PANAMA CITY

You arrive at Panama Airport with your flight. The driver will be waiting for you and will take you to Le Meridien hotel on Balboa Avenue in central Panama. The sea is right in in front and the whole Balboa boulevard. Neighborhoods like Casco Historico are just a short taxi ride from your accommodation. Taxis are not expensive in Panama. Overnight with breakfast included.

TOUR OF PANAMA CITY

Today you have a private tour with guide in English to visit the Panama Canal. The canal is an engineering feat that changed international trade. You will visit the Visitor Center in Miraflores which has a museum and is located in front of one of the locks. You will see the boats go by. The guide will proudly explain the Panama Canal to you. We continue with your guide with a tour of Panama Viejo. It is a museum site with the ruins of what was the city's first foundation. There is an interesting museum that shows the atmosphere in this now abandoned 16th century town. The guide will also walk with you in the center of Panama Colonial Casco Historico. Here surrounded by the sea the Spaniards have founded at the end of the 17th century a new town. The small alleys and colonial buildings will surely charm you and you surely will want to return there in your free time.

FREE DAY IN PANAMA

You can visit the city at your ease since you receive a Panama metro card. But it is also possible to buy an excursion locally. The guide will explain you the options.

In the evening a taxi will take you to the Jungle of Soberania Park (1-hour drive). You stay here at the luxury Gamboa Rainforest Resort. This is an eco-friendly hotel in the rainforest. It is a hotel surrounded by green forest, with a swimming pool. You have here breakfast included.

GAMBOA FOREST RESORT

Today you will take a boat trip (in a group) on Gatun Lake. This lake was created by the canal engineers for boats to pass through. It's so big that the lakeside is a forest full of tropical animals. It is a one-hour excursion full of nature discoveries.

You have an afternoon trek in the top of the trees. This is done at ease thanks to the cable car. You get into the cabin and sit down. The cable car takes you into the tree crest where you see birds, flowers and sloths. Afterwards you will also visit an exhibition garden where you will see orchids, butterflies, sloths and tropical frogs.

TO PLAYA BONITA

A taxi will take you to the beach hotel not too far from Panama City: Playa Bonita (1-hour drive). Here you stay at the luxury Westin Playa Bonita hotel. It is an all-inclusive hotel with a beach, swimming pool and lots of facilities. You stay here 3 nights.

RELAXING AT PLAYA BONITA

You are comfortable in the all-inclusive at the Westin Playa Bonita hotel. There are excursion options to book on site. The city of Panama is not far away if you want to see a bit more of it.

TRANSFER TO AIRPORT

Depending on your flight we will guarantee your taxi transfer to Panama airport.

Transportation by taxi on arrival and departure and in between hotels.

Excursion in Panama City as described.

Ecological excursions in Gamboa as described

2 nights with breakfast in Le Meridien Panama City (or similar), 2 nights in Gamboa Rain Forest Resort including breakfast and 3 nights on all-inclusive basis in Westin Playa Bonita

starting 965 usd per person (min. 2 persons)

Depends on the season. Just make a request for details.