Private boat tour · Bocas Town
Bocas del Toro Private Boat: Swan Cay, Boca del Drago and Playa Estrella
- Duration
- 6 hours
- Typical times (flexible)
- 09:00–15:00
- Departs from
- Bocas Town
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
Private Boat Tour from Bocas Town to the North of Isla Colón: Birdwatching from the boat around Swan Cay (Isla Pájaros), home to the red-billed tropicbird and brown booby, lunch at Boca del Drago, and snorkeling among starfish in the shallow waters of Playa Estrella. Swan Cay is a bird sanctuary, no landing allowed. Starfish must not be taken out of the water. The northern coast faces the open sea, so the route may change on wavy days.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Bocas Town, Colón Island, Swan Cay (Pájaros Island), Dragon Bay, Starfish Beach, Bocas Town, Colón Island
- 09:00
- 09:40
- 10:40
- 12:35
- 15:00
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Private boat and captain
- Snorkel gear
- Flexible route
Not included
- Lunch at Boca del Drago
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Private groups — whole-boat charter
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Bocas Town
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- Panama Boat Tour
- Prices
- Private charter US$451+Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- Swan Cay is a bird sanctuary: no landing, keep distance from nesting birds.
- Do not lift sea stars out of the water at Playa Estrella.
- The north coast is exposed to open-sea swell.
Guest reviews
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Reviews are left for the boats on this route after the trip and are moderated.