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- International flights from the UK
- Domestic flights
- All taxes
- Airport and road transfers
- 12 nights accommodation
- English speaking guide
- Entrance fees
Colombia & Panama
Bogota
Villa de Leyva
Cartagena
Cartagena
Panama Canal
Panama Old Town
Bocas del Toro
Bocas del Toro
Bocas del Toro
Now is the time to discover Colombia, an amazing country full of surprises, home to the world’s best coffee, charming colonial cities and welcoming people.
Panamá is one of Central America’s most little known destinations. Main highlights include the legendary Panamá Canal and superb beaches in Bocas del Toro or Comarca de Guna Yala.
Begin in Bogota, high in the Andes and discover the colonial centre of Bogota, La Candelaria and get a stunning view over the city from Monseratte.
From Bogota visit the perfectly preserved colonial era town of Villa de Leyva, with a stop at the Salt Cathedral on the way.
Spend 3 nights in charming Cartagena, a highlight of any tour of Colombia.
Fly to Panamá and visit the historic town of Panamá Viejo, the Panamá Canal and enjoy a day tour to the Emberá Katumá Community.
Finally spend 3 nights in Bocas del Toro, an idyllic archipelago located on the Caribbean side of Panama.
At a glance
- International flights from the UK
- Domestic flights
- Airport and road transfers
- 2 nights Bogotá
- 1 night Villa de Leyva
- 3 night Cartagena
- 3 nights Panama City
- 3 nights Bocas del Toro
- Bogotá city tour
- Zipaquirá and Villa de Leyva tour
- Cartagena city tour
- Panamá City and Panamá Canal tour
- Emberá Katumá Community visit
- English speaking guide
Day 1: UK – Bogotá
Fly from the UK to Bogota.
On arrival you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel.
Overnight Bogotá. Breakfast included.
Day 2: Bogotá
After breakfast, enjoy a half day visit to the historic centre of Bogota, known as La Candelaria and visit the Botero and Gold Museums.
Enjoy the afternoon at leisure.
Overnight Bogatá. Breakfast included.
Day 3: Bogotá – Zipaquirá – Villa de Leyva
After breakfast, head north towards Zipaquirá.
After about an hour, reach the impressive Salt Cathedral, a true feat of engineering.
Continue further to Villa de Leyva, an almost perfectly preserved colonial-era town with a magnificent cobbled square.
Overnight Villa de Leyva. Breakfast included.
Day 4: Villa de Leyva – Bogotá – Cartagena
After breakfast, return to Bogotá, with a stop at the Convento del Santo Ecce Homo.
Fly to Cartagena where you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel.
Overnight Cartagena. Breakfast included.
Day 5: Cartagena
Start the day tour with a panoramic view of the city from the Monasterio and Iglesia de La Popa.
From here, visit the charming old town of Cartagena, including the Convert and Church of the San Pedro Claver.
Enjoy the afternoon at leisure to explore Cartagena on your own.
Overnight Cartagena. Breakfast included.
Day 6: Cartagena
Enjoy a full day at leisure to enjoy Cartagena, or alternatively add on a day trip to the Rosario Islands.
Overnight Cartagena. Breakfast included.
Day 7: Cartagena – Panamá City
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Panama City where you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel.
Overnight Panamá City. Breakfast included.
Day 8: Panamá City – Half Day Miraflores Locks
After breakfast, visit the Panama Canal, one of the world's great feats of engineering.
Visit Miraflores Locks, which offers a super close-up view of the ships navigating through the canal.
Continue to the Amador Causeway which offers one of the best panoramic views of the city.
Visit the neighbourhoods located at the foot of Ancón Hill, the highest point in the city.
Overnight Panamá City. Breakfast included.
Day 9: Panamá City – Emberá Katumá Community
After breakfast take a road transfer to the little pier of Gamboa, 25 minutes from Panama City, where you will board a pirogue (a small motorised canoe).
The Emberá are native people of the Darién region, who in turn come from the Chocó, Colombia.
They live at the edge of the river in little communities of thatch roofed dwellings named tambos, which both counteract humidity and avoid floods.
Men dedicate themselves to manufacture the famous pirogues, canoes made by shaping logs, used to navigate even during the dry season.
The women-folk meanwhile make splendid baskets, plates and masks out of vegetal fibre and delicate knitting.
Overnight Panamá City. Breakfast and light lunch included.
Day 10: Panamá – Bocas del Toro
Take an early transfer to the airport for the short flight to Isla Colon in Bocas del Toro where you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel.
The Bocas del Toro Islands are located in the western end of Panama.
The archipelago is formed by six main islands: Colón, Bastimentos, Solarte, San Cristóbal, Popa and Cayo Agua, and by several coral atolls and islets.
The archipelago offers dream beaches surrounded by palm trees, a spectacular barrier reef, emerald-green waters, mangroves and tropical forests inhabited by an incredible fauna and flora.
Each island has its own personality and natural beauty. It is a world that revolves around water and nature where aquatic taxis are the sole means of transportation.
Overnight Bocas del Toro. Breakfast included.
Days 11 – 12: Bocas del Toro
Spend the days relaxing.
Overnight Bocas del Toro. Breakfast included.
Day 13: Bocas del Toro – Panamá City
Take an early transfer to the airport for your flight back to Panama City where you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel.
Overnight Panamá City. Breakfast included.
Day 14: Panamá City – UK
Spend the morning or whole day at leisure before being transferred to the airport for your overnight flight back to the UK.
Day 15: Arrive UK
Arrive back in the UK.
Hotel Suggestions Bogotá:
Casa Deco Hotel or similar
Hotel Suggestions Villa de Leyva:
Hotel Antonio Narino or similar
Hotel Suggestions Cartagena:
Casa San Agustin or similar
Hotel Suggestions Panamá City:
Grace Panama or similar
Hotel Suggestions Bocas del Toro:
Tropical Suites Hotel or similar
12 nights Colombia & Panamá:
- Price from £3,245 pp
This is a guide price only, based on travel in low season.
Prices will vary according to choice of hotel and seasonal airfare and hotel surcharges. Please ask us for any current special offers.
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