From Stilts to Stilts
12 days and 11 nights
Arrival at Tocumen international airport in Panama City. First contact with the country. You will have a private transfer to your hotel. Please hand your travel documents.
Night at Las Clementinas.
Deluxe room.
Included : private transport, room & breakfast
Included opts :Array
Day 2: Panama city - Miraflores water locks - Panama city - Casco Antiguo
Your driver will pick you up at your hotel for a city tour of Panama City.
Our first stop of the day will be in Panama La Vieja, first capital of the country before it was destroyed by the famous pirate Henry Morgan.
Then, we will head to the must-see Panama Canal and the Miraflores Locks. The visitor center offers a view on transiting vessels of all sorts (container ships, cruise ships, or tiny yachts). It explains the history of the Canal and how the locks work.
We will end our day with a tour in the Casco Antiguo. This bohemian center of Panama City will make you travel in time and immerge into the the historical past of the country. Take a walk in the narrow streets bordered with colorful buildings leading to the Plaza de Francia. Discover the Art-Deco architecture, the cathedral and visit the Panama Canal Museum.
Note 1: the Canal Museum and Panama La Vieja are closed on Mondays.
Note 2: The order of the visits depends on the Canal schedule.
Night at Las Clementinas.
Deluxe room.
Included : private transport, english speaking guide, guide expenses, entrance fees, room & breakfast
Included opts :Array
Day 3: Panama city - Albrook Airport - Playon Chico
Your private driver will drive you from your hotel to Albrook Airport.
Early morning you will take a flight to Playon Chico.
Take off scheduled for around 6:00, duration: 45 min
Note: Limited weight of luggage (12 kg per person around for checked baggage and 2 kg for cabin baggage)
Once you get off the plane, a boat transfer will take you up to your lodge, it will take about 15 minutes.
Day at leisure to enjoy the heaven-like environment, far from the rest of the world.
You can choose from a series of tempting options: enjoy and rest on the white sandy beaches or on the comfort of a hammock, escape for a few hours on a deserted island, go meet the Kuna Natives and exchange some smiles with the children during a visit to a village in the comarca, enjoy freshly caught lobster or giant crab (depending on the season), explore the corals while snorkeling, discover the ancient art of molas or even take a boat trip in the middle of mangroves and tropical vegetation.
Night at Yandup Hotel.
Beach Front Cabin.
Included : private transport, domestic flight, transfer arrival, transfer departure, lunch, dinner, breakfast, excursion (shared)
Day 4: Playon Chico
Day at leisure to enjoy the heaven-like environment, far from the rest of the world.
You can choose from a series of tempting options: enjoy and rest on the white sandy beaches or on the comfort of a hammock, escape for a few hours on a deserted island, go meet the Kuna Natives and exchange some smiles with the children during a visit to a village in the comarca, enjoy freshly caught lobster or giant crab (depending on the season), explore the corals while snorkeling, discover the ancient art of molas or even take a boat trip in the middle of mangroves and tropical vegetation.
Night at Yandup Hotel.
Beach Front Cabin.
Included : transfer arrival, transfer departure, lunch, dinner, breakfast, excursion (shared)
Day 5: Playon Chico
Day at leisure to enjoy the heaven-like environment, far from the rest of the world.
You can choose from a series of tempting options: enjoy and rest on the white sandy beaches or on the comfort of a hammock, escape for a few hours on a deserted island, go meet the Kuna Natives and exchange some smiles with the children during a visit to a village in the comarca, enjoy freshly caught lobster or giant crab (depending on the season), explore the corals while snorkeling, discover the ancient art of molas or even take a boat trip in the middle of mangroves and tropical vegetation.
Night at Yandup Hotel.
Beach Front Cabin.
Included : transfer arrival, transfer departure, lunch, dinner, breakfast, excursion (shared)
Day 6: Playon Chico - Albrook Airport - Panama city
Early in the morning, flight to Panama City.
Luggage weight limit is around 12 kg per person for checked baggage and 2 kg for cabin baggage
Take off scheduled for around 07:00, duration: 45 min
Private transfer from the Albrook Airport to your hotel.
Free day.
Night at Las Clementinas.
Deluxe room.
Included : domestic flight, private transport, room & breakfast
Included opts :Array
Day 7: Panama city - Transisthmic train - Colon - Portobelo - Gatun water locks - Fort San lorenzo - Colon - Portobelo
Early in the morning, private transfer from your hotel to the train station of Corozal.
Embark for a one-hour journey to Colón, on the Atlantic coast, aboard the Panama Canal Railway.
Note: Departure from Panama at 7:15, except on weekends.
Your driver will meet you when you exit the train.
The first step will be Portobelo, small and quiet village discovered by Columbus in 1502.
Visit the ruins, listed a World Heritage by UNESCO: Santiago, San Jeronimo, San Felipe Church that hosts the Cristo Nazareno (the Black Christ), the "Aduana real" building. If time allows it, make a detour by the Gatun Locks to visit the Castle of San Lorenzo, a former pirate landmark (also listed by UNESCO), located at the mouth of the Chagres River.
Back in Panama City in the late afternoon
Note: about 3-4 hours away in the day
Once arrived in Colón, head towards the Gatun Locks. You will enjoy stunning views of the transiting boats and containers.
Then, little panoramic tour of the country's second largest city and its baroque style buildings before heading to Portobelo, a small and quiet village discovered by Columbus in 1502.
Visit the ruins listed as World Heritage by UNESCO: Santiago and San Jeronimo Fort, San Felipe Church that hosts the Cristo Nazareno (Black Christ), building of the Royal Customs.
Night at Las Clementinas.
Deluxe room.
Included : private transport, train ticket, entrance fees, english speaking guide, guide expenses, room & breakfast
Included opts :Array
Day 8: Panama city - Albrook Airport - Bocas del Toro Airport - Isla Colón
Your private driver will drive you from your hotel to Albrook Airport.
Flight from Panama to Bocas del Toro.
Note: Luggage weight limit is around 12 kg per person for checked baggage and 2 kg for cabin baggage
Night at Punta Caracol Acqualodge.
Punta Caracol Suite.
Included : private transport, domestic flight, room & breakfast, dinner (no drinks), shared transport
Day 9: Bocas del Toro - Isla Colón
Free day to rest with your feet in the water, enjoy the Afro-Caribbean atmosphere of Bocas, explore the National Marine Park of Bastimentos, swim among starfish, watch dolphins, look for small red frogs, or meet the Ngobe Bugle Natives.
Suggested activities - contact us:
- Playa del Drago;
- Observation of starfish in Playa de las estrellas;
- Snorkeling and scuba diving;
- Dolphin watching;
- Surf;
- Sport fishing.
Night at Punta Caracol Acqualodge.
Punta Caracol Suite.
Included : room & breakfast, dinner (no drinks), shared transport
Day 10: Bocas del Toro - Isla Colón
Free day to rest with your feet in the water, enjoy the Afro-Caribbean atmosphere of Bocas, explore the National Marine Park of Bastimentos, swim among starfish, watch dolphins, look for small red frogs, or meet the Ngobe Bugle Natives.
Suggested activities - contact us:
- Playa del Drago;
- Observation of starfish in Playa de las estrellas;
- Snorkeling and scuba diving;
- Dolphin watching;
- Surf;
- Sport fishing.
Night at Punta Caracol Acqualodge.
Punta Caracol Suite.
Included : room & breakfast, dinner (no drinks), shared transport
Day 11: Bocas del Toro - Albrook Airport - Gamboa
You will take a flight to Panama City.
Note 1: Luggage weight limit is around 12 kg per person for checked baggage and 2 kg for cabin baggage. 2 USD/extra kilo.
Note 2: There are three flights every day (7:40, 16:55, 17:15), duration: between 55 and 80 minutes.
Transfer from Gelabert Airport (Albrook) to the port of Gamboa.
Night at the Gamboa Resort.
Deluxe room overlooking the river.
Included : domestic flight, private transport, room & breakfast
Day 12: Gamboa - Tocumen Airport
Free day to enjoy the many natural attractions of the region.
You can for example hike among waterfalls and tropical jungle while observing the flora and fauna, explore the surrounding Canal and Lake Gatun during a boat tour, visit Barro Colorado Island, a real scientific laboratory...
Meals: free.
Free time according to your flight details.
Three hours before take off, transfer to Tocumen International Airport for your return flight.
Included : private transport
Las Clementinas Hotel Casco Antiguo
Level : 4*
Included :
continental breakfast , room
As intimate and as it is comfortable, Las Clementinas offers what may be Panama’s finest rooms in its most exciting location, Casco Viejo. Located in the heart of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, just steps from some of Latin America’s most important historical monuments.
Option : Upgrade room
Included :
room & breakfast
Hotel Yandup Playon Chico
Level : 3*
Included :
transfer arrival, transfer departure, lunch, dinner, breakfast, excursion (shared)
Yandup is a family owned lodge with seafront and overwater cabins in a small private island near the Playon Chico community in Kuna Yala. The island is surrounded by coral reefs and a small beach with white sand and crystal clear water. The lodge offers tours to the rainforest, river, mangroves, waterfall, Ukupseni (Playon Chico) community, cemetery and to other uninhabited islands with palm trees and white sand beach.
Punta Caracol Acqualodge Isla Colón
Level : 4*
Included :
room & breakfast, dinner (no drinks), shared transport
Enjoy one of its exclusive cabins where you will have access to crystal clear waters from your private terrace or you will be able to observe the impressive sunset interrupted only by playful dolphins.
Gamboa Resort Gamboa
Level : 4*
Included :
room & breakfast
Gamboa, 25 kilometers from Panama City, now seems frozen in time: it is the best preserved of all the towns of the old Panama Canal Company. No glass towers and shopping malls, just pure an authentic Panama.