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Panama Explorer Tour
14 days, 13 nights
(Minimum Group Size - 2)
We can accommodate single travelers at no extra charge
if travel is scheduled during the time period of our monthly full transit dates.
Our Explorer Tour is the tour for those who want to get off the beaten track and interact with the different indigenous cultures and nature of Panama.
It isn't hard, just about anyone can keep up. It includes a city tour, a Panama Canal Zone tour, a Panama Canal transit, A cultural encounter with four of Panama's indigenous cultures -- The Emberá, Gnobe-Bugle, and the Kuna, cloud forest visits, bird watching at it's best, historical and archaeological site visits, and an overnight in one of the world's best kept Caribbean secrets - Bocas del Toro - for snorkeling and trekking and just hanging out and taking in the laid-back Caribbean culture. It doesn't get much much better than this and portions of this tour is often guided byPanama Jones himself. His experience in most every aspect of Panama and the Panama Canal began in 1969.
With SUPERIOR hotel accommodations per person
SINGLE - $5249 --- DOUBLE - $3264 --- TRIPLE - $2781
With STANDARD hotel accommodations per person
SINGLE - $4632 --- DOUBLE - $2955 --- TRIPLE - $2508
With ECONOMY hotel accommodations per person
SINGLE - $3922 --- DOUBLE - $2647
Itinerary
Day 1, Thursday - Arrival and transfer to the Hotel. Overnight in Panama City.
Day 2, Friday - Guided morning city tour and guided afternoon Panama Canal Zone tour takes in the sites of Panama Viejo, the oldest city on the Pacific side of the Isthmus, Casco Viejo, and modern Panama City, and the Panama Canal Zone. Overnight in Panama CityBL
Day 3, Saturday - Our full Panama Canal transitvessel departs the Pacific port at 7:30 a.m. sharp and usually returns to the Pacific port around 6:30 p.m. depending on traffic in the canal (and on the highway). Buffet aboard the vessel.
Day 4, Sunday - Flight to San Blas Islands Tour of the Kuna village for an cultural exchange and a trip to a private island for swimming and snorkeling. BLD - drinks not included. Overnight in San Blas
Day 5, Monday - Flight to Panama City. Trip to Summit Gardens and the Harpy Eagle Display. Overnight in Panama City. BL
Day 6, Tuesday - Flight to Bocas del Toro. Overnight in Bocas.
Day 7, Wednesday - Flight to David and transfer to Boquete. Hiking and activities in Boquete. Overnight in Boquete.
Day 8, Thursday - Transfer to Los Quetzales in Cero Punta. Visit to Finca Dracula Orchid Farm and flower Garden. Overnight in Cerro Punta. B
Day 9, Friday - Hike in the cloud forest trail. Afternoon flight to Panama City. Overnight in Panama City. B
Day 10, Saturday - Early morning hike on Pipeline road. Overnight in Panama City. B
Day 11, Sunday - A trip to Anton Valle, also known as El Valle (the Valley). El Valle is a cloud forest community built in the crater of one of the world's largest extinct volcanoes. While in El Valle the attractions are a hike to the petroglyphs and a weekly artisan market. Overnight in Panama City BL
Day 12, Monday -A round trip train ride on the World's first trans-continental train for a tour to historic Portobelo Overnight in Panama City
Day 13, Tuesday -An eco / cultural experience with the primitive Emberá Indians . This is an all day tour. Tobacco and alcohol is prihibited. Overnight in Panama CityBL
Day 14, Wednesday - Transfer to the airport. B
If return airport transfers occur before restaurants are open in any hotel, breakfast, although indicated on itinerary, will not be included that day.
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