Money Heist Tour · Pelícano Island

The island made famous by a shipwreck: snorkeling over the sunken ship at Isla Perro, picture-perfect waters, and the Natural Pool.

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

Description

The most photographed tour in San Blas. You swim over the famous sunken ship — the wreck that travelled the world on social media — surrounded by colourful fish in clear water, walking in from the shore, with no need to know how to dive. You also visit white-sand islands and the Natural Pool.

The wreck stop is the first of the morning, around 8:30, and that is deliberate: it is when there are fewest boats around and the water is stillest, which is when you actually see the bottom. After that the day opens out to the islands and lunch, closing with the return at 15:30.

Pickup from 5:00 am at your hotel, door-to-door 4x4 and about two and a half hours of mountain road. Includes boat with life jackets, snorkelling gear, a typical lunch and a local guide; the comarca fee is paid on the day of the tour, in cash or by card to the driver.

Great if you saw the shipwreck in a photograph and that is what you came for: this is where it is.

Maybe not your tour if you want an empty island: this is the most popular stop in the comarca.

Islands you'll visit

Isla PelícanoNaufragioPiscina 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

The Shipwreck

Snorkeling over the sunken ship at Isla Perro, the icon of San Blas.

12:30

Islands + Lunch

White sand, a natural pool, and a traditional lunch.

15:30

Return

A tour of 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.