Our Bocas del Toro Guidebook
Food Scene
Bibi's
Wide variety on the menu. Great views over the water. Island vibes.
Great location, tasty food, island vibes, and you can snorkel and chill in hammocks right off the dock.
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The Blue Coconut Restaurant
Great location, tasty food, island vibes, and you can snorkel and chill in hammocks right off the dock.
El Ultimo Refugio
Creative dishes, great menu, friendly staff.
Bocart Restaurant
Calle 3aDelicious, creative dishes made with care.
La Coralina Beach Club
Delicious food with great surfing right out front.
Enjoy a luxurious meal with an expansive ocean view as well as yoga classes which are often free of charge.
The Coralina
Enjoy a luxurious meal with an expansive ocean view as well as yoga classes which are often free of charge.
Octo
A fantastic chef!
Dosha organic cafe
Delicious breakfasts served right next door to our house!
Arboloco
Arboloco
Ambiance and food are terrific and it's just a fifteen minute beach walk from Casa Comunal!
Drinks & Nightlife
Great dancing and partying right over the water. Bring your swimwear and jump right off the platforms and swings when you get too hot!
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Aqua Lounge bar And Hostel
Great dancing and partying right over the water. Bring your swimwear and jump right off the platforms and swings when you get too hot!
Best hostel in town with people from all over the world having fun. Young crowd, billiards, dancing, theme parties, etc.
Selina Bocas del Toro
Best hostel in town with people from all over the world having fun. Young crowd, billiards, dancing, theme parties, etc.
Iguana
Calle 3aGreat dancing with a lounge/bar scene over the water.
Great cocktails in a perfect setting. Bring a mask for snorkeling.
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Floating Bar
Great cocktails in a perfect setting. Bring a mask for snorkeling.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful tiny island about 1.5 hours away by boat. White sand. Secluded.
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Zapatilla Island
Beautiful tiny island about 1.5 hours away by boat. White sand. Secluded.
One of the best secluded beaches in Bocas. Either a boat ride from town or a long 1 hour hike from Red Frog Beach. (We can arrange a taxi boat pick up directly from the house with advanced request if weather permits).
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Wizard Beach
One of the best secluded beaches in Bocas. Either a boat ride from town or a long 1 hour hike from Red Frog Beach. (We can arrange a taxi boat pick up directly from the house with advanced request if weather permits).
Best sandy beach nearby- 15 mins away via taxi or ATV. Beautiful, clear, blue water and white sand. Most fun to rent an ATV to go up there. Restaurant up there is charming. *Dangerously large waves breaking close to shore during surf season.
Bluff Beach and Forest
Bluff Beach RoadBest sandy beach nearby- 15 mins away via taxi or ATV. Beautiful, clear, blue water and white sand. Most fun to rent an ATV to go up there. Restaurant up there is charming. *Dangerously large waves breaking close to shore during surf season.
Idyllic white sandy beach, beautiful setting, calm waves, clear, warm water, little places for drinks and snacks.
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Red Frog Beach
Idyllic white sandy beach, beautiful setting, calm waves, clear, warm water, little places for drinks and snacks.
Hospital Point
Best snorkeling in Bocas!
Essentials
Best grocery in Bocas with all the great, high-end, and often organic food products and veggies. Just like a small, health food grocer back in the US and Europe. Not the cheapest, but highest quality.
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Super Gourmet Minimarket
Calle 3aBest grocery in Bocas with all the great, high-end, and often organic food products and veggies. Just like a small, health food grocer back in the US and Europe. Not the cheapest, but highest quality.
Getting Around
ATV Rentals and a great bar/restaurant just three doors down from the house. They can also help you if you are having any trouble getting a taxi to town.
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Skully's
Calle PrincipalATV Rentals and a great bar/restaurant just three doors down from the house. They can also help you if you are having any trouble getting a taxi to town.
Activities
An adrenaline-filled way to explore the jungles of Bastimentos island.
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Bastimentos Sky Zipline Canopy Tour
An adrenaline-filled way to explore the jungles of Bastimentos island.
This off-the-beaten-path, organic chocolate farm/cafe is the perfect reward after an intermediate hike to the peak of Bastimentos island.
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Up In The Hill
This off-the-beaten-path, organic chocolate farm/cafe is the perfect reward after an intermediate hike to the peak of Bastimentos island.
The Coralina
Highly recommended for a luxurious YOGA class, often free of charge!
Free yoga classes at 9am. Check their social account or call to confirm before heading over.
The Coralina
Free yoga classes at 9am. Check their social account or call to confirm before heading over.