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Location: Bocas del Toro (Panama (east))
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Top Dive Sites (make sure you dive these!)
1 Polo Beach Caverns With 3 votes(s).
2 Tiger Rock With 2 votes(s).
3 MARKER 19 With 2 votes(s).
4 PLAYGROUND With 1 votes(s).
5 Cayo Zapatillas With 1 votes(s).
6 Wreck With 1 votes(s).
7 Coral Garden With 1 votes(s).

Marine Sightings:

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Reef Fish Sightings: Pelagic Fish Sightings: Quality of Coral:

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Reviews:

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Visited Comments
February 2001 great atmosphere on the island diving is great for beginners
Date posted: 23-Jan-2007 21:55 by: moustique
January 2007 One of the many great dive sites in bocas.
Date posted: 09-Jan-2007 04:13 by: Cabrenneman
January 2007 Wonderful diving in Bocas Del Toro. It was the end of the rainy season so the visibility was dependent on rainfall and cloud cover and terrestrial runoff. The wreck, coral garden, and hospital point are my favorite dive spots for this area. I found the staff at Starfleet scuba to be very helpful and accomodating. For out of water activities I would recommend a boat trip to Dolphin Bay and trips to Red Frog Beach and The Butterfly Garden. Dolphin Bay is a boat tour only, as the number of jellyfish make it dangerous place to swim - the dolphins there are inquisitive and easy to find. Red Frog Beach, for the infamous poison dart frogs, on Isla Bastimentos and the Butterfly Garden, on Isla Colon are great fun! Bocas town, the main city in the area on Isla Colon, is where you'll find the two dive shops. The town itself is a bit of a shanty but it has a lot of character and wonderful people. Refuse and littering is a problem there though. Feel free to contact me if you'd like more detailed info on my expereices here.
Date posted: 09-Jan-2007 02:35 by: Cabrenneman
April 2006 Really good time in Bocas del Toro, nice diving - the offshore dives were great. Starfleet really looked after us - so long as you can handle crazy English guys and their Brit sense of humour!
Date posted: 09-Jul-2006 15:51 by: Susan Grimes
May 2006 Starfleet were just awesome - great instructors and friendly staff - totally recommend them
Date posted: 09-Jul-2006 15:45 by: Jem
March 2003 The diving was better out of the bay in the ocean.
Date posted: 27-Feb-2006 16:36 by: steve


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