Arrival at Tocumen International Airport. Your Panama luxury tour begins. After your welcome, transfer to La Concordia Boutique Hotel, located in the historic district of Casco Antiguo Panama. Today: a Panama City tour of a city where glass towers rise just behind blocks of colonial architecture. You see the modern center, the Cinta Costera waterfront, the Bridge of the Americas, and the Amador Causeway with its views over the Pacific Ocean.

A separate part of the route is the Panama Canal tour, with a visit to the Pedro Miguel locks and the Centennial Bridge, where you can clearly see the lock chambers and the giant container ships. Then the beautiful Cinta Costera waterfront.

After that, Casco Antiguo Panama: Plaza Bolivar, the Church of San Jose with its unique Golden Altar, the National Theatre, and the Cathedral Square with the Museum of the Panama Canal.

Then on to the Amador Causeway, the most striking neighborhood in the vibrant capital of Panama City. It was once three separate small islands in the ocean: Naos, Perico, and Flamenco. 
Lunch not included. Your guide recommends a restaurant on site.

Breakfast, then a journey through one of the most unusual parts of the Panama Canal. The route passes through Lake Gatun and Monkey Island Panama, a huge water system in the middle of tropical jungle where cargo ships move through the canal while capuchins, howler monkeys, and small tamarins appear on the banks.

During the rainforest boat tour Panama you feel the contrast of Panama very clearly: dense humid forest, the stillness of the water, and giant container ships passing just a few hundred meters away. This is what a VIP Panama tour 12 days shows you beyond cities and beaches: a complex engineering system built right inside the jungle.

In the afternoon: San Lorenzo Fort on the Chagres River, an old Spanish citadel inside a national park. From the fort walls you have views over the jungle, the river, and the Caribbean Sea. The forests around are home to monkeys and toucans. Your guide is with you throughout the day.

Right after breakfast, a trip to Chagres National Park: humid jungle, a full river, and the village of Tusipono where the Embera people of Panama live. The only way to get there is by water: a long indigenous canoe moves alongside dense tropical forest, where capuchins and bright tropical birds sometimes appear in the branches.

This part of the private tour lets you see Panama beyond cities and beaches, through the daily life, crafts, and traditions of indigenous people. During the visit to the Embera indigenous village you learn about the tribe's origins, their traditions, and the pre-Columbian history of the region.

You see traditional dances, coco-bolo mahogany sculptures, and handwoven baskets of remarkable beauty and skill. Then a boat ride on the river, a swim at the Chorro del Mono waterfall, and a traditional Embera lunch: fried tilapia, fried plantains, and fresh fruit. A full immersion in the life and culture of the region - premium getaway in Panama.

If you are fascinated by indigenous cultures and river journeys through pristine jungle, our Amazon VIP Experience offers a similarly immersive encounter with remote communities and the rich biodiversity of the rainforest.

In the morning: transfer to Albrook domestic airport and a flight to David, the capital of Chiriqui province. As you approach the Pacific coast, the landscape gradually changes: the high-rise neighborhoods of Panama City are left behind, and green hills, mangrove bays, and small islands appear out of the window.

After landing: a transfer to Boca Chica Panama and check-in at Cala Mia Island Resort, on a private island Panama surrounded by tropical vegetation and the calm waters of the Pacific Ocean. This is where luxury Panama reveals itself fully: no busy resorts, just wooden villas by the water, boats at the piers, and almost complete silence around you. This is an exceptionally private beach escape in Latin America – unhurried, crowd-free, and utterly serene.

Boca Chica is chosen for a rare sense of privacy that is hard to find in Central America: small islands, mangrove bays, empty Pacific beach Panama, and a calm ocean. The days pass between boats, tropical forest, and sea. In the evenings you hear only waves, birds, and rain in the jungle.

The days on the island move slowly and peacefully. Walks along ecological trails, kayaking through the mangroves, and the warm ocean by wooden piers. This is what many people imagine when they think of luxury travel Panama: morning light over the water, boats at their moorings, tropical trees along the shore, and long quiet evenings by the ocean.

During the day you can paddleboard along the coast, practice yoga in an open-air studio among the jungle, walk the ecological trails with a guide, or simply spend the day at the water. And of course, you can always spend your days soaking up the bliss on one of Panama's beaches: a luxury getaway here means mornings without the hum of the city, empty pathways winding through the palms, and the sea just steps beyond the wooden deck of your bungalow. Thanks to the 12-day VIP Panama tour, you'll have all the time in the world to do exactly that.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, snacks, and a three-course dinner. Drinks: local beer, wines, and cocktails, all included.

After breakfast: a drive into the Chiriqui mountain region. The road to Boquete Panama tour takes about 1.5 hours. Tropical forests gradually give way to cool slopes, flowering gardens, and coffee plantations. This is how many people remember Boquete: calm, green, and noticeably cooler after the coast.

Check-in at Panamonte Inn and Spa Boquete, one of the most well-known mountain hotels in the country. Wooden terraces, old gardens, and the humid highland air create the atmosphere of a classic mountain lodge in the cloud forest Boquete.

In the afternoon: the coffee tour Boquete with a visit to a plantation growing the famous Geisha coffee Panama. The altitude, volcanic soils, cool climate, and humid mountain air make this one of the best places in the world for rare high-altitude coffee with floral and citrus notes. The tour is in a small group and conducted in English.

For travelers who appreciate rare high-altitude coffees and colonial-era plantations, our Brazil Coffee and Magic Gardens tour takes you through baroque botanical gardens and historic coffee estates in the heart of Brazil's mountain region.

Departure from the hotel at 04:30 in the morning, with a packed breakfast and warm layers. You set off on the Volcan Baru jeep tour to the highest point in Panama.

The jeep climbs slowly up a rocky road through the humid cloud forest. Moss-covered trees and thick fog appear in the headlights. The higher the road goes, the colder it gets.

Baru is the highest point in the country at over 3,400 meters. On a clear day you can see both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean at the same time. This is exactly the kind of rare experience that makes this region a highlight of any luxury travel Panama itinerary.

In the afternoon: the Panama hanging bridges walk. The route passes high above the jungle, where you can hear birds and wind clearly. The forest feels completely different from up here: light barely reaches the floor below, and from the bridges you can see the layers of the wet tropical forest, the lianas, the ferns, and the crowns of enormous trees.

If you are captivated by dramatic high-altitude views and cloud forest ecosystems, our Great South America tour connects you to the continent's most spectacular mountain scenery, from the Uyuni Salt Flats to the Andes.

After breakfast: a 4-hour drive to Bocas del Toro tour, one of the most famous Caribbean regions of Panama.

People come to the enchanting Bocas del Toro islands for a Caribbean atmosphere that feels different from anywhere else in Panama. The archipelago moves at its own pace: boats replace cars, short sea crossings connect the islands, and the day is built around water, beaches, and small coastal villages.

Then a private boat transfer to Colon Island Panama, the main island of the archipelago, with its relaxed Caribbean mood, bright wooden houses, small bars by the piers, and warm sea without big waves. The archipelago is loved for its mix of jungle, coral reefs, and the constant feeling of water all around. Seclusion comes effortlessly here – and that, precisely, is the point of a private tour of Panama.

Check-in at Azul Paradise Bastimentos Island Punta Vieja. Small villas among tropical vegetation right by the sea, where you can hear the surf, the birds, and the evening rain over the Caribbean.

It's here, more than anywhere, that you truly understand why Panama's Caribbean coast – and the tours that explore it – are gaining such popularity among devotees of tranquil island escapes and unspoiled nature. Warm, clear water, coral reefs, starfish, and small boats at wooden piers: everything here seems to slow time down. This is what a Panama vacation package built around Bocas del Toro gives you: sea, stillness, and long Caribbean days with no rush.

The water around the archipelago is warm and transparent. Under the surface: coral reefs with starfish, sponges, bright tropical fish, and small rays. During Bocas del Toro snorkeling you can often see schools of silver fish, coral gardens, and slowly moving sea turtles. In the mangrove lagoons the water is darker and calmer, and dolphins sometimes appear near the islands. This is exactly why so many travellers opt for a Panama itinerary that includes Bocas del Toro.

You can also visit Starfish Beach Bocas, one of the most photographed spots in the archipelago, where starfish rest in the shallow turquoise water just off the shore.

If you are drawn to pristine Caribbean beaches and world-class marine life, our Beaches of Brazil tour offers equally unforgettable coastal experiences, including diving at Fernando de Noronha and exploring the coral reefs of Recife.

Breakfast at the hotel. Before the flight, there is time for one last walk to the water, a swim in the warm Caribbean Sea, or simply sitting by the pier listening to the waves and the tropical birds. Toss a coin into the water and make a wish for another trip to Panama and its islands.

Then transfer to the airport and a flight to Panama City. On arrival, check-in at The Bristol Panama, one of the most well-known city hotels in the capital. After the jungle, islands, and Caribbean beaches, returning to the modern city feels different. You find yourself glad to see the skyscrapers, the evening lights, and the fast pace of the capital again.

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Tocumen Airport. Your VIP tour Panama comes to an end.

In these twelve days, Panama has shown you many of its faces: the skyscrapers of Panama City and the old streets of Casco Antiguo Panama, the Chagres jungle, the Embera villages, the coffee slopes of Boquete, the summit of Volcan Baru, and the Caribbean islands of Bocas del Toro. The country keeps changing its rhythm, climate, and landscape, but water and tropical green are almost always nearby.

In Panama people often say that life flows 'despacio', slowly and without rush. We hope that is exactly the feeling you take home: the warm air of two oceans, the sound of rain in the jungle, and the rare lightness of being somewhere between the sea and the mountains.