10 days total, 9 in Panama.

This trek offers the opportunity to walk from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast in only a week, following a scenic trail. The route includes an upriver section by a dugout canoe, traverse of an extinct volcano at maximum elevations of 660 meters or 2,150 feet. The tour includes tour of Old Panama, the Colonial and the modern city, as well as a trip to the Miraflores and Gatun Locks.

Itinerary:

Day 1:

Arrive at Panama International Airport, transfer to your hotel in Panama City.  Overnight at the hotel in the city, Hotel Marbella or similar. No meals.

Day 2

Panama City – Rio Indio

After breakfast our guide will pick you at the hotel for a half-day city tour - the ruins of Old Panama, destroyed by the pirate Sir Henry Morgan in 1671; the Colonial and Modern City and Miraflores Locks on the way to the Atlantic side.  Observe the Canal once again at Gatun Locks, drive on a beautiful coastal road until you reach the community of Rio Indio, at the river mouth by the sea, where our adventures begins. Sleep on the floor of a private house at Rio Indio. All meals.

Day 3

Start the coast to coast traverse: navigate in a dug-out-canoe for approximately four hours until you get to La Boca de Uracillo community. Eat lunch and start trekking until you reach the community of San Cristobal. Sleep on the floor of the local school. All meals.

Day 4

Trek to Los Valles, all day along the riverbed of Rio Indio until you reach the community of Rio Indio Los Valles. Sleep on the floor of the local school. All meals.

Day 5

Trek to Jordanal, walking up along the riverbed of Rio Indio until you reach the community of Jordanal, at an elevation of approximately 350 meters or 1,200 feet. The temperature gets cooler and the river smaller, but nature is more prolific. Sleep on the floor of the local school. All meals.

Day 6

Trek to El Valle, walking up until you get to the mouth of the extinct volcano El Valle, at 660 meters or 2,150 feet above sea level, providing for a cooler climate. Spend the night at one of the local Hotel/Resort before the last and final day of trekking. Overnight at Hotel Campestre. All meals.

Day 7

Trek to the Pacific Ocean. Walk up the the rim of the volcano and enjoy the beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean, and an overwhelming sense of achievement and self satisfaction. Walk all day until you reach the shore of the Pacific, have a swim, then a good meal at a local restaurant and drive back to Panama City on the Inter American Highway. Passing over the Bridge of the Americas, linking North and South America over the Pacific entrance of the Canal, will make this an unforgettable and historic trip for you. Overnight at your Hotel in Panama City, Hotel Marbella or similar. Breakfast and lunch.

Day 8

Panama City - free day at your leisure : on your own do partial or full Canal transit, go to Barro Colorado Island, Embera Drua (Indian Village), go shopping or rest. Overnight at your Hotel. Breakfast.

Day 9

Transfer to the airport and departure. Breakfast.