NOW (temporary) BOAT SERVICE AVAILABLE BETWEEN COSTA RICA AND PANAMA

We have a temporary solution to the road blocks between Bocas and Costa Rica. We found a qualified captain that will take travellers between Bocas and Manzanillo. Caribe Shuttle will provide transport between between Manzanillo and Puerto Viejo.

IMPORTANT: When travellers arrive to CR by sea or depart from CR by sea, they must get a maritime entry or exit stamp in their passports from the immigration office in Limon. We will offer a van that will take clients to the immigration office in Limon before the departing boat trip and after the arriving boat trip.

Schedule – Bocas to CR:
Meet at Caribe Shuttle office at 8:30 am to go with our representative to the immigration office in Bocas. Directions to Bocas office at http://caribeshuttle.com/contact-us/. The boat will depart from our office after immigration. The boat ride takes approximately 2 hours, more or less depending on ocean and weather conditions. The van to Puerto Viejo and to the immigration office in Limon will depart after the boat arrives.

Schedule – CR to Bocas:
Than van to Limon immigration office will depart from Manzanillo around 7:00 am, Puerto Viejo around 7:30 am, and Cahuita around 8:00 am. After immigration the same van will turn around and pass through Cahuita around 10:30am (be ready and waiting by 10:00am) and Puerto Viejo around 11:00am (be ready and waiting by 10:30am) on the way to the boat in Manzanillo, but that depends on how long it takes at immigration in Limon. The boat will depart from Manzanillo after the Van arrives from Limon. The boat ride takes approximately 2 hours, more or less depending on ocean and weather conditions. After the boat arrives at our office in Bocas, our representative will go with you to the immigration office in Bocas.

Price for Boat:
$60 per person

Price for Transportation to Immigration in Limon:
$10 per person (with minimum 5 passengers)
We can arrange transport for less than 5 at these rates:
4 passengers – $10 each
3 passengers – $17 each
2 passengers – $25 each
1 passenger – $50 each

IMPORTANT NOTES:
- ALL Passengers must have the proper maritime exit stamp before boarding.
- YOU MAY GET SOAKING WET! If the wind is blowing, you might get soaked with sea water. If it is raining you will get soaked. If there are choppy waves you might get soaked. We suggest bringing a heavy poncho and plastic for your laps. The boat has a roof for shade, but no side or front windshield to protect you from the water.
- YOUR LUGGAGE MIGHT GET WET! We will provide plastic trash bags for your luggage. Please treat them gently so we can reuse them many times and not waste plastic.
- YOU MIGHT GET SEA SICK! This trip goes out into the open ocean, which can have large swells. We recommend that you take Dramamine as directed BEFORE the boat trip starts. If you are prone to motion sickness, please sit in the back of the boat, sit at the railing, and bring a barf bag. We all thank you and hope you feel better soon
- Trip may cancel if we get less then 7 passengers (that could be 3 in one direction and 4 in another, or 0 and 7, whatever). That is unlikely to happen in the next few days.

To reserve please fill out or normal shuttle form here:

https://creator.zoho.com/johnwheatley/bocas-shuttle/form-perma/Reservations/UyXhwsKtOeauxPGPOaEVYf71ZHYJ9ntWqJbK4hfExupaPaUUjxBVHfn4sBevPOKxTqPJhgJd9JfwKMAObDU428eTOrYYf4utMtaa/

TAHNKS!