Bocas del Toro

Bocas del Toro province is one of Panama’s premium tourist destinations. Located in the northwestern part of the country it was blessed with a wonderful archipelago in the Caribbean, full of pristine water beaches, lush rainforests, coral reef, turquoise seas, exotic marine life, and so much more gifts of nature, which have made many people from different parts of the world fall in love with this paradise and decide to move here starting a whole new life.

Bocas del Toro Location

Bocas Town seeing from the sea

You can get to Bocas del Toro by airplane, bus or car. Departing from Panama city by airplane it takes about 45 minutes, by bus or car it could take 7 to 8 hours. Many locals speak English, so communication should not be a problem.

Airplane getting ready to take off from Bocas

Bocas Town is located in Isla Colon (Colon Island), this is the more developed town of the province; there you can find many accommodation options for all budgets, from hostels to full equipped hotel suites above the sea.  A wide range of restaurants give visitors the opportunity to try Bocas del Toro’s typical sea food and for those who prefer to eat something else the menu options is extensive including American and Italian food.

Hotel above the sea

Nice restaurant in Bocas Town

One of the best accommodation options in Bocas, Hotel Palma Royale

Aqua Lounge, very cool bar above the sea.

The most popular activities in Bocas del Toro are the boat tours to the nearby islands for snorkeling, diving, swimming, dolphin observation or just relaxing. If you love surfing there are very good surf spots for even the most experienced surfers.

Boat Tours

Dolphin Bay tour takes you to observe dolphins jumping out of the water around your boat; it’s a very unique experience. Zapatilla Keys beach is where some survivors TV shows has been filmed, its beauty is stunning , white sand, crystal clear and calm waters. Another fully recommended tour is Isla Pajaro (Bird Island) where an unbelievable amount of birds inhabited the rocks that make up this island. For diving or snorkeling you can visit Coral Key, with a great variety of brightly colored corals and tropical fish. For surfing the hot spots are Carenero, Wizard, Bluff and Paunch, there are plenty more.

Zapatilla Keys

Dolphin Bay

Isla Pajaro

Coral Key

These are just a few quick recommendations, Bocas del Toro has much more attractions.

Bocas del Toro nightlife is fun, with several bars and clubs to choose from, weather you want to dance tropical music or maybe go to a bar and listen to a live alternative rock band while having a margarita drink in front of the ocean. Barco Hundido (sunken ship) is the most popular club in Bocas Town, decent sized dance floor and a little dock on the water where you can dip your feet in to cool off from all that hot dancing. The bar is on top of a shipwreck, there is a dock built around it, and at night time they illuminate it with lights and it seems like a pretty place to snorkel.

Sunset at Aqua Lounge

If you visit Bocas del Toro and you love it so much, guess what? You can live here, it’s very easy since Panama inmigration requirements for US citizens, many Europeans and Latin American countries are very simple. If you’re interested email us at: liveinpanama@live.com we are a very experienced law firm, experts in inmigration processes.

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