Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama

4.0 (46 reviews) Spent Ranking #6 in Bocas del Toro Province Speciality Museums

This is a definite see

You take a boat from the dock to the island. They give you a video overview and then hike through the rainforest. We saw an ant eater and lots of birds and animals. Diffictul to get any pictures as it is quite thick. Lunch was amaizingly good. Guide Natalie was warm and personable. A highlight of our trip

Address

Playa Bluff Road, Bocas Town, Panama.

Website

http://www.stri.si.edu/english/visit

Current local date and time now

Saturday, May 11, 2024, 20:55

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4.0 based on (46 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 4Lilcassie 5:00 PM Dec 3, 2014
    Free tour? An absolute must!
    We arrived in Bocas from Costa Rica on a Friday, thankfully I had written down the times the institute was open. We dropped our backpacks at the hostel and raced to the Smithsonian. I am so glad we did! This is probably one of the only free tours you will ever get to do on the islands. It takes under an hour and a half. You get to walk around the complex and explore as your guide is pointing out wildlife,explaining and informing you with tons of valuable information about Bocas. You even get to touch some sea creatures :) Make sure you can make it as they only do tours Thursdays/Fridays 3 and 5. We got there early but expect to wait around...You're on Bocas time !
  • 3Kaos M 5:00 PM Feb 19, 2017
    tour - a hike in the woods?
    When we got to know that there is a TOUR at smithsonian, we thought they were going to share some of their research with us and maybe show a little of the facilities. instead, they gave us binoculars and we went out into the woods behind smithsonian and did bird-watching and searched for sloths. It had really not much to do with the institute. even tough the tour itself was nice it was really not what we expected

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