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Overview
Highlights
- Discover Bocas Del Toro is one of the hundreds of islands scattered amongst Panama’s Caribbean Coast
- Enjoy one hell of a wild party night at one of the many Oceanside dance clubs to start your adventure
- Explore Puerto Viejo is a surfing community known for the biggest and strongest wave - the Salsa Brava
- Visit Jaguar Animal Rescue Centre
- Enjoy optional activities like Waterfall Hike, Snorkelling, Parasailing, Deep Sea Fishing, Rafting, and Sloth Sanctuary
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- Welcome Information Booklet
- Fun, easy-going trip leaders to ensure you are always having an amazing time!
- Accommodations: We have picked out the best
- hostels in each location (private rooms are available at an extra cost)
- Transportation to and from each destination
- Underwater Coral Surfing
- Catamaran Tour
- Jaguar Animal Rescue Centre
- Bike Tour
Itinerary
Bocas Del Toro is one of the hundreds of islands scattered amongst Panama’s Caribbean Coast. Tranquil, relaxing, and beautiful, this island has everything you need to experience the true Caribbean lifestyle!
7:30AM departure from San Jose to Bocas Del Toro (we recommend coming a day early to avoid any flight layovers causing you to miss the transportation!)
Once arrived, we will spend the afternoon exploring the tranquil beaches. Enjoy one hell of a wild party nigh...
Spend the day Underwater Coral Surfing. A sport like no other that's easy to do and incredibly fun!
Get your crazy on with the different parties taking place and get a taste of the Caribbean lifestyle.
Included Experiences: Underwater Reef Surfing, Sightseeing
Today is a free day for you to enjoy one of the many optional activities Bocas has to offer.
Optional Activities: Surfing ($20), Scuba Diving ($70), ATV Jungle Tour ($80-$100)
Today we're heading out to the ocean for a full day Catamaran cruising through the Caribbean! Enjoy the crystal clear water, spot dolphins, snorkeling, and one hell of a fun party day dancing and drinking aboard the boat.
Included Experiences: Catamaran Cruise.
Puerto Viejo is a surfing community known for the biggest and strongest wave - the Salsa Brava. It is your ultimate beach paradise so get ready to kick back and relax to the max!
Boat and Bus tip to Puerto Viejo (3hrs). Explore the town and beaches on a bicycle trip, visit the Jaguar Animal Rescue Centre along the way and fall in love with the animals.
Be ready to party for the last few days, and soak up the Caribbean sun
Included Experiences: Bicycle Trip, Jaguar Animal Rescue Centre
Enjoy a free day to chill out on the beach, a cocktail in one hand and a book in the other, or take on the endless options for activities!
Optional Activities: Waterfall Hike ($12), Snorkelling ($15), Parasailing ($25), Deep Sea Fishing ($150), Rafting ($75), Sloth Sanctuary ($50).
Guests depart throughout the day, home or onto their next adventure.
Return transfer to airport and depart, or continue on with LBW to a connecting tour
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Life before work' is our philosophy and the way we live.
We believe that travel is not a reward for working, but the most valuable and impactful form of education for life. We aren’t just a travel company; we were built to introduce you to the rest of the world. LBW Travel is about more than taking vacation time. We connect you with people and offer experiences that will change the way you look at your world. Travel reminds us what is truly important: family, friendship, love, exploration and adventure. We know how much you can learn when you step out of your comfort zone. We don’t just create the opportunity for travelers to discover a new way of life; we practice what we preach. We at LBW have turned our lifestyles into careers, and created a business that lets us share our passion for travel with the people who join us on our adventures. It goes without saying that we love what we do, and we want to continue sharing that lifestyle with you. Currently, LBW shows travelers seeking adventures a new way of life on fun and flexible tours in 18 different countries. We are continually growing and evolving to offer you action packed experiences with great value in the most incredible places across the globe. After all, sharing this beautiful world with you isn’t just our passion—it’s our job. Join us on a tour and discover what ‘Life Before Work’ is all about.
LBW Cares:
Ethical Travel
We are leading a movement towards ethical treatments of elephants. Riding elephants continues to be an unethical practice due to the use of heavy metal saddles, ropes, sharp hooks and torture tactics to discipline the incredibly intelligent animals. Upon extensive research and consideration, we made an executive decision to remove visits to elephant trekking camps, replacing them with trips to ethical elephant sanctuaries where we can positively impact the lives of these animals. We are the first company in North America to completely remove visits to elephant trekking camps and we hope that other follow in our footsteps.
The wild Asian elephant is a fully protected Endangered Species. Thailand's tourism industry employs over 2,000 elephants and some experts put the total number of wild elephants in Thailand below 1,000. Over the years, Thailand and surrounding countries has seen a rapid decline in the Asian elephant population and tourism continues to fuel this decline.
We understand the importance of having a positive impact on this world and continue to do everything we can do to improve the unique experiences we offer our travellers and the wellbeing of the communities we travel to.
The Blue Project
We love the ocean and the diverse habitat it offers us to explore. It's time to do our best to keep it a healthy home for millions of species. We've decided to put a focus on minimizing our environmental impact, and we've started with our Thailand tours. There are now 46,000 pieces of plastic per square km in the world's oceans, killing one million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals each year. The average traveller on our tour goes through three bottles of water per day. Without proper recycling programs many of these bottles contribute to that pollution. We'll be placing refillable water coolers at each place we visit on our Thailand tours and we'll provide each traveller with a reusable LBW Travel water bottle at the beginning of the trip. This effort alone will keep over 80,000 bottles per year out of the ocean and landfills. You'll save money and we'll all do our part to save the environment!
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Logistics
What's excluded
- You will need to bring spending money for the
- following. We recommend a MINIMUM of $40 USD per day, but bring more if you want to do more—the sky is the limit!
- Optional Activities
- Travel Visas
- Travel insurance (purchase PRIOR to the trip)
- Food
- Alcohol
- Shopping
- Transportation to personal excursions and/or any activities not included in the tour
- Airport transfers (able to add during sign-up)
Cancelling tour will cost as below mentioned
- If a tour is cancelled more than 8 weeks prior to departure, all payments (except for your deposit) are refundable.
- If a tour is cancelled from 4-8 weeks prior to the tour 25% of the tour cost is forfeited.
- If a tour is cancelled from 2-4 weeks prior to the tour 50% of the tour cost is forfeited.
- If a tour is cancelled less than 2 weeks prior to departure, 100% of the tour cost is forfeited.
Optional Activities
- Kayaking $10
- ATV Jungle Tours $80-$120 (depending on length of tour chosen)
- Scuba Diving $70
- Snorkeling $15
- Sailing $45
- Parasailing $25
- Deep Sea Fishing $150
- Bike Rentals $5
- Waterfall Hike $12
- Surfing $20
- Rafting $75
- Sloth Sanctuary $50
Included Experiences
- Jaguar Animal Rescue Centre
- Puerto Viejo Bike Tour
- Under water Coral Surfing
- Caribbean Catamaran Cruise
Caribbean Dream
*Please note that we recommend arriving a day early from the start of the tour and staying in San Jose for the night for our 7:30AM departure to Bocas Del Toro the following morning.
Please note that this itinerary is subject to change
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