Gulf of Chiriquí, Panama · Panama

Isla Palenque

Gulf of Chiriquí, near Boca Chica, Panama

A 400-acre private rainforest islandEight beachfront casitas, seven beachesAll-inclusive, barefoot and eco

★★★★★Super-deluxe

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Location

Gulf of Chiriquí

A four-hundred-acre private rainforest island in the Gulf of Chiriquí near Boca Chica, bordering the Gulf of Chiriquí National Marine Park, with seven secluded beaches — a single intimate island off Panama's southern Pacific coast.

Transfer

A private-island transfer

Fly to David, DAV, then on to Boca Chica and a boat to the island, the round-trip boat included — a charter flight or beach-landing helicopter is also possible; an arrival that is part of the escape.

Villas

Eight casitas & a villa

Eight beachfront casitas, each around fifty feet from the waterline with most of a beach to itself — thatched, open to the air, with outdoor baths and a private garden — plus a six-bedroom Beachfront Villa Estate sleeping up to fourteen, with a two-level infinity pool.

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Who it suits

Couples, families and buyout groups wanting a barefoot private island — eight casitas each with most of a beach to itself, all-inclusive dining and guided island tours, and a six-bedroom villa for groups; a single intimate island, distinct from the archipelago nearby.

Board Basis

All-inclusive

All-inclusive — a round-trip Boca Chica boat, three daily meals at Eden, soft drinks, guided in-house island tours and kayaks and paddleboards; some activities are extra — with a bar and hammock lounge between the beaches.

Overview

A 400-acre private rainforest island

Isla Palenque is a four-hundred-acre private rainforest island in the Gulf of Chiriquí near Boca Chica, with just eight beachfront casitas and a six-bedroom villa — each casita around fifty feet from the waterline with most of a beach to itself, thatched and open to the air, with outdoor baths, a private garden and a path straight to the sand. A member of the Cayuga Collection and a National Geographic Unique Lodge of the World, it runs all-inclusive: a round-trip Boca Chica boat, three daily meals at Eden's open-air hyper-local table, soft drinks, and guided in-house island tours across seven secluded beaches, with kayaks and stand-up paddleboards. The six-bedroom Beachfront Villa Estate sleeps up to fourteen with a two-level infinity pool and an open-sided rancho lounge. Beyond the beaches lie nature hikes, foraging and cooking classes, yoga and rum tastings, whale-watching from August to November, birding and sportfishing, and snorkelling and diving in the Gulf of Chiriquí National Marine Park. Arrival is by boat from Boca Chica after the flight to David, or by charter flight or beach-landing helicopter. This is barefoot island-eco for couples, families and buyout groups — a single intimate island, distinct from the multi-island archipelago nearby — with in-garden massages in place of a dedicated spa.

Accommodation

Casitas & villa

Eight beachfront casitas, each around fifty feet from the water with most of a beach to itself, plus a six-bedroom Beachfront Villa Estate sleeping up to fourteen — thatched and open to the air, with outdoor baths, private gardens and a two-level infinity pool at the villa.

Signature

Beachfront Casita

Sleeps three. With a king and a twin, a direct beach path, an open-air bath, a private garden and an indoor-outdoor lounge on the Pacific.

BeachfrontOpen-air bath

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Beachfront Villa Estate

Sleeps up to fourteen. A six-bedroom estate over Playa Primera, with a two-level infinity pool and an open-sided rancho lounge.

Six-bedroomInfinity pool

Food & Drink

Dining

Eden is an open-air, hyper-local and sustainable table serving three daily meals within the all-inclusive, with a bar and hammock lounge between the beaches — island cooking drawn from the garden and the sea.

Signature

Eden

Eden, open-air, hyper-local and sustainable; three daily meals.

Lounge

Hammock lounge & bar

A bar and hammock lounge, between the beaches.

All-inclusive

All-inclusive, three meals a day with island tours.

Wellbeing

Wellness & water

Wellness here is the island itself — in-garden massages and facials with organic products in place of a dedicated spa, an infinity pool and the villa's two-level pool, and seven secluded beaches to roam, with yoga, foraging and cooking classes through the week.

In-garden treatments

In-garden massages and facials, with organic products.

Infinity pool

An infinity pool, plus the villa's two-level pool.

Seven beaches

Seven secluded beaches, yours to roam.

Activities & Experiences

Signature Experiences

Beaches, rainforest and the Marine Park — walk seven secluded beaches mostly to yourself, watch for whales from August to November, kayak and paddleboard the shoreline, join foraging and cooking classes, and snorkel or dive the Gulf of Chiriquí National Marine Park.