Itinerary

Day 1 Welcome to Panama (Shared transfer)

Today at the appropriate time an EcoCircuitos guide will be meet you at the Tocumen International Airport to assist and transfer you to your hotel located in Panama City. You will also receive an EcoCircuitos information kit. Once arrival, please check in and overnight at a local hotel. Your transfer will take 25-30 minutes approximately. (SIB)

Day 2 Azuero Peninsula (Shared)

Early in the morning after breakfast you will be transferred to the Azuero Peninsula, specifically in Chitré. This diverse region of the country is made up of three culturally rich provinces: Herrera, Los Santos and Veraguas. On the way to Azuero we will follow the footsteps of Gonzalo de Badajoz, who was sent by the Spanish Crown in 1515 to conquer the central area of Panama. On their way to Panama City and Peninsula Nata Azuero, Badajoz faced great resistance from the indigenous cacique Paris, who beat the conquistadores recovering the greatest treasure which had hitherto obtained Spanish in America. Discover Indian heritage and Spanish influence visiting the archaeological site El Caño, and two of the oldest churches in the Americas: Parita and Nata. After the tour you will be transferred to your hotel in Chitre. Once you arrive you will check in at the hotel. Overnight: Cubitá Boutique Hotel. Standard Room (B)

Day 3 Made in Herrera

Discover the manufacturing process of the traditional products of the Herrera Province: sugar-cane, salt, clay and bread. Experience the many uses of sugarcane from refreshing sugarcane juice called “Guarapo”, traditional cooking of sugarcane honey to the production of artisanal sug-arcane liquor; see the extraction of salt from the Pacific Ocean; visit the production of handmade clay pottery; and learn how the famous La Arena bread is baked. Overnight: Cubitá Boutique Hotel. Standard Room (B, L)

Day 4 Isla Iguana WIldlife Refugee

After breakfast, you will be picked up by your bilingual tour guide for an exciting adventure to Iguana Island. The tour begins with a 1.15 hour transfer to Playa El Arenal in Pedasí, where your boat will be waiting in order to take you to Iguana Island – a wildlife refuge 8 kilometers off the coast. The island is famous for its white sand beach, crystal waters, extensive mangrove forests and coral riffs including 12 different types of corals that shelter more than 300 species of fish. Dolphins are frequently seen, as well as (harmless) sharks, turtles and – between June and October – humpback whales that migrate from cold waters to Panama’s Pacific coast with warmer water temperatures. Iguana Island is also home to a large breeding colony of frigate birds and – as the island’s name indicates – iguanas. Once on the island, you will receive instructions from your guide and then explore the different coral reefs snorkeling and exploring the colorful submarine world. When you are tired, relax at the stunning white sand beach for a while, before you will explore a hiking trail that crosses the island from west to east together with your guide to observe the numerous iguanas. Around noon, you will enjoy a fresh picnic-style lunch directly at the beach. Please consider that there are no restrooms no any other facilities on the island because is a nature reserve. In the early afternoon, you will be taken back to Pedasí and further on to Chitré. Overnight: Cubita hotel. Deluxe Room (B, D)

Day 5 Departure Panama (Shared)

At the appropriate time you will be transferred to the Tocumen International Airport for your outbound flight. They will arrive to the airport approximately 3 hours before their departure time. Note: customers will be picked up 7 hours before flight time. End of services. (B)

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