Bocas del Toro consists of more then 10 islands of different size. They are almost flat and covered by lush, jungle vegetation. Several boat agencies on the waterfront in Bocas Town offer day tours to the islans. They all starts at 10 am and have similar program. Ticket cost me 30 USD including 10 $ nat. park fee and 2 soft drinks. Up to 12 people per boat.
At the begining we went to Dolphin’s Bay. You must be lucky here. On that day only one dolphin was performing fo 9 boats with the tourists. Then we were sailing to the southern end of Iska Bastimiento to order the lunch – will be taken 3 hours later…. Then for 2 hours to the little Cayo Zapatilla with great beaches around. This was the highlight… I took here the walk around the cayo enjoying the nature – 2 hours is just enough to make a loop and to swim.
Then our boatman took us for 45 min to the snorkeling area – 5 m deep – to see fish and coral. After lunch we were sailing onward through the maze of mangroves to see the monkeys on the little island and plenty of starfish on the shallow waters – from the boat only… I was a bit exhausted when we returned at 5 pm, but it was another great day!
