Overview & Highlights
A short holiday brimming with variety, from a trip on the Panama Canal to river rafting in volcanic highlands and strolling through luscious rainforest.
This holiday introduces you to the extraordinary history of a country linking oceans, spanning cultures and hosting pathways for smuggled gold, we take you to visit some of nature’s most fecund forests, laden with ebullient wildlife and luscious plants.
Your first thoughts about Panama may envisage hats (actually from Ecuador); a large, strategic canal; a fallen dictator and maybe some refugees from justice. But that would be underestimating the unexpected charms and variety of this hilly Central American republic. Your trip with us will change your mind about that.
The capital city is one of the world’s most cosmopolitan, an eclectic mix of American, European and Asian influences forged by centuries of immigration, while the palm-defined, pearl white beaches are undeveloped. The Panamanian people, relaxed and welcoming, will ensure you have an enriching holiday.
For an even more comprehensive experience of what Panama has to offer the visitor, we recommend you take one or other of our extensions to this holiday, to San Blas, Contadora beach or the Azuero peninsula, Panama's cultural heartland.
- Discover historic Panama City and its iconic canal
- Explore both the cloud forest and jungle and experience their diversity
- Relax in the clear blue waters of the Bocas del Toro islands
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Outline itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Panama City and transfer to your hotel.
Day 2
Partial transit of the Panama Canal.
Day 3
Guided excursion in Panama City
Day 4
Fly to David and transfer to highland Boquete.
Day 5
At leisure in Boquete.
Day 6
By air and water taxi to Bocas del Toro islands.
Days 7-8
At leisure in Bocas del Toro.
Day 9
Fly back to the mainland and transfer to Gamboa.
Day 10
Boat tour on Lake Gatún. Transfer to Panama City airport for international flight home.
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