DAN insurance means that if something goes wrong underwater, you have the financial backing and the 24/7 expert medical support to handle it. One annual membership costs less than a single tank of gas.
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DAN operates a 24-hour emergency hotline staffed by dive medicine experts, funds diving research, and offers the most widely recognized dive accident insurance in the world.
DAN is medical team understands decompression sickness, nitrogen narcosis, barotrauma, and arterial gas embolism. When you call DAN in an emergency, you get someone who knows exactly what is happening to you underwater.
DAN offers annual memberships with dive accident insurance.
DAN dive accident insurance is secondary coverage — meaning it pays after your primary health insurance applies. If you do not have a primary health insurer (or your primary insurer excludes dive accidents), DAN covers eligible expenses directly.
DAN does not cover recreational activities unrelated to diving (with exceptions in the Guardian plan), pre-existing conditions, or accidents that occur outside the scope of a covered dive.
For all excursions to Caño Island, having dive insurance is mandatory. If you don’t have your own insurance, when booking your dive trip to Isla del Caño, we offer you the option to include dive accident insurance for your safety and peace of mind.
Through our trusted partners DAN World, we provide short-term and affordable dive insurance plans.
These policies are specifically designed for divers and cover medical expenses, emergency evacuation, and hyperbaric chamber treatments resulting from diving-related incidents, costs that are often not included in standard travel or health insurance.
Enjoy your dives at Isla del Caño with confidence, knowing that you’re fully protected by industry-leading dive insurance.
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We strongly recommend it, and we ask all guests to carry valid dive accident insurance. DAN is the most widely accepted option. If you have equivalent coverage from another provider, we can review it before your trip. Our priority is that you are protected, not which provider you choose.
Usually not to the extent you need. Most travel insurance policies either exclude scuba diving entirely, or limit coverage to recreational depths with significant deductible thresholds. Critically, they rarely cover recompression chamber treatment or specialized dive medical evacuation. DAN insurance is designed to fill exactly those gaps.
Decompression sickness can occur even in shallow, introductory dives, though the risk is significantly lower. We recommend DAN insurance or equivalent coverage for all guests who enter the water with scuba equipment, regardless of experience level.
You will still receive emergency medical care. The difference is who pays. A full emergency response, including evacuation from Drake Bay, transfer to San José, and multiple recompression sessions, can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Without insurance, that bill is yours.
DAN USA emergency line: +1 (919) 684-9111 (24/7, collect calls accepted).
DAN Europe alarm center: +39 02 5731 8520 (24/7).
Save both numbers in your phone before you travel. In an emergency, your dive operator or hotel can also initiate the call on your behalf.
DAN USA's standard dive accident insurance is specifically for scuba diving. The Guardian plan extends coverage to other water sports. DAN Europe has specific freediving coverage options. Check your policy details before your trip if you plan to freedive or snorkel at depth.
Yes, but it is not recommended. Coverage typically activates after a short waiting period, and last-minute purchases may leave gaps. Buy your insurance at least 48 hours before your first dive. Ideally, sort it out when you book your trip.
DAN insurance works as secondary coverage: it picks up what your primary insurer does not pay. Even with comprehensive health insurance, most policies exclude or severely limit coverage for dive-specific conditions like DCS, barotrauma, and hyperbaric treatment. DAN covers the difference. They work together, not in competition.
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