Panama Tours in March 2027

A great taster trip of Central America with a huge variety of activities and experiences. Carlos Tomas is an amazingly good guide: very experienced, knowledgeable, resourceful and fun to travel with. My second time in Central America and this trip definitely makes me want to return soon. Hotels are all comfortable and well-located with local flair. Single-room supplement is a bit steep however.

This is a full-on tour with bike rides most days. The bus rides are quite long to cover 3 countries in 12 days but i really enjoyed the bus rides. The bike rides are very well planned on interesting, varied and generally not too busy routes. We got the chance to cycle 900metres on the pan american highway in Costa Rica which was fun and crazy. Crossing the intercontinental divide in the Panamanian highlands was a highlight and absolutely stunning. Most of the rides were thro beautiful countryside. There are some hills, but all the group made it up every hill without needing to get off to push bikes or use the bus instead, and there are a lot of downhills that we all enjpyed. Its worth doing some training if you can, but the cyclng was more stunning, better routes and not as hard as i had envisaged. Even the longest ride was finished within about 3 or 4 hours. Food in all 3 countries was lovely and the guide took us to some nice restaurants so we ate together most meals. My only slight criticism would be the itinerary- 2 nights in horrible touristy La Fortuna is more than needed and the hotel there was more or less a backpackers hostel. I would expect more for the hefty price of this holiday. Other hotels were pretty good, though we couldn't enjoy the 2 best ones as we were only staying one night which was a shame. And... another point i havent mentioned is that this is a holiday of Very Early Starts. Often we left the hotels before 7am, with breakfast at 6 or 6.30am. This is both to start rides before it gets very hot, and also to fit in the packed itinerary which, as i said above , is very full on. Very calm and engaging guide Christopher (aka Fez) did a great job with the complicated itinerary and 2 border crossings and was non judgemental and encouraging about us cyclists. All in all, an amazing, thoroughly enjoyable holiday in 3 memorable countries.

We loved our trip to Costa Rica/Panama and it was a perfect mix of tours and time on our own. The guides were all great and the hotels (including breakfast) all good -- one less so but not bad... Highly recommend this trip!

I have traveled to many countries before, mostly with the tour operator. I've been to at least 30 European countries, but this is definitely my new favourite destination and tour. To reach Colombia I had to undertake a few flights, this is the main reason why I choose this tour in the first place as it also includes Panama and Costa Rica - and make it worth the long return trip. Everybody was concerned when they heard I'm traveling to Colombia, but I felt save every single moment and I think Colombians are the most friendly and sincere people ever! The destinations on the Colombia part of the tour is stunning, and a perfect balance of cities, nature, food, drinks and attractions. Bogota walking tour was a surprize, so was Armenia coffee region. Medellin was unbelievable (I watched Narcos on Netflix before this!), but I so much enjoyed the destinations of St Marta and Cartagena on the Caribbean coast. There was even a resort stay on our own private beach with sunset dinner on the beach included! Panama City ... well a big city with all the things of a a big city. But, the Jungle is always just 10 minutes away and being from a engineering background, was fabulous to see so much of the famous Panama Canal! The included flight to Bocas del Toro was so fast and again, 2 full more days of Caribbean and plenty of Islands. And another private beach resort! The border crossing to Costa Rica was interesting - you have to walk across a bridge with your bags - followed by the drive up the coast and then to Arenal. The next 6 days is just pure overwhelming beautiful nature. I saw so many animals and wild life - including sloths! I can write so much more! But... just book the tour and see it yourself.

Wow what a brilliant trip... not only did we cycle in 3 amazingly beautiful countries, we experienced so many added extras... looking down on an active volcano at night; seeing the molten lava moving ... brilliant. We cycled around a nature reserve one morning prior to the main days cycle... our guide Memo spotting all sorts of wild life I would surely have missed and his knowledge is just outstanding. River cruises, hot springs and visiting the Panama canal centre. This trip rates among the best I have done.

This was by far the best cycling holiday I have ever been to. Amazing places and views! A challenging cycling route for someone with a minor cycling experience like myself. But I made it, thanks to the support and encouragement of this amazing team: Roberto, Paul, Alvaro, Jose, Ronaldo! Names and personalities we will never forget! Thank you for helping me add beautiful images and feelings, in my life's "memory box", but most of all, thank you for keeping us SAFE and happy! It was more than obvious that you were there for us to ENJOY our trip, see, feel and taste the beauty of the most amazing part of the world. Feeling fit and healthy, looking forward to our next adventure! Thank you!