Villa for Sale in Shepherd Island, Bocas Del Toro, Panama

Tropical Island Villa, Shepherd Island - Bocas Del Toro

Finca Vela is located on the spectacular Shepherd Island in Bocas del Toro, Panama on 6 hectares of land with private jetty and established gardens.

The villa is a beautifully crafted home nestled alongside a natural wet weather waterfall on the property. There are three bedrooms with the master bedroom ensuite with bath and separate shower whilst the other two bedrooms have an adjoining bathroom between them. There is a guest lavatory off the living area and two additional 'jungle shower' outdoors! Living and dining areas extend from the granite kitchen and hand crafted Mango wood kitchen island, out to the entertainment deck. Precise design decisions have been made to ensure that the indoor-to-outdoor flow of the estate creates an exceptional setting for entertaining coupled with gracious and comfortable living.

The villa boasts floor to ceiling windows throughout affording the most breathtaking panoramic views from every room including the bathrooms. The wooden floors along with all the furniture, cabinets, doors and beds are hand crafted from local almond and cedar wood. Beautifully crafted wrap around balcony offers spectacular views across the water to the mountains of mainland Panama. This property was built to exacting standards and boasts an ecologically designed natural ventilation system with free flow of air throughout the villa, keeping this residence cool and comfortable. The extensive power and water systems installed ensure that this property offers entirely independent and self-sufficient off grid living with zero carbon footprint.

The gardens are well established with a wide range of fruiting trees and plants including bananas, plaintains, coconuts, mangoes, papayas, lemons, oranges, grapefruits, sour sap, guavas, pineapples, star and passion fruit interspersed with beautiful mature cacao trees.

Bocas del Toro, with it's international airport, is located just 25 minutes away by boat and water taxi service is available from your private jetty to both Bocas as well as the mainland town of Almirante, just 10 minutes away.

This property is suitable as a private home or can be set up for easy conversion into exceptional tourist accommodations. All furniture and appliances, tools and equipment are included in the sale.