Escape to a Pristine Tropical Paradise on Panama’s Remote Caribbean Coast

We had an incredible stay at Casa Cayuco. This is a magical place in a remote paradise, and we loved every moment. The beach is beautiful, the water is warm, the food is fantastic. We loved paddle-boarding, swimming, kayaking and lounging in the nets on the pier. The kids roamed around freely, fished off the pier, swam, built sand castles and completely forgot about their phones and iPads. We booked a few of the activities, and it was the perfect mix between adventures and relaxation. The food was fantastic, and we enjoyed eating with other guests at the communal tables. The Casa Cayuco team genuinely care about their guests, and they go above and beyond, especially for the kids, while at the same to running the resort in a sustainable and responsible way. The place is "off the grid", yet, lacks no luxuries. This was one of our best vacations ever.

With my family -my wife and children of 11, 9 and 7 years old- we spent a great vacation at Casa Cayuco. It was a dream. The place is unique and the attention of each of its employees is so warm, natural and spontaneous that you would think you have known each other for a lifetime. The gastronomic experience is very interesting: natural and a lot of sea, naturally. But above all, the table you sit at is shared with the rest of the guests staying at the resort, which makes it possible to exchange experiences with people from all over the world. The hotel managers are always offering adventures and alternative activities to pass the time, without being invasive. Casa Cayuco was excellent for us. It is highly recommended if you want to be in contact with nature without forgetting wellbeing and comfort. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Writing from our Pelicano cabin porch watching the waves gently lap onto the shore in front of us and listening to the birds in the jungle behind us. We are on our last day of our 7 day stay at magical, relaxing, inviting Casa Cayuco. This is our fourth stay at this wonderful spot. Once again we were warmly welcomed by all the staff. From Jose who captained the boat from Bocas Town to Alondra who greeted us at the dock and cheerfully let us know each days activities at every communal meal time. We snorkeled, kayaked right in front of the lodge, swam and floated, did morning yoga on the dock with Bine, visited monkey island and the chocolate farm, watched sloths up close on the creek tour and visited the nearby community of Salt Creek. Casa Cayuco has a deep connection and partnership with the village - one of the things we love about this eco lodge. At the delicious meals and on the large dock there is plenty of time to interact and get to know other guests or choose alone time and have a meal in your cabin. This place is amazing. We will back.

“Can we make this a tradition every year to come here?” is what my daughter asked as we were pulling away in the boat with Jose. My kids are well traveled, including multiple trips to Europe, Caribbean, Costa Rica, all over US, etc and this is at the very top of their list. This is a magical place that is just special and different. We have been in 5 star hotels all over and the service here is just top notch. They know what they are doing to make you feel at ease and just comfortable as can be. They have had the same hard working employees for years. After you take the tour to the village (which we took bags of toys and treats to the kids) you understand the culture better and what goes in to their daily lives. It was so moving and an eye opener for my children to be immersed in their lifestyle just for the short time we had there. It’s just amazing how happy they are and how little they have. Besides the culture of the indigenous people, the sloth tour was fantastic. We got to see several sloths and even a mom and her baby interacting up so close( Better than any sloth or monkey in Costa Rica). Monkey Island was another fabulous adventure. The kids were amazed by the interactions they got to have with the monkeys. Francine,the owner, was so fun and made sure each visitor got some one on one time with the different kinds of monkeys. Her story of how this monkey refuge began is so amazing. We also did a close by island adventure that was fun for the kids to snorkel and see lobster and tons of colorful fish. We stayed three days and could have stayed more. Just relaxing at the resort and laying in the water hammocks/doc netting was just as perfect as the little adventures. My daughter got lucky and made a friend from France that was the same age as her and as soon as she left she begged to have some kids come from the village to play. Somehow someone made this happen and she had so much fun playing and trying to speak her very little Spanish to them. This truly is a magical hidden place. What makes it the very best are the people working there and how awesome they make your stay. The food was super and we loved watching the guys bring in the daily catch and prepare it. We had a special dinner one night on the doc with another great family we met. We spent a little extra and rented the new house so we could have air in our rooms at night. The house is amazing! Lots of room and every room has a nice balcony with comfortable seating. If you want a moving experience with relaxation and something out of the ordinary, do yourself a favor and take your family or significant other here. You will not be disappointed! The resort works with the village where their employees walk from everyday. I had the chance to walk part of the path they travel every day and night to get to work. I’m so thrilled they will be building them a new boardwalk/path to help their commute and make it safe. I can’t wait yo return to see the progress! Thank you Casa Cayuca and all your people for giving us a life changing experience.