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Such extraordinary regional diversity within a country as small as Panama is rare. Panama City’s Casco Antiguo (old historic quarter) is a UNESCO protected site with a fascinating maritime history, buzzy nightlife, and beautiful colonial architecture. From here, discover the world-famous Panama Canal; a marvellous feat of engineering which connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans over a hundred years ago and still stands as one of the most important inventions in the history of trade.

For lush rainforest and mountain scenery, venture west to the highlands of Chiriqui, a nurturing landscape with an extreme abundance of wildlife. The warm climate, altitude and fertile volcanic soil produce some of the best coffee and citrus fruits in the world, and the plantations are well worth a visit. 

The Pacific Coast boasts myriad beaches and excellent surf, along with Humpback whale watching from July to October. The calmer Caribbean coast is a shimmering scene of clear waters and soaring palms, with a handful of rustic-luxury retreats set in private bays. The San Blas Islands; an archipelago of mostly uninhabited sugar sand islands and pristine coral reefs. Explore by luxury catamaran, stopping to swim and snorkel, or enjoy a private picnic on the warm Caribbean shores. Here you can also meet the indigenous Kuna Yala tribe a small but proud, artisanal community.

To learn more about Panama’s folkloric traditions, the small villages of the Azuero Peninsula are worth passing through and we can arrange workshops to see traditional the craftsmanship of papier mache devil’s masks, hand-made drums and intricately designed traditional Pollera dresses that can take up to a year to sew.

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What people say

  • There is so much more than meets the eye when it comes to Panama. You did a fabulous job at exposing us to all its little known treats - the eccentric bars and restaurants in Casco Viejo (Donde Jose was a fave), venturing down the Chagras River to meet the indigenous Embero tribe, the wonderful sound of the cicadas and monkeys from our beach side lodge. That, and watching the sloths and toucans in the Soberania rainforest, was a real highlight.
  • I cannot tell you what an amazing time we are having...how did you manage it?!
  • We were delighted with the trip we have just completed to Brazil and Argentina. We walked down Copacabana beach, watched a tapir swim past our canoe in the Pantanal, were submerged in the Iguazu falls, conquered desert and vineyards in northwest Argentina, experienced a snowstorm in the Andes, fed Cayman off horseback and enjoyed a tango show in probably the finest city in South America. A truly memorable experience: we have no hesitation in recommending Plan South America.

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