Places to Explore In Bocas del Toro Archipelago

Discover the best places to explore in Bocas del Toro Archipelago with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Bocas del Toro

The town of Bocas del Toro, which the locals simply call Bocas, sits on a little headland connected to the island's primary landmass by a narrow...

  • 10 Restaurants
  • 9 Hotels
  • 16 Things To Do

Isla Carenero

Just east of Bocas is the long, forested Isla Carenero (Careening Cay), the southern end of which holds a mix of fishermen's shacks, the large...

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  • 2 Hotels
  • 0 Things To Do

Isla Colon

Once you’re outside of Bocas Town, Isla Colón is a wild and beautiful place, with just two dirt roads, two lovely beaches, and significant swaths...

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  • 2 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Macca Bite

Bastimentos’s southernmost point has an odd name, and its origin is as mysterious as Bocas del Toro's, though the theory is that wild macaws...

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  • 2 Hotels
  • 1 Things To Do

Old Bank (Bastimentos)

Spread along a bay on the island's western tip, between the ocean and forested hills, is a colorful, crowded, poor collection of simple wooden...

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  • 2 Hotels
  • 0 Things To Do

Parque Nacional Marino Isla Bastimentos

About one third of Isla Bastimentos and the Cayos Zapatillas, to the southeast, lie within Parque Nacional Marino Isla Bastimentos. The park...

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  • 1 Things To Do

Red Frog Beach and Bahia Honda

A couple of miles east of Old Bank, Isla Bastimentos gets narrow—a mere ½ km (¼ mile) wide—and the sea to the south is dotted with mangrove...

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  • 1 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

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