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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
*Zapatillas Dive Club/ Al Natural*		Bocas Del Toro	The Bocas del Toro archipelago is still a (relatively) hidden gem. Described as "the Caribbean 30 years ago", it's a collection o... Full report		9/2013	Elise O Lovell 500+ Dives
*Golden Frog Scuba*		Portobello	"Diving in Portobello Panama" Ray Sanchez owner of Golden Frog Scuba made the arrangements for a hotel and meals in Portobello. The hotel (El Bongo) was comfort... Full report		11/2017	Jim Tompkins 1000+ Dives
*Inula*		Panama + Colombia	Panama – Coiba + Colombia – Malpelo trip on catamaran Inula Central America on the Pacific side still was a white spot on my de... Full report		8/2013	Michael Joest 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Coiba*			"Coiba--great diving" I went to Coiba on a liveaboard 15 years ago, so I was leery that the diving had degenerated- - It had not! Scuba Coiba i... Full report		5/2015	Terry H Anderson 500+ Dives	1
*panama divers and dutch pirate*		bocas del toro and portableo	We went to Panama for fun, I am a multi sport type and Panama is a good place for a lot of activities. We also attended spanish ... Full report		1/2006	bill mashek 250+ Dives
*Scuba Coiba*		Coiba / Santa Catalina	I found the diving to be below average. I've heard all kionds of grat thikng but didn't find that to be the case. The dives got gr... Full report		11/2007	Chad Engler 1000+ Dives
*Coiba Dive Center/ Lost Coast Explorer*		Coiba	To begin with, the Boat operation and the Dive operation were run by totally separate companies. Therefore, they will be discusse... Full report		3/2008	Dana Fisher 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Coiba*		Isla Coiba	I have traveled in Panama before, and have traveled around the world for almost 30 years, both for diving and adventure, so I have... Full report		12/2008	David Richardson 250+ Dives
*Starfleet Scuba/ rental home*		Bocas del Toro (Caribbean)	We traveled via Panama City and spent two days there touring the locks, etc. That was worth the time on this three week trip. Re... Full report		9/2011	David Ritchie 250+ Dives
*Panama Divers/ Coral Lodge*		Colon	Coral Lodge is a new resort in an unspoiled, remote area of Panama. Since the only access to the resort is by boat, we combined t... Full report		3/2006	David Savage <100 Dives
*Scuba Coiba/ Sol Y Mar*		Coiba	If you go to Coiba expecting Cocos and Galapagos on a budget, you are bound to be disappointed. Although the ocean topography i... Full report		12/2006	David Shem-Tov 250+ Dives
*Bocas Water Sports/ Punta Caracol Agua Lodge*		Bocas del Toro	Bocas del Toro is on Isla Colon. Diving around the island is shallow with generally poor visibility. There are approximately 40 ri... Full report		7/2005	Harold and Jan Bedoukian 250+ Dives
*various/ traveled the country*		Caribbean and Pacific Coast	I have been to Panama several times before so this trip was an attempt to sample most of the areas in the country with my family, ... Full report		1/2006	Harvey Monroe 500+ Dives
*ScubaCaribe*		Playa Blanca	"Surprisingly good place for a couple of dives" I booked a 2- tank dive one day, just to stay in practice for warm- water scuba. Based on what few reports I could find on the Web, ... Full report		12/2016	Harvey S. Cohen 250+ Dives	1
*Panama Divers*		Portobelo	The operation was friendly and well managed. I was picked up at my hotel and dropped back there at the end of the dive. The drive ... Full report		6/2006	Jack Adams 500+ Dives
*Scuba Coiba/ Sol y Mar*		Santa Catalina	Diving was mediocre. The long (hour to hour and a half) boatrides to the dive sites were very uncomfortable because the captain dr... Full report		1/2007	Janice R Melara 100+ Dives
*Scuba Coiba*		Coiba Island	"Solid diving, smooth operation" (I posted the same review on Tripadvisor. ) Our family took the standard three- day, nine- dive trip to Coiba Island, through Scub... Full report		1/2015	Jennifer Widom 500+ Dives	2
*Bocas Dive Center/ NA*		Bocas del Toro	"Fun dives in Bocas del Toro, Panama on New Yearr's Eve" Nice but ordinary Caribbean fare with the exception of amazing numbers of brittle stars that shone like gold sometimes on the spon... Full report		12/2022	John Yavorsky 1000+ Dives
*ScubaPanama*		Portobello	I called ScubaPanama while staying in Panama City, Panama. I asked for an english- speaking associate and was immediately transfer... Full report		1/2009	Julie T Tayloe 250+ Dives
*Scuba Coiba*		Coiba National Park	"Accommodating service and a great dive experience in Coiba" Our second trip to Coiba National Park with Scuba Coiba – we did 2 dives in June 2018, and 4 dives in January 2020. We dived aroun... Full report		1/2020	Keith Willmott 100+ Dives	5
*Coral Dreams*		Pearl Islands/Islas Perlas	"Pleasant diving among stunning islands" This was our second trip to the Pearl Islands/ Islas Perlas diving with Guillermo of Coral Dreams, after which we again dived at Is... Full report		12/2019	Keith Willmott 100+ Dives	1
*Marina Las Perlas/ Barcelo Playa Blanca*		Gulf of Panama	The all- inclusive Barcelo Playa Blanca resort is in an area that was once a restricted military base of first, the Americans and t... Full report		12/2004	Ken Robertson 100+ Dives
*Scuba Coiba*		Santa Catalina	This is for divers only, non diving spouse had to sit at the cabin because beach was not designed to accomodate tourists, it's a f... Full report		6/2006	Larry Polster 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Coiba*		Isla Coiba	- While the drive from Panama City to Santiago is quite easy (via the Panamerican Highway), getting from Santiago to Santa Catalin... Full report		11/2007	Laszlo Ilyes 250+ Dives
*Scuba Coiba*		Santa Catalina & Coiba	Although there were many email exchanges with Scuba Coiba owner, Herbie Sink responses were lacking in accuracy. Despite pointed ... Full report		11/2007	Loretta Engler 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Coiba*			Before arriving in Santa- Catalina I had high expectation on that dive destination. I ended up with no deception. You never know wath... Full report		3/2011	Richard Gauthier 500+ Dives	2
*Caribbean Jimmy's Dive Resort*		Nombre de Dios	This was my third trip to Panama to dive with Jimmy . He owns a remote place that is for people who are adventure driven and who wa... Full report		9/2008	Sally Byrd <100 Dives
*Boca Dive Center/ Hotel Palma Royale*		Bocas del Toro	"Decent Caribbean Diving" Bocas del Toro is a run- down town on the Caribbean side of Panama. It looks like some backwater out of a Graham Greene novel. Th... Full report		1/2016	Sean Bruner 500+ Dives	2
*Coiba Dive Center*		Isla Coiba	"Good (not great) Eastern Pacific Diving" We drove six hours from Panama City to Santa Catalina where we spent the night in a nice, small hotel up on the hill, the Sol y Ma... Full report		1/2016	Sean Bruner 500+ Dives
*La Buga Diving/ Playa Tortuga Hotel*			After many years of not diving in the Caribbean, I wanted to try it again. I didn't want to repeat the same good places, like Bona... Full report		9/2010	Stanley Zuk 1000+ Dives	1
*Scuba Coiba/ Sol y Mar*		Santa Catalina/Coiba	Very little good to say on this trip. I have travelled all over the world and have been to many third world countries to dive. T... Full report		11/2007	Steve Pittman 1000+ Dives
*Scuba Coiba*		Pacific	Sea life and variety was amazing!!! Dive sites were far and boat quite uncomfortable- not even cushions on seats. Could be ch... Full report		4/2006	Susan DeCanio 1000+ Dives
*Liquid Jungle Lab/ Liquid Jungle Research Lab*		Isla Canales de Tierra	"Coiba Island" Our group of 14 flew into Panama City and stayed at the Hilton (great hotel) for one night going and coming. In the morning we bo... Full report		9/2016	Tracy E. Johnson 500+ Dives	1
*MV Coral Star*			This was my sixth trip on a Panamanian live- aboard. I love watching the big animals. Lots of white tip sharks resting in caves ... Full report		4/2006	Tracy Johnson 250+ Dives
*MV Coral Star*		Isla de Coiba	This was my 5th Panama live- aboard on two separate boats (Coiba Explorer & Coral Star) and I have received free trips before to sh... Full report		4/2004	Tracy Johnson 250+ Dives	1
*Bocas Dive Center/ Red Frog Resort*		Playa del Toros	"Wish the weather was better" Excellent service. Very few divers in June. 1- 3 divers on the boat with two dive masters. Due recent rains vis was poor to fair... Full report		6/2017	William Wallis 100+ Dives	1

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Panama Diving Reviews: Dive Resorts & Liveaboards

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