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Day 1
Panama City
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- Panama City: Transfer - Airport - Private Vehicle/Driver
- Dinner (not included)
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Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Panama Canal (B)
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Day 2
Panama City
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- Shared - Partial Canal Transit (1/2 Day) - Vehicle/Guide/Driver/Boat
- Lunch (not included)
- Dinner (not included)
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Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Panama Canal (B)
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Day 3
Panama City
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- Private - Embera Indian Reserve Tour in Chagres National Park (Full Day with Lunch) - Private Vehicle/Guide/Driver
- Lunch (included)
- Dinner (not included)
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Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Panama Canal (B)
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Day 4
Playa Blanca
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- Transfer - Playa Blanca - Private Vehicle/Driver
- Dinner (included)
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Royal Decameron Beach Resort (B,L,D)
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Day 5
Playa Blanca
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- Playa Blanca: Optional activities
- Lunch (included)
- Dinner (included)
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Royal Decameron Beach Resort (B,L,D)
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Day 6
Playa Blanca
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- Optional activities
- Lunch (included)
- Dinner (included)
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Royal Decameron Beach Resort (B,L,D)
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Day 7
Playa Blanca
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- Transfer - Airport - Car&Driver
- Kensington Cares -
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Depart (Int'l Airport)
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Trip Options
All of our itineraries may be customized as you wish, add extra days, change a hotel, see different sights. Contact one of our expert consultants for your free, no-obligation vacation plan.
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Itinerary
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Day 1
Panama City Airport transfer with private vehicle, and English speaking professional driver. Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). With its charming décor and comfortable amenities, the Country Inn & Suites Panama Canal is located at the entrance of the Panama Canal and is close to Panama business and leisure attractions. The Country Inn Hotel Panama Canal is a short drive from the Tocumen International Airport and is only a few minutes from the Marcos A. Gelabert Domestic Airport. This Panama City hotel provides a warm and welcoming atmosphere sure to please business and leisure travelers alike. Each of the spacious guest rooms and suites at our Panama hotel features cozy country-style décor and, among other amenities, offers a private balcony, high-speed Internet access, cable TV and a coffee maker. Our suites in Panama City include microwaves or even fully-equipped kitchens.
Panama City is a curious blend of old Spain, modern America and the bazaar atmosphere of the East. Most of the interesting sights are In the old part of the city with its narrow, cobble-stoned streets and colonial buildings. The old historic city with the Salón Bolivar is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The Panama Canal, to the west of the city, is 80km (50 miles) long and draws many visitors. A train or bus ride alongside or a boat trip on the Canal itself is memorable - the scenery is beautiful, and the mechanics of the Canal equally fascinating. There is a new Panama Canal Museum in the Casco Viejo area.
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 Panama City |
 Country Inn Pool |
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Day 2
Panama City The Panama Canal tour starts with an early morning pick up at your hotel in Panama City for a short transfer to Flamenco Island, at the Causeway of Amador on the Pacific side of the canal. You will first sail under the bridge of the Americas, which raises over 100 meters above sea level and reunites the land divided during construction of the canal forming another link in the Pan-American Highway. Breakfast is served buffet style. The Panama Canal is 80 kilometers long from deep waters in the Pacific Ocean to deep waters in the Caribbean Sea. It was cut through the lowest and one of the narrowest saddles of the long mountainous Isthmus that joins North and South America. The original elevation was 95 meters above sea level where it crosses the Continental Divide. Reutrn to your hotel in Panama City. Enjoy lunch at leisure (not included in tour price). Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). Overnight at Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Panama Canal.
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Day 3
Panama City You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to El Corotu on the shores of Madden Lake. Here, you board a motorized piragua (dugout canoe) and travel up the Chagres River to the Embera indigenous village of Embera Drua. The boat journey takes you through the rainforest of the 320,000-acre Chagres National Park, which is the largest of the National Parks protecting the Panama Canal Watershed. Along the Chagres River, you may be able to spot Little Blue and Green Heron, Great Egret, Anhingas, Neotropical Cormorant, Amazon, Ringed, and Green Kingfishers, along with Keel-billed Toucans and Ospreys flying above. At the Embera village you will be greeted with dancing and music. You will learn about Embera customs and their relationship with nature. There will be handcrafts available for sale and you will have a chance to be painted with the traditional jagua, a natural dye the Embera use to adorn their bodies. After a traditional Embera lunch you will be heading back to Panama City. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Enjoy dinner at leisure (not included in tour price). Overnight at Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Panama Canal.
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 Embera Indian Reserve |
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Day 4
Playa Blanca Pick up from your hotel in Panama City and transfer to your hotel in Playa Blanca (1hr 45mins). Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). Royal Decameron Beach Resort, Golf, Spa, & Casino Panama offers a traditional All Inclusive experience and more. Located on 2 kilometers of secluded white sand beach, Royal Decameron boasts 8 large pools, 10 restaurants [8 a-la-carte], and 11 bars [including 1 swim up bar], all surrounded by lush gardens on a hill overlooking the Pacific ocean. When not relaxing on the beach or in our spa, we invite you to play a round on our on-site 18 hole golf course; take part in our many organized activities, from volleyball to water aerobics; take advantage of our many free non-motorized water-sports options. At night, you can eat in one of our 8 specialty restaurants while your children enjoy the nightly kids show. After dinner, take in the sites and sounds of Panama at our nightly show (see a different show every night). Finally, you can play in our casino and dance the night away at our discothèque before retiring to your well appointed, comfortable guestroom. Royal Decameron Beach Resort, Gol Playa Blanca is set in the midst of a tropical paradise in Panama’s pacific coast, 75 minutes away from the city of Panama. Playa Blanca Beach Resort, Spa & Residences is the most important real estate development to date in the country.
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 Playa Blanca |
 Decameron Playa Blanca |
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Day 5
Playa Blanca Enjoy some leisure time on the Pacific shores of Playa Blanca. Optional activities are available at your resort (watersports, snorkelling, kayaking). Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). Overnight at Royal Decameron Beach Resort.
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 Snorkeling with Fishes |
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Day 6
Playa Blanca Enjoy some leisure time on the Pacific shores of Playa Blanca. Optional activities are available at your resort (watersports, snorkelling, kayaking). Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Enjoy dinner (included in tour price). Overnight at Royal Decameron Beach Resort.
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Day 7
Playa Blanca Airport transfer with private vehicle, and professional driver. Kensington Tours donates a portion of proceeds to our charitable initiative www.kensingtoncares.com which supports education-based initiatives in disadvantaged communities. Depart from International Airport. End of itinerary.
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Trip Includes
Guaranteed departure – Accommodation, Activities, Transfers, Meals, Fees where indicated as per the itinerary - Local and international traveler assistance during your tour - Specialised and personalised services
Trip Excludes
Tips - Laundry - Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages unless explicitly noted - Optional activities/extras – Visas (unless noted) - Vacation insurance
Trip Terms & Conditions
- Your deposit is due immediately on booking (30% of program price, minimum $250). The balance is due 90 days prior to departure. We accept payment via credit card, certified check, wire transfer or money order.
- Tour quotes do not include airfare to/from the trip start point unless noted on the itinerary
- Cost increases in currency exchange, government fees, taxes, surcharges or hotel/lodge tariff increases between quote date and start date are payable by the client.
- Availability cannot be guaranteed until booked. We will exercise best efforts to book hotels per the itinerary, however, in busy seasons and with client bookings made within 90 days of tour date we may be forced to offer substitutes.
- Cancellations 90 days or more prior to departure will receive full refund less any non-refundable paid fees (e.g. non-refundable airfare, cruise, or hotel deposits). 60-89 days will be subject to loss of deposit. 30-59 days will be subject to loss of 50% of program price. 29 days or less will be subject to 100% of program price.
- Payment of the program price constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions set out at www.kensingtontours.com/terms-and-conditions
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