Holiday to San Blas and Panama City

This packages starts with 1 overnight at the Bristol hotel in Panama city. Today you can explore Panama city on your own and enjoy this nice hotel before leaving to the San Blas islands, early tomorrow morning.

Early this morning you will be transferred to the domestic airport Albrook, from where you will take a short flight to the beautiful San Blas Islands, a complete different world.

Between 350 and 400 small islands (according to the Guna Indians the exact number is 365, for each day of the year one) make up the San Blas Islands. Most islands are very small and covered with coconut trees and golden beaches. They lay in beautiful turquoise waters at the Caribbean coast of Panama. You can´t get more ´away of it all´ than this!

The San Blas islands are part of the Comarca Guna Yala, a semi-autonomous region of the Guna Yala Indians. All accommodations in San Blas are owned and managed by the Guna Indians and they have their own laws within the Comarca. One of these laws is that you can only go there where your own breath can take you. This means that scuba diving is prohibited while snorkeling is ok.

When you arrive at the small San Blas air strip (the size of a bus stop) you will be welcomed by the staff of Yandup island. By boat you will be brought in about 10 minutes to the private island, Yandup, where you will have a nice but basic Cabin, where you will enjoy the beautiful ocean while relaxing in a hammock

During you stay breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as a morning and afternoon excursion are included.

Enjoy a free day on the San Blas Islands. Join a tour to a secluded beach for great swimming or snorking or visit the Playon Chico community to learn about the customs of the Guna Yala Indians.

Early this morning morning the staff of Yandup island will bring you to the small San Blas airstrip from where you will fly back to Panama City. After arriving on the domestic airport an English speaking guide will pick you up for a tour to explore Panama City. During this city tour you will explore the colonial part of Panama city at Casco Viejo, the modern part of Panama city with its big skyscrapers and of course you will bring a visit to the Panama Canal at the Miraflores visitors center (entrance fee included). The guide will explain about Panama´s history and culture.

Early afternoon you will be brought to the Bristol hotel for the last night of this package.