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Pearl Islands

Pearl Islands site features

Last updated on August 5, 2026
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Pearl Islands site plan

The island

Key highlights

Contadora Island offers the archipelago's most developed infrastructure, with several beaches easily reached on foot and a small airstrip connecting it to Panama City by short flight. Beyond Contadora, many of the smaller Pearl Islands remain undeveloped, offering a genuinely remote island experience for those who charter a boat or book a multi-island tour.

The surrounding waters are a significant draw in their own right — sport fishing (particularly for marlin and other large pelagic species) and diving/snorkeling around the islands' reefs and rock formations are popular activities, and humpback whales pass through nearby waters on their migration during the dry season months.