Whale & Dolphin Watching Las Perlas

Don´t miss the humpback whale and dolphin season between July and September and join us on this unique full day tour! Your Naturalist guide helps you to connect, communicate and interpret the behavior of the whales and dolphins you will encounter on this full day excursion. Thousands of Humpbacks migrate northwards from their summer feeding grounds around Antarctica, arriving in the region around late June / beginning July. They breed and give birth to their calves in the warm, shallow and safe waters that can be found here in Panama just a few miles offshore from Panama City. Las Perlas archipelago is located about 35 miles from the Panama Canal´s southern entrance in Panama City and comprises more than 100 islands (many tiny and inhabited). Rich in history and natural beauty native Indians inhabited these Islands until 16th century Spanish Conquistadors came in search of fortune, glory, and the archipelagos coveted pearls. During this period legend says Isla Contadora or "Counting Island" became the central point where pearls from around the region were sent to be counted, registered, and prepared for transit over the isthmus and finally shipped to Spain. The archipelago has also served as a haven for Pirates from which they would stage daring assaults on the treasure-laden Spanish Fleet, returning to the islands sanctuary to divide and stash their plunder.