Bocas Dive CenterDive center

Bocas Dive Center runs its diving out of Bocas del Toro, Panama, as a PADI 5 Star IDC Center. Three boats do the work, named Jumbo, Grande and Chica. They are covered for shade, crewed by local captains, and carry first aid kits and emergency oxygen.

The courses run from Bubblemaker for kids up through Rescue Diver, with over a dozen specialties on top. Freediving and conservation programs sit alongside the scuba teaching. Instruction is in English and Spanish.