A 'Best Of' Panama Family Adventure

Take your family on an awesome adventure. From cosmopolitan cities to emerald jungles, and picturesque highlands, Panama is a vacation paradise. Book your trip!

Panama’s Urban Highlights & Forest Highlands | Anywhere

Harold Montero

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Panama City

Tocumen & PTY

The Tocumen Airport (PTY) is the main international airport in Panama. It is just east of Panama City, and it takes a little over an hour to get from the airport to the city via public transportation.

Pesantez Tours

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Panama City is a hub in every sense of the word. Located in the Gulf of Panama along the Pacific Coast, Panama City sits in the heart of the country and serves as the main artery through which the rest of Panama receives its visitors, commerce, and culture.

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David

Air Panama

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Boquete

David, the provincial capital of Chiriquí province, is the second largest city in Panama (pop. 140,000) and the hub for visits to the highlands or other parts of western Panama. Though there are attractive areas within the city, David primarily serves as a place to refuel before launching into other adventures within the region.

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Bungalow

The small town of Boquete sits in the highlands of Panama’s Chiriquí province, snugly fitted into a lush valley and surrounded by towering mountains, gushing streams, and abundant coffee farms. Though once a sleepy mountain town forgotten by time, Boquete is beginning to see more and more tourists these days, and for good reason – its natural beauty is astounding and its range of activities spectacular. Panama’s only volcano, Volcán Barú, lies only 9 km away, providing visitors with excellent hiking, nature viewing, and camping. Boquete’s other attractions include white-water rafting, canopy tours, hot springs, botanical gardens, and more.

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Tree Trek Canopy Tour

The Boquete Tree Trek focuses on safety. Guides ensure that equipment fits properly and that you feel comfortable using it. Clear instruction on riding the zip lines follows. You’ll learn how to position your body and to brake with your hands (although they can brake for you too). Tour participants are invited to either ride on their own or with a guide.    
  
As you walk to the first cable, a guide will point out local plants and animals—a quick nature tour en route to the real action. Once you reach the platform, you’ll hook yourself into the cable and push off when you feel ready. The first cables are the shortest, but they get progressively longer as the course goes on—one even stretches some 1,600 feet (500 m)! Throughout the trip, you’ll enjoy fantastic views of the forest canopy. Guides will point out birds and other animals (like sloths) when they can be seen.    
  
At the end of the tour, you can purchase a CD of photos from your canopy adventure.   
  
This tour is offered at 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Each tour lasts 4 hours. The minimum age is 5 years.  


The Boquete Tree Trek is located in the forested highlands above Boquete. The setting – big trees, stunning views – is perfect for a canopy adventure. This tour consists of 12 zip lines and 14 platforms.

Boquete Tree Trek Canopy Tour

Meeting point: Boquete Tree Trek office at Plaza Los Establos in Boquete. 

Minimum age is 6 years old.

Maximum weight allowed: 175 lbs woman, 250 lbs men.


Closed-toed shoes, insect repellent, long pants and camera.

Boquete Tree Trek

Horseback Riding

The Caldera highlands are a 30-minute drive above Boquete. When you arrive at your destination, you’ll meet the guides and saddle up. Once comfortable on your horse, you’ll head out on a trail that meanders through open fields, rolling hills, and lush rainforest. You’re treated to panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, Chiriquí lowlands, and Barú Volcano as you ride.  
  
This tour is suitable for both first-timers and experienced riders. The ride lasts around 2 hours. Participants should be in good physical condition.  
  
There is a 2-person minimum and 12-person maximum. The minimum age for this tour is 8 years. The tour leaves at 8:00 a.m. and returns around noon.  


During this tour, you’ll ride horses through the Caldera highlands above Boquete. You’ll enjoy spectacular views of the mountains and rainforest as you ride.

small backpack, camera, rain jacket, insect repellent and passport.

Boquete Outdoor Adventures

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Almirante

Maynor Guerra

Isla Colon

Isla Colón, the bustling centerpiece of the Bocas del Toro archipelago, is primarily known for Bocas town, the waterfront town upon which nearly all the amenities of the archipelago are built. Outside the town, however, are plenty of places to play. These include beautiful beaches, picturesque swimming holes, and incredible surf spots.

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Cayo Zapatilla One Day Tour

On your way to the island you’ll keep an eye out for dolphins gamboling near your boat. Your tour will also make a stop at Cayo Coral so you can do some snorkeling. Cayo Coral is renowned as a snorkeling site – it has amazing coral reefs and huge populations of tropical fish. In the clear Caribbean water you’ll see shapes and colors of fish that will make any aquarium seem tame.    
  
Your boating tour will continue past the mangrove shores of Zapatilla Island. The tour guide will point out some of the island’s idyllic beaches. Zapatilla is uninhabited, except for a healthy population of sloths.    
  
This is where your tour group will get to try deep boarding, an activity that combines snorkeling and water skiing. You’ll go underwater in snorkeling gear, while holding on to a specially designed plastic board. This board will allow you to coast through the water as the boat pulls you along. Afterward you’ll have lunch on the island and a period of free time – you may choose to explore the island’s hiking paths, relax in the sand, or do some more snorkeling near the beach.

This all-day tour takes you to the island of Cayo Zapatilla, which protects some of the wildest parts of Panama’s ecosystem. It is located inside the boundary of the Bastimentos National Marine Park.

Tour guide, entrance fees, snorkeling and deep boarding equipment, and a lunch (with fruit and a beverage included).

Meeting Point: Under Sea Tours Office, located at Isla Colon, main street at El Pirata Restaurant.

Sunscreen, sunglasses, bottled water, a bathing suit, a change of clothes, insect repellent, sandals, and hiking shoes.

Bocas Town

Bocas town is a bohemian, waterfront town on Isla Colón. It's the largest and funkiest town in the Bocas del Toro archipelago and is visited by travelers from all over the world. Hotels, restaurants, gourmet grocery stores and other tourist facilities crowd the small town, making it one of the most popular places in all of Panama.

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