13 days/12 nights

PANAMA CITY – PANAMA CANAL – PARADISE FISHING LODGE – BOQUETE – COFFEE TOUR – RUM TOUR – BOCAS DEL TORO

Day 1:
Arrival at Tocumen International Airport. Transfer to the hotel.

Day 2:
CITY AND PANAMA CANAL TOUR:
During the Panama City tour — the first city founded by the Spanish on the Pacific coast — you will visit the modern part of the city, including Balboa Avenue with its impressive skyscrapers by the ocean. We will also visit the Colonial part of the city, a UNESCO Cultural Heritage site, where you can stroll through narrow medieval colonial streets, visit numerous cafes, shops, and souvenir stores. Additionally, we will visit the former American administrative center and the Amador Causeway, connecting three islands with the mainland. You will explore the Miraflores Visitor Center at the Panama Canal, where you can learn in detail about the operation of this grand 20th-century engineering marvel, dubbed the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” There is also an IMAX theater where you can watch a film about the construction and operation of the canal. Most importantly, you will see the lockage of ships from various observation points thanks to multi-level viewing platforms.
Duration: 6 hours.

Evening gastro-tour in Panama. 3 hours, visiting 2 iconic bars with views of the modern and colonial city, and dinner at one of the best restaurants in the city. Dinner, cocktails, drinks not included. Includes transportation, guide. A table will be reserved at an exclusive restaurant.

Day 3-4-5:
Transfer options from Panama City to Paradise Fishing Lodge:

Option 1: Private transfer from the hotel to Paradise Fishing Lodge, 6 hours by car. There will be one stop for lunch in the city of Santiago and technical stops upon request.
Option 2: Transfer from the hotel to Albrook Airport. Flight from Panama to David with Air Panama.
3 nights at Paradise Fishing Lodge. Included:

• Accommodation with stunning ocean views
• All meals and drinks at the Lodge and on the boat, arrival snacks, gourmet 4-course dinner prepared by our chef
• Boat with new Alutecnos rods and reels, handcrafted in Italy
• Professional captain and mate
• Comfortable bean bag chairs, lunch, snacks, and drinks on board
• Pool with bar and waterfall
• Free Wi-Fi, high-speed internet, and Smart TVs in each cabin
• Daily free laundry service
• Daily OPEN BAR with a wide selection of cocktails, spirits, beers, and wines
• August is one of the best months for black marlin fishing when large marlins over 500 pounds come to our waters.

It is also one of the best months for wahoo fishing, as well as tuna, large amberjacks, big cubera snappers, roosterfish, mahi, snook, groupers.

*Fishing package does not include:
International and domestic flights. Accommodation in Panama City. Tips for boat crews. Live bait (cojinua), frozen sardines.

Day 6:
Transfer from Paradise Fishing Lodge to the town of Boquete.
Accommodation in the chosen hotel.

Day 7:
COFFEE TOUR AT LAMASTUS COFFEE FARM
The Lamastus family has been producing coffee at Elida Estate plantation for four generations since 1918. Elida Estate coffee is grown in unique ecological conditions: under the shade of trees, in a bird-friendly environment, at an altitude of about 1700 meters above sea level, in a microclimate with low temperatures, at the foot of the Baru volcano in Boquete. Today, through three generations, the traditions continue, and the Lamastus family still produces, processes, exports, and roasts their rare coffee from the plantations.

Lunch (reservation at a restaurant)

SUSPENSION BRIDGES TOUR
Enjoy the biological diversity of Panama’s tropical cloud forest! A chain of 6 suspension bridges spanning 4.5 kilometers above the treetops. An exciting tour with stunning views of mountain rivers, waterfalls, and the imposing Baru volcano. The tour takes place in a private forest reserve located in the Talamanca mountain range in western Panama, bordering the La Amistad International Park (P.I.L.A.). The length of the suspension bridges ranges from 70 to 135 meters, and the height from 10 to 75 meters. Additionally, you will walk along 6 trails ranging from 185 meters to 1.5 km, climbing to altitudes from 1660 to 1827 meters above sea level. You will be accompanied by a professional guide knowledgeable about the rich flora and fauna of Panama’s forests.

CORTES RUM TOUR
The Cortes Rum Tour offers a unique opportunity to learn about Panamanian rum production. You will visit sugarcane plantations where the raw material for rum grows, and then head to the distillery to see the distillation and aging process. The tour includes a tasting of various rum varieties, where you can enjoy their rich flavor and aroma. There will also be an opportunity to purchase your favorite drinks as a memento of the tour.

Dinner (reservation at a restaurant)

Transfer from the hotel – Lamastus – Lunch – Suspension Bridges Tour – Cortes Rum Tour – return to the hotel

Day 8:
Private ATV tour around Baru volcano, to the waterfall in Caldera. Duration approximately 3h 30min. Another option: ATV tour around Baru volcano, to the thermal spring + waterfall. Duration: approximately 5h 30min.

Transfer from the hotel – ATV tour – return to the hotel.

Day 9-10-11:
Transfer Boquete – Bocas del Toro (Almirante). Private boat from Almirante to Isla Colon.
Accommodation in the chosen hotel. 2 nights

Day 12:
Flight from Bocas del Toro to Panama City. Air Panama.
Transfer to the hotel.

Day 13:
Transfer from the hotel to Tocumen Airport.