Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelHotel Olas Bocas Town
Back to Bocas del Toro
We are getting good at traveling via water taxis. They are fast and cheap. What a beautiful way to travel as you can see the bottom of the clear waters, most of the time, or watch the waves break at a distance, watch dolphins play, and feel the sea breeze against your face. Today, we are back to Bocas. We are staying in Hotel Las Olas, which is a …
Boat trips to secluded beaches
We're staying at Hotel Olas right on the water...pretty amazing place. We went out on a boat trip today, saw dolphins, went snorkeling, ate at a restaurant in Macca Bite on Isla Bastiementos and chilled out at Red Frog Beach, also on Bastiementos. Gret trip, except for two grumpies that started demanding things and left early. But we met some great …
Leatherbacks at last!
We left Boquete a few days ago. We left early in the morning, when it was still dark, and had to jump over the wall of the hostal as the gate was locked! We took the 6am bus to David and then changed onto another bus going to Almirante. This journey took four and a half hours and took us through some spectacular scenery, up over the Talamanca …
Chilling in Bocas del Toro
We have spent the last week chilling in Bocas del Toro. We originally intended on staying for 4 nights but decided to extend our visit and move to Isla Caranero, a much smaller island just across the water from Isla Colon. We are staying at a lovely spot called Careening Cay Resort. As it is the low season for tourists at the moment, we are the …
Panama City to Bocas Del Toro
We had flights in the mid afternoon to Bocas Del Toro, so we decided to a tour of the old city area. This was the most touristy area we found, although touristy was still fairly minimal. There were a few street vendors selling locally made necklaces, hats, old panama license plates. I almost got a license plate, but then wasn't sure what I would do …


