Guna Yala Private Catamaran
Spend six days sailing the Guna Yala, formerly the San Blas, in an all-inlcusive private catamaran.
A suggested holiday for a family of two adults, two children, and two grandparents, this thoughtfully planned itinerary combines the highlights of Panama City and wildlife tours with a private catamaran charter along the Caribbean coast.
Privately guided tours elevate the trip, but it’s the five-night catamaran charter that sets it apart. Sailing through the paradisaical Guna Yala archipelago offers an opportunity to reconnect with loved ones while surrounded by turquoise waters and pristine islands. Perfectly balancing exploration and relaxation, this family holiday delivers an uncompromised itinerary in a country with exceptional biodiversity and a fascinating colonial history.
Key Highlights of this Itinerary
Indigenous Experience
Board a traditional dug-out canoe with the Embera Quera community before a lunch of freshly caught fish and plantains.
Miraflores Locks & Biomuseo
Learn the history of the Panama Canal outside the classroom with a tour of Miraflores Locks and explore Panama’s vast biodiversity at the Biomuseo.
Gatun Lake Wildlife
By private boat, navigate north of the Panama Canal to Gatun Lake to see capuchin and howler monkeys, three-toed sloths and toucans.
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Catamaran Charter
Sail on a private catamaran through the Guna Yala Archipelago (formerly the San Blas Archipelago), savouring six days of quality time as a family and taking in the exclusivity that comes with privately chartering a vessel in these waters. Visit the colourful villages of the Kuna people, snorkel in crystal-clear waters among vibrant coral reefs, where marblesque conches, golden-hued starfish, sharks, stingrays, flying fish, jellyfish, lobsters and dolphins are found and dine on fresh produce cooked over an open fire on uninhabited islands.
City to Wildlife
Panama City & Gatun Lake
Explore Panama City wandering the narrow streets of the old quarter with a private guide who brings to life stories from its heyday during the colonial period. Continue to Miraflores Locks for a fascinating insight into the history of the Panama Canal, as well as historical journeys through the colonial areas that were looted and destroyed by the notorious English buccaneer Henry Morgan in 1671. Board a private boat to Gatun Lake to see rainforest animals including Geoffroy’s tamarin monkeys, capuchin monkeys, howler Monkeys, three-toed sloths and toucans.
Postcard Home
Panama - Not just a shortcut
Read Steppes Managing Director Justin Wateridge’s postcard home after his recent visit to Panama, which he describes as a haven of biodiversity, playing host to over 1,000 species of bird (the largest number in Central America), 10,000 species of plant, 218 species of mammal and 226 species of reptile, as well as a country with one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the world and cuisine that was an unexpected treat.
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