Day 1/ Arrive Panama

• A representative receives yout at Tocumen Internation Airport

• Welcome cocktail and briefing with out Naturalist Guide

• Night at COUNTRY INN - PANAMA CANAL

Day 2/ Panama Canal Jungle Boat Adventure - Chiriqui Highlands

• Transfer to the town of Gamboa in the Panama Canal

• Visit to the Primate Reserve and Sanctuary of Panama located on a set of islands in Gatun Lake

• Picnic and return to Gamboa

• Scheduled flight to David, capital of the Chiriqui province.

• Transfer by van to the eastern side of the dormant Baru Volcano to the quaint town of Boquete

• Night at HOTEL DOS RIOS

Day 3/ La Amistad International Park & World Biosphere Reserve

• Breakfast

• Spend the morning hiking and exploring La Amistad International Park in the area of El Retoño in search of the Resplendent Quetzal, Silvery-fronted Tapaculo, Andean Pygmy-Owl, Barred Becard, Black and Yellow Silky Flycatcher among many other western highland birds.

• After lunch at a local restaurant visit Finca Dracula home to over 1500 orchids species.

• On your return ride to the hotel you will stop at the Janson’s Coffee Estate and have an interactive experience with coffee. Here the experts will explain all the processes that coffee beans go through. This is no ordinary coffee. Shade grown and scrutinized, Janson’s Coffee is world renown. Enjoy a fresh brewed cup of coffee while watching the spectacular sunset over the Baru Volcano, the highest peak of the country at 3,475 meters above sea level.

• Night at HOTEL DOS RIOS

Day 4/ Sitio Barriles - Carta Vieja Rum Factory - Boquete

• On the way to Boquete you will first visit Sitio Barriles an archeological site of the extinct Barril Culture that once lived on the slopes of the dormant Baru Volcano. Here the site guide will interpret the petroglyphs (writing on stones) and enlighten us on the history of this culture.

• Lunch will be at a local restaurant in route to the Carta Vieja Rum Factory where you will learn how rum is made from sugar cane molasses and their different blends that are done by aging.

• Once your rum tasting is done, proceed to the eastern side of the dormant Baru Volcano to the quaint town of Boquete with its countryside dotted with flower, fruit and vegetable farms, coffee plantations and also lush tropical cloud forests.

• Night at HOTEL PANAMONTE

Day 5/ Finca Lerida Cloud Forest

• In the morning explore Finca Lerida, a privately owned preserve just outside Baru Volcano National Park. At an elevation of 2286 meters we have an opportunity to see the elusive Resplendent Quetzal, Three-wattled Bellbird, Black-faced Solitaire, Volcano Hummingbird, Long-tailed Silky Flycatcher and Prong-billed Barbet in their cool habitat of orchids, bromeliads and wild avocados.

• After a picnic lunch in the cloud forest visit a hydroponics farm

• Night at HOTEL PANAMONTE

Day 6/ Panama City

• After breakfast travel to the city of David to board the mid-morning flight to Panama City.

• Upon arrival lunch will be at a local restaurant and from here you will visit the Smithsonian Marine Exhibition at Culebra Point at the entrance to the pacific side of the Panama Canal and the International Handcraft Market where crafts from Panama and other Latin American countries are sold.

• Also you will visit the Panama Canal’s Administration Building to admire the beautiful murals painted by William B. Van Ingen that depicts the monumental labor involved in the building of the waterway.

• Night at the HOTEL EXECUTIVE

Day 7/ San Blas Islands - Dolphin Islands

• Depart by small plane to San Blas very early this morning. To enhance the interaction with the Kuna people you will go without our Naturalist Guide. On arrival a representative of Dolphin Island Lodge will meet us.

• Your accommodation are rustic but comfortable in traditional Kuna-style huts with cozy beds, indoor bathrooms and a hammock on the front porch. Meals are served in the Bohio dining room overlooking the Caribbean.

• Visit the Kuna village of Achutupo in the company of a local guide that will provide you with an excellent opportunity to learn about the Kuna culture and traditional ceremonies. Visit the communal house of “Sahilas” (Kuna chiefs) where the chiefs are responsible for enforcing the law of the community as well as offering advice on other aspects of life - including marital problems. Learn about the construction of the typical Kuna house, economy, traditional mola, and the processing of sugar cane into the local drink.

• Afterwards return to the lodge to relax at one of the hammocks before having lunch.

• This afternoon you will go snorkeling in the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean to see stunning marine and coral life.

• Night at DOLPHIN ISLAND LODGE

Day 8/ Panama City

• After breakfast board the plane bound for Panama City

• The activities today include a visit to the ruins of Old Panama, Casco Antiguo, the Panama Canal Museum, and the Miraflores Locks.

• Night at HOTEL EXECUTIVE

Day 9/ Partial Panama Canal Transit

• Early morning pick-up at the hotel for the 15 minute drive to the port of Balboa where you board the passenger ferry which will take you on the world famous journey through the Panama Canal.

• Cruise through Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks, Gaillard Cut, the Continental divide and narrowest part of the Panama Canal arriving at the town of Gamboa home to the dredging division, an important part in the functioning of the canal.

• At Gamboa the ferry turns around and returns to the port of Balboa. Tonight enjoy a farewell dinner at a typical Panamanian restaurant.

• Night at HOTEL EXECUTIVE

Day 10/ Depart Panama

• Breakfast

• Transfer to Tocumen International Airport 2.5 hours prior to flight departure