In the Guna language: Assudub Bipii
Isla Perro Chico belongs to Cayos Limones, inside the Guna Yala comarca. 2 tours in our catalogue name it, from $114 per person.
A small cay in Cayos Limones, the group closest to the port. Its Guna name is Assudub Bipii, and there is a Perro Grande that is not the same island.
It is the island people name most when they talk about the archipelago, and the one that causes the most confusion: there is a Perro Chico and a Perro Grande, they are two different islands, and each belongs to different tours in the catalogue.
In our catalogue Perro Chico never appears alone. The two tours that name it share it with Isla Diablo: the $114 Classic Day, which adds those two islands and the Natural Pool, and the $149 VIP Day, which adds Isla Pelicano and a visit to a Guna community. So the $35 difference does not buy more time on Perro Chico, it buys one more island and the cultural part.
It sits in Cayos Limones, the group closest to the entry port, which makes it one of the first islands a boat reaches. There is no lodging: you come here in passing.
All depart from Panama City and include transfer, boat, lunch and guide.
The comarca entrance fee is separate and charged by the Guna community: $22 per foreigner and $7 per resident.
Isla Diablo (Niadub) · Isla Pelícano (Gorginega) · Isla Aguja (Iggodup) · Isla Fragata · Isla Perro Grande · Isla Limón
In Cayos Limones, one of the island groups of the Guna Yala comarca, on Panama’s Caribbean coast. You enter the archipelago overland to the port and continue by boat; no road reaches any island.
It depends on the island, and not all of them take guests: some are uninhabited cays with no fresh water or electricity, others have cabins run by Guna families. We say so island by island, and overnight stays live in our where-to-sleep guide.
From $114 per person, with the transfer from your Panama City hotel, the boat, lunch and guide included. The comarca entrance fee is separate and charged by the Guna community: $22 foreigners, $7 residents.
You need identification: a passport if you are a foreigner, a national ID if you are a resident. Guna Yala is an autonomous territory with its own checkpoint and it registers everyone who passes. Without a document you do not get in, and the checkpoint does not accept digital copies.