Culture and Nature in Panama

Destinations Panama
Category Single Country
Duration 11 days / 10 nights
Location Panama

Day 1: Panama City
Day 1: Panama City

Welcome to Panama, let's explore much more than the Canal, an itinerary focused on the nature and culture of this marvelous country! Meet and greet at the Arrivals area and transfer to your centrally located accommodation.

Day 2: Insight into Panama City
Day 2: Insight into Panama City

Explore Panama historical sites and one of the famous highlights, the Canal.

Prepare for a day filled with history, sightseeing and culture. The tour starts with the visit to the Panama Canal visitor's center located in Miraflores Locks where ships can be seen transiting the waterway, in this area you learn about the history, engineering and most significant events of the Canal; followed by the visit to the Biodiversity Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate museum, designed by the famous architect Frank Gehry. Continue to Casco Antiguo, the old city compound, that dates from the late 1600's, where you have lunch before heading to the folk market and the most important monuments in the area; followed by a visit to San José Church, known for its Golden Altar, and the French Plaza, that provides panoramic views of the modern city center and the ships that wait for their turn to transit the canal. The tour ends with a transfer to your hotel.

Meals : Breakfast
Day 3: Embera Experience
Day 3: Embera Experience

Enjoy a full day tour about getting to know the Embera Indigenous Community.

The tour starts with the pick up at your hotel to head towards El Corotu on the shores of lake Madden, which supplies around 40% of the water for the operation of the Panama Canal. Here you board a Piragua or best known as canoe to travel up the Chagres River till and Embera Indigenous village, throughout the ride is possible to admire part of the 320,000 acres of Chagres National Park, the largest protecting the Panama Canal Watershed.

Once you arrive the village, a welcome with dances and music will wait for you; delight with the experience to learn about the local customs and relationship of the Emera's with the nature, besides admiring their culture and even be painted by the traditional Jagua, a nature dye used to paint on themselves. The tour ends with a traditional lunch and the drop off to the hotel in Panama City.

Meals : Breakfast
Day 4: Between Mountains and Coffee
Day 4: Between Mountains and Coffee

Transfer to the domestic airport for your flight to David City, from where you will take a ground transportation to Boquete.

The Boquete region is home to the world's most exclusive and best rated coffee, Geisha, which grows best on the slopes of a volcano fed by moisture of Caribbean and Pacific Seas. The inactive Baru Volcano, with its 3475 meters of height, home to exuberant flora and fauna, boasts the most beautiful views. Some of the main activities are canoeing and kayaking on a river that passes through town, golf, a cupping workshop at a coffee farm, birdwatching, hiking and zip lining.

Meals : Breakfast
Day 5: Coffee Experience
Day 5: Coffee Experience

In the morning, delight with a coffee excursion.

Enjoy a visit to a local small coffee farm located in the highlands of Boquete, where you will get a deep hands on experience in the productive process of coffee, from a visit to the fields to hand roasting of beans, besides cupping and tasting.

Meals : Breakfast
Day 6: Valle de Anton
Day 6: Valle de Anton

Transfer to the domestic airport in David City for your flight to Panama City; once you arrive in Panama City you are taken to El Valle de Anton. In the late afternoon, enjoy a sunset experience in one of the famous mountains in the area.

Delight with an experience that takes you to La Sill or Las Antenas mountain, specifically to La Cruz, known in english as the cross; or La India Dormida mountain or Cariguana mountain, depending from which spot you will get the best views at the specific day. Get adventurous by a ride in a Polaris 4*4 then a 30 minutes walk; once in the summit get comfortable and enjoy when the sun goes down, don't miss the opportunity to take unique pictures.

Meals : Breakfast
Day 7: Get to know El Valle
Day 7: Get to know El Valle

In the morning, explore the most interesting highlights of El Valle according to your preferences.

Delight with a 2.5 hours experience that will take you to the selected local highlight in El Valle de Anton, the selection will be based on your preferences after an explanation of the guide regarding the different sites in the area. The tour can include five sites of the following list: Chorro El macho, the Zoo, Hot Springs, Orchids nursery, snakes nursery, Piedras Pintadas (rock carvings), the square trees, the museum, the market, the butterflies nursery, La Cruz viewpoint and the center of amphibians "Rana Dorada".

Meals : Breakfast
Day 8: Pacific Coast Retreat
Day 8: Pacific Coast Retreat

Transfer from El Valle to Río Hato for a beach escape.

Located in the Coclé province, it is famous for its white sand beaches and the region is known as the pearl of the pacific. The area could be a strategic destination to visit other areas of Panama; and hosts one of the International Airports in the country.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9: Day at leisure
Day 9: Day at leisure

Enjoy your days at leisure.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10: Day at leisure
Day 10: Day at leisure

Enjoy your days at leisure.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11: Departure Day
Day 11: Departure Day

Transfer from Río Hato to Panama International Airport. We hope you had a great time!.

Standard

 

Tryp Panama Centro

Vía Veneto, Panamá

 +507 265-0505

 

Boquete Tree Trek Resort

Palo Alto Boquete, Panamá

+507 720-1635

 

Park Eden B&B

El Valle de Antón, Panamá

+507 983-6167

 

The Buenaventura Golf & Beach Resort

340 Calle 3ra, Río Hato, Panamá

+507 908-3333

 


 

Superior

 

Central Hotel Panama

Plaza de la Independencia, Calle 5a Este, Panamá

+507 309-0300

 

The Riverside Inn

Av. Buenos Aires, Los Naranjos, Panamá

+507 720-1076

 

Los Mandarinos Boutique Hotel & Spa

Calle El Ciclo, El Valle de Antón, Panamá

+507 983-6645

 

Sheraton Bijao Beach Resort

Carr. Panamericana km 108, Río Hato, Panamá

+507 908-3600

Included

  • Meals as stated
  • Hotels accommodation as stated
  • English speaking guide on tours
  • Entrance fees to sites - parks - etc.
  • Private Transportation
  • Taxes

Not Included

  • Any additional/extra tours or park fees
  • Any other service not mentioned in the “included” list or the itinerary
  • Extras at hotels
  • International Flights
  • Late check-out or early check-in
  • Personal and/or medical expenses
  • Visa and Immigration Tax