While Playa Venao does have a handful of hotels and accompanying restaurants, they’re scattered throughout the long stretch of beach. I had found what I was looking for: a secluded surf break with some type of accommodation and restaurant infrastructure that wasn’t in danger of being overdeveloped and devolving into the next Jaco. Join The Inertia+ for the price of an oat milk latte (or two bars of wax) a month. Early access and reduced pricing to exclusive events.Access to premium features and reporting.Nearly six hours from Panama City and 40 minutes to the closest bus station, Playa Venao is truly a secluded wonder. The long journey to Play Venao made me realize just how remote the location is compared to other popular Central American surf destinations. Arriving at Playa Venao in the dead of night, I was greeted with a nice note on my room door welcoming me. That choice left me with the more adventurous taxi and bus rides to the northwest corner of Panama’s Beach Break Surf Camp. Thanks to my frugal travel tendencies, I chose a flight that would have me arriving in Panama City too late to take the shuttle offered by the surf camp I was staying with. So, I set off on a long journey to Playa Venao unsure of what I would find. I was no stranger to Central America but for some odd reason, I had always favored other spots over Panama. As the southernmost country in Central America, situated just below Costa Rica, the winding Panamanian coastline is exposed to an enormous amount of swell. But when the recent opportunity to travel to Panama presented itself, I realized I had overlooked an idyllic spot. With the exception of a few far-flung corners of the globe, I thought I had thoroughly covered the basics of surf travel. Like many other surfers, what started with a single trip has snowballed into a career, which now consists of running a study abroad company and travel writing.
I’ve made surf travel a regular part of my life over the past five years.
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