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Coco Bandero

How to visit Cayos Coco Bandero in a day

There are 2 routes that stop at Cayos Coco Bandero, all leaving Panama City on the same day. They cost the same, $135 per person, so price does not decide here: what decides is which other islands you want with it.

The 2 routes that reach Cayos Coco Bandero

Sorted cheapest first. All include the 4x4 from your hotel, the boat, lunch and the guide.

On top of any of these prices comes the comarca entrance fee: $22 per foreigner and $7 per resident, in cash and once only.

Which one suits you

Coco Bandero is not an island but a group of cays, and that changes the question: you are not choosing which one you reach, you are choosing how much you cover.

The Snorkel Tour stays inside the group and adds Ogopuki and Isla Iguana. It is the one that spends longest in the same water, which is where snorkelling makes sense. The Photo Tour, by contrast, uses Coco Bandero as one stop of three and crosses it with Chichime and Isla Estrella, at the opposite end of what gets covered that day.

Both cost $135. If you are coming for the reef, take the snorkel one; if you are coming for the photographs, the other covers more variety of landscape.

Questions before booking

How much is a day trip to Cayos Coco Bandero?

Between $135 and $135 per person depending on the route, with the 4x4 from your hotel, the boat, lunch and the guide included. The comarca fee is separate: $22 foreigners and $7 residents, in cash.

How long do you spend on Cayos Coco Bandero?

The day splits roughly four hours of water time between the islands on the itinerary, so no stop lasts the whole day. The fewer islands the route has, the longer at each: which is why the cheapest is not always the one that gives you least.

How do I book?

With a deposit, and the rest is paid on the day of the tour. Cancellation is free up to 72 hours before: you get 100 % of the deposit back or change the date at no cost.

Which of the two tours is better for snorkelling?

The Coco Bandero Snorkel Tour, because its three stops — Coco Bandero, Ogopuki and Isla Iguana — are in the same group of cays, so no time is lost sailing between areas.

Is Coco Bandero one island or several?

Several: it is a group of small cays, not a single island. That is why both routes speak of Cayos Coco Bandero in the plural and the specific stop can vary with the day.

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