Panama · 7 itineraries

Panama Itineraries

Most routes start in Casco Viejo, the old quarter of Panama City, and run 7 to 12 nights from there: up to the Boquete coffee highlands, out to a private island in the Gulf of Chiriquí, across to the Caribbean at Bocas del Toro, into the Canal Zone rainforest, or down the Pacific coast by road. Or spend a week on a small expedition yacht through Coiba with Kontiki. Treat each one as a starting point. Change the stops, the nights or the hotels, and our team plans it with you.

7 nights · City and island

Casco Viejo and a Private Island

Three nights in Casco Viejo, Panama City's old quarter, then four on Islas Secas, a private archipelago in the Gulf of Chiriquí reached on the resort's own plane. Two hotels, one flight of just over an hour and no long drives.

Stops: Casco Viejo, Panama City, Islas Secas, Gulf of Chiriquí
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7 nights · Small-ship voyage

Island Odyssey by Yacht with Kontiki

Seven nights aboard the Kontiki Wayra, a 40-meter expedition yacht with 9 staterooms and room for 18 guests, from the Boquete highlands through Islas Secas, Coiba National Park, Isla Uva and the Islas Paridas to Boca Chica. A different island every day, two naturalist guides on every landing, and we plan your days on land around it.

Stops: Boquete and boarding, Islas Secas, Canales de Afuera, Coiba: the Monkey Trail and Granito de Oro, Coiba: the penal colony and the San Juan River, Isla Uva and Brincanco, Islas Paridas
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8 nights · By road, no flights

City, Canal and Pacific Golf Beach

Eight nights with no domestic flights: Panama City and the Canal, two nights in the crater town of El Valle de Antón, then three at The Buenaventura on the Pacific Riviera. Every leg is by road.

Stops: Casco Viejo, Panama City, El Valle de Antón, Río Hato, Pacific Riviera
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10 nights · City, highlands and island

Coffee Highlands and the Pacific Islands

Three nights in Casco Viejo, three in the coffee hills of Boquete and four on Isla Palenque, a private island in the Gulf of Chiriquí. The old city, a cupping on a coffee farm and a beach casita, with two short domestic flights, to David and back.

Stops: Casco Viejo, Panama City, Boquete, Isla Palenque, Gulf of Chiriquí
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10 nights · Lodges and rainforest

Rainforest and Birding

Ten nights built for birders: Casco Viejo, three nights at Canopy Tower in Soberanía National Park, El Valle de Antón in its volcanic crater, then Tranquilo Bay in Bocas del Toro. Pipeline Road, the crater forests and the Caribbean lowlands.

Stops: Casco Viejo, Panama City, Soberanía National Park, Canal Zone, El Valle de Antón, Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro
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10 nights · City, highlands and Caribbean

Cloud Forest and Caribbean

Three nights in Casco Viejo, three in the Boquete highlands and four at Tranquilo Bay on Isla Bastimentos, in Bocas del Toro. Coffee and cloud forest, then reef, rainforest and bioluminescence on the Caribbean side.

Stops: Casco Viejo, Panama City, Boquete, Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro
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12 nights · Both coasts and the highlands

Grand Panama, Two Oceans

Twelve nights across Panama with no backtracking: Casco Viejo, the Caribbean at Tranquilo Bay, the Boquete coffee highlands, then a private island in the Gulf of Chiriquí. The Canal, two oceans and a quetzal in one trip.

Stops: Casco Viejo, Panama City, Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro, Boquete, Isla Palenque, Gulf of Chiriquí
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