Dive· Isla Bastimentos· Other Caribbean
Cayo Coral Reef Dive (Crawl Cay)
9° 14.5′ N · 82° 8.4′ W · approximate
A beginner-friendly reef dive in the Crawl Cay group south of Bastimentos, with sponges, barracuda, reef fish and small caves and tunnels to swim through.
Practical
Position approximate — set on the reef between the GeoNames Cayo Crawl island point (9.24395, -82.13802) and the Canal Crawl Cay channel point (9.23941, -82.14211). Tourism Panama lists Cayo Coral as a beginner site to 60 ft (18 m), about 20 minutes by boat from Isla Bastimentos, with reef fish, giant jellyfish, sponges, barracuda, and underwater caves and tunnels. Dive with a Bocas operator who knows the moorings; do not anchor on coral. The over-water restaurants at Cayo Coral are the usual surface-interval lunch stop (see Crawl Cay (Cayo Coral) Over-Water Restaurants).
Best for
Easy reef dive with a lunch stop
Nearby
- Crawl Cay (Cayo Coral) Over-Water Restaurants0.1 NM away
- Coral Cay Anchorage (outside the marine park)0.2 NM away
- Coral Cay Snorkel Gardens0.2 NM away
- Isla Popa Anchorage (off Popa 2 / Sandubidi)1.3 NM away
- Bocas Weather Windows (dry Jan–Apr & Sep–Oct)1.4 NM away
- Fishing Rules & Closed Seasons (Bocas del Toro)1.4 NM away
- Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park (permits & rules)2.4 NM away
- Sea Turtle Nesting Season (Bocas)2.4 NM away