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The Summit Zoo – Day Trip from Panama City

August 25th, 2008 | Panama - Family Friendly, Panama - Gringo Favorite, Panama - Must See or Do | No Comments »

The Summit Botanical Gardens and Zoo are a great place to enjoy a day outside of the city. The 250 hectare zoo and park is inside the Soberania National Park only 25 minutes away from Panama City. Traveling by car take Madden Road, also known as the road to Gamboa, straight to the park. You can also travel by bus from the SACA terminal close to the Legislative Palace and on the weekends a train runs from the Balboa to the Summit.

Within the zoo and gardens you will find more that 15,000 exotic plants and animals, including some endangered species. There are tapirs, scarlet macaws, monkeys, and jaguars, to name a few. The Harpy Eagle, Panama’s national Read more

Isla Taboga – A Nice Break from the City

August 5th, 2008 | Panama - Family Friendly, Panama - Gringo Favorite, Panama - Must See or Do | No Comments »

Panama City can be a little overwhelming sometimes, and whether you are there for business or pleasure it can be nice to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. Even if you only have a day you can still enjoy pristine beaches, amazing natural beauty and that laid back Panamanian way of doing things on Isla Taboga.

Isla Taboga is located 12 kilometers from the city, in the heart of the Panama Bay. Two ferries make several daily trips (check the schedule here), and a round trip ticket costs just US $10.00. The ride out to the island takes just under an hour, and it is well worth the trip. You can spend the day Read more

Family Fun in Panama

July 7th, 2008 | Panama - Adventure, Panama - Family Friendly, Panama - Must See or Do | No Comments »

With so many gringos coming down to Panama these days, some companies have started marketing tours that are geared specifically for families. Treks through the jungle used to be only for all those 20 something college kids who can scale a mountain just as easily as they can walk through Central Park.

Thankfully, Wildland Adventures realizes that not everyone can keep up with the standard back-packer pace and has created a wonderful introduction to the rain forest that the whole family can enjoy. In the islands of Bocas del Toro, kids can snorkel over vibrantly colored fish and amazing coral formations. The hiking through the jungle Read more

Having a Pampered Day in PC

June 29th, 2008 | Panama - Must See or Do | No Comments »

It may seem a little self-indulgent, but spending a day at one of Panama Citys top spas may just be the perfect thing after romping around the countryside. The Aqua Spa located in the Radisson Decapolis hotel will help you to achieve the ultimate state of relaxation. All the standard services are offered: massages, facials, manicures and pedicures. Steam rooms and hot tubs add a little heat to the equation.

The biggest bonus about being pampered in Panama is that the price is less than half of what these services would cost in the states. So, even if its not an outing you typically indulge in, there is no better time than while in Panama. The Read more

Through the Panama Canal

June 13th, 2008 | Panama - Adventure, Panama - Must See or Do | 2 Comments »

The Panama Canal is without a doubt the countrys most well known landmark and although it may not be first on your list of things to do while trekking through the countryside, if you have the chance it is a unique experience that cannot be had anywhere else in the world. Panama Marine Adventures offers a number of packages including a full transit, which takes about 8 hours, and a partial transit, which takes about 4. The partial transit is best, as the full can get a little monotonous

From aboard the yacht your bilingual guide will draw your attention to the amount of work that went into creating the locks and the Read more

lastminute.com – Panama City – Carnival in Panama

January 25th, 2008 | Panama - Culture, Panama - Must See or Do | No Comments »

Women dressed up in ‘man-tumblers’, water-cannons and fat fish being buried in little coffins? It can only be the annual madness and extravagance that is… Carnavaaaal!
The most famous carnival in Panama takes place in Las Tablas, though the one in Panama City is not very far behind in terms of sheer exuberance and festive spirit. Carnival (the way it is celebrated in Panama) features certain unique elements: one is the tradition of the mojaderas, or culecos, a morning ritual where overheating celebrants are hosed down with water from passing trucks, to the shouts of ‘Agua, agua, agua!’ (‘Water, water, water!’). So for an excuse to get soaking wet in public and romp around like there’s no tomorrow, you know Read more

Cool video view of canal

January 6th, 2008 | Panama - Gringo Favorite, Panama - Must See or Do | 2 Comments »

The Summit Zoo – Day Trip from Panama City

Isla Taboga – A Nice Break from the City

Family Fun in Panama

Having a Pampered Day in PC

Through the Panama Canal

lastminute.com – Panama City – Carnival in Panama

Cool video view of canal

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