8 days/7 nights

Daily Departures

Locally Hosted

Transfer to the airport. (B)

Seven nights hotel accommodations with room taxes, service charges and daily breakfast (3 nights in Panama city, 2 nights at Gamboa Resort deluxe rooms, 2 nights at the Royal Decameron) transfers on arrival and departure, tours as mentioned in itinerary with English speaking tour guides, entrance fees. (Royal Decameron Playa Blanca include all meals, drinks and nightly entertainment). Most tours and transfers are private. PLUS FREE INSURANCE OFFER BY THE PANAMA TOURIST OFFICE.

International airfare. Insurance, USA airport tax,  airport tax from Panama $40, tourist card $5.00 and any other service not specifically mentioned here

INCLUDING:

Five nights at the Gamboa Rainforest & Hotel deluxe river view room with balcony and hummock . Tour of the ecological exhibits and visit to the Aerial Tram. Half day tour to Monkey Island. Unlimited use of Kayaks and Pedal Boats (need reservations). Complimentary use of the Gamboa Spa facilities. Buffet breakfast daily.  PRIVATE city tour of Panama city with visit to the Canal. PRIVATE transfers on arrival and departure. Room taxes, service charges and English speaking tour guides. Assistance of our local representative. PLUS FREE INSURANCE OFFER BY THE PANAMA TOURIST OFFICE.

BEACH & WILD JUNGLES 

SAMPLE AIRFARE FROM MIAMI: US$450-600 plus taxes

Add $250 from DFW, HOU and Zone 1; Add $270 from ATL, WAS and Zone 2; Add $320 from BDL, BOS, BWI, EWR, NYC, PHI and Zone 3; Add $350 from CHI; Add $350 from SJU and Zone 4; Add $380 from LAX, SFO and Zone 6; Add $400 from Zone 5.

Zone Chart: Zone 1: FL; Zone 2: AR, LA, MS, NM, OK, TX; Zone 3: CT, GA, MA, MD, NC, NH, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT; Zone 4: AL, AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, SD, TN, WI; Zone 5: CA, ID, NV, UT; Zone 6: OR, WA

PANAMA CITY & BOCAS DEL TORO

8 days / 7 nights

Day 1  USA-PANAMA
Arrive in Panama. Upon arrival meeting and transfer to hotel selected. (see below)

Day 2  PANAMA-HALF DAY CITY TOUR & CANAL
Our day will start at the Miraflores locks, located at the Pacific entrance to the Canal where our expert guide will let you in on the secrets and histories surrounding the building of the Canal while you experience this magnificent architectural masterpiece and have a breathtaking view of the ships transiting through the 8th wonder of the world. The trip then takes to the city, where you will be able to experience not only the banking capital of Central America but also the beauty of the colonial city of Panama. We will visit the “Cause Way, a leisure paradise with shopping, restaurants and bars that offers spectacular views of the modern city and its skyscrapers. In contrast, the oldest sector of the modern Panama City founded in 1673, has a charming mixture of colonial architecture, cobblestone streets and ethnic diversity. UNESCO recently named this area “World Heritage Site”.

Day 3  PANAMA-
Day at leisure to explore Panama on your own or take an optional excursion to explore the rain forest.

See optional tours at: Optional tours from Panama City

Day 4  PANAMA-BOCAS DEL TORO FLIGHT
You will be picked up at your Panama City hotel and taken to a local airport for your air transfer to Bocas Del Toro, the most important city in Colon Island. Colon is the biggest island in the archipelago of the same name. Transfer to your hotel PLAYA TORTUGA (or Punta Caracol...see rates below) where you will have the opportunity to relax and enjoy the crystal emerald waters and white sand beaches.

Day 5 BOCAS DEL TORO
Morning tour by boat to Isla de los Pajaros, an island protected by the Bastimentos National Marine Park, a definite must for tourists. The Marine Park, partially due to its isolation has been preserved in pristine conditions boasting virgin coral reefs, manatee zones, prolific tarpon reproduction, and turtle nesting between the months of October and April. Hotel selected
 

Day 6-7  BOCAS DEL TORO
Day at leisure to explore Bocas del Toro on your own. Hotel selected

Day 8  BOCAS DEL TORO-PANAMA-USA
Transfer to the airport for flight to Panama City, where you will arrive and be transferred to the international airport for flight back to USA.


2013 LAND TOUR COST PER PERSON (Does not include International airfare)

Children under 11 years old: 20% discount rooming with parents.

RATES NOT VALID DURING CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS -PLEASE CALL 1-800-327-0080
 

INCLUDING: 3 nights in Panama at hotel selected, 4 nights in Bocas del Toro at Hotel selected, all transfers, tours as mentioned in itinerary, meals as per each hotel (B=Buffet Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner), local airfare Panama-Bocas-Panama, room taxes and service charges. Assistance of our local representatives. PLUS FREE INSURANCE OFFER BY THE PANAMA TOURIST OFFICE.

NOT INCLUDED:
Insurance, USA airport tax, airport tax from Panama $40, tourist card $5.00 and any other service not specifically mentioned here
 

Add $250 from DFW, HOU and Zone 1; Add $270 from ATL, WAS and Zone 2; Add $320 from BDL, BOS, BWI, EWR, NYC, PHI and Zone 3; Add $350 from CHI; Add $350 from SJU and Zone 4; Add $380 from LAX, SFO and Zone 6; Add $400 from Zone 5.

Zone Chart: Zone 1: FL; Zone 2: AR, LA, MS, NM, OK, TX; Zone 3: CT, GA, MA, MD, NC, NH, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT; Zone 4: AL, AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, SD, TN, WI; Zone 5: CA, ID, NV, UT; Zone 6: OR, WA

From Washington DC US$250; Los Angeles $300; New York $220; Orlando $150

Daily Departures

Days at leisure to explore Panama city and surroundings on your own. You can set up your own tours by visiting our optional tour page....click here  Optional to San Blas, Taboga Island, Boquete, the Beaches, full & half day Panama Canal Cruise Transit with departure dates, Embera village and more....(B) 

Transfer to the airport. (B)

4 nights hotel accommodations with room taxes and service charges of 10%; Daily breakfast (Trump does not include breakfast);  PRIVATE transfers on arrival and departure;  PRIVATE city tour with visit to the Panama Canal with English speaking tour guide. Assistance of our local representatives while in Panama city. PLUS FREE INSURANCE OFFER BY THE PANAMA TOURIST OFFICE.

RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

International airfare, Insurance, airport  departure tax from USA, from Panama $40, tourist card $5.00 and any other service not specifically mentioned here.

SAMPLE AIRFARE FROM MIAMI:

US$400-600

Add $250 from DFW, HOU and Zone 1; Add $270 from ATL, WAS and Zone 2; Add $320 from BDL, BOS, BWI, EWR, NYC, PHI and Zone 3; Add $350 from CHI; Add $350 from SJU and Zone 4; Add $380 from LAX, SFO and Zone 6; Add $400 from Zone 5.

Zone Chart: Zone 1: FL; Zone 2: AR, LA, MS, NM, OK, TX; Zone 3: CT, GA, MA, MD, NC, NH, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT; Zone 4: AL, AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, SD, TN, WI; Zone 5: CA, ID, NV, UT; Zone 6: OR, WA

INTERNATIONAL AIRFARE NOT INCLUDED.

All rates per person based on standard rooms. (Children 3-11 years old; 0-2 years old free, sharing room with parents ). ALL RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

INCLUDING:

- 3 nights at Hotel Punta Galeon in Contadora Island

- Transfers in Contadora on arrival & departure

- Local flight Panama-Contadora-Panama

- Daily buffet breakfast

- Room taxes and service charges

- Asistance of our local representative

NOT INCLUDED:

International airfare, Insurance (cost for this program is 45 per person), airport departure taxes -from USA or Panama (usually included in your International air ticket), tourist card $5.00 and any other service not specifically mentioned here.

RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

2 day/ 1 night  Including: Flight Panama-S.Blas-Panama, transfers in S.Blas, one night hotel accommodations with room taxes/svc. charges all meals, visit to the KUNA Yala Community

Rates subject to change at any time. Transfers not included in Panama city.

About the Uaguinega Lodge- Achutupu/ San Blas
The Uaguinega Lodge (used to be Dolphin Island Lodge).It's located on Uaguitupo Island, a private Island directly across from the Kuna Island Community of Achutupo, approximately 50 minutes flying from Panama City.
Upon arrival, clients will be met at Achutupu Terminal, then transferred to the Lodge by a motorize dugout canoe, located at one quarter mile and five minutes from the beach.
Each cabin has its own private bathroom and The Bohio Restaurant has been totally remodeled, providing much more space for your comfort.

Rooms: The Lodge has 9 cabins built with a touch of Kuna style. All equipped with comfortable queen sized beds, outside fresh water showers and toilets. Power is generated from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm.  Each cabin has its own private bathroom and The Bohio Restaurant has been totally remodeled, providing much more space for your comfort.

Punta Caracol originated from the concept of creating an aqua-lodge on a virgin and natural environment. Its idea is to bring its visitors a pure and intimate experience, on a place of singular beauty, where they can relax from the comfort offered

Raised over the Caribbean Sea, by a 2km coral coast, Punta Caracol has been constructed using the traditional methods of the archipelago: stilts support a wooden frame over the water enclosed by a palm leafs roof - an unforgettable tradition from the native communities of the area.

Enjoy one of its five only 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.

Feel immerse by the sounds of nature while laying down on a colonial style bed at the second level master bedroom, or just relax with a hot water shower on your private bathroom after an exited tour of the area.

Coral Lodge

San Blas Islands

CORAL LODGE… a quintessential eco-adventure lodge set in a pristine natural habitat. An isolated totally sustainable lodge that offers a variety of nature related adventures and a place to get away from it all. You will enjoy a diversity of natural environments, our charming over the water bungalows, a friendly low key service and our proximity to San Blas archipelago with its beautiful unspoiled islands and cultural heritage of the Kuna Indians.

4days/3night package
Sample itinerary

DAY 01 PANAMA-SAN BLAS
4:45 am pickup at Panama City hotel and transfer to Albrook airport
6:00 am flight to San Blas Porvenir Island
7:00 am Start San Blas Tour with bilingual Kuna guide.
7:30 am Typical Kuna breakfast in Kuna village and continued tour.
9:00 am Transfer to a pristine island for morning of snorkeling and relaxation.
12:00 pm A delicious picnic lunch on the island
1:30 pm Met by Coral Lodge boat for boat transfer to Coral Lodge (1 hr.)
2:30 pm Arrival at Coral Lodge
Balance of day at leisure. (B,L,D)

DAY 02-03 SAN BLAS
Days at leisure to enjoy the area on you own, good snorkeling and diving.
There are some excursion free of charge, like kayaking, village tours, mangrove canal…
(B,L,D)

DAY 04 SAN BLAS-PANAMA
10:00 am Departure from Coral Lodge by boat for 45 minute boat ride to Miramar
11:00 am Depart from Miramar for road trip back to Panama City
12:00 pm Tour of the Spanish fort of Portobelo and Church with the Black Christ.
1:00 pm Lunch at the Coco Plum restaurant on the ocean.
4:00 pm Arrival a Panama City Hotel.

** Holiday Season -required a minimum of 5 nights -prices reflect cost for the 5 nights. RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

Rates include:

Lodging, meals, non-alcoholic beverages, a guided daily activity as per itinerary, 10% tourism tax, use of kayaks, snorkeling gear, air transfer from Panama city and return by land.
Rates do not include:

Alcoholic beverages , diving or fishing, insurance.

"New Panama Discovery Cruise"

"Three million years ago a thin strip of land emerged from the sea, uniting the Americas. The recently formed bridge later became what is now Panama and it turned into the path of an ongoing natural pilgrimage that has never stopped". Come to Panama's to discover unspoiled new regions aboard the deluxe catamaran "Discovery"
 

Departure dates:

2013: Mar.09, Apr.16 & 23, Jun.11, Nov.19 (Actual Cruise departure)

2014: Apr.25, May 2, Oct.31, Nov. 7(Actual Cruise departure)
 

9 days/8 nights program

Day 1 FRI. USA-PANAMA

Arrive in Panama. Upon arrival meeting and transfer to the new Hard Rock hotel.

Day 2 SAT. PANAMA-DISCOVERY CRUISE (Northbound Journey)

Morning half day tour of Panama, visiting the most outstanding places of old and new Panama. Then a visit to Miraflores locks to see the famous canal and how it is operated. Afternoon transfer to Flamenco Marina and start sailing the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean towards Contadora, where the Discovery will stay the first night before navigating to the Darien Jungle. Take this opportunity to meet your expedition leaders, the crew and your fellow travelers while you savor our tempting native cuisine. (B,D)

Click here to learn more about the Discovery

Day 3 SUN. DARIEN JUNGLES
Step aboard a time machine and travel back more than 600 years to a place that not many have had the privilege of experiencing. More than an excursion, this is a journey into the lives of the Embera Indians. A proud people who have been able to maintain their traditions and lifestyle as they were before the Spaniards colonized the region. These natives are also master crafters of cocobolo wood carvings and basketry. After motoring up river you will see the village emerging from the jungle, as if by magic. Keep your eyes open along the way as the region offers abundant wildlife that is particularly active along the rivers edge. (B,L,D)

Day 4 MON. PEARL ISLANDS – San Telmo
Snorkel and swim on the waters of the Pearl Islands. The archipelago owes its name to the abundance of Pearl Oysters which supported a substantial fishery in the early 1900`s. On the outer portion of the archipelago, the islands of San Telmo and Galera are home to some pristine beaches and fertile fishing grounds. Join the divers from Esmeralda in their search for pearls and kayak along beautiful and unspoiled beaches. View the remains of the submarine Explorer built in 1865 during the Civil War and which sunk off the coast of San Telmo during the oyster fishery of the late 1800´s.(B,L,D)

Day 5 TUE. PANAMA CANAL TRANSIT – Gatun Lake
Wake up at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal and join the morning’s ship convoy for our northbound canal passage traversing Miraflores Locks and Pedro Miguel Locks. The Discovery will be raised 85 feet above sea level to Gatun Lake. You will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience up close the history and operation of this engineering marvel. Navigate the Gaillard Cut, the narrowest section of the Panama Canal, bisecting the Continental Divide. This section of the canal is full of history and geological value and you will be able to appreciate the continuous maintenance that this area requires, because it is very susceptible to landslides. Spend the night in Gatun Lake on Panama Canal waters. (B,L,D)

Day 6 WED. PANAMA CANAL – Barro Colorado
Prior to the construction of the Panama Canal, the vast jungle area that is now the Gatun Lake was teeming with an overwhelming abundance of wildlife. As the region was flooded to create the lake, animals took refuge in the mountain peaks, which are now the many islands that dot the renowned lake. Explore Barro Colorado Island where the Smithsonian´s Tropical Research Center is located. Your expedition leader will take you on board small crafts past lush rainforests to secluded areas of the lake to witness first-hand the splendor and excitement of the jungle. Exotic birds, monkeys, sloths, iguanas, and crocodiles are just a few of the animals that you could see in their native surroundings. The sights, sounds and scents that make up this beautiful, tropical jungle will engulf you. Cameras are a must as this is considered the world’s premier location for viewing monkeys and other animals in the wild. The Discovery will exit the Panama Canal in the afternoon on its way to the mouth of the Chagres River.(B,L,D)

Day 7 THU. CHAGRAS RIVER - Fort San Lorenzo
Experience the magnificent Chagres River which was used by the conquistadors to move their gold across the Isthmus of Panama en-route from Peru to Spain and by the gold prospectors who attempted a "short cut" from the US East coast to the gold fields of California. The river was the center piece of the colonial inter-oceanic route and is now the lifeline of the Panama Canal full of wildlife and tropical jungle. Explore Fort San Lorenzo which is located on a cliff at the mouth of the Chagres on the Atlantic side where your leader will offer details of the immense amount of history found on this area. The fort was built by the Spaniards in the 16th century to defend their well known gold trail. Later that evening, the Discovery will reposition to Colon, where it will spend the night before disembarking the next day. (B,L,D)

Day 8 FRI. PORTOBELO – Caribbean
Wake up to a farewell breakfast before you disembark the Discovery. Travel by motor coach to Portobelo and enjoy this town located on Caribbean waters which was founded by Christopher Columbus on his fourth voyage to the new continent in 1597. This quaint town is rich in history as it was the site of many sea and land battles between the Spanish colonials and the pirates and corsairs raiding the Spanish Main. Explore the fortifications built by the Spaniards to protect their treasures and visit the Church of San Felipe, the sanctuary of the Black Christ. Later in the afternoon, board the Panama Canal Railway train back to Panama City. This one hour railroad trip will allow you to traverse the picturesque trans-isthmian route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The line flanks the Panama Canal passing through lush rainforests, cruising alongside the Canal’s locks, through the historic Gaillard Cut and gliding over slender causeways in Gatun Lake. Arrive and transfer to hotel Hard Rock for the night. (B,L)

Day 9 SAT. PANAMA-USA
Transfe to the airport for flight home. (B)


LAND/CRUISE RATES

SEASONS: Rates valid all year. The Catamaran Discovery is available for Charters. Please call.

Two nights hotel accommodations in Panama city at the Miramar Intercontinental with room taxes, service charges and daily breakfast; your six night deluxe cruise aboard the Discovery with all meals and wines, daily shore excursions , transfers on arrival and departure and city tour with visit to the Panama Canal.

AIRFARE, Insurance, airport  departure tax, tourist card $5.00 upon arrival and any other service not specifically mentioned here.

SAMPLE AIRFARE FROM MIAMI: US$500-600

Add $250 from DFW, HOU and Zone 1; Add $270 from ATL, WAS and Zone 2; Add $290 from BDL, BOS, BWI, EWR, NYC, PHI and Zone 3; Add $300 from CHI; Add $350 from SJU and Zone 4; Add $330 from LAX, SFO and Zone 6; Add $350 from Zone 5.

Zone Chart: Zone 1: FL; Zone 2: AR, LA, MS, NM, OK, TX; Zone 3: CT, GA, MA, MD, NC, NH, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT; Zone 4: AL, AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, SD, TN, WI; Zone 5: CA, ID, NV, UT; Zone 6: OR, WA