Exploring Bocas del Toro

Details:

  • Duration: 7 hours
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Minimum 2 people

Includes:

  • Pick up/drop off at hotel
  • Private boat
  • Bilingual guide
  • Entrance fee to Red Frog Beach
  • Soft drinks and snacks

What to Expect

Cruise by speedboat through the main islands of this unique archipelago. Visit Dolphin Bay at San Cristobal Island, snorkel around beautiful coral reefs at Crawl Cay and search for the endemic poison dart frog at Red Frog Beach on Bastimentos Island. It’s a day full of fun, sun and wildlife in the warm, turquoise waters of the Panamanian Caribbean coast.

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Tour Description

Start your day at the Isla Colon marina, in the capital city of the Province of Bocas del Toro. From here you will be taken to our first stop, the beautiful bay of Bocatorito on San Cristobal Island, a mangrove nursery for bottlenose dolphins and their calves.

From here you will navigate to Crawl Cay to jump in the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea and snorkel around a great diversity of coral reef surrounded by multicolored fish.

Then, you will enjoy a delicious Caribbean style lunch before getting back in the boat to navigate through the mangrove-rimmed islands of Bastimentos National Park, toward the entrance of the trail that takes you on a 20 minute walk to Red Frog Beach. As you go, our guide will try to locate the elusive Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga Pumilio), endemic to this island.

You will be back in Isla Colon at around 4:00 pm.

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Tour Highlights

  • Great snorkeling and swimming areas
  • Wildlife observation * Bastimentos National Marine Park
  • Amazing views of the archipelago

What to bring:

  • Sun protection
  • Camera
  • Backpack
  • Rain gear
  • Change of clothes and bathing suit