Dive sites in Panama

Located off the eastern point near Isla Colón's runway in Bocas del Toro, Airport Point features a shallow coral garden that slopes downward into sand flats punctuated by scattered coral heads. Divers navigate through fields of lettuce coral, sea fans, and sponge-encrusted crevices that shelter cryptic marine life.

Barco Viejo is a shallow wreck site situated within the Bocas del Toro archipelago. The submerged remains of the vessel rest on a sandy seafloor flanked by patch reefs and seagrass beds. Over time, sponges, brain corals, and sea fans have colonized the hull and structural beams, turning the wreckage into an artificial reef sheltering small Caribbean fish and macro critters.

Bouy Line sits along the sheltered reef slopes of the Bocas del Toro archipelago. Divers follow a descending terrain covered in lettuce corals, large barrel sponges, and brain coral heads that transition into sand patches. The topography provides habitat for cryptic macro critters as well as resting nurse sharks tucked beneath overhangs.

Situated within the sheltered archipelago waters of Bocas del Toro off Isla Solarte, Casablanca features a gentle reef slope adorned with massive barrel sponges, sea fans, and brain corals. Calm conditions and minimal current make it a relaxed dive for practicing buoyancy or seeking out cryptic critters.

Located in the northern sector of the Coiba National Park marine reserve, the Contreras archipelago features dramatic volcanic topography shaped by open Pacific swells. Submerged pinnacles, boulder-strewn slopes, and deep drop-offs attract dense schools of pelagic predators along with feeding rays and reef sharks.

Grandma's Garden is a sheltered coral garden site located off Isla Solarte in the Bocas del Toro archipelago. The topography consists of a gently sloping reef formation adorned with massive brain corals, sea fans, and lettuce coral patches interspersed with sandy gullies. Calm surface conditions and mild currents make it an accessible location for training dives, relaxing second tanks, and slow-paced macro photography.

Situated at the southern fringe of Coiba National Park, the offshore islets of Jicaron and Jicarita face the open Eastern Tropical Pacific. Massive volcanic boulders and sheer submerged walls create dramatic contours swept by oceanic currents. Large pelagic species patrol the blue while dense aggregations of jacks, snappers, and reef sharks congregate around current-facing points.

Located within the Bocas del Toro archipelago, Pandora features an undulating Caribbean coral garden characterized by sprawling sheet corals, massive brain corals, and vibrant sponge formations. Divers navigate alternating patches of reef structure and white sand channels that shelter cryptic macro life alongside resting bottom-dwellers.