Pura Vida Snorkeling & Fishing Adventures

Tourism Service in Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Pura Vida Snorkeling & Fishing Adventures runs private boutique boat tours from Playa Flamingo in Guanacaste. The address is 100 meters south of Marina Flamingo, Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste Province, Santa Cruz 50308, Costa Rica. The published phone number is +506 8316 2482, and that same number is the WhatsApp contact.

More than 1,000 travelers have joined since 2020. Outings are reserved for one group—families, friends, or a couple—rather than a party cruise carrying more than 40 people. Crew members speak Spanish and English, and the staff note says English is fluent. Snorkeling gear and food or snacks are part of the outings. Custom work can add activities, handle a dietary request, or mark a special occasion.

Three private outings

The short format is a private snorkeling trip of 3 hours. It visits two pristine areas, with local guides focused on local marine species and on wildlife as Costa Rica’s central natural resource. Three schedules are offered. Clock times appear once a date is selected, not in the tour summary. Snacks, fruit, and a beverage are included. The booking price starts at $499 for 5 guests, and extra guests are $60 each, up to 10.

The half-day ocean adventure lasts 5 hours and runs in the morning or the afternoon. Snorkeling moves through rocky formations while the group looks for local marine species, and the same block includes time on a stand-up paddleboard or a kayak. Meals are included, with a menu referenced for that outing. The booking price starts at $599 for 5 guests, and extra guests are $59 each, up to 8.

Fishing and snorkeling share one morning. The description covers fishing techniques, different species, local spots, and a snorkeling stretch along secluded beaches, with meals included. In the booking flow the price starts at $599 for 4 guests, and extra guests are $69 each, up to 6. A separate note on that outing lists a 7:00 a.m. start, a private 29-foot boat, a base framed around the first 5 guests, and a capacity of up to 7. Those headcount lines do not match the booking cap of 6, so the total shown after date and guest count is the figure attached to that reservation.

Gear, drinks, and meals

On the fishing-and-snorkel outing, the included set names a bilingual crew, full snorkeling gear, floating noodles, and a life vest. Drinks named there are water, tropical juices, beers, sangria, and sodas. Food named there is fruit, chips, guacamole, salsa, and cookies. Two snorkeling locations are listed, plus free video from a DJI Action Pro 4 water camera. That camera line belongs to this outing’s included set, not to a blanket promise for every departure.

The half-day adventure points to a menu rather than printing every plate in the summary. One guest account from a snorkel day with Captain Frank describes lunch as burritos, fresh fruit, and guacamole after a beach swim. Another afternoon account calls the food delicious. Those reports describe particular trips. A group with an ingredient limit can put that request into the reservation, because dietary notes are explicitly welcome.

Cash tips for the captain and crew are appreciated. The bring note treats a tip as a thank-you for work on the boat, separate from the tour price and the balance due on the day.

What to carry and how ages are counted

A small bag is the suggested carry: sunscreen, towels, a camera, phones, and sunglasses. The fishing outing’s bring list adds swimsuits for the whole family, hats, a change of clothes for children, and motion-sickness medication if someone already needs it. Those items stay with the group; the boat side of the packing list is the gear, drinks, and food already named for each outing.

For motion, the published suggestion is a light meal at least an hour before departure. Gravol, available in pharmacies, is the medication they name, taken one hour before the tour. That note is preparation for people who tend to feel unwell on the water. It is not written as a condition of boarding.

The booking form sorts the party into adults 18 and older, kids ages 6 to 17, and children under 6. Entering those ages keeps the included headcount and any extra-guest charge visible before the deposit. The three outings do not share one maximum: 10 on the 3-hour snorkel in the booking flow, 8 on the half-day adventure, and 6 on fishing and snorkeling in that same flow.

Deposit, balance, and a ride to the beach

A reservation moves through tour choice, date, guest details, and a deposit. Twenty percent holds the date. Payment runs through PayPal, and credit or debit cards are accepted without a PayPal account. The questions note adds a 13 percent tax on that PayPal deposit, so the hold charge is the deposit plus that tax, not the deposit alone.

The remaining balance is due on tour day. Cash can be given to the captain, or the balance can be sent by PayPal or Venmo before departure. A completed deposit triggers a confirmation email and a booking reference that repeats the tour, date, departure, guests, total, deposit paid, and balance still due.

Travelers who already have a car meet the boat at the departure spot. Groups that need a ride can have transportation arranged; the request goes in with the details of where the group is staying and what time they need to move. That offer is for getting to the departure, not a published shuttle timetable.

Meeting south of Marina Flamingo

The street address sits 100 meters south of Marina Flamingo, in Playa Flamingo, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. Confirmation text tells guests to be at the dock at least 15 minutes before departure. Marina Flamingo is the landmark for that last short distance along the shore.

Departure windows differ by outing. The half-day ocean adventure is offered morning or afternoon. Fishing and snorkeling is morning only, with 7:00 a.m. printed on that outing. The 3-hour snorkel lists three schedules and shows the actual departure only after a date is chosen. If a selected day has no departure, another date has to be picked before payment.

Questions can go to WhatsApp or SMS at +506 8316 2482 at any time, or through the reservation form’s phone field. Special requests have their own box on the details step, which is the practical place for a food note, a celebration, or a transport need.

Days guests have described

Guest notes are accounts of single departures, not a species guarantee. One family started with fishing. The children caught fish, then snorkeled, and wrote that they swam near a reef shark. Back aboard, Captain Frank and Carlos prepared the catch. That account names the boat Beluga and recommends Captain Frank.

Another group, also with Captain Frank, described a first stop in a private cove with clear water, a large stingray on the bottom, and many kinds of sea life. The next stop was a beach where they jumped off the boat and swam, before a lunch of burritos, fresh fruit, and guacamole.

An afternoon group wrote that the crew was knowledgeable and kind, that the food was good, and that they saw marine life, jumped from the roof of the boat, and stayed for sunset. They framed the day as low-key. Roof jumps, a particular animal, or a sunset return show up in these accounts; they are not listed as standard inclusions beside gear and meals.

The company’s own framing stays with small-group time, bilingual guiding, and attention to animal life along this stretch of coast, set apart from large party catamarans. A 3-hour snorkel, a 5-hour block with paddleboard or kayak time, or a morning that opens with fishing are the three published shapes, each with its own start pattern, included food, and guest cap.

Location

Phone: +506 8316 2482