Colours of Panama: the canal, the Emberá, Coiba, Boquete and Bocas del Toro

Panama

Colours of Panama: the canal, the Emberá, Coiba, Boquete and Bocas del Toro

Panama from ocean to ocean, in a group of 14 at most

Panama

Colours of Panama: the canal, the Emberá, Coiba, Boquete and Bocas del Toro

The grand tour of Panama in a small group: Panama City and the Miraflores locks, Gatún Lake and Monkey Island, the Emberá community, El Valle de Antón, Santa Catalina and Coiba marine park, Boquete and its coffee, then the Caribbean archipelago of Bocas del Toro. With two nights with the Guna people of the San Blas archipelago (15 days) from €4,558 per person.

When

December to April

Price

From 3 943€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

12 nights

Ideal length

Panama City and the canal

Days 1-4

Locks, lake and the Emberá.

Day 1

Arrival in Panama City

Flight to Panama City, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Arrival in Panama City

Day 2

Panama City

Panama City: the UNESCO-listed colonial Casco Viejo, the ruins of Panamá Viejo, the Amador Causeway and the Miraflores locks, where ships pass through the canal.

Panama City

Day 3

Gatún Lake and Monkey Island

By boat on Gatún Lake to Mono Island, then Gamboa.

Gatún Lake and Monkey Island

Day 4

The Emberá community

By dugout canoe on the Chagres River to an Emberá village, its dances, crafts and fish lunch.

The Emberá community
Panama City and the canal — photo 1
Panama City and the canal — photo 2
Panama City and the canal — photo 3
Panama City and the canal — photo 4
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El Valle, Coiba and Boquete

Days 5-9

Volcano, island and coffee.

Day 5

El Valle de Antón

El Valle de Antón, a village nestled in the crater of an ancient volcano, its waterfalls and forest.

El Valle de Antón

Day 6

El Valle – Santa Catalina

Drive to Santa Catalina, a surfers' village on the Pacific.

El Valle – Santa Catalina

Day 7

Coiba national park

Coiba island, a former penal colony turned UNESCO-listed marine park: snorkelling among turtles, rays and reef sharks.

Coiba national park

Day 8

Santa Catalina – Boquete

Up to the Chiriquí highlands.

Santa Catalina – Boquete

Day 9

Boquete

Boquete, in the Chiriquí highlands, its Geisha coffee plantations, its trails and Barú volcano.

Boquete
El Valle, Coiba and Boquete — photo 1
El Valle, Coiba and Boquete — photo 2
El Valle, Coiba and Boquete — photo 3
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Bocas del Toro

Days 10-14

The Caribbean archipelago.

Day 10

Boquete – Bocas del Toro

Across the mountains and by boat to the Bocas del Toro archipelago.

Boquete – Bocas del Toro

Day 11

Bocas del Toro

A day by boat: the bay's dolphins, Starfish Beach and the mangroves.

Bocas del Toro

Day 12

Bocas del Toro – Panama City

Flight to the capital.

Bocas del Toro – Panama City

Day 13

Panama City – flight home

Transfer to the airport and fly to France, or leave for San Blas.

Panama City – flight home

Day 14

Arrival in France

Arrival in France during the day.

Arrival in France
Bocas del Toro — photo 1
Bocas del Toro — photo 2
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