Adventure Adviser

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Q: What are the best tropical cabana resorts?

I want to stay in a cabana on stilts, with margarita in hand, in a tropical location. Got any ideas?

By: Question from: The Editors, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Best Tropical Cabana Resorts—Punta Caracol, Panama

Cabanas in Bocas del Toro Photo By: LEIVAJD/FLICKR

A:

Punta Caracol Acqua Lodge, Panama
Located in the island town of Bocas del Toro, Punta Caracol is almost exactly the way you’d dream up a cozy overwater cabana resort. It consists of nine brightly colored two-story thatch-roofed huts, strung together by a wooden walkway. There are no TVs or internet connections, electricity comes from solar panels, and the activities on-site are limited to swimming off your porch, kayaking, or lazing on a hammock with a book. Rates start at $316.  

Greg Melville

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Greg Melville is a travel writer and the author of the book Greasy Rider and Outside's Adventure Adviser column. Follow him on Twitter @gregmelville.

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