Rich Coast Diving

31/12/2025

What a year… 🌊🤿

2025 honestly flew by. It was packed with amazing dives, big milestones, new certifications, new pros, plenty of laughs, some massive challenges, few tears and and a community that showed up every single day.

From unforgettable marine encounters to countless laughs on the boat and at the shop, this year reminded us why we do what we do.

Thank you to our incredible team, Divemaster Trainees, students, guests, and friends who made Rich Coast Diving what it is. You turned a dive center into a family and a year into something truly special.

Here’s to growth, passion, conservation, and even bigger adventures ahead.
Bring on what’s next 💙

24/12/2025

22/12/2025

🎉 Congratulations .vorster 🥳 🎉

Quinn arrived as a regular student and completed his Advanced Open Water with us.
Then he signed up for Stress & Rescue… and that’s when the journey really took off 💥
He decided to stay and go all the way to Divemaster level 💪🤿

📆 1.5 months
🌊 60+ dives
🔥 Countless skills, challenges, growth moments & ocean time

Today, Quinn is a proud, skilled, and confident SSI Divemaster, ready to take on the world 🌍
His dedication, work ethic, and passion truly paid off, and watching him grow into a strong dive professional has been a pleasure.

We’re incredibly proud of you, Quinn. This is just the beginning 🚀
Welcome to the pro side 🤍

21/12/2025

🌴 Become an SSI Scuba Instructor in Costa Rica! 🌊

Dreaming of turning your diving passion into a profession? Join our SSI Instructor Training Course (ITC) in Playas del Coco, Costa Rica from February 2–14 🇨🇷

Train with our two in-house SSI Instructor Trainers (Celine Monfort & Niels Prinssen), get real teaching experience, and prepare confidently for your Instructor Evaluation — all while living the Pura Vida lifestyle.

Our ITC includes:
✔ SSI Assistant Instructor & Instructor Training
✔ 6 FREE SSI Instructor specialties
✔ Shared accommodation included
✔ Digital materials, crew pack & Dive for Life membership
✔ No hidden fees!

📅 Feb 2–14, 2026
📍 Playas del Coco, Costa Rica

📩 Spots are limited! Email [email protected] or visit www.richcoastdiving.com/open-water-scuba-instructor-costa-rica

Secure your place and start your professional dive career today.

🌊🐠

18/12/2025

🎓 IE passed… now what?

Becoming an SSI Open Water Instructor is just the beginning.
The next step is to become a SSI and why not a .
And the Instructor Seminar is the best way to level up your career as a !

At Rich Coast Diving, we usually offer our Instructor Seminar right after the IE,
because that’s when skills are fresh, confidence is growing, and momentum matters.

🔥 Our Instructor Seminar includes:

✅ 5 Instructor Specialties for the price of 4

✅ Completed in just 2 days

✅ Deep, Navigation, React Right, Night and Limited Viz. & Shark Ecology

✅ Hands-on teaching

✅ 2 in-house Instructor Trainers that share their experience and knowledge, give feedbacks and help develop your skills

✅ Designed to help you teach better, stand out, and earn more

This is not about collecting cards.
It’s about becoming a better instructor.

📩 DM us for details
🌍 Train in Costa Rica
🚀 Take the next step in your instructor career


🌊🇨🇷

15/12/2025

🌍 Reason #7: Travel, Teach & Explore 🌍
Turn the world into your workplace.

One of the greatest gifts of becoming a Dive Professional is the freedom it brings. When you earn your Divemaster or Instructor certification, you’re not just opening a door, you’re opening hundreds of them, all around the world.

As a Dive Pro, you can work anywhere the ocean calls:

🌴 Tropical dive resorts where every day feels like a holiday

🚢 Liveaboards that take you to remote, pristine dive sites most people will never see

🌿 Marine conservation projects restoring reefs and protecting threatened species

🤿 Your hometown dive shop, helping new divers take their first breath underwater

Every new job is a new country, a new culture, a new adventure.
And the best part? You’re not just traveling, you’re teaching, guiding, and changing lives with every course you lead.

At Rich Coast Diving in Costa Rica, we prepare you for a global dive career. Your training goes far beyond skills and standards. We focus on leadership, communication, professionalism, and the practical experience you need to succeed anywhere in the world.

If you want a career that lets you explore new places, meet people from every background, and inspire others to discover the ocean…

This is your path. This is your moment.

This is your chance to become a Dive Pro who can truly take their career anywhere.

✈️🌊 Travel the world. Teach what you love. Explore without limits.

👉 Ready to start your journey?
Contact us today: [email protected]
🌐 www.richcoastdiving.com

07/12/2025

The visibility today 😍😍

Time to book your in Costa Rica 🇨🇷!!
Our local dive sites are full of surprises every single day. 🌊✨

Dive into the beauty of Playa del Coco! You don’t need to go far for world-class underwater adventures! 🤿💙

30/11/2025

Three new SSI Instructors are born! 🎉🤿✨
Join us in celebrating Meg 🇬🇧, Morgane 🇫🇷, and Sofie 🇩🇪 — our newest SSI Open Water Instructors! 💙

These amazing women worked incredibly hard during their ITC:
📚 Long days in the classroom
🏊‍♀️ Endless practice in the pool
🌊 Training dives in the Pacific
Their dedication, focus, and passion all paid off!

Coached and mentored by our Instructor Trainers Celine and Niels, they absolutely crushed the IE and showed everyone how it’s done. 🔥💪
We couldn’t be prouder of the dive pros they’ve become!

Drop them some love in the comments! 💙👇

27/11/2025

ITC: in-water training presentations confined and open water! 🤩 Our
candidates are getting ready for the IE!!

27/11/2025

🌊 Reason #6– Inspire Others 🌊

Every great diver remembers the person who inspired them to take their first breath underwater.
As a Dive Professional, you become that person.

At Rich Coast Diving in Costa Rica, we train future leaders who spark passion, build confidence, and open the ocean to people from all walks of life. 🌍💙

Whether you’re guiding a new diver on their first descent or teaching skills that will stay with them forever — your impact goes far beyond the surface.

✨ Inspire others. Change lives. Become a dive professional.
Start your journey with us in beautiful Playas del Coco.

21/11/2025

ITC day 3&4 👑

Our candidates are on 🔥🔥