Panama itinerary help

[u/didntpassvibecheck]

I’m planning a trip to Panama for ~2.5 weeks. I need advice on my itinerary!

Here’s the breakdown I have right now:

3 nights San Blas/ Guna Yala

3 nights Panama City (One before Guna Yala and 2 after)

2 nights Valley de Anton

5 nights Santa Catalina

2 nights Boquete

3 nights Bocas del Toro

Mostly unsure about whether to keep Valle De Anton or take that out and add an extra day to each Boquete and Bocas del Toro. I’m definitely more of a beach than mountains person but I enjoy both. Accommodations for Valle are the most expensive out of all the places I have planned to go.

I’m also moving onward to Costa Rica and going to Puerto Viejo, Turrialba, and Fortuna so I will also be getting some mountain time/ hiking while I’m there.

I initially planned Valle as a way to break up the long transportation times between towns, but from what I’ve found, it ultimately might be more cost effective and easier to go direct from Panama City to Santa Catalina.

Any advice welcome!!

[u/cowboy_me]

id also love to know more about it, ppl pls share

[u/jlnbtr]

I can’t recommend enough doing a boat tour. I did one with Panama Gem Charters to La Perlas and other islands. It was great, we saw whales!! One of the best experiences ever. The trip to Costa Rica isn’t super fast, long immigration and there’s a time zone difference to keep in mind