If you have been watching my social media, then you know very well that we just finished an amazing family trip to Panama!
This post is to simply provide the high level itinerary of our trip, which we loved and would definitely suggest for anyone planning an adventure level trip to Panama. After this post, I will post separate reviews for each location/hotel.
We flew Delta into Panama City from Atlanta (we flew to ATL from Dayton the night before). It appears the flight takes off from Atlanta at 9:30 AM each day and our flight arrived into Panama a little after 12:00 PM. We loved this, because we had a nice half day in the city!
So here is the itinerary we followed (with some suggested changes):
DAY ONE
Arrive in Panama City
Check-in Hotel La Compania (in the heart of the Old Town)
Lunch and pool time to refresh
Miraflores Locks
Dinner at Casa Casco at Sunset
DAY TWO
Monkey Island Private Tour
Lunch on Causway followed by quad bicycling
Pool
Walk around Casco Viejo (especially the two churches and squares)
Dinner at Hotel
DAY THREE
8:30 AM flight out of Albrook Airport to Isla San Jose and Hacienda Del Mar
Lunch by the pool and relaxation
Bird Watching
3:00 PM ATV tour
More pool time to refresh
Dinner (all meals and drinks served at the resort)
DAY FOUR
Beach in the morning and evening
Feed the Toucans, Turtles and McCaws
Enjoy the best burger I’ve ever had for dinner!!
DAY FIVE
Get up earlier to watch the sunrise
Pack and grab breakfast
9:00 Flight to Panama City
Have private guide pick up you and your luggage for your 5 hour layover.
Hike Ancon Hill
Lunch
2:00 pm flight to David
Pick up Rental Car and Drive to Boca Chica to El Regalo Resort
Pool refresh time, then dinner at resort
DAY SIX
Beach, pool, beach! El Regalo Resort has a wonderful chef. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are fabulous! (More on that later) Â
Finish that book you’ve been carrying around. ;)
DAY SEVEN
Three Island Tour out of Boca Chica (arranged by El Regalo)
Pool time to refresh before dinner
Relax in a hammock at sunset
Dinner by the pool, followed by boardgames in the game room!
DAY EIGHT
Wake up early and drive to Boquete
10:00 AM Hanging Bridges Hike
Lunch at The Garden Cafe
Honey Tasting at Bees and Butterflies
Stop by Perfect Pair for Chocolate and Coffee
Catch Plane back to Panama City at 6:00 PMÂ - head to The Santa Maria Hotel (close to the International airport)
Order room service as you check-in
DAY NINE
Enjoy breakfast by the pool and some swimming at The Santa Maria Hotel before heading to the airport for your 2:30 PM flight
This was a great way for us to explore Panama and relax a bit, but if I had a few more days, I would have added two nights in Boquete. The climate is so nice, there are great hotels, and it would have been nice to squeeze in a coffee tour!
Okay, that’s it for now. Watch my blog over the next few weeks as we break down each location.