Guidebook for Bocas del Toro Province

Laura Kay
Guidebook for Bocas del Toro Province

Food Scene

Sushi. Vegan options. Waterfront.
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Raw Fusion
Calle 1a
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Sushi. Vegan options. Waterfront.
Traditional Panamanian food, on a beach, with great view. Vegan options.
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Bibi's
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Traditional Panamanian food, on a beach, with great view. Vegan options.
Ocean front. Vegan options as well as traditional Panamanian food. Nice, chill place. Great staff.
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Buena Vista Restaurant
Calle 3a
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Ocean front. Vegan options as well as traditional Panamanian food. Nice, chill place. Great staff.
Vegetarian restaurant on the water.
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Leaf Eaters Cafe
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Vegetarian restaurant on the water.
Fill your large water-bottle here for only 25-cents! Please do not buy single-use plastic. Reuse water bottles. It is cheaper to refill your bottle at Golden Grille, and helps us save our precious, delicate ecosystem of the archipelago.
Golden Grill
Fill your large water-bottle here for only 25-cents! Please do not buy single-use plastic. Reuse water bottles. It is cheaper to refill your bottle at Golden Grille, and helps us save our precious, delicate ecosystem of the archipelago.
Indian restaurant. Water front, Bocas Town.
Om Cafe and Bar
Indian restaurant. Water front, Bocas Town.
Right around the corner from the yoga studio. Tea house, coffee shop, chill vibe. Breakfast served. Gift shop.
sweet love shop & tea house
Avenida H Norte
Right around the corner from the yoga studio. Tea house, coffee shop, chill vibe. Breakfast served. Gift shop.
Best falafel in town! Located at the Chabad house, Bocas Town. Falafel, hummus, salad, and french fries. Yummy.
Falafel Bocas
Calle 1ra
Best falafel in town! Located at the Chabad house, Bocas Town. Falafel, hummus, salad, and french fries. Yummy.

Parks & Nature

Bluff Beach. Rent a bike or take the bus from the Bocas Town Park to get there. Very scenic beach. Large waves.
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Bluff Beach Road
Bluff Beach Road
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Bluff Beach. Rent a bike or take the bus from the Bocas Town Park to get there. Very scenic beach. Large waves.
White sand, long beach. Rip-tides, so swim with caution. Take a water-taxi from Bocas Town to Red Frog Beach. Do NOT attempt to hike to this beach - it is dangerous to hike. Spend the $5 entrance fee to get to the beach. It is worth it.
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Red Frog Beach
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White sand, long beach. Rip-tides, so swim with caution. Take a water-taxi from Bocas Town to Red Frog Beach. Do NOT attempt to hike to this beach - it is dangerous to hike. Spend the $5 entrance fee to get to the beach. It is worth it.
National Marine Park. Take a day-tour to Islas Zapatilla on a day when weather is clear and waves are not choppy. The tour takes you first to Dolphin Bay, then to Cayo Coral for snorkeling and a restaurant over the water, then it goes to Islas Zapatilla, which is a marine reserve. No hotels, restaurants or bars are on this island. Pristine and pure. Pick up your trash and take it with you! Avoid single-use plastic to save our precious marine life.
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Zapatilla Island
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National Marine Park. Take a day-tour to Islas Zapatilla on a day when weather is clear and waves are not choppy. The tour takes you first to Dolphin Bay, then to Cayo Coral for snorkeling and a restaurant over the water, then it goes to Islas Zapatilla, which is a marine reserve. No hotels, restaurants or bars are on this island. Pristine and pure. Pick up your trash and take it with you! Avoid single-use plastic to save our precious marine life.
Take a bus from the Bocas Town Park to reach this beach. DO NOT TOUCH THE STARFISH - IT KILLS THEM. The water here is calm and placid, easy to swim in. Please pick up your trash. Avoid single-use plastic, including straws.
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Starfish Beach
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Take a bus from the Bocas Town Park to reach this beach. DO NOT TOUCH THE STARFISH - IT KILLS THEM. The water here is calm and placid, easy to swim in. Please pick up your trash. Avoid single-use plastic, including straws.
The Oreba Chocolate Tour, gives you an insider's view on how the local indigenous cultivate and process cacao. It's truly fascinating and you'll never eat chocolate again without appreciating how much work goes into it. This can be a rainy day activity, since you are in the jungle. Bring shoes that can handle mud.
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Green Acres Chocolate Farm
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The Oreba Chocolate Tour, gives you an insider's view on how the local indigenous cultivate and process cacao. It's truly fascinating and you'll never eat chocolate again without appreciating how much work goes into it. This can be a rainy day activity, since you are in the jungle. Bring shoes that can handle mud.
Scuba diving.
Diving Pirates
Avenida G Norte
Scuba diving.
Surf school and surf board rental.
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Mono Loco Surf School
Calle 2da
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Surf school and surf board rental.

Sightseeing

Restaurant/bar over the water. Snorkeling, and in-water hammocks. Scenic view. Easy to swim. Take a water-taxi from Bocas Town. Do not go on a Friday, when it is reserved for a private party called "Filthy Friday". Please do not come home drunk and disorderly.
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The Blue Coconut Restaurant
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Restaurant/bar over the water. Snorkeling, and in-water hammocks. Scenic view. Easy to swim. Take a water-taxi from Bocas Town. Do not go on a Friday, when it is reserved for a private party called "Filthy Friday". Please do not come home drunk and disorderly.

Getting Around

A bus leaves from this park to go to Bluff Beach, and a separate Bus goes to Starfish Beach.
Simon Bolivar Park
Avenida Central
A bus leaves from this park to go to Bluff Beach, and a separate Bus goes to Starfish Beach.
This is the best bike rental place in town. Don't go for the cheap bikes that will break down. You can ride your bike to Bluff Beach.
Ixa's Bicycles
Avenida H Norte
This is the best bike rental place in town. Don't go for the cheap bikes that will break down. You can ride your bike to Bluff Beach.

Everything Else

Class schedule is: MONDAY 9:15AM & 6:15PM TUESDAY 9:15AM & 6:15PM WEDNESDAY 6:15PM THURSDAY 9:15AM & 6:15PM SATURDAY 12:15PM
Bocas Yoga
Class schedule is: MONDAY 9:15AM & 6:15PM TUESDAY 9:15AM & 6:15PM WEDNESDAY 6:15PM THURSDAY 9:15AM & 6:15PM SATURDAY 12:15PM

Arts & Culture

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