Surf School

Two surfers having fun surfing in Bocas del Toro Panama

Escuela Del Mar Surf School

Our local partner surf school Escuela del Mar has a privileged and unique location on Carenero Island. We are close to easy waves for beginners and also waves for more experienced surfers.

We provide clear explanations on every subject before going in the water and after 30 minutes of preparation we go in our boat to the best waves around. We spend around 2 hours in the water and go back to our surf school house.

Five people on a boat with a blue sky and water around, with their surf instructor standing and pointing the best surf spot during The Experience Surf camp at Bocas del Toro Panama.

Learn to surf with expert coaches

Our experienced and dedicated team will help you learn to surf efficiently and with confidence. With years of local knowledge in Bocas del Toro, our instructors provide clear explanations before every session, covering surfing basics, safety, and all you need to know, before heading into the water.

  • A woman in a light blue t-shirt and black shorts surfing on a paddleboard in the ocean, with another person in the background surfing as well, and a shoreline with trees in the distance under a blue sky.

  • Three people enjoying time on their surfboards in the water with a forested shoreline in the background.

  • A person surfing on a wave with another person riding a surfboard in the background.

  • Two men sitting cross-legged on stand-up paddleboards in clear, turquoise water with a forested shoreline in the background.

  • Two young adults, a woman and a man, standing on a wooden dock next to a boat by the water, smiling and posing for the camera, with palm trees and a partly cloudy sky in the background.

  • Surf instructor stretching with students at The Experience Surf Camp at Bocas del Toro Panama

  • Two women holding surfboards on a wooden dock by the water, with a tropical shoreline and palm trees in the background.

  • Group of people on a wooden dock by the water, with a surf instructor demonstrating balance on a surfboard, others watching, and surfboards lying on the dock.

  • Surf instructor giving a surf lesson at The Experience Surf Camp at Bocas del Toro Panama

  • Surf instructors taking a wave together and having fun

Surf School Team

Surf instructor in black wetsuit and blue shorts riding a wave on a surfboard as part of The Experience Surf camp at Bocas del Toro Panama.

Luis Bertone

Founder and Head Surf Instructor
Surf instructor with wet hair shirtless at the beach, making gesture with both hands, behind ocean and cloudy sky during The Experience Surf camp at Bocas del Toro Panama. 
Lead Surf Instructor

Jose Hooker "Josecito”

Bringing surf to the community

Surfing is much more than a simple sport for us and in Escuela del Mar we also support our Bocas del Toro local community to help the young kids develop their passion for surf. Through surfing the new and young generation develop important values for our society. In Escuela Del Mar we support local foundations that brings kids around the island together and enjoy life through surfing.

Ride the waves with us

Contact us

Logo for The Experience Surf Camp featuring a silhouette of a surfer holding a surfboard against a sunset with orange and yellow hues over the ocean, on a black background with white text.