First visit: September 2016
My Country #63
A few weeks ago, I was with the Singelresor group in Panama where we celebrated Christmas and New Year. We really had a great time especially during our Panama Canal Transit Tour and the Miraflores Locks Tour. We also loved our visits to the coffee and cacao plantation where we got to taste the most expensive coffee which is the Geisha Coffee as well as eat a 90% pure chocolate bar made by the indigenous tribe called Ngäbe. Unfortunately, our visit to the Isla Iguana did not materialize as there were unusually high waves during our planned tour and our Island Hopping tour in Bocas del Toro was just as bad as the rain did not stop until the next day. Still, I would say that we really had an enjoyable time overall. In case you are planning to visit Panama in the future, here are some of the places we visited that could be of help to you in planning your itinerary.
Video from my YouTube Channel
Christmas & New Year in Panama Flying Turkish Airlines Business Class
Photo Review: Hilton Tallinn Park
Video Review: Business Lounge, Tallinn Airport
Review: Turkish Airlines Business Class, Tallinn-Istanbul
Photo Review: Renaissance Polat Istanbul Hotel
Review: Turkish Airlines A330 Business Class, Istanbul-Panama via Bogota
Photo Review: Hilton Garden Inn, Panama
Photo Review: Cubita Boutique Resort & Spa
Photo Review: Hilton Panama
Top Attractions in Panama
Review: Turkish Airlines Business Class, Panama-Istanbul
Video Review: Turkish Airlines Arrivals Lounge, Istanbul
Review: Turkish Airlines Business Class, Istanbul-Tallinn
Panama Canal Transit
Miraflores Locks Tour
Bridge of the Americas
Centennial Bridge
Plaza Bolivar
Ruins of Iglesia de Santo Domingo
Plaza Herrera
Municipal Hall
National Theater (this is now under renovation)
Museo del Canal Interoceanico del Panama
Plaza de la Independencia
Saint Francis of Assisi Church
Presidential Palace
Casa Los Julio
Church of San Jose with it's Altar de Oro
Viewing the Panama skyline from any of the numerous viewing spots
Panama Viejo (this is the original Old Town and which I was not able to visit during my first trip to Panama)
San Apostol de Nata: This is one of the oldest churches in Latin America
Visiting the home of Mr. Dario Lopez who is among the best makers of mascara 😉
A visit to the home of one of the pioneers when it comes to making Polleras
A visit to the town of Boquete
Coffee plantation tour (where I tasted the Geisha Coffee, the world's most expensive coffee and yet it does not taste coffee 😉)
Zip lining in Boquete (none from our group did this activity though)
Hanging Bridges Tour
A visit to the indigenous group Ngäbe who are growing cacao among other things
El Nispero Zoo and Garden
El Macho Waterfall
Enjoying seafood in the fish market restaurants near Casco Viejo
Enjoying the local food: This one is Lechona en Su Jugo with the typical rice with beans and plantain 😋
Taking the metro (Panama has only one so don't miss it)
A few weeks ago, I was with the Singelresor group in Panama where we celebrated Christmas and New Year. We really had a great time especially during our Panama Canal Transit Tour and the Miraflores Locks Tour. We also loved our visits to the coffee and cacao plantation where we got to taste the most expensive coffee which is the Geisha Coffee as well as eat a 90% pure chocolate bar made by the indigenous tribe called Ngäbe. Unfortunately, our visit to the Isla Iguana did not materialize as there were unusually high waves during our planned tour and our Island Hopping tour in Bocas del Toro was just as bad as the rain did not stop until the next day. Still, I would say that we really had an enjoyable time overall. In case you are planning to visit Panama in the future, here are some of the places we visited that could be of help to you in planning your itinerary.
Video from my YouTube Channel
Christmas & New Year in Panama Flying Turkish Airlines Business Class
Photo Review: Hilton Tallinn Park
Video Review: Business Lounge, Tallinn Airport
Review: Turkish Airlines Business Class, Tallinn-Istanbul
Photo Review: Renaissance Polat Istanbul Hotel
Review: Turkish Airlines A330 Business Class, Istanbul-Panama via Bogota
Photo Review: Hilton Garden Inn, Panama
Photo Review: Cubita Boutique Resort & Spa
Photo Review: Hilton Panama
Top Attractions in Panama
Review: Turkish Airlines Business Class, Panama-Istanbul
Video Review: Turkish Airlines Arrivals Lounge, Istanbul
Review: Turkish Airlines Business Class, Istanbul-Tallinn
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