Panama – Central America – 2015

25.3. – 8.4.2015 Panama Abroad

360° panoramas from several locations in Panama (with sound)


Bocas del Toro



Isla Zapatilla 2



Bocas Ridge



Pacific Bay Resort – South Beach



Pacific Bay Resort


25. 3. 2015
– immigration office – an unforgettable experience with the officer – but after submitting the fingerprints and photos we finally got our visas :)


26. 3. 2015
– in the morning we visited Soberanía National Park and it´s Rainforest Discovery Center, where we saw several species of hummingbirds and where we met married couple originally from Sri Lanka, but living in Texas
– in the afternoon we ´re in Parque Municipal Summit – ZOO and near Miraflores – one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal


27. 3. 2015
– long way to pacific site to Santa Catalina – we went through El Valle amazing mountain village
– on the Panamericana we were fined – the cop wanted 50$, but finally we haggled for 20$ :)
– Santa Catalina is at first glance crazy and dirty village, but due to the large number of Europeans, it´s cool and safe place


28. 3. 2015
– cruise to the island Coiba – Marine National Park
– snorkeling – we saw a lot of fishes, small shark and turtles
– on the island Coiba we met crocodile named Tito, iguanas and the first time we walked barefoot through the forest


29. 3. 2015
– journey to the mountains – village Boquete
– visit of the botanical garden Mi Jardín es Su Jardín and of small waterfall
– amazing typical food cooked by hostess Marylin


30. 3. 2015
– Quetzal trail – we climbed to a height of 2 200 meters above sea level
– visit of rescue center Jungla de Panamá


31. 3. 2015
– journey to Almirante, respectively from the Pacific to the Caribbean
– bocas Ridge Hotel – paradise of toucans :)


1. 4. 2015
– trip from Bocas Ridge Hotel to Bocas by water taxi and then with travel agency to Dolphin´s Bay, coral reef with snorkeling and to the Red Frog Beach


2. 4. 2015
– trip to Isla Zapatilla 2 with our great neighbors from Panamá and Costa Rica
– journey through Dolphin´s Bay and coral reef


3. 4. 2015
– trip with our friends to Playa de Estrella – beach with a lot of starfish in the shallows
– we visited during the trip an island named Carenero and also town Bocas
– due to Easter holiday the beach was crowded with local people


4. 4. 2015
– journey to Boca Chica
– we left our car in Boca Chica town near a church and rest of the way to the Pacific Bay Resort we traveled by water taxi
– the owner of the hotel showed us his part of peninsula on a golf cart


5. 4. 2015
– all day lounging on the South beach and in a hammock


6. 4. 2015
– way back to Panama City
– in the evening we rented taxi driver to show us night city


7. 4. 2015
– last day of our holiday
– visit of the most famous places in the city by taxi