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Central AmericaExplore Panamá with
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Explore Panamá with verified local guides — walk the cobblestones of Casco Viejo, sail to the turquoise islands of San Blas with the Guna people, hike cloud forests in Boquete, and watch ships cross the Panama Canal.
📍 Ciudad de Panamá📍 Boquete📍 Bocas del Toro📍 El Valle de Antón📍 Santa Catalina📍 Portobelo
Things to Do in Panamá
San Blas & Caribbean
Sail and snorkel the 365 islands of the Guna Yala archipelago with indigenous Guna guides — one of the Caribbean's last pristine paradises
Boquete & Cloud Forest
Hike the Quetzal Trail, visit coffee farms and explore the highland forests of Chiriquí with expert naturalist guides
Casco Viejo & History
Walk colonial Casco Viejo, visit the Miraflores Canal locks and discover Panamá City's multicultural neighborhoods with local historians
Bocas del Toro
Surf, snorkel with sea turtles and explore the archipelago of Bocas del Toro on the Caribbean coast with local boat captains
Top Places to Visit in Panamá
Must-see destinations curated by our local guide community.
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Bocas del Toro
Isla Colón, Bocas del Toro, Panamá
The backpacker paradise of the Panamanian Caribbean. In Bocas del Toro you hop from island to island by boat: red-sand beaches, reefs for snorkeling, mangroves you explore by kayak, and waves to surf at Bluff and Carenero. By day, hammock and turquoise water; by night, music and travelers from all over the world in bars built over the water. Laid-back, tropical, and addictive.
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Sign Up FreeAbout Traveling in Panamá
Panamá is the bridge between two continents and two oceans, and its position has shaped everything — from its multicultural population and colonial history to its extraordinary biodiversity. In a country the size of South Carolina, you can snorkel a Caribbean reef in the morning and watch Pacific sunsets over a cloud forest in the afternoon.
Akatrek connects you with local Panamanian guides who know the Guna communities of San Blas, the coffee highlands of Chiriquí, and the hidden corners of Casco Viejo that most tourists never reach.
Trips typically start from $20 USD. Panamá is one of the most underrated travel destinations in the Americas — small in size, enormous in experience.