An Eco Day: Dolphin and Whale Watching in the Osa Peninsula

Crocodile Bay took some guests out for a day long ecotour dolphin and whale watching in the Osa Peninsula.  These eco-tourists had a real adventure.

Ecotourists headed out for some dolphin and whale watching
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Family of ecotourists headed out for some dolphin and whale watching.

Whale Watching: Spotting some killer whales
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Spotting some harmless Killer Whales

Whale Watching on a boat
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Boating on the Osa Peninsula: This is a mellow way to spend a day

Whale Watching: Spotting a humpback
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Spotting a sunburned humpback whale

Whale Watching: Whales Diving
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Spotting some whales

Whale Watching: Spotting a Dolphin Jumping
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Spotting a dolphin jumping!

Sportfishing Calendar

January

Tuna, marlin and dorado taper off. Number of sailfish begins to increase.

February

Prime time for sailfish. Occassional marlin, tuna or dorado.

March

Prime time for sailfish.

April

Sailfish numbers drop mid-April and some marlin begin to appear.

May

Slower for billfish. Typically we start seeing schools of spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

June

Slower for billfish. Spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

July

Marlin begin to appear. A chance for black marlin as well as blues and striped marlin. A chance for tuna.

August

Marlin and tuna.

September

Slower for billfish. A chance for tuna and dorado.

October

Dorado begin to appear in numbers with marlin close behind.

November

A mixed bag of dorado, marlin and some big tuna.

December

Marlin, dorado, tuna and sailfish are all possibilities.