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.
Our flagship adventure, for travellers who want to see all of it. A full day sailing the archipelago: you start at Cayos Holandeses — 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.
Departure by 4x4 from Panama City to the port of Cartí.
Boat trip to the remote keys: snorkeling at the best reef in the region.
Turquoise sandbanks and a traditional lunch on board or on the island.
One last swim at the sandbar, then back to the city at sunset.
There are no shops in the archipelago, and whatever is missing waits until you are back on the mainland. See the full list →
Free cancellation up to 72 hours before; after that the deposit is held, because your place is already blocked. Cancellation policy →
$365 per traveller. That covers transport from Panama City, the sailing, the meals of the format and the guide. Outside it sits the comarca entry, $22 for foreigners and $7 for residents, paid in cash on the way in.
This format sells an area, not a named island: what you'll see is Cayos Holandeses, Cayos Coco Banderos, Piscina Natural. In the remote cays you anchor where the sea allows that day, so the skipper picks the exact spot in the morning.
Departure is always before dawn, around 5:00, because the mountain pass and the tide impose it. The return depends on the format: single-day trips come back that afternoon, multi-night ones on the last day.
Because you pay for distance, not luxury. In one day the boat reaches the two chains of cays furthest from the coast and comes back; that is hours of engine, fuel and crew a nearby route never spends. The $365 buy sea miles, not a better seat.
A fair while: this is the route with the most sailing in the catalogue and much of the day passes between stops, in open water. Anyone who gets queasy notices it, and small children usually cope worse than adults. In exchange you reach where almost nobody does.
Whatever cannot be landed on is swapped for another point in the same area, and the skipper decides in the morning, at the port. It is the route where this happens most, precisely because it goes furthest out: the price buys the attempt to get far, not a guarantee over the sea.
The rest — document, comarca fee, route changes — is answered separately. Go to the frequently asked questions →
