Panama Teen Family Adventures
Day 1
Arrival to Panama
Upon arrival to Panama the group will be met in the Tocumen International
airport by your guide and escorted to your accommodations at the Gamboa
Rainforest Resort. Nestled
among the vast Soberania National Park Rainforest, on the banks of the
Chagres River and Panama Canal, is this stunningly beautiful luxury hotel
and resort. This evening we
will host a “Get Acquainted” event with food, drinks, and a briefing of
what’s in store for the next week.
Day 2
Chagres River and Emberá Indians
This is a perfect opportunity to visit an indigenous village in the midst of
a wonderful natural setting that supports the harmony of their lifestyle and
traditions. Early in the morning guests are picked up at their hotel and
transferred to Port El Corotu on the shores of Madden Lake, the main
reservoir of drinking water for the cities of Panama and Colon. Madden Lake
also supplies 40% of the water required for the operation of the Panama
Canal. Here, we board a motorized piragua (dugout canoe) and travel up the
Chagres River to the Embera indigenous village of Embera Drua or Tusipono.
The boat journey takes us through the rainforest of the 320,000-acre
Chagres National Park, which is the largest of the National Parks protecting
the Panama Canal Watershed.
At the Embera village we will be greeted with dancing and music. We will
learn about Embera customs and their relationship with nature. There will be
handcrafts available for sale and we will have a chance to be painted with
the traditional jagua, a natural dye the Embera use to adorn their bodies.
After a lunch of fish , plantain, and fresh fruit served in traditional
style by the Embera, we visit the nearby waterfall where we can take a dip
in the crystal-clear waters of the Chagres River before heading back to
Gamboa.
Meals Included: B, L, D.
Meals Included: B, L, D
This morning we’ll take the
skies using the same technology that botanists and naturalists utilize to
observe and study the behaviors of wildlife in their natural habitat.
Gliding through the treetops of century-old forests, this vantage allows one
to view the natural landscape with its pristine rivers and waterfalls from a
different perspective as we move through the canopy bordering La Amistad
National Park and Volcan Baru.
After a lunch prepared with fresh, organic, local ingredients we'll make the scenic drive over the Talamanca mountain range from Chiriqui to the province of Bocas Del Toro where along the way we’ll visit the Ngobe indigenous village of Silico Creek. Here we’ll see how the organic cocoa is grown and processed into chocolate. Once we reach the town of Almirante on the shores of the Caribbean we’ll take a boat ride from mainland Panama to the archipelago of Bocas Del Toro.
Meals Included: B, L, D
Day 5 & 6
Surfing Lessons (Dec – Sept)
Discover your surfing potential with two full days of classes. Spend one full day learning the fundamentals such as paddling and catching waves, basic surf awareness, and how to stand up. The following day you will spend developing an understanding of the ocean, improving board control, and catching better waves for longer rides.
Meals Included: B, L, D.
Meals Included: B, L, D.
Day 8
Panama Departure
Today we’ll say “hasta luego” to this enchanting country and return home,
where you’ll be eager to share your incredible Panama adventure and wildlife experiences.
Meals Included: B
Traveling with teens is a great
experience when the activities in the itinerary suit the interests of the
entire family. This Panama
Adventure was designed with teens in mind with activities to keep the whole
family engaged.
