Archipiélago de Bocas del Toro

Pros: Small, uncrowded, tropical islands, laid back, beautiful, and CHEAP
Cons: Cons? What cons?!? I'm saving those for when I review Disney World.

Spending a little down time in Bocas del Toro is the kind of simple pleasure that makes enduring the rest of the year just a little bit easier. Bocas is the kind of place that not only invites, but demands, relaxation. It really just IS NOT ...

Pros: pretty beaches, good food, water sports, no traffic, taxis are plentiful and cheap
Cons: don't drink the tap water

Bocas Del Toro is a beautiful group of small islands, about an hour’s flight from Panama City. The top attractions are its beaches, water sports, breezy restaurants, laid-back atmosphere, and in the case of Isla Bastimentos, it’s small-town ...

Pros: Laid-back attitude; Beautiful and uncrowded beaches; great ecology
Cons: Few motels

How would you like to be on a set of islands where everything seems pristine and jungle- like? How about being on some uninhabited islands? Welcome to Bocas Del Toro Archipelago where the natives are still happy to see you. It is also a place that is not...

Pros: Secluded beaches, friendly people, great food, cheap drinks. Great wildlife, slow pace.
Cons: Hard to get to. Little to do if the weather is poor.

We were in Costa Rica last January (2004)- did the touristy things, and loved it. Our Guide there (who was a Dive Master in the past) mentioned Bocas Del Toro- so we read and dreamed for a year, and finally did it. This was our first trip to Panama. I ...

Pros: Fabulous place to visit. We ended up moving here.
Cons: We´ve seen too many uninformed travelers with bad bites. Thought this would help.

Here come some more travelers, clumsily climbing onto the dock as they exit the water taxi. They’re burdened with backpacks and frontpacks and each carries a guidebook to Panama in one hand and the inevitable bottle of water in the other. They head ...

Pros: Wonderful beaches, cheap hotels and food, nice town
Cons: the caribbean style of doing things...very slowly

I went to Bocas last december, I was gladly impressed by the people and town. The food is very good, we ate fresh lobster, fish, octopuss, crabs, every day. The local restaurants are very nice, everything there is relaxing, no stress...
We stayed...

Pros: Natural beauty, Gorgeous beaches, more locals than tourists
Cons: Can get hot, VERY wet in the rainy season.

I have traveled a lot, and have been to many an interesting place. But, there are few places that have left me with memories quite like those that I have from Bocas Del Toro. A short flight from Panama City, Bocas is a world away. Once I arrived at ...

Pros: Cheap, not crowded, use of US dollar for currency, most locals speak English
Cons: pretty remote, hot and humid

One of the best kept secrets of Panama is the province of Bocas Del Toro (Mouths of the Bull). In this jungle filled province, agriculture and shipping is the mainstay but tourism brings in a lot of dollars. The region is perfectly suited to growing...

Pros: Price, refrigerator, safe, and a great TV when you want to lie around. Bocas
Cons: Close but not on the water

Loved Bocas. It is a great place to vacation, not yet crowded and full of chain hotels. Bocas town is located on a tropical island uncrowded by large groups of tourists. There are many tour operators with dolphin viewing and snorkeling trips. We especially liked the where hotel we stayed. Casa Amarilla is a small family operated hotel close to everything. We greatly appreciated the refrigerator and the small safe in the room. Their web site is casamarillabocas.com Bocas seems very safe, but it is nice to have a secure place to leave papers and credit cards. It was a great deal at $40. We saw rooms at twice the price that were not as nice. Those hotels were on the water, but the windows only overlooked the next hotel and not the water.

Pros: Beds,food,horses,dolphins,staff
Cons: boat ride,roosters

Want to stay in Paradise?Dont want the noise and clamour of Bocas town,then you must try this hidden gem.Reached only by boat this place is great.Their office is on main st in Bocas water side.They are the only place to stay on Dolphin Bay,and truly worth the money.Great food at the resturant,comfortable beds,ahh,peace and quiet.The horses are the bomb Recomended

Pros: Drink prices, service, darts, televisions
Cons: none

My husband and I found the only sports bar in Bocas del Toro, Panama!
It's called Toro Loco and it's an American-owned bar that has darts, Wifi, five televisions
 around the bar for all day sports coverage, free popcorn and
 really good bar food including burgers, quesadillas, chicken wings & fingers,
 and chili.  They have happy hour Monday-Friday 3-6pm
 and Saturday & Sunday 4-6pm.  Weekly poker games for those who are
 feeling lucky and live music that was awesome.  Great drinks,
 food, bartenders and atmosphere!  Definitely stop by when you're in Bocas
and you won't be dissapointed!  We found we spent most nights at this bar.  It's just behind the town park on Central Avenue.