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La Loma Jungle Lodge hosts small-group wellness retreats in Bocas del Toro, Panama, on a private 55-acre reserve on Isla Bastimentos. Daily yoga in an open-air pavilion, farm-to-table meals from our on-site permaculture and cacao farm, and time to hike, kayak, and rest inside the rainforest. Among wellness retreats in Panama, La Loma offers two paths, you can join

The wildlife in Bocas del Toro, on Panama’s Caribbean coast, runs from strawberry poison dart frogs and sloths in the rainforest to dolphins and reef fish in the water. It is easiest to see on Isla Bastimentos, a largely undeveloped island where much of the land is protected and La Loma’s guides have worked the forest for years. At

Isla Bastimentos is the largest island in the Bocas del Toro archipelago and the least developed, a 52-square-kilometer landmass where most of the interior is protected national marine park, no roads cross the jungle, and the dominant sound at night is the rainforest. It sits ten minutes by boat from Bocas Town and feels like a different world entirely.

Bioluminescence in Bocas del Toro is visible year-round, produced by microscopic single-celled organisms called dinoflagellates that flash blue when disturbed by movement in the water. The best conditions are new moon nights with calm water and no wind. Bahia Honda, on the protected bay side of Isla Bastimentos, is one of the strongest locations in Panama’s Bocas del Toro

This guide covers how to get from Panama City to Bocas del Toro and on to La Loma Jungle Lodge on Isla Bastimentos. You’ll learn the fastest and most affordable routes, what to expect at each stage of the journey, how La Loma’s private boat pickup works, and everything you need to know before you arrive. You’re at Albrook

Explore La Loma Jungle Lodge’s cacao farm in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Discover how chocolate is made from bean to bar, meet the Ngäbe-Buglé community behind the farm, and experience one of the region’s most unique eco-lodge tours.