We look after what we love: Every day we live here, we fall more in love with the nature and the community that surrounds us. The more we learn, the more determined we are to care for this special little corner of Panama and not just talk about sustainability, but walk the walk.
In this increasing polluted world, here at Seahorse Point we are striving and seeking ways to be an authentic, nature-positive educational venue for anyone who wants to come and share in our daily journey of discovery. Not a day goes by here; we don't learn, do, or see something new. We are finding ways to be better neighbours, whether it's with wildlife or the proud and clever local indigenous people. After just over a year of constant jaw-dropping experiences, we are excited to open our doors and welcome others to witness the astounding beauty and power of nature. Your stay with us will help us deliver microeconomic and environmental educational opportunity for local children and their parents
A snap shot of what you can see and hear: Different troops of white-faced capuchin monkeys roam across the island and come to visit the aisles of our food forest, feasting on water apple, mango, palms, and other fruit trees. Elaborate tropical flowers appear and decorate our forest trails as if in readiness for a wedding. We learn from our clever indigeous, Nyobe Bugle, neighbours on how to use fallen wood, when to plant food and other crops, and prepare coconut oil in line with the position of the moon. With their intense connectedness with nature, we have witnessed tree lichen phosphoresence and observed noctornal two-toed sloths. Dolphins breathe as they pass by each morning and evening as they travel to feed in Bahia Honda (the deep bay), and colourful parquets argue and compete for your attention with the other birds that seem to be returning to Seahorse Point as we continue with our nature positive quest.
Carbon saving too: If you love technology, like Howard, there is nothing that he loves more than sharing our varying experiences with a range of off-grid technologies. For anyone who knows us, having the safest water for drinking, cooking, and bathing (filtered to 0.03 microns) and sustainable energy was our number one priority. Stitching the myriad of off-grid power, water technology, and other systems has taken months of research and a little trial and error.
A journey like no other: We have created the Hotel Seahorse Point Nature Reserve because we hope that by sharing in our journey of learning, you too will come to love and care about nature with a passion that you will take back home and do all you can to help conserve and regenerate biodiversity. Spending time with us here, immersed in observing and understanding nature, we want to share with you a different perspective on the nine ecosystems around us here in Bocas del Toro. We don't just want to take you to a beach, but instead, come rain or shine, you will witness Bocas del Toro from the inside out. On our raised walkway, you will get a unique experience to be inside unique red and black mangroves; you'll not look up the canopy but be in the canopy of tall, strong Spanish Cedars, and you will collect water samples and see the micro-world of the ocean and bays that surround us.
Stay: Our Hotel Seahorse Point Nature Reserve offers 4 double bedrooms and 1 twin, all with en-suite, stunning ocean views, and a balcony where you grab a directors chair and watch the rhythm of life, sustainable cayuco fishing, hear the dolphins breathing as they by in the morning or late evening and witness huge skies and sunsets that leave you with memories forever.
Events & Celebration Venues: We have been thrilled to offer a whole range of activities over the last few months including our night trails to see the two toes sloths, ghost crabs and phosphoresense forest display; innovation conferences for groups and 10 and 50 people with their support teams, and familiarisation visits for tour operators coming to identify the best of Bocas del Toro for their nature loving clients. Large screens are available for seminars and presentations in the main house and in the beach area Seagrass Cafe.
We are also preparing for a number of small intimate wedding ceremonies to be held on our elevated terrace overlooking Bahia Honda and the site continues to be a popular venue for film location scouts who want sites with high standards of infrastructure for crew and cast. Our gentle walks are ideal stressed executives to unwind and there are little corners and benches for breakout groups or walking meetings. `Our large Treenet hammock area lends itself well for small groups who want to leave the office and phone behind and opens up the mind for creative thinking.
What do you do when it rains?
Be prepared - Being in a tropical rain forest we don't let the rain keep us inside or stop us learning and sharing - our bubble umbrellas keep your top dry but let you see the canopy and wildlife.