Panama Travel and Destination Guide
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Highlights
- San Blas Archipelego
- Panama Canal
- Bocos del Toro Archipelego
The 80km Panama Canal, transporting 12,000 ships a year between the two great oceans, is undoubtedly one of the world's greatest engineering feats. While the canal put the country on the map, there is another Panama few know about: sandy-beached islands on both coasts, steamy jungle rainforest cut by pristine waterfalls, and cool, misty mountain valleys spread with coffee plantations and framed by volcanoes. The narrowest point of a land bridge between North and South America, Panama shares the biodiversity of both, making for world-class birding and wildlife viewing. Steep, rugged mountains mean the white water is wild. And when you come up for air, Panama City may surprise you. Both the canal and a thriving international banking industry brought prosperity, and the formerly US-controlled Canal Zone can feel more like Miami than Central America.
Featured Trips in PANAMA
15 days | From $ 949 USD Panama Experience (JSP)
Central America > Costa Rica
Highlights
Costa Rica, San José, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Panama, Bocas ...
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Basic
Physical Grading: 3
The best of southern Costa Rica and northern Panama, featuring an abundance of both natural and man-made wonders. As Panama is still off most travellers' radars, it's the perfect place for a genuine discovery experience, with plenty of activities ranging from fantastic bird watching to exhilarating white water rafting.
14 days | From $ 1149 USD The Wilds of Costa Rica and Panama (CRWC)
Central America > Costa Rica
Highlights
San José, Puerto Jimenez, Carate, Corcovado National Park, Boquete, Bocas ...
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 3
The best of southern Costa Rica and northern Panama, featuring an abundance of both natural and man-made wonders. As Panama is still off most travellers' radars, it's the perfect place for a genuine discovery experience, with plenty of activities ranging from fantastic bird watching to exhilarating white water rafting.
5 days | From $ 1059 USD Bocas Del Toro Experience (TCRBTC)
Central America > Costa Rica
Highlights
Bocas del Toro
Trip Style: Independent
Service Level: Comfort
Physical Grading: 2
Leaving from San Jose, Costa Rica, travel to the Caribbean coast and the Panamanian Archipelago of Bocas del Toro. Made up of six rainforest-covered islands (only two with roads or services), “Bocas” is the ideal spot to spend a few days surrounded by nature. Snorkel in national parks, visit spectacular beaches perfect for sunbathing or swimming, and spot wildlife such as monkeys, sloths and poison dart frogs. Bocas has many endemic species, including one in particular: the “Accidental Expat”—many people like Bocas so much they never leave.
31 days | From $ 2049 USD Great Central American Journey: Panama to Guatemala (CPPA)
Central America > Panama
Highlights
Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Basic
Physical Grading: 3
Spend a fun-filled month in Central America, immersing yourself in 5 colourful countries! Marvel at the differences in culture, landscape, ruins, wildlife and beaches on this epic journey. It is made up of 2 segments: "Volcano Trail" and "Panama Experience."
31 days | From $ 2049 USD Great Central American Journey: Guatemala to Panama (CGAP)
Central America > Guatemala
Highlights
Guatemala, Antigua, Honduras, Copán, Bay Islands, Nicaragua, Granada, Ometepe Island, ...
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Basic
Physical Grading: 3
Spend a fun-filled month in Central America, immersing yourself in 5 colourful countries! Marvel at the differences in culture, landscape, ruins, wildlife and beaches on this epic journey. It is made up of 2 segments: "Volcano Trail" and "Panama Experience."
