
Panama
Panama from ocean to ocean, in a group of 14 at most
Panama
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
Days 1-4
Locks, lake and the Emberá.
Day 1
Arrival in Panama City
Flight to Panama City, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

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.

Day 3
Gatún Lake and Monkey Island
By boat on Gatún Lake to Mono Island, then Gamboa.

Day 4
The Emberá community
By dugout canoe on the Chagres River to an Emberá village, its dances, crafts and fish lunch.

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.

Day 6
El Valle – Santa Catalina
Drive to Santa Catalina, a surfers' village on the Pacific.

Day 7
Coiba national park
Coiba island, a former penal colony turned UNESCO-listed marine park: snorkelling among turtles, rays and reef sharks.

Day 8
Santa Catalina – Boquete
Up to the Chiriquí highlands.

Day 9
Boquete
Boquete, in the Chiriquí highlands, its Geisha coffee plantations, its trails and Barú volcano.

Days 10-14
The Caribbean archipelago.
Day 10
Boquete – Bocas del Toro
Across the mountains and by boat to the Bocas del Toro archipelago.

Day 11
Bocas del Toro
A day by boat: the bay's dolphins, Starfish Beach and the mangroves.

Day 12
Bocas del Toro – Panama City
Flight to the capital.

Day 13
Panama City – flight home
Transfer to the airport and fly to France, or leave for San Blas.

Day 14
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.


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