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Where is La Vida Resort?
Our Beachfront Accommodation is on Punta Vieja Beach, Isla Bastimentos. We are 40 minutes by boat from Isla Colon, and less than 10 minutes from the Zapatillas Islands. The perfect position to see Bocas Del Toro! We can organize your collection here.
Collection & Departure
We can collect you or deliver you to the following locations using our boat:
Isla Colon Town/Old Bank: $85 each way
Loma Partida: $60 each way
Almirante: $130
How to arrive in Bocas del Toro, Panama?
Coming from Panama City, David or Costa Rica? We will help you plan your journey!
Option 1: Take a taxi to Albrook Airport in Panama City. Fly with AirPanama from Albrook Airport to Bocas del Toro airport on Isla Colon. We can collect you from there by boat for $85. The flight is one hour and the journey to La Vida Resort is 40 minutes. This is the fastest and easiest way into the archipelago!
Option 2: Coming from David or Panama City? This is the quickest and cheapest option. Take a bus to Chiriqui Grande, take a 10 minute taxi ride to the main dock, take the PanaBocas Speedboat service ($10 per person) to Loma Partida, where we can collect you on our boat for $60.
The bus from Panama City takes approximately 8 hours to reach Chiriqui Grande and the speedboat journey is 20minutes, followed by a 30minutes journey on our boat to the Resort.
Option 3: Take the bus from Panama City, David or the Costa Rica’n border at Sixoala to Almirante. Take the Panaboat Speedboat service to Isla Colon for ($8 per person). We can collect you from Isla Colon for $85.
The bus from Panama City to Almirante takes 10 hours, and the speedboat service takes 30minutes. The journey to La Vida Resort from Isla Colon takes 40 minutes and is a beautiful journey, often seeing dolphins on the way!