Diablo Island: Family Tour

Shallow, calm waters at Isla Diablo—perfect for traveling with children without missing out on the paradise of San Blas.

$135 /person 🐷 Pay only a deposit today · the rest on tour day + Guna Yala entrance tax (paid on site)

Description

Isla Diablo has a shallow, calm shoreline, ideal for younger children to play and swim without worry while the adults enjoy the same white-sand beach. We close the day in the Natural Pool, a sandbank where the water doesn't go past your waist either.

With children, what decides a day is logistics rather than scenery: here the entry into the water is gradual, there is palm shade, and the boat hops between stops are short. The guide knows this and sets the pace accordingly. Arrival around 8:30, island lunch at 12:30 and the Natural Pool at 15:30.

Pickup from 5:00 am at your hotel, door-to-door 4x4 and about two and a half hours of winding road — the stretch children handle worst, so a light breakfast and travel-sickness medicine are worth it if they're prone. Includes boat with life jackets, lunch and a local guide. The comarca fee is separate, paid the same day, in cash or by card to the driver.

Great if you are travelling with children and need shallow shoreline and little boat time.

Maybe not your tour if there are no children with you and you want snorkelling or adventure: there are better routes for that.

Islands you'll visit

Isla DiabloPiscina 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

4x4 tour departing from Panama City.

08:30

Isla Diablo

A beach with calm, shallow waters, ideal for children.

12:30

Traditional Lunch

Fresh food on the island.

15:30

Natural Pool and Return Trip

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

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.