Complete Panama: Canal, Bocas del Toro & San Blas — 7 days
From the historic canal to the Caribbean islands of the Guna archipelago. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Panama City; Panama Canal; Panama City → Bocas del Toro; Islands of the archipelago.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Panama City
15:00 — Arrival in Panama City (Tocumen)
17:00 — Hotel check-in — Casco Viejo
20:00 — Dinner in Casco Viejo — Casco Viejo
Day 2 — Panama Canal
09:30 — Miraflores Locks — Canal de Panama
Drive to Gamboa — Canal de Panama → Gamboa
13:00 — Boat trip on Gatún Lake — Gamboa
Drive back to Panama City — Gamboa → Panama City
20:00 — Ceviche dinner — Panama City
Day 3 — Panama City → Bocas del Toro
09:00 — Flight Panama City → Bocas del Toro
10:30 — Water taxi to the main island — Aéroport → Isla Colón
Walk to the boat — Aéroport → Isla Colón → Bocas del Toro
11:30 — Overwater hotel check-in — Bocas del Toro
Boat to Red Frog Beach — Bocas del Toro → Isla Bastimentos
14:00 — Red Frog Beach — Isla Bastimentos
Boat back to Bocas Town — Isla Bastimentos → Bocas Town
20:00 — Caribbean seafood dinner — Bocas Town
Day 4 — Islands of the archipelago
09:00 — Boat tour of the islands — Archipel de Bocas del Toro
Boat to the cays — Archipel de Bocas del Toro → Bocas del Toro
11:00 — Snorkelling at Cayos Zapatilla — Bocas del Toro
13:30 — Lunch on a deserted island
15:30 — Dolphin watching in Dolphin Bay — Bocas del Toro
Day 5 — Bocas del Toro → San Blas
09:00 — Flight Bocas del Toro → Panama City
11:30 — 4x4 transfer to Cartí — Panama City → Carti
14:30 — Boat to the San Blas Islands (Guna Yala) — Carti → San Blas
Boat to San Blas — Carti → San Blas → San Blas
15:30 — Overwater cabin in Guna territory — San Blas