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Re: If you had 3 days...

by kenko 24 April 2012

San Carlos... 90 minute bus ride from Panama City ( surf beaches) Farallon... 30 minutes beyond San Carlos (white sand beaches…
Re: Panama in July - Surf Towns-Food- Explore

by kenko 30 March 2012

Santa Catalina is the place. Great reef and shore breaks and has some nightlife as well. There's good fishing and Isla Coiba is 12…
Re: Beach options in Panama?

by kenko 20 February 2012

Ohhhhh Noooo- I misread your Isla. Santa Catalina has more to do and is for bodysurfing, surfing, snorkelling and diving (and fishing…
Re: Beach options in Panama?

by kenko 19 February 2012

You need to get out of Panama City for unpolluted beaches so it's a question of how far are you willing to travel and how long will…
Re: Surfing Panama next week

by kenko 17 February 2012

In Panama, the place to surf is really Santa Catalina. Surf, beaches, fishing and diving at Coiba N.P. It is 7 hours by bus-…
RE: Boca Chica

by kenko 11 February 2012

Hi Matt, On the Pacific, Coiba National Park is the big scuba draw w/ dive centers in Santa Catalina: www.scubacoi…
Re: Panama: Rental Car? Surfing?

by saamark 13 December 2011

Hi There JCS There was a group of 6 us that pretty much did the same thing you guys are doing...We ended up renting a van and driving…
Re: Quickest way from Panama City to Isla de Coiba

by erin_zita 22 March 2011

Getting a taxi would be quickest but I think that would be about $200. We got the 8.20am bus direct to Soná (5 hours) and then took…
RE: Quickest way from Panama City to Isla de Coiba

by wulfruny 22 March 2011

I think the quickest way would be to go by taxi - but it would cost a lot of money - don't know how much - maybe a couple hundred, but…
RE: Santa Catalina Bus Stop to Oasis Surf Camp

by wulfruny 15 December 2010

I was in Santa Catalina a year ago, and walked from "town" where the bus stops (which is the end of the road from Sona) to Playa Estero,…
Santa Catalina Bus Stop to Oasis Surf Camp

by drw0317 15 December 2010

Can anyone tell me what it's like going from the Santa Catalina bus stop to the Oasis Surf Camp? Am I looking at a short stroll or a long…
RE: Surf SHops in Bocas Del Toro

by longboardsrock 08 November 2010

Hey there are surf shops n panama city and play palmer, Santa catalina. You can rent nap and similar in sant cat And some fibre glass…
RE: Surfing Lessons Playa Venao / Pedasi

by terminal08 21 October 2010

There's a reason why it's not usual to book surf lessons there more than a few days in advance. Some days there is no real surf. I've…
Re: Getting from Santa Catalina to Bocas del Toro

by travellingcoclesano 17 October 2010

The options are by plane or bus. From Santa Catalina you take a bus to Soná, and then another bus to Santiago. From Santiago, you can…
Re: One week in Panama?

by AndrewGW 14 January 2010

Checking out the canal and a beach place for diving and swimming don't work together. You will need to spend a day or two in Panama City…
Re: Surfboard Rentals in Bocas del Toro and/or Santa Catalina

by dhoward008 05 November 2009

I was in Bocas summer of 2008. My friend and I had no trouble renting boards. The town is very inclined to the surf tourism industry.…
Re: Travel from Panama City to Santa Catalina

by kbrinner 08 September 2009

It is true a road to Santa Catalina is paved now, but there are a couple of different routes you can take (others not paved) so stop and…
RE: Travel from Panama City to Santa Catalina

by maliante 03 September 2009

" of the two Santa Catalina is considered the real jewel of surfing in Panama. To get there you need to go to the Santiago de Veraguas,…
Re: 16 days in Panama - Itinerary Help / Ideas Please.

by wakan_5 12 August 2009

2 weeks huh... So a few days in Panama City to see the sites is necessary (2-4 is about right), check out Casco Viejo, the canal, metropo…
Santa Catalina questions.

by biscuitman 13 July 2009

Hi -- I'm headed to Panama / Costa Rica for a couple weeks for a surfing trip in August. I've read some about Santa Catalina, and was…
Beginner surfer -- Dominical v. Santa Catalina v. Elsewhere

by biscuitman 04 July 2009

Hi all -- I'm planning on going to Central America to learn to surf for two weeks in August (never having surfed before). I'm not looking…
RE: atm info panama

by 2travel2know 29 June 2009

Nearest ATM to Portobello/Islagrande are in Sabanita at the REY Supermarket or banks nearby. Nearest ATM to Santa Catalina are in Soná.…
Traveling around Panama with a Surfboard

by craig355 22 April 2009

Hi there, I plan to visit Panama mid-May for a few months of surfing. I'll mainly be around the Pacific coast checking out the various…
Re: Surfing!

by AndrewGW 20 March 2009

I just got back from the Santa Catalina area in Panama - lucky to be on a boat for 6 days but there are lots of cheap accommodation options…
RE: Santa Catalina

by soltero 22 November 2008

No. You have to go to Santiago or Soná. Don't you have a guidebook? (Moon is best.) A good info site: http://santacatalinabeach.com/…