Panama Highlights

Panama is the most southerly country in Central America and is bordered to the North by Costa Rica and to the South by Colombia. The Darian gap separates these two countries which has no land crossing. The capital Panama City, whose metro area is home to nearly half of the country's 3.6 million people.

Panama was inhabited by several indigenous tribes prior to settlement by the Spanish in the 16th century. Panama broke away from Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Nueva Granada, Ecuador, and Venezuela named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831, Panama and Nueva Granada remained joined, eventually becoming the Republic of Colombia. With the backing of the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, allowing the Panama Canal to be built between 1904 and 1914. In 1977, an agreement was signed for the total transfer of the Canal from the United States to Panama by the end of the 20th century, which culminated on 31 December 1999.

The Panama Canal is the jewel in it's tourism product, however the country is also blessed with Caribbean beaches, exotic tropical jungles, Pacific surf, colonial history and a 21st Century capital city.

Inclusions:

• ALL transport (car, buses, domestic flights)
• ALL accommodation is 3 or 4 star hotels/lodges (twin/double share).
• ALL entrance fees as per itinerary.
• ALL transfers as per itinerary.
• ALL national park entrance fees.
• ALL sightseeing as per itinerary.
• Breakfasts daily.
• Services of English speaking local guides.

Exclusions:

Tips , Insurance, Laundry, Personal Spending, Medical Expenses.