Welcome to Rich Coast Diving
DIVE PRO COSTA RICA
Rich Coast Diving will help you begin your
dream career as a PADI Professional.
Our PADI Career Development Program has been the starting point for hundreds of dive professionals from around the world for over 20 years !
As a PADI professional, you do things others only dream of. Whether you work at a local dive center, liveaboard or at a resort, the adventure of a lifetime is yours for the taking.
Imagine a job where you actually look forward to heading off to work in the morning. As a PADI Pro, you are one of the most sought-after dive professionals on the planet.
And, with more than 4700 PADI dive centers and resorts worldwide, the world is your office, therefore your playground.

COMMITTED TO BE AWARE
PADI 5* CDC & AWARE Partner
We are the longest operating PADI 5* Career Development Center (CDC) in Costa Rica. And we are proud to be a 100% AWARE partner.
This means that all of our courses meet the highest PADI standards. And awarded with a green star, it means we care about the environment and have a no glove, no touch policy.
With every PADI course we teach we encourage our students to donate to project AWARE, a non-profit organization that works to protect the ocean and its inhabitants to Project AWARE ocean conservation projects all over the World !


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WHY RICH COAST DIVING?






INHOUSE COURSE DIRECTORS
Rich Coast Diving takes pride in the quality and the professionalism of our teaching methods. But also the fun during our courses. Since we have our own inhouse Platinum Course Director Martin van Gestel, it allows to offer flexible schedules.
PERSONAL SERVICE
Our goal is trying to fit your needs plus exceed your expectations. Providing maximum customer service by organizing IDC’s in small groups, As a result, every student gets his or her own personal time. Benefit from extra workshops and mentoring to boost your skills and real-world employability.
WORLD CLASS DIVING
And ofcourse we offer great diving ! The Pacific side is known for big pelagics like mantas and sharks and large schools of fish. Together with the amazing wildlife parcs that Costa Rica has to offer, it makes Rich Coast Diving a perfect place to go Pro!
MARINE SCIENCE PROGRAM
Our Marine Science program is unique to Costa Rica. We teach various Specialties that will help your career. We are very committed to ocean conservation and, as such, we teach all our candidates about being EcoPros, get them involved in beach cleans, dives against debris etc.
