Middle School: Discover Panama

8 days

Panama City, El Valle de Antón, Gatun Lake, Portobelo

Panama is home to diverse fauna, lush flora, and one of the most impactful engineering feats in the world: the Panama Canal.On this tour to one of the most diverse countries in the world, have lunch with Indigenous people, snorkel along the country’s Caribbean coast, and explore bustling Panama City. You’ll also discover how, long before the canal was built, Panama’s central location attracted pirates like Sir Francis Drake and Henry Morgan. Image displaying map describing the itinerary of the Middle School: Discover Panama tour

Image displaying map describing the itinerary of the Middle School: Discover Panama tour

Day 1: Fly to Panama

Meet your Tour Director at the destination airport

Day 2: Panama City

Visit Panamá Viejo, the ruins from pirate attacks on the original Panama City

Take a tour of Casco Viejo

Visit the Biomuseo

Take a group photo by the Panama sign on the Amador Causeway

Day 3: Panama City • El Valle de Antón

Take a day trip to El Valle de Antón

Explore hiking trails en El Valle de Antón

See a youth folklore dance show

Day 4: Panama City • Gatun Lake

Take a boat ride on Gatun Lake in the Panama Canal where you will learn about the different species on Monkey Island

Enjoy a hike in one of the parks that surround Panama City

Day 5: Panama City

Visit a pineapple farm

Participate in a cultural exchange with locals

Visit the City of Knowledge

Stop for a photo at the Panama Canal Administration Building

Visit the Miraflores Visitor Center at the Panama Canal

Day 6: Panama City • Chagres National Park

Take a day trip to Chagres National Park

Take a canoe ride on the Rio Chagres

Visit an Emberá Indigenous village

Day 7: Panama City • Portobelo

Take a day trip to the Caribbean Coast

Go snorkeling

Visit the Portobelo Ruins

Day 8: Depart for home

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