Planet Dolphin Catamaran Flamingo

Tourism Service in Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Planet Dolphin sails Tom Cat II from Flamingo Marina in Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste. The company has taken families onto Costa Rica’s Pacific coast since 1989 and has guided more than 100,000 guests. Flamingo Bay is the Guanacaste side of that work. Manuel Antonio is a separate coast, with its own boat and its own marina.

Tom Cat II and the marina

Tom Cat II accommodates 110 guests. The boat has several shaded seating areas, a waterslide, trampolines, and sunbathing space. Life jackets come in all sizes. Snorkeling gear is provided for adults and children. The crew is bilingual, works with children, and the ride is presented as calm and stable, including for people sailing for the first time.

A Flamingo booking leaves Flamingo Marina. The Manuel Antonio tour uses Tom Cat, which holds 150 guests, and departs Marina Pez Vela in Quepos. Those products stay on the coast that was booked. Round-trip transportation from a hotel is included on the Manuel Antonio tour only, so a Flamingo day begins at the marina.

The fleet was built for different kinds of days. Tom Cat II is the lively family boat tied to Flamingo, with room for a large shared group and features meant for time in the water. Spanish Dancer is the smaller boat named for intimate groups and special occasions. It is part of the wider fleet, not a second departure point published for this marina.

A shared family outing

Family catamaran tours from Flamingo include snorkeling, a waterslide, lunch, and an open bar. Fresh fruit platters and snacks are included. So are safety equipment and instruction from an experienced bilingual crew. The open bar covers tropical drinks, beer, cacique, rum, and vodka. The tour price is meant to cover those items without hidden fees.

A boat set up for 110 guests suits families and friends who want a social deck rather than a small private party. Children have space to move. Adults can sit in shade while the outing continues. Child-sized snorkeling gear and life jackets in every size are the onboard details that matter when ages in the group are mixed.

The shared tour is a set coastal day: leave the marina, ride the bay, stop to swim and snorkel, eat on board, and return. It is not a custom route built around one family’s timetable. People who want the schedule and the deck to themselves are looking at a different product, the private morning charter.

Private mornings and weddings

Private morning charters are offered from Flamingo. The point of that booking is a group that has the boat without a shared passenger list. The morning is the private window named for this coast. It still belongs to the Flamingo operation, with the same marina as the family tours.

Destination catamaran weddings are offered as well. A wedding uses the catamaran as a celebration setting. A family tour is built around snorkeling, the slide, lunch, and time on deck. Those are different days, and each one is reserved on its own terms. Tom Cat II’s published capacity is 110 guests. That number describes the Flamingo boat. It is not a separate guest count published for ceremonies, and it is not a reason to treat every celebration as a full shared sailing.

Guest count, timing, and the shape of the event belong in the reservation. The marina contact for Flamingo is the practical place for those details. Phone and email are published. A wedding party and a snorkel group should not be planned as if they were the same outing with a different name.

Snorkeling, the slide, and wildlife

Snorkeling here is a surface swim with a mask, snorkel, and fins, not a scuba dive. Crew members help guests get comfortable with the gear, from first-timers to people who already snorkel. Life jackets stay available for anyone who wants more float. Flamingo Bay stops are set in protected coves, with coral formations and clear water. That setting is distinct from the rocky reefs described along the Manuel Antonio park coast.

The waterslide is part of Tom Cat II for guests who want it. Swimming and snorkeling remain available for people who skip the slide. Trampolines and sunbathing areas give other ways to use the stop without leaving the boat. Parents are told that children can stay in calm, shallow water and still see marine life, with crew nearby.

On any coral stop, a few habits protect both the reef and the swim. Stay off the coral. Leave turtles and rays untouched. Put sunscreen on well before entering so it is not slick on hands or a mask. Those are general practices for this kind of water, not a dock rule invented for one morning.

Dolphin and whale watching is part of the offering. Captains look in water where animals are likely, and the animals still decide whether they appear. Depending on season and place, the watch list includes spotted and bottlenose dolphins, green and hawksbill sea turtles, manta rays, flying fish, and seabirds such as pelicans, frigatebirds, and boobies.

Humpback whales are tied to seasonal migrations from December through April and from July through November. Those are the windows associated with whale sightings on these Pacific trips. Dolphins sometimes swim and leap near the boat. A day without animals still has the coves, the swim, the slide, and the ride back to Flamingo Marina.

Lunch, the bar, and the light

Meals are described as gourmet lunch or dinner made with fresh local ingredients. The spread includes grilled fish kabobs with pasta salad, plus pineapple, watermelon, and papaya. Cold drinks come from the open bar. Fruit platters and snacks are served around the meal, so the food is more than a single plate at one sitting.

Vegetarian and special dietary requests can be noted when booking. That is the moment the kitchen can plan for them. The open bar list is specific: tropical drinks, beer, cacique, rum, and vodka. It is part of the included outing, not a separate tab added at the rail.

Afternoon tours are timed with the coast’s sunsets. The later part of the day can include the changing light on the water, with the group still on deck for the return. A family snorkel sailing puts more of its time on the water stop, the slide, and the meal. Flamingo Bay is framed through hidden coves, beaches, and those sunsets, which is the coastal picture attached to this marina.

Shade is the useful comfort on a multi-hour day in Guanacaste sun. Tom Cat II has multiple shaded seating areas, so the boat itself is the main relief between swims. A hat that stays on, a light cover-up, and sunscreen are sensible extras for any Pacific boat day. A small dry bag can keep a phone usable after the water. Those are choices a guest can make before leaving the hotel.

Contact and the start of the day

The meeting place is Flamingo Marina, Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The phone is +506 6028 8250 and the email is catamaran@planetdolphin.com. That same number is the Flamingo WhatsApp contact, and replies there are typically quick. No opening hours are published, so the time that governs the day is the departure on the reservation.

A shared sailing on Tom Cat II matches a group comfortable on a large family boat with snorkeling, a slide, lunch, and an open bar. A private morning charter matches a group that wants the deck alone. A wedding is its own reservation, built as a celebration rather than a standard snorkel schedule. Each of those Flamingo options is reached through the marina contact above.

Location

Phone: +506 6028 8250