Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
2
Las Perlas Sailing
C2
Sleeping
3
Casa del Sol
A3
4
Contadora Island Inn
A3
Gerald's Place
(see 8)
5
Perla Real
A3
6
Point
C1
7
Villa Romántica
B3
Eating
8
Gerald's Place
C2
9
La Fonda de Clarita
C2
Snorkeling & Diving
The snorkeling and diving around Contadora is fantastic. In five nearby coral fields you
can see schools of angelfish, damselfish, moray eels, parrot fish, puffer fish, butterfly
fish, white-tip reef sharks and much more. Even off Playa Larga, the most popular of Isla
Contadora's beaches, you can often spot sea turtles and manta rays.
The coral fields are found offshore from the eastern end of Playa de las Suecas, Punta
Verde, near the southern end of Playa Larga, both ends of Playa Galeón and the western
end of Playa Ejecutiva. There is also a lot of marine life among the rocks in front and
east of Playa Roca.
Coral Dreams
DIVING
( 6536-1776;
www.coral-dreams.com
)
This small PADI-certified outfit with experienced
instructors is located in front of the Contadora Airport. Snorkeling tours go to Isla Mogo
(Survivor Island) for three hours (US$40); 50-minute dives cost US$75. They also do
whale-watching (July to October) trips with a
hydrofono
to hear them and rent snorkel
equipment.
Sailing & Boating
