Dive Review of Bocas Water Sports/Punta Caracol Agua Lodge in
Panama/Bocas del Toro

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Bocas Water Sports/Punta Caracol Agua Lodge, Jul, 2005, by Harold and Jan Bedoukian, QC, Canada . Report 1898.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Bocas del Toro is on Isla Colon. Diving around the island is shallow with generally poor visibility. There are approximately 40 rivers that empty around the island. Visibility on a good day may be 35 to 40 feet and after a rainstorm, the water is very murky. Knowing this we still booked a trip. Our accommodations were at Punta Caracol Aqua Lodge, which is totally eco-friendly. Individual cabins are set over the water on a secluded part of the island. It is peaceful and the food was superb. However, if you are into nightlife this is not the place for you. Bocas Water Sports was very accommodating and did everything to please us. We spent a restful week with relaxing easy diving; however after five days we had visited all of the dive sites. The most interesting of the dives was when a large remora joined us. He spent at least 30 minutes trying to attach himself to one of us. Unfortunately there are no large fish and limited numbers of small ones. Lobsters have been fished out.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	the world
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	85-87°F / 29-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	15-35 Ft/ 5-11 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Bocas Water Sports/Punta Caracol Agua Lodge in Panama/Bocas del Toro

Bocas Water Sports/Punta Caracol Agua Lodge, Jul, 2005,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Bocas Water Sports/Punta Caracol Agua Lodge in
Panama/Bocas del Toro