Experiences
Whatever you have in mind, we can make it happen. If your idea of a day is doing nothing at all, that works too.
You can snorkel a reef at first light, eat fresh-made chocolate in a jungle by lunch, and swim through bioluminescence after sundown, all in the same day. Or you can never leave the dock. Choose as much or as little as you like.
Snorkeling off the dock, kayaks and paddleboards, the pool, and the cooking, sourdough, cheese, and mixology lessons are here to ensure you never are left wondering what to do. We can also bring a professional out from town - a masseuse, a yoga teacher, a surf coach, a dive instructor - whatever you want, we can make it happen.
On the water
Reef snorkeling
The archipelago sits inside Panama's first marine park: coral, fish, and water clear enough to see the bottom thirty feet down. Hospital Point, the famous snorkel wall, and world-famous Cayo Zapatillas, along with world-renowned surf breaks, are minutes from your dock.
Cayo Zapatillas
Two white-sand cays ringed by living reef, ranked among the best beaches on earth, are a 15-minute boat ride away. We pack a cooler and you stay as long as the light lasts.
Scuba
Anything from a Discover Scuba session in our pool and private bay for first-timers to a PADI Open Water cert with a partner dive shop in town.
Spearfishing and freediving
Go out with local pros who know which reef holds what fish.
Surfing
Bocas is one of Central America's best-kept secrets for surf destinations. And even though we put most of the other popular places to shame year-round, the main season runs from December through March, with a second window in June and July. Carenero, Paunch, Bluff, and Wizard Beach cover every level, all within fifteen minutes of our dock by boat. We arrange lessons for beginners and transport everyone else to the right break.
Inshore and deep-sea fishing
Offshore you're after mahi-mahi, tuna, and wahoo. Inshore it's snapper, snook, and tarpon. Charters run half-day, full-day, or pre-sunrise trips.
Bioluminescent swim
On the dark nights around the new moon, the water in the right bays glows when you move through it. You step off the boat and your hands light up.
Sailing and sunset cruises
Take a catamaran for a day around the islands or a sunset run with cocktails. We charter it for the day.
Dolphin Bay
The bay is at its best between June and July, when the water is calmest and the dolphins are easiest to find.
Beach hopping
Red Frog, Starfish Beach, Bluff: each one is a different version of the same blue water.
Kayak and paddleboard
Launch from the dock on calm days and paddle between the mangroves or out to the reef.
Snorkeling at the dock
You don't need a boat. Fins on, off the dock, and you're already over the reef.
On land
Cacao farms
Bocas is cacao country. Farms on Isla Bastimentos and around Almirante walk you through the bean-to-bar process and let the kids grind their own chocolate.
Horseback riding
Ride through the jungle on Bastimentos, with views down to the water.
Foraging walks
Walk with a local guide who knows which leaves are tea and which fruits are dinner.
Jungle hikes
The Bastimentos Marine Park has trails through the rainforest, past waterfalls, and to deserted Caribbean beaches.
Bat caves
Nivida Cave, on Bastimentos, comes with headlamps, a guide, and a lot of bats.
Bocas Town
Dinner is a short boat ride away, with restaurants on the water, music after, and a market on Saturdays.
Indigenous community visits
The Ngäbe-Buglé village of Salt Creek on Bastimentos welcomes visitors. A guide arranged through the village walks you through the community.
At the property
Massage
A masseuse comes to the dock for a session by the water.
Yoga
A teacher comes to the property at the time you want, on the lawn, on the dock, or wherever you would like to flow.
Cooking with our chef
If you ask, our chef will show you how to make the coconut rice the kids are going to ask for at home.
Mixology lessons
Our bartender will teach you how to build the cocktail you keep ordering, so you can make it yourself once you're home.
Sourdough lessons
Our chef keeps a starter that's years old and will show you how to keep one of your own alive long after you leave.
Cheese making
Our host makes fresh cheese from scratch and teaches a class on it, start to finish.
Soap making
Our host walks you through cold-process soap from scratch, scented with whatever is growing on the property that week.
Stargazing
There's almost no light pollution out here. On a clear night the Milky Way is close enough to touch.
Campfires
We light a fire by the water after dinner, and you bring whatever you like to it: guitars, marshmallows, stories.
Beyond the island
The schedule is yours. A few things, the catamaran, fishing charters, and dive trips, run with partner operators we book for you. Weather and season matter for a handful of these, bioluminescence, dolphins, certain surf breaks, so we build the days around the conditions.
Tell us when you're coming and who you're bringing. We'll take it from there.
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