Scuba Diving

Iguana Divers

Santa Teresa, Puntarenas · $$$

Verified against live sources on August 15, 2026

Iguana Divers is a PADI 5 Star Dive Center that opened the first dive shop in Santa Teresa in 2014. The family run, female led team runs daily scuba diving and snorkeling trips and teaches PADI courses from Discover Scuba through Divemaster. Trips include wildlife boat tours along the coast near Cabo Blanco, with regular sightings of rays, turtles, and seasonal humpback whales.

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Approximate location. Iguana Divers serves the Santa Teresa area; contact them for the exact spot.

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Freediving $$$

Ananda Dive N' Flow

Mal Pa铆s

Ananda Dive N' Flow is a scuba diving and freediving center located a few minutes from Santa Teresa, near the entrance to Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve. The multicultural team teaches SSI and PADI scuba certifications alongside AIDA freediving courses, and runs snorkeling day trips to Isla Tortuga. Dive sites benefit from marine life that spills over from the neighboring protected reserve.

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Horseback Riding $$$

Ario Tours

Santa Teresa

Ario Tours runs horseback rides out of Hacienda Ario, a working cattle ranch just north of Santa Teresa on the Nicoya Peninsula. Bilingual guides and local sabaneros lead riders along a private beach, river valleys, and grassland with routes suited to each group's experience level. Daily tours depart at 8:00 am and 2:30 pm, with a separate cattle round up experience for more advanced riders.

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ATV & UTV $$

ATValerios

Mal Pa铆s

Local family-run ATV, UTV, motorcycle, and bicycle rental business serving Santa Teresa and Mal Pais, with more than 17 years of experience. Staff give driving instruction, route maps, and hotel drop-off and pickup of vehicles.

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