A group of snorkelers and divers were able to get up close and personal with a humpback whale off the coast of Coco, Costa Rica.

Footage captured in January 2018 shows the marine mammal gliding past the divers as well as breaching just in front of them.

The filmer said: "We had the privilege to snorkel with a baby humpback whale today. He kept coming so close to us. He swam right up to one of our divers, Rob, he could have kissed him.

"We never saw the mother or the escorts but I can assure you that they were there close by and keeping an eye on that youngster.

"In all the twenty years that I have been diving in the Costa Rica Gulf of Papagayo, I have never had this sort of experience before.

"I saw into the eye of a whale and he looked deep into my soul and I was blessed!"

Whale of a Tail to Tell Part I
We had the privilege to snorkel with a baby humpback whale today...He kept coming sooooo close to us. He swam right up to one of our divers, Rob, he could have kissed him. We could hear them during the dives and as we were heading back to Playas Del Coco they were just inside the Coco bay. We never saw the mother or the escorts but I can assure you that they were there... close by and keeping an eye on that youngster. In all the twenty years that I have been diving in the Costa Rica Gulf of Papagayo I have never had this sort of experience before...BLESSED! I saw into the eye of a whale and he looked deep into my soul and I was blessed! www.sirenasdivingcostarica.com

Whale of a Tail to Tell Part II
This whale played and interacted with us for at least 30 minutes. The vis was not very good due to the plankton..so if you can see the whale..it was almost touching distance. WOWED! www.sirenasdivingcostaricadiving.com