Choose a stay of one night or longer and add any optional excursions or late checkout. Both must be selected and paid for while booking, and can’t be added on the day of your trip. We coordinate your road transfers, boat connections, accommodation and return journey, so you can arrange your stay in one booking.

Round-trip shared transport is included. We pick you up at around 5:00 – 5:20 AM from any hotel, Airbnb, hostel or private residence within Panama City’s urban coverage area, and drive you to the port in a shared 4x4 SUV. A shared speedboat then takes you to the island in about 30 to 45 minutes, and you arrive at around 8:30 – 9:30 AM. At the end of your stay, we drop you back at your pickup location, unless you request a different drop-off point within the coverage area in advance.

We pick you up and drop you off at hotels, hostels and Airbnb in and around Panama City. When you book, search for your pickup location and the booking system will tell you whether it’s inside our pickup area. Pickups from the Westin Playa Bonita or Dreams Playa Bonita cost an extra — per person. You can change your pickup location up to 24 hours before your trip; changes on the morning of the trip aren’t possible. After your trip, we can also drop you off at Tocumen International Airport, Albrook Airport or Albrook Bus Terminal at no extra cost. Just let us know when you leave the islands so we can arrange it.

A one-night stay costs — per person. For stays of two nights or more, the rate is — per person, per night, applied to every night of your stay.

Each private cabin has 1 double bed and 1 single bed, and takes a minimum of two and a maximum of three adults. Your cabin is private to your party, while bathroom facilities, with basic showers that use treated water, are shared with other island guests. This is the only accommodation option for this stay. Bed sheets are provided, and your cabin is ready as soon as you arrive on the island.

Neither, exactly. The showers on the islands are very basic and rustic. The water is taken from the ocean and goes through an underground treatment process, then it’s pumped up to the showers, so it isn’t salt water, but it isn’t fully fresh water like you’d find in a hotel or city either.

Solo travellers cannot book a private cabin, as each cabin takes a minimum of two adults. Groups of four or more are arranged across as many cabins as we consider necessary.

Electricity for charging phones and devices is available, usually from a generator, during hours set by the island staff. Wi-Fi is generally available on the island while the generators are on, but once they’re turned off at night there’s no signal until the next day. Mobile signal varies a lot by island, location, time of day and weather, and phone reception in and around the islands is generally very weak.

No. This is an adults-only stay, and the minimum age is 18.

Yes. Meals during your island stay are included, following the itinerary, with one drink per meal: water, juice or soda. Fresh seafood or chicken is available. The menu depends on what is available each day. For vegetarian or other dietary needs, the island team is informed and can serve double portions of non-protein foods, such as rice, fruit and vegetables. Drinking water beyond the drink served with each meal, and alcohol, are not included.

Each included meal comes with 1 drink: water, juice or soda. If you’d like more, you can buy extra drinks on the island.

No. The restaurant stop at around 6:30 AM, before the mountain road, is optional. Breakfast there is not included and is paid separately.

Optional excursions to other islands cost — per person, per excursion. A 1-night stay allows up to 1 excursion, a 2-night stay up to 2, and a stay of 3 nights or longer up to 3, the maximum for one booking. Excursions must be selected and paid for while booking, and can’t be added on the day of your trip. Excursions typically include visiting nearby islands, stopping at a natural pool or snorkelling. Local staff on the island give exact names, destinations and departure times, which may vary with weather and local logistics.

Late checkout costs — per person and includes lunch. You leave your cabin for cleaning at 9:00 AM, store your luggage as directed and stay on the island until the 3:00 PM boat. It applies to your whole group, as everyone in your party departs together. It must be selected and paid for while booking, and can’t be added on the day of your trip.

With standard checkout, you leave the island at 7:45 – 8:00 AM and reach Panama City at around 12:00 – 1:00 PM. With late checkout, you reach Panama City at around 7:00 – 7:30 PM.

No. The Guna Border Fee is paid separately, in cash, at the passport check at the regional entrance on the day of your trip: $22 per person for foreign visitors or $7 per person for Panama residents.

Yes. You’re welcome to bring your own alcohol, drinks and snacks for your stay.

Yes. Island staff can prepare eggs with other foods such as rice, beans, potatoes, fries, salads and fruit, among other options. What’s available varies from island to island, so tell the staff your requests when you arrive. There are no vegetarian protein options such as tofu or soy products. Vegans can have a double portion of the sides, such as rice, beans and salad, in place of the chicken, meat or fish. We recommend that vegetarians and vegans bring their own snacks, food and drinks to have during and between meals.

Stay one night or longer. For stays of two nights or more, you have full days on the island between arrival and departure, with free time organised around meals and any excursions you select.

Starfish are usually around the natural pool, but they won’t always be there, so sightings aren’t guaranteed.