The tranquil side of Pelícano Island, beyond the famous shipwreck: relaxing snorkeling, the beach, and a sunset you’ll never forget.
Isla Pelícano became famous through its neighbour's shipwreck, but there is far more to it: quiet snorkelling away from the crowd, white sand, and one of the best sunsets in the comarca. This tour deliberately puts free time and an unhurried pace above a packed itinerary.
It leaves an hour later than the other routes — the first island is around 9:00 — precisely to miss the morning peak of boats. That changes the day: you arrive as others are already moving on, and you get the island clearer. Lunch at 12:30 and the last swim in 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 road. Includes boat with life jackets, a typical lunch and a local guide; the comarca entrance fee is paid the same day, in cash or by card to the driver.
Great if you would rather be properly present in two places than pass through five.
Maybe not your tour if you want to squeeze the day: this route is deliberately slow.
4x4 tour departing from Panama City.
Relaxing snorkeling and free time on the beach.
Fresh food on the island.
One last swim at sunset, then back to 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 →
$135 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 Pelícano. 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.
To miss the peak. Almost every boat reaches the islands at the same morning hour; going in afterwards, you step on the sand while the other groups are already moving on. You lose an hour on the clock and gain a clearer island.
The island yes, the plan no. That route builds the morning around the sunken ship; this one gives up that stop and spends the hours on free time, unhurried snorkelling and the end of the day on the shore. Same sand, two opposite ways of spending it.
No: the return leaves at 15:30 and the sun goes down well after that, already on the road. The name refers to the afternoon mood on the island, with the peak-hour boats long gone, not to staying for the last ray. For that there is the format with a night included.
The rest — document, comarca fee, route changes — is answered separately. Go to the frequently asked questions →
