The most affordable getaway to San Blas: 2 islands and the Natural Pool, all-inclusive—perfect for experiencing paradise without breaking the bank.
The way into San Blas. A brisk, affordable single day that doesn't skip the essentials: two islands of clear water and the Natural Pool. Ideal if you're travelling on a budget or short on days but you don't want to miss the best sea in Panama.
It is the same full day as the pricier routes — same pickup, same 4x4, same island lunch — with fewer stops. And fewer stops means longer on each island instead of hopping from cay to cay watching the clock. Departure at 5:00 am, first islands around 9:00, lunch at 13:00 and the return at 15:30.
Includes door-to-door transport, boat with life jackets, lunch and a local guide. The comarca entrance fee is paid separately the same day, in cash or by card to the driver. It holds with a deposit, so you don't pay everything up front.
Great if you are tight on budget or on days and you want the sea without extras.
Maybe not your tour if you want reef snorkelling or the cultural visit: that lives in the routes above.
4x4 tour departing from Panama City.
Time to swim, snorkel, and relax.
Fresh food on the island.
A tour of the city.
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 →
$114 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 route names 1: Isla Aguja. Some formats sell an area rather than a single island, because in the remote cays you anchor where the sea allows that day.
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 the big spend of the day is not the islands: it is the 4x4, the driver, the boat with its skipper and the permits, and that costs the same with two stops as with four. The $114 buy the whole day; what changes is how the hours are shared out inside it.
Not much. The point of this route is the sand, the clear water and Isla Aguja, not the coral. If you came for the reef, the snorkelling routes in the catalogue reach far richer bottoms, and those do justify the extra time in the boat.
No. The day lasts as long as any other departure: dawn pickup and return at dusk. What is short is the itinerary, not the day. The name refers to the number of stops, which is why the time concentrates on fewer places instead of being split four ways.
The rest — document, comarca fee, route changes — is answered separately. Go to the frequently asked questions →
