Itinerary Details
Day 1: Arrive in Panama City
Welcome to Panama,
You will be welcomed by our English speaking assistant and be transferred to your hotel for check-in. Standard check-in @3pm.
The rest of your day is free at your own leisure.
Panama Folkloric Dinner & Show:
At night you will be met in the lobby of your hotel and transferred to a Panamanian restaurant. Here you will have the opportunity to taste Panamanian food, made of corn, plantains, yucca, fish, tamale, sancocho (Panamanian chicken soup), pork, seafood, beef and more. After dinner you will enjoy a folkloric show where you will be able to watch the diverse national dancers with their elegant garments. Some of the dances you will witness are the Punta, Travesado and Diablos Sucios, and they are performed with live music using the Panamanian instruments.
Hotel: Le Meridien Panama (5 Star Rating)
On the edge of the Bay of Panama overlooking the old and new quarters of the city, Le Meridien Panama is bounded by charming restaurants and vibrant nightlife. The hotel is located within a few minutes of the financial center and corporate offices. The 111 guest rooms and suites are equipped with modern amenities including marble bathrooms.
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Meal(s): Dinner
Day 2: Gastronomic TourEnjoy Breakfast at your hotel.
This fascinating experience will give you an introduction to Panama’s history while tasting some of its gastronomy, which reflects the country’s diversity. As we learn about Panama’s interesting history and how it all came to be as we see it today, you will be able to get a taste of some local traditional food; we’ll have ceviche, chocolate, coffee, beer and lunch, mostly taking place in Casco Antiguo, the colonial section of Panama City. Depending on the time we start the tour, we will be switching the order of places we will visit. However, during this tour, we’ll visit the Seafood Market, where you will have the chance to try a variety of freshly made ceviche. We’ll stop at one of our favorite coffee shops in the area for some local coffee. We’ll have lunch and get a taste of Panamanian flavors and cuisine. How about a chocolate tasting for dessert? We’ll try artisan grown cacao from Bocas del Toro. And lastly, ending our interesting flavorful experience, we will try a variety of beer from a local microbrewery.
Hotel: Le Meridien Panama (5 Star Rating)
On the edge of the Bay of Panama overlooking the old and new quarters of the city, Le Meridien Panama is bounded by charming restaurants and vibrant nightlife. The hotel is located within a few minutes of the financial center and corporate offices. The 111 guest rooms and suites are equipped with modern amenities including marble bathrooms.
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Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3: Panama Canal TourEnjoy Breakfast at your hotel.
Get an opportunity to marvel at one of the most outstanding wonders of human engineering on Earth on a privately guided visit to the Panama Canal. Today’s experience allows you to visit a number of attractions related to the Canal and its history. See the Panama Canal Administration Building and the Goethals Monument commemorating the chief engineer of the Panama Canal. Visit the Stevens Circle Monument and the former Albrook Military Air Force Station; and head to the Clayton Military Base. Most importantly, visit the renowned Miraflores Locks to see large ships Making their way through the Canal and learn about its operations at the Visitor Center. Your tour concludes as you are transported back to your accommodation.
Hotel: Le Meridien Panama (5 Star Rating)
On the edge of the Bay of Panama overlooking the old and new quarters of the city, Le Meridien Panama is bounded by charming restaurants and vibrant nightlife. The hotel is located within a few minutes of the financial center and corporate offices. The 111 guest rooms and suites are equipped with modern amenities including marble bathrooms.
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Meal(s): Breakfast
Day 4: Gatun Lake Jungle Boat TourEnjoy Breakfast at your hotel.
Early in the morning your guide will meet you in the hotel lobby to begin your journey the Soberania National Park. As you leave the Panama City limits, buildings will slowly be replaced by secondary and primary rainforest. You will pass the former Fort Clayton, Mira Flores and Pedro Miguel Locks before entering the park. Here you will board a boat and head off on an adventure across Gatun Lake in the Panama Canal passing by monumental cargo ships transiting the waterway. Along the way, you may spot green iguanas and three-toed sloth resting on tree branches, crocodiles and ospreys in the hunt for peacock bass, snail kite and keel-billed toucan among other wildlife can we observed. The boat will circle rainforest covered islands, allowing us to observe and search for the mantled howler monkey, white-faced capuchin, and Geoffrey’s tamarin.
Hotel: Gamboa Rainforest Resort (4 Star Rating)
Adventure into the jungle on an aerial tram, experience a boat ride on the Panama Canal, or relax by the luxurious pool surrounded by Panama's natural beauty. Whatever your pleasure, adventure and relaxation await you in this enchanting and sumptuous hideaway, just 30 minutes from Panama City. Colorful sights and natural wildlife make the Gamboa Rainforest Resort a truly one-of-a-kind vacation experience. Escape to this jungle paradise as a couple or with the entire family to encounter nature without leaving the comforts of a full-service exotic resort. We invite you to discover Gamboa.
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Meal(s): Breakfast
Day 5: Aerial Tram and Sloth SanctuaryEnjoy breakfast at the hotel
This cruise offers a unique perspective of wildlife, a journey of 600 meters aboard a gondola that rises above the rainforest to appreciating viewpoints otherwise unachievable on the ground. At a height almost touching the treetops you will have the possibility to see a wide variety of birds that nest there, sloths, and several species of monkeys .At the end of the Aerial Tram tour, you will find an impressive 30-meter high observation tower made.
Begin the visit at the first Panama's Sloth Sanctuary where you will learn about the Conservation Program run by the Pan American Conservation Association for this species. If you are an enthusiast of the tropical rainforest flora and fauna, end the visit with various living laboratories where you can appreciate more than 15 species of butterflies, take a look at our curious Frog Pond and learn about native orchids.
Hotel: Gamboa Rainforest Resort (4 Star Rating)
Adventure into the jungle on an aerial tram, experience a boat ride on the Panama Canal, or relax by the luxurious pool surrounded by Panama's natural beauty. Whatever your pleasure, adventure and relaxation await you in this enchanting and sumptuous hideaway, just 30 minutes from Panama City. Colorful sights and natural wildlife make the Gamboa Rainforest Resort a truly one-of-a-kind vacation experience. Escape to this jungle paradise as a couple or with the entire family to encounter nature without leaving the comforts of a full-service exotic resort. We invite you to discover Gamboa.
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Meal(s): Breakfast
Day 6: Gamboa to Santa ClaraEnjoy breakfast at your hotel.
Transfer from Gamboa to Santa Clara with the balance of the day at leisure.
Hotel: Gran Evenia Bijao - All Inclusive (4 Star Rating)
The Bijao Beach Resort Hotel by Evenia is a tourist complex located in the Pacific Riviera of Panama, specifically in the area of Santa Clara. One of its great attractions is its direct access to the beach located in front of the resort. Its complete facilities and magnificent location, in one of the areas with the best weather in Panama, make it the ideal place for a holiday with family or friends. At Evenia Hotels we work to offer a high level of service with all the comforts to make your holiday unforgettable.
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Meal(s): Breakfast
Day 7: Day at leisure in Santa ClaraAfter Breakfast, enjoy at day at leisure to enjoy the resort's facilities.
Hotel: Gran Evenia Bijao - All Inclusive (4 Star Rating)
The Bijao Beach Resort Hotel by Evenia is a tourist complex located in the Pacific Riviera of Panama, specifically in the area of Santa Clara. One of its great attractions is its direct access to the beach located in front of the resort. Its complete facilities and magnificent location, in one of the areas with the best weather in Panama, make it the ideal place for a holiday with family or friends. At Evenia Hotels we work to offer a high level of service with all the comforts to make your holiday unforgettable.
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Meal(s): Breakfast
Day 8: Depart Panama CityEnjoy Breakfast at your hotel.
Today we will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you to the airport on time to board your flight.
Meal(s): Breakfast
