GeoParadise Full Moon Gatherings in the Caribbean

Red Frog Beach (Bastimentos Island)
Bocas Del Toro, Panama
5th-6th May

Line Up:

Beardy Weirdy (UK) Wild Things Records
Simon Baring (UK) Nano Rec / Neon / Twisted Rec
Robin Triskele (UK) Triskele Management
MI5 (UK) GeoParadise
Lua Meiga (ES) GeoParadise
Phoenix (CR)
Murlidelic (PA) BPM
Giss Oro (PA) BPM
D'JK (PA) BPM
Proportion(PA) BPM
Mind Pulse (PA) GeoParadise

More acts coming!

Welcome to the fourth edition in our series of free Full Moon Gatherings

So, here it is, a bit late in the posting, number 4 on our series of Caribbean Full Moon Gatherings. This time on the world famous Red Frog Beach, Bastimentos Island in Bocas del Toro. Flying in all the way from England, three amazing artists from the chill out, progressive and full on UK psytrance family. Beardy Weirdy will be laying down the much anticipated debut album Squelch Monster (official release date: May 12th). Simon Baring will rearrange your grey matter with an undoubtedly twisted rendition on the ones and twos and the stupendously experienced Robin Triskele will be bringing home the veggie bacon like only a psy goddess of her caliber could do. At its best MI5 will be on site with the deepest dance music going. From Costa Rica we have Phoenix with fully psychedelic and mind-blowing music. Lua Meiga, our resident Galician spinner, will as usual weave her own blend of magic. Crossing the country from the capital the BPM crew headed by the irrepressible Murlidelic are for sure gonna rock the place with the funkiest tunnage on the dance floor. Mind Pulse, the busiest local DJ in Bocas will add to the already impressive line up with his full-on, dark and wonderfully introspective music.

As usual, expect juggling, drumming and fire dancing amongst other spontaneous expressions of the participants creative spirits!!

As with all our gatherings, more acts will be added to the line up as and when they are confirmed. Musicians and djs play for free and many have expressed their intent to come by their own means to the gathering. This is what the line up shows. Circumstances out of our control might cause changes in the line up that GeoParadise cannot predict or assume responsibility for.

Date:

Saturday 5th May - Sunday 6th May.

Location:

Red Frog Beach
Bastimentos Island
Bocas Del Toro, Panama
In the Caribbean sea by the border of Panama and Costa Rica

Getting here couldn't be easier:

There are numerous buses to Bocas Del Toro Panama. Costs from Panama city are around $23, David around $12 and around $15 from San Jose (Costa Rica) (add $3 for the boat to Colon island).
Flights from Panama city to Bocas are around $80 + taxes each way operated by Air Panama. Nature Air flies from San José (Costa Rica) to Bocas at about $180-200 each way. Check their websites for more info and book in advance to guarantee your place.

Once in Bocas town catch one of the lanchas (boats) at $5 to Red Frog Beach in Isla Bastimentos. There are plenty drivers and companies that offer the service in town, you just need to ask around at the main street.

For the shortest walk to the gathering site, get the boat to drop you at the first entrance to Red Frog, although you can also come from the public pier. Both ways there is a $3 fee to pay to the land owners for using their private paths to cross their properties and access the beach. These are the only two ways to access Red Frog Beach since boat access onto the beach is not possible.

For more information on transport, please contact us.

Price Contribution:

The Full Moon Gatherings are free, that said we are more than happy to accept donations to go towards the inter tribal indigenous meeting during Tribal Gathering 2012.

 Accommodation:

You should bring your tent or hammock. Camping at the beach is free. There are also a budget hostel and luxury villas at a walking distance from the beach and an affordable and beautiful tent lodge close-by on the beach. Camping in the tent lodge is not free, but is very cheap and comes with the bonus of the use of their community kitchen, showers and other amenities. There are also other accommodation options on the island, but they all require a boat ride to Red Frog. For more information, please, contact us.

Food and drink:

We kindly ask you to leave your alcohol at home, please. The event is free and your money at the bar helps cover some of the costs. There is food available at the nearby beach bar & grill and at the hostel's restaurant, a few minutes walk from the beach. Or you are more than welcome to bring your own!

PLEASE BRING DRINKING WATER for the duration of the event.

Guidelines:

This event is on a beautiful, natural beach, so please take everything home that you decide to bring. Your litter is your responsibility.

There is a great offer of adventure sports and activities to enjoy on the island before and after the gathering if anyone interested: snorkeling, zip line, kayaking, beach volleyball, hiking, nature trails, surfing, etc. Please, contact us for more information on this.

Locals are really friendly, you just have to ask around to find anything you need. If you want to come a bit early and help us decorate the place you are welcome! Let us know here.

IMPORTANT!! Please, be very cautious if you go swim in the sea, waves and rip tides quite often are strong on this beach.

Cash machine available in Bocas Town. There are no cash machines available in Bastimentos and credit card payment is usually not an option on this island, so make sure you bring enough cash for the weekend!

The Full Moon Gatherings:

GeoParadise is co-producing a series of unique and free Full Moon Gatherings off the Caribbean coast of Panama.
Gorgeous beaches, crystalline waters, astonishing coral reefs, boat trips, jungle adventure, pacha mama at her best.
Tribes of the world dancing and celebrating together the miracle of life and the beauty of cultural diversity...
At the same time, we help each other, pumping resources into the bio-region working together towards a sustainable future for all involved... We met like-minded people, create awareness of GeoParadise activities and gather co-creating souls to weave a proactive network of transformational events lovers who are willing to be active part of the movement.
We have chosen the dates for the upcoming Full Moon Gatherings in 2012:


For the full moon of December 2012 we´ll have a big festival, our annual Tribal Gathering from 21st to 28th, coinciding with the End of the 13th B'ak'tun of the Mayan Long Count Calendar. You can read more info about this event here.

Join the group Full Moon Gatherings in GeoTribe to keep tuned for news and updates and organize groups to travel together to the events!