Boquete Outdoor Adventures

Price:$1800 pp for family of 4. Trip price varies with number of people, lodging and dining preferences

Location: Pacific coast and highlands of Panama’s Chiriqui Province

Dates:custom trips available all year

Minimum: 2 people

Maximum: 12 people

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate with a easy to moderate level of difficulty. Some outdoor recreation experience is helpful but we can tailor the trip to meet your family’s needs.

Discounts:
10% for all return guests
10% for trips reserved by July 1st
10% for any custom trip scheduled for June, July or August 2008

Deposit:
50% deposit required to book a trip. Deposits are non-refundable.

Payment: Full payment due 30 days prior to trip.

Cancellations: Cancellations more than 30 days prior to the trip will receive a full refund less the deposit.
Cancellations less than 30 days prior to the trip will receive a 50% refund.

What is included:
All in-country transportation
All lodging
All gear and equipment needed for scheduled activities
All activities and all fees associated with those activities
Meals (Sunday morning through Saturday night)
Guides

Not included:
International airfare and alcohol are not included.

PANAMA FACTS

Capital City:
Panama City

Area:
30,193 sq miles

Population:
3,200,000

Time Zone:
-5 GMT

Languages:
Spanish

Religion:
80% Roman Catholic

Currency:
US Dollar

Electricity:
120V 60Hz

Electric Plug:
American Plug

Country Dialing Code:
507

Boquete Outdoor Adventures invites you to experience the mountains, monkeys and mangroves of Panama’s Chiriqui Province.

The following itinerary is one that we created for a young family with somewhat limited exposure to adventure sports. It provides excitement and action without requiring any real technical skills or experience. A typical 9-day trip begins on Saturday and ends on Sunday.
Day 1
We will meet you at the airport when you arrive in Panama City and deliver you to your hotel. From this point on, our job is to take care of every detail. Your job is to enjoy the vacation of a lifetime!

Day 2
We take a short 45 minute plane flight from Panama City to David, the 3rd largest city in Panama just minutes from Laguna de Chiriqui in the Pacific. From here, we take a half-hour drive up to the mountain town of Boquete. After checking into our hotel and getting comfortable, we climb up into the rainforest canopy for a bird’s-eye view of the tropical rainforest and cloudforest of the Chiriqui highlands. On our canopy tour, we’ll zip through the trees and take in as much as we can of the many incredible views available to us on this unique tour.

Day 3
We take off early to hike the famous Los Quetzales Trail. This trail climbs from Boquete through Volcan Baru National Park up to the small mountain hamlet of Cerro Punta. Famous for seeing the magnificent and quite elusive Resplendant Quetzal, this area is home to some 220 bird varieties.

After the hike, we will stay at the Los Quetzales Lodge located at the edge of La Amistad National Park. Founded by Carlos Alfarro, one of Panama’s most active environmental advocates, the Los Quetzales Lodge is a well-deserved treat after climbing some 2500 feet on the Los Quetzales trail. Be prepared for massages, hot tubs and saunas.

Day 4
Today is a day to relax. Among the options we have are hiking in the Parque Nacional Volcan Baru, horseback riding, visiting the orchid farm at Finca Dracula, soaking in hot springs or more more saunas, hot tubs and massages!

Day 5
We head to the Rio Chiriqui Viejo to raft some of the most exciting whitewater in Central America. This river has a variety of sections that will please any whitewater enthusiast, as well as beginners. The section we do will depend on the ability of your family, but the Viejo consists of over five distinct sections including Class II, Class III and Class IV and IV+ runs.

At the end of the day, we head back to Boquete.

Day 6
Travel from the mountains to the sea in a day. Today, we head down the hill from Boquete to Parque Nacional Golfo de Chiriqui where we’ll enjoy a comfortable ride in our 27′ custom-made panga (motorboat) out to one of our favorite islands. The lullaby of the calm seas will be a welcome reprieve after the whitewater action you experienced yesterday! The The Gulf of Chiriqui Marine Park encompasses over 35,000 acres and has a large number of islands and coral reefs that offer excellent opportunities for fishing, observing wildlife, snorkeling and exploring.

No need to rush the recreation and relaxation because we’ll spend the night on the island. Don’t worry, we’ll take of every detail!

Day 7
We’ll spend the morning fishing, snorkeling, swimming and relaxing on the beach before heading back to Boquete for our last night in the mountains. We will get back just in time to wander around this beautiful town, visit some local artesanias, sample (and buy) some coffee and observe the local Panamanians as they gear up for the weekend.

Day 8
A trip to Panama wouldn’t be complete without seeing the Panama Canal. After our short plane flight to Panama City in the morning, we will visit Miraflores Locks. This is a great place to watch ships transit the locks and visit the magnificient museum here. After our visit the canal, we will visit Panama Viejo and see some of the amazing colonial architecture. Of course, we will have time to visit some of the local artisan markets to see many of the Panamanian and indigenous crafts. Finally, we will visit one of the many great restaurants in Panama City to reflect on last night.

Day 9
We will deposit you to the international airport and say our good-byes until next year!