Day 1: Panama Arrival in Panama, transfer to the hotel. Free evening.
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Day 2: Panama City Tour and visiting the Panama CanalThe tour lasts for 6 hours and includes a visit to the Miraflores locks, observing their operation and ship passing through the locks. In the new IMAX theater, you will watch a 3D film about the construction and operation of the canal. The film lasts for 45 minutes and is shown in English with Spanish subtitles. The film is narrated by Morgan Freeman. During this excursion, you will also visit the old and modern districts of the city, pass through the residential canal area - the former zone where Americans who built and serviced the canal lived, and take a walk along one of the most beautiful streets of the capital - Balboa Boulevard, which stretches along the coast of the Panama Bay. Casco Antiguo is a picturesque district of the city with narrow streets, squares, and parks, where a significant part of the country's history is preserved and which has undergone several resurrections and reconstructions. Walk through Plaza de Francia, visit the San Jose Church, and learn about the history of the unique golden altar. You will also visit Amador Causeway - the most stunning area of Panama, which used to consist of three separate islands: Naos, Perico, and Flamenco. After the excursion, transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in Panama.
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Day 3: Chagres National Park and Embera IndiansThe excursion will start at 08:00 and lasts 16:00. Early in the morning, departure to Chagres National Park. After a boat ride along the Chagres River and through the jungle, you will reach a waterfall where a "water challenge" awaits you. Indian guides will give you time to swim in the lake, and then take you by raft to the village of Tusipono. Here, you will be welcomed by a ceremonial orchestra with tambourines and other musical instruments, and then taken to an open "local club" where you can enjoy an indigenous lunch and participate in dances. The Embera Indians are very skilled in wood carving; you can purchase beautiful items made of red wood - koko bolo, small sculptures made of bone nuts, woven baskets made of chunga palm leaves. These people are often called "children of the forest" as they rely on nature rather than modern civilization. After the end of the tour, return to the hotel.
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Day 4: San BlasDeparture from the hotel at 5 a.m. You are heading to San Blas, an archipelago of 365 islands in the Caribbean Sea with soft white sand and turquoise waters. Spend the whole day on the islands, and return to the hotel in the evening.
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Day 5: Panama In the morning after breakfast, you will have an excursion to the forts of the Caribbean Sea. Fort San Lorenzo has recently been restored, and the Royal Customs House in Portobelo has also been renovated. At 8:00, we will head to the Caribbean coast. Moving to the right side of the canal, we will venture into the San Lorenzo Nature Reserve, where at the edge of the land, on a cliff 25 meters above sea level, stands the majestic Fort San Lorenzo, built by the Spanish in 1596. From here, you can enjoy a magnificent view of the Caribbean Sea and the mouth of the Chagres River. The Caribbean coast of Panama, with its beautiful wild beaches, islands, and bays, holds the history of great conquests by conquistadors and daring pirate attacks. The names of Francis Drake, Henry Morgan, Edward Vernon, and other buccaneers are inseparable from the forts of San Lorenzo and Portobelo. To protect their treasures from pirate attacks, King Philip II of Spain ordered to construct a series of forts on the Caribbean coast, most of which have survived to this day: San Lorenzo, San Jeronimo, Santiago de la Gloria, San Fernando, and San Fernandin. In 1980, all the colonial buildings and fortresses of the 17th and 18th centuries on the Caribbean coast of Panama were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The next stop on our itinerary is the city of Portobelo. Here, you will see the fortresses and ruins of San Jeronimo, Santiago de la Gloria, San Fernando, and San Fernandin. The architectural landmarks of Portobelo also include the Royal Customs House and the Church of St. Philip, which is often referred to as the Church of the Black Christ among the people.
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Day 6: Panama – Boca Chica Departure from the hotel at 09:30 for an excursion to the Biomuseum with a guide. After the tour ends, transfer to Albrook Airport for departure to the city of David. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the Boca Chica region and checked into the hotel.
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Day 7-8: Boca Chica You will enjoy two days on the coast. Additionally you can have excursions to the beautiful uninhabited islands of Boca Chica, with white sand and turquoise water.
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Day 9: Boca Chica – BoqueteBreakfast at the hotel. Then you will be transferred to the Boquete region. On the way you will have an excursion to the rain forest.
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Day 10: Baru Volcano Check out of the hotel at 4 am. Ascent by 4x4 off-road vehicles to the volcano Baru, which is located at an altitude of 3475 meters above sea level. You will see the sunrise at the top, from which, in good weather, you can see the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Descent to the city of Boquete by noon. After lunch, you will have the opportunity to go on another tour
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Day 11: Bouquet At 10.30 am, the Canopic Tour will start: routes for amazing adventures are laid along the tops of the trees. There are 4 or 5 canopic track instructors, who help on the platforms. The instructors are all very friendly. The last 4 platforms are especially interesting, since the longest cables are between them. The whole track is over the jungle and mountain river. There are very beautiful waterfalls. At 13 o'clock you will go on a tour of the coffee plantation with a tasting of coffee, including the Geisha variety, the most expensive coffee that Panama exports.
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Day 12: Boquet – Bocas del ToroBreakfast at the hotel. Transfer from Boquete to Almirante. The trip will take about 4 hours on mountain roads. Along the way, you will stop to enjoy the view of Gualaca Cangilones, the most beautiful natural pool. Then you will continue your tour, crossing the Talamanca mountain range, where you will have the opportunity to admire the magnificent mountain scenery. During the transfer, you can also enjoy views of the Palo Seco Nature Reserve and the La Fortuna Dam. The driver will take you to the Almirante pier, from where you will take a water taxi to the islands of the Bocas del Toro archipelago.
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Day 13-14: Bocas del Toro Free days on the islands.
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Day 15: Bocas del Toro – Panama After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to Almirante Airport for departure to Panama. Upon arrival, you will receive a transfer to the hotel and a free evening.
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Day 16: Panama At the appointed time, you will be transferred to the airport for departure home.
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