How's the adventure travel and activities in and around Bocas Del Toro, Panama?
Ian Usher - House Sitting Magazine
The two main adventure travel activities that people generally come to Bocas del Toro for are diving and surfing.
Here is an alternative adventure activity the whole family can enjoy. Yay!! Ziplining.
A short water taxi ride will take you from Bocas del Toro across to Red Frog Beach Resort on Isla Bastimentos. Red Frog has much to offer - a marina, high quality accommodations, a backpacker hostel and restaurant, surf-side beaches, and...
The two main adventure travel activities that people generally come to Bocas del Toro for are diving and surfing.
Here is an alternative adventure activity the whole family can enjoy. Yay!! Ziplining.
A short water taxi ride will take you from Bocas del Toro across to Red Frog Beach Resort on Isla Bastimentos. Red Frog has much to offer - a marina, high quality accommodations, a backpacker hostel and restaurant, surf-side beaches, and a zipline.
Book ahead, as the zipline tours can fill up quickly in high season. At the zipline check-in you are geared up with very good quality safety gear, and a short ride in the back of a truck takes you to the start of the treetop tour.
Instruction is thorough and professional, and you are looked after every step of the way, which makes this particular zipline tour suitable for younger kids too. We had an 8 year old girl with us who absolutely loved it.
Whizzing at speed along one of the taught cables high up in the jungle canopy is a thrilling experience that will long be remembered.
As well as some long cables there are rope bridges and other challenges to tackle. All is very safe, but what a thrill to be so far above the forest floor on a little thin rope. Check prices online, and look for discount options. We stayed overnight in the backpacker hostel and made great savings on the price of the ziplining. Or gather a group of ten or more for significant savings too.
And practice your "Tarzan Yell" before you go!!
Posted June 15, 2013
JB Seligman - BUENA VISTA REALTY located in BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA
There is lots of kayaking in and around Bocas del Toro. It is done on the bays. I live about five or six houses down from a resort. They always have lots of kayaks there. In the day, it’s very smooth and calm. A lot of people take their kayaks out with their snorkeling gear and they go to the reefs. They are able to do two things at one time; they’re able to kayak and snorkel the reef.There are all sorts of boating as well. What I like about boating in Bocas del...
There is lots of kayaking in and around Bocas del Toro. It is done on the bays. I live about five or six houses down from a resort. They always have lots of kayaks there. In the day, it’s very smooth and calm. A lot of people take their kayaks out with their snorkeling gear and they go to the reefs. They are able to do two things at one time; they’re able to kayak and snorkel the reef.There are all sorts of boating as well. What I like about boating in Bocas del Toro is you can see pangas. Pangas are customized boats that are great for navigating these types of waters. They’ve got a shallow draft. They’re longer and sleek so they have those outboard motors. You may see someone in a panga and then look over and see that there’s somebody in a cayuco (which is a dugout canoe), and the people in the cayuco are paddling back to their island, which could be long ways away, or they have a little sail made out of rice sacks, canvas, or tarp and they use a paddle as a rudder. It’s very interesting. We used to have Hobie Cat sailing in Bocas del Toro but I haven’t seen them lately.
One thing that we do not have and most of the residents are thankful for, is jet skiing. Jet skiing is pretty much frowned upon in Bocas del Toro because they are too loud and they turn up too much of the water and most tourists don’t know how to drive jet skis.
( Covered pangas, pictured. )
Posted April 14, 2015