (one tank). What happened specifically is that my first time friend panicked during the first dive (unsurprisingly so), and so it was cut short after 20 minutes. When we went back for the second dive they gave us again the same tank (to save money) and so after 20 minutes one of us was already out or air. 175USD for 40 minutes of diving, 1h15 on the island and 2h30 on a tiny crappy boat. Definitely not worth it. We were told we would be back at 16.30 and we were back at 15.00 instead. We even spotted many dolphins on the way back and only stopped 30s to watch them. It's clear that the "instructor" has lost any passion he might once have had for the ocean. What a disgrace. Stay away from this place.

An amazing experience. See so many different fishes and a lot of Turtles. We also see a shark very close. Definitely recommended. Thx a lot Aria

Superbe experience!
Aria, notre guide est géniale!
Elle met une bonne ambiance et est passionnée.
Bonne organisation, on part à l'heure. Chouette de faire une marche pour le mirador.
Repas (sandwich) pas incroyable, mais il y a aussi des fruits locaux.

Ça vaut la peine de prendre une bouteille d'eau comme on nous en donne uniquement au repas et la pause juste avant.

Fortement recommandée!

Estuvimos con Aria de guía haciendo snorkel y vimos muchísimas variedades de peces, unas cuantas tortugas y hasta un pequeño tiburón ????.

Aria hace todo lo posible para que tengas un tour estupendo, lo recomiendo.

Excelente experiencia

Maria, our guide during the snorkel tour, was funny and knew a lot! We saw dolphins, turtles, sharks, rays and a crocodile! And a alot of beautiful fishes! I recommend Expedition Coiba, for sure the best thing to do in Santa Catalina if you like to see clear waters and animals!

Fantastic dive shop. Ask for Freddie. Whatta guide

La plongée s’est bien passée. Nous avons vu des requins et beaucoup de poissons. La nourriture servie n’était pas mauvaise. En revanche le guide s’approche très très proche des animaux pour les filmer sans toujours les respecter et surtout ne recadre absolument pas les personnes du groupe qui les touchent.

Awesome dives. Freddy and Veve are great guides and the 3-dive-packages are totally worth it. Didn't see any animals bigger than a reef shark though, I'll have to come back for whale season