This stunning 277 acres island is located 100 miles off the isthmus of Panama, in the Pacific ocean and forms part of the Pearl Island archipelago. A scattering of nearly 250 islands that are characterised by perfect white sand bays and beaches fringed with coconut trees and dense jungle.
“The uninhabited island you will be living on was featured in the first two seasons of Bear Grylls’ The island’”
Wildlife
From April through until September is humpback whale mating season and they are found here in impressive numbers. There is an extremely high chance that you will see the whales. If you are lucky they will be breaching right off the beach as you take your breakfast. At any time of year you might also witness turtles nesting on our beach, these include Olive Ridley, Green and occasionally leatherback Turtles. Nesting is more likely to occur during a full moon and we will walk the beach most nights to try to spot a nesting turtle from a distance. On a number of mornings we have walked the beach and seen tracks from the night before and on the last two trips been fortunate enough to see the baby turtles hatching and making their way to the sea. At full moon we also see the vibrant coloured Halloween moon crab in impressive numbers as they nest on the beach to spawn, sometimes over a thousand in number.
Though visibility here is not immensely clear. Year round when snorkelling you can spot stingrays, reef sharks, eagle rays and turtles. The night times are illuminated by phosphorescent plankton and fire fireflies. From sea eagles to hummingbirds, the bird life on the island is abundant.
what we love
Primary tropical rainforest right down to the beach.
Huge expansive beaches
phosphorescent plankton lighting up the ocean.
Incredible electric storms (April - November)
Great international connections and cost effective to get to.
Add on some time to see Central America
Excellent fishing
Diverse birdlife
Accommodation
Before and after you will stay in the best hotel on the nearby island with its own beautiful private beach (below). From here our speedboat will collect and drop you back after your expedition.
The hotel beach your survival adventure starts and finishes
Climate
There are two distinct seasons, Dry (from December to May) and Wet (May to November), with a short shoulder season in between.
The wet season, is still predominantly blue skies but is punctuated by astonishing and sometimes ferocious electric storms. The temperature is more agreeable and there is ample drinking and water to wash with. Rainfall tends to be on average 1 hour a day and torrential. This is a really nice time to cool down and get the salt off your skin. Mosquitos are not much of an issue all year round, there are however sandflies at this time of year which can get quite irritating at sunrise and sunset. Dry season offers wall-to-wall blue sky, less insects and better visibility for snorkelling, however it’s warmer with less shade and water is more of a premium. In summary both have their merits but wet season can be a more extreme and challenging experience.
Our uninhabited desert Island from above
Getting here
You will need to fly to Panama City, Panama (Tocumen PTY). From there you will need to transfer out to the island we take out speedboat from. A return flight is $110 USD or you can take a ferry. Once you have send us an enquiry we will send you a full travel information pack with all the information and tips.
