8 days

About this activity

ITINERARY
1st day: Arrival to Panama City
You will be welcomed at the Tocumen International Airport and shuttled to a Panama City Hotel and meet at 7 p.m. in the lobby.
Lodging at Hotel – no meals provided
2nd day: Miraflores Locks & Panama City Tour
You'll be picked up at your hotel at 9 a.m. for a complete tour of the city. You will learn about the development of the Panama Canal and its economic impact at the Miraflores Locks, where you are able to see passing ships. You will also explore Casco Antiguo, Panamas Old Ruins and the Amador Causeway.
Lodging at Hotel – no meals provided
3rd day: Chagres Challenge
You will be picked up at 5 a.m. and taken in an all-terrain vehicle to the remote village of San Cristobal. You will hike for about 2-3 hours on a trail within Chagres National Park. Here you will get into rafts and float downstream (Class II-III rapids)
You will have lunch by the river and continue rafting further downstream and ending just before encountering Madden Lake. Along the route, you will be picked up to go to the Embera Indian Village around 4-6 p.m.
Lodging at Embera Village – breakfast, lunch, dinner
4th day: Embera Indian Village
Raft will be switched for expedition kayaks and begin paddling across Madden Lake, for 3-4 hours.
You will paddle through the remains of a 'drowned forest,'. Around 4pm, you'll stop at another Embera village for the night. If they have ample space and resources, then you will once again indulge in their hospitality.
Lodging at Embera Village – breakfast, lunch, dinner
5th day: Barro Colorado
In the morning you will be paddling in a narrow channel reserved for smaller vessels just outside of the Panama Canal shipping lane. At the end of the day, around 4 p.m. you'll set up a wilderness camp on a smaller island adjacent Barro Colorado.
Lodging at Tent Camp – breakfast, lunch, dinner
6th day: Gatun Lake
Starting paddling around 9 a.m. in the Gatun Lake. You will set up another wilderness camp just short of the Gatun Locks around 4pm.
Lodging at Tent Camp – breakfast, lunch, dinner
7th day: Fort Lorenzo
You will be taken to the north side of Gatun Dam and you'll start kayaking around 8:30 a.m. You will putt in directly downstream of Gatun Dam see the jungle awaken. After 3-4 hours paddling you will visit Fort San Lorenzo and having lunch, we will head back toward Panama City and reach the hotel around 4 p.m.
Lodging at Hotel – breakfast, lunch
8th day: Departure
You will be send off with a shuttle back to the airport.

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Included

All mentioned transportation
rafts or duckies, sea kayak(tandem or single) and related gear
camping gear
guides (Our guides are trained in river and sea navigation skills, first-aid and CPR)
trip's meals
Lodging and catering:
3 nights at Hotel Marbella**, Panama City
2 nights in the huts of Embera Native Indian Villages
2 nights at Tent Campsite on the shores of Gatun Lake
8 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 4 dinners
All mentioned ground and ocean transfers within Panama are included.

Not included

International flight, Airport tax ($ 20.00/person)
personal expenses
tips
meals not specified in itinerary
extras in hotels (laundry, room service, phone calls)

Additional

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
This land package set departures are designed for couples, friends, or singles above 18 yrs old that enjoy to team up for paddling in the outdoors. Lodging has been chosen considering local style, comfortable and basic accommodation with out luxury.
However, any person from twelve to 65 years old, in good health, ready to walk for about two and a half hours through an irregular and muddy path could do it with minor modifications(Minors must travel with a responsible adult)
Private groups with some customization can be arranged.
Daily items: Swimsuit or a pair of short for navigating, sneakers or light boots with good soles, a cap, sun-block, a light jacket or windbreaker (in case the weather turns chilly), a towel and dry set of clothes for after the day trip. Blanket, flashlight, personal hygiene items.
At day tours leave object than can be deteriorated by water or valuables like jewels, cash, credit cards, etc.
2-3 persons $ 1,850.00
4-5 persons $ 1,550.00
6+ persons $ 1,450.00
This package is good year around.
The rainy season in Panama starts in April-May and ends by November-December. Due to changing river water level it can not be defined in advance where you will stay the night on river shore.
From January through March a steady north wind prevails, that makes paddling difficult and may cause some necessary changes in the itinerary.