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Island Hopping · The Great Adventure
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Island Hopping · The Great Adventure

The big day: You’ll cruise among the most remote keys of San Blas, hopping from island to island by speedboat, snorkeling on pristine reefs, and enjoying lunch on board.

$365 /person 🐷 Pay only a deposit today · the rest on tour day + Guna Yala entrance tax (paid on site)
Description

Our flagship adventure, for travellers who want to see all of it. A full day sailing the archipelago: you start at the Holandés Cays — the finest reef in Guna Yala — carry on to Coco Banderos and its postcard sandbanks, snorkel among coral and colourful fish, and close in the Natural Pool.

This is the tour that covers the most sea in the whole catalogue, and for that reason the one that depends most on the day: you sail open water out to the cays furthest from the coast, which is exactly what keeps them so empty. Hotel pickup at 5:00 am, first islands around 8:30, lunch at midday on Coco Banderos and the return from the Natural Pool at 15:00.

Includes door-to-door 4x4 transport from Panama City, boat with life jackets, snorkelling gear, lunch and a local guide. The comarca entrance fee is paid the same day, in cash or by card to the driver. It holds with a deposit and the rest is paid on the day of the tour.

Great if you only have one day and you want the archipelago, not one island: this is the route that goes furthest.

Maybe not your tour if you get seasick easily or you are travelling with small children: this is several hours of boat in open water.

Islands you'll visit

Cayos HolandesesCayos Coco BanderosIsla PerroPiscina Natural 🌊 Natural Pool
⚠️ About the day's route: The published route and islands are the planned itinerary: on tour day they may vary due to weather, sea conditions, tides or decisions by the Guna Yala comarca. The boat captain and guide make the final call, always putting your safety first — if an island can't be visited, it's replaced with another one just as beautiful.

Day itinerary

05:00

Pickup at your hotel

Departure by 4x4 from Panama City to the port of Cartí.

08:30

Holandés Cays

Boat trip to the remote keys: snorkeling at the best reef in the region.

12:00

Coco Banderos + Lunch

Turquoise sandbanks and a traditional lunch on board or on the island.

15:00

Natural Pool and Return Trip

One last swim at the sandbar, then back to the city at sunset.

What's included

  • ✅ Round-trip 4x4 transport from your hotel in Panama City (door to door).
  • ✅ Speedboat between islands with life jackets (mandatory and included).
  • ✅ Traditional lunch included (+1 drink): fresh fish, coconut rice and patacones.
  • ✅ Bilingual guide from the local Guna community.
  • ✅ Visit to 3 paradise islands and the famous Natural Pool.
  • ✅ Snorkeling gear, kayaks and paddleboards available on the islands.
  • ✅ Toilets and showers available on the islands.

Not included

  • 🎟️ Guna Yala entrance tax: $22 foreigners, $7 Panamanian nationals. Paid on arrival, in cash or by card to the driver.
  • 🍹 Alcoholic drinks and personal expenses.

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