Panama 2022 ITINERARY

Panama 2022 ITINERARY

January 26 CALGARY

 

FLY TO HOUSTON

 

UNITED 699

LEAVE CALGARY 6:20

ARRIVE DENVER 8:54

 

UNITED 313

LEAVE DENVER 13:38

ARRIVE HOUSTON 16:58

 

HOUSTON

 

HOTEL:

Best Western Plus JFK inn and suites

Hotels In Houston, TX Airport – Best Western Plus JFK Inn

+1 281-987-8777

*****Cancel before 04:00 PM hotel time on Wed Jan 26 2022 to avoid a charge

PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS: airport shuttle

On Level 1, look for the Shuttles exit sign. Hotel shuttles pick up and drop off curbside.

 

January 27 HOUSTON

 

FLY TO PANAMA CITY

 

UNITED 1916

LEAVE HOUSTON 9:35

ARRIVE PANAMA CITY 14:48

 

PANAMA CITY

 

HOTEL:

Las Clemantinas

Calle 11 & Avenida B, Casco Antiguo,

Panama, Republica de Panama

+(507) 308-6550 / +1-877-889-0351

https://www.lasclementinas.com/

*****CANCEL BY DEC 17 for full refund, $134.10USD for cancellations after

PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS:

Your transfer is confirmed.

The driver will be waiting for you with a sign with your name outside the exit door, the payment is in cash directly to him.  If you have any problem or delay due COVID-19 process at the airport:  my contact is my + 507 6980-2811

 

January 28 PANAMA CITY

January 29 PANAMA CITY

 

FLY TO BOCAS DEL TORO

 

***Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport PAC

 

AIR PANAMA 7P 0980

LEAVE PANAMA 13:00

ARRIVE BOCAS DEL TORO 14:00

 

BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA COLON

 

HOTEL:

*BREAKFAST INCLUDED

Bluff Beach Oasis Hotel

Bluff Beach Road, Bocas del Toro, Panama

+1 479-381-0096

https://oasisbluffbeach.com/

 ******Guests can cancel free of charge up to Dec 29 days before arrival when booking with this Standard Flexible Rate. Cancellations within 30 days before arrival will incur a 50% cancellation charge= $337USD

PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS: Look for the person holding the sign for oasis as you exit the airport doors 

January 30  BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA COLON

January 31  BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA COLON

February 1 BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA COLON

February 2  BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA COLON

February 3 BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA COLON

 

WATER TAXI TO ISLA BASIEMENTOS

 

BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA BASIMENTOS

 

HOTEL:

Palmar Beach Lodge

Red Frog Beach, Bocas Del Toro Bocas del Toro

+(507) 838 7658

https://www.palmarbocas.com/

 ****All new reservations can be changed or cancelled without fees up to 72 hours before arrival. Within 72 hours, you will be charged but may keep your reservation as a credit for any future visit. 

PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS:

ARRIVAL - From the airport, take a taxi ($2 pp) or walk (10 min) to the Bastimentos dock on Calle 3. From the Bastimentos dock, hire a water taxi to take you to the "Palmar dock at Red Frog" (a fair price is $8-10 pp). After a scenic 15 minute boat ride, the boat will bring you to a small dock on the bayside entrance of Red Frog Beach. You will then have a beautiful ten minute walk to Palmar across a jungle path where you can see monkeys, sloths, red frogs and caimans if you keep your eyes open! Be prepared to show a digital copy of your reservation to avoid the $5 Park Entrance fee.

 

 

February 4 BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA BASIMENTOS

February 5 BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA BASIMENTOS

February 6 BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA BASIMENTOS

February 7 BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA BASIMENTOS

February 8 BOCAS DEL TORO ISLA BASIMENTOS

 

WATER TAXI TO BOCAS TOWN

 

BOCAS TOWN

 

HOTEL:

Hotel Palma Royale

Calle Tercera - 000 Isla Colon, Panama

****Free cancellation until 7 days before your arrival.

Guests will incur a fee of 100% of total charges if they cancel within 7 days to check-in date

PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS:

Send us your flight information for free airport transfer, or walk.

 

February 9 BOCAS TOWN

 

FLY TO PANAMA CITY

 

PAC airport

AIR PANAMA 7P 0683

LEAVE BOCAS DEL TORO 11:40

ARRIVE PANAMA 12:40

 

PANAMA CITY

 

HOTEL:

 

February 10 PANAMA CITY

February 11 PANAMA CITY

 

FLY TO SAN JOSE

 

PTY airport

AVIANCA AV608

LEAVE PANAMA CITY 11:30

ARRIVE COSTA RICA 11:45

 

SAN JOSE

 

HOTEL:

Hilton Cariari Doubletree

4 miles southeast from SJO Int. Airport, parallel road to highway #1 Heredia Belén, San José, 40703, Costa Rica

PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS: ?free airport shuttle, inquire.

 

February 12 SAN JOSE

 

FLY TO TAMBOR

 

AIR SANSA

San Jose to Tambor

 

SANTA TERESA

 

AIRBNB:

*BREAKFAST INCLUDED

Natura Loft Garden

100 m south from football field, Puntarenas Province, Beach, 60111, Costa Rica

+506 8689 4774

WhatsApp Barbara

+506 8689 4774

https://www.naturast.com/

*****Cancellations made less than 3 days prior to the arrival date  will be charged the complete reservation

PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS: taxi $60usd arrange with Barbara

 

February 13 SANTA TERESA

February 14 SANTA TERESA

February 15 SANTA TERESA

February 16 SANTA TERESA

February 17 SANTA TERESA

February 18 SANTA TERESA

February 19 SANTA TERESA

February 20 SANTA TERESA

February 21 SANTA TERESA

 

Car rental :

Alamo

Mal Pais pickup 14:00

 

February 22 SANTA TERESA

 

DRIVE TO PLAYA SAMARA

 

PLAYA SAMARA

 

AIR BNB:

Calle Media, Sámara, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/41343321

******Free cancellation before 3:00 p.m. on Feb. 17, After that, cancel before 3:00 p.m. on Feb. 22 and get a 50% refund, minus the first night and service fee

PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS: Leonie will contact. 2pm check in.

 

February 23 PLAYA SAMARA

February 24 PLAYA SAMARA

February 25 PLAYA SAMARA

February 26 PLAYA SAMARA

February 27 PLAYA SAMARA

February 28 PLAYA SAMARA

March 1 PLAYA SAMARA

March 2 PLAYA SAMARA

March 3 PLAYA SAMARA

March 4 PLAYA SAMARA

March 5 PLAYA SAMARA

March 6 PLAYA SAMARA

March 7 PLAYA SAMARA

March 8 PLAYA SAMARA

 

Car rental :

Alamo

In front of Samara Beach Hotel

Pickup 8:00

 

DRIVE TO PLAYAS DEL COCO

 

PLAYAS DEL COCO

 

HOTEL:

Las Puerta de Sol

La Chorrera, 200 N 75 E de Zi Lounge Guanacaste Playas del Coco, 50503

https://www.lapuertadelsolhotel.com/

****You can cancel for FREE until 2 March 2022

 

March 9 PLAYAS DEL COCO

 

WESTJET 2261

LEAVE COSTA RICA 8:20

ARRIVE CALGARY 14:49

 

March 10

March 11 WORK

Placencia

Placencia is a gorgeous emerald peninsula in southern Belize with 16 miles of sandy beaches. The Caribbean Sea is to the east and the lagoon lies to west looking towards the Maya Mountains on the mainland. 

Placencia is essentially divided into two parts: south of the airstrip and north of the airstrip. The entire peninsula can be easily navigated on a bike. 

The Main Street in Placencia Village is just a sidewalk! In fact, the “Guinness Book of World Records” recognizes it as the narrowest main street in the world.

We stayed in a beautiful beach front hotel where our days were spent reading and swimming.

The hotel had an amazing restaurant which fed us so well we did not venture out at all. They made the most fabulous cheesecake I've ever had.

The only negative here was the amount of sargassum. Its a brown seaweed that is taking over Caribbean beaches...it literally shows up daily in piles on the sand. The staff would shovel and shovel for hours and hours and barely make a dent in it some days. 

We spent 4 lazy days here before flying to Honduras and spending the night in San Pedro Sula before heading off to our next adventure in Copan Ruinas.

Ambergris Caye

Ambergris Caye, which is 25 miles long, is Belize’s largest and most developed island.

According to Ambergris Caye history, Spanish conquistadors originally explored Belize and claimed it for Spain, but they decided not to settle it because of a lack of resources. They eventually handed the colony over to the British, who declared it a British colony. Today, it’s still a Commonwealth country and the official language of the country is English, not Spanish and almost everyone in the country speaks it, which is quite odd as it’s completely the opposite of you cross the border into neighboring Mexico and Guatemala.

Even if Belize is firmly located in Central America, both islands we've visited have a distinctly Caribbean vibe to it.  Belize feels less like a Latin country, and more like a Caribbean one, we particularly noticed it in Caye Caulker.

Unlike Caye Caulker, there is a beach here. Its pretty small and a 30 minute golf cart ride but it was nice to swim and stick our feet in the sand in the afternoon! It's called Secret Beach but hardly a secret anymore...it was packed. The drinks were sooo insanely expensive, like 15usd per drink!!! crazy. I brought my own water hahaha.

Ambergris Caye runs right along the reef and no matter where you are along the beach, the view is spectacular. This was a 1 minute walk from our hotel!

Our hotel was so good!! Amazing pool and it was also a Taco bar where they had such good food and drinks.
Relaxing is officially done for a few days as we head tomorrow for San Ignacio where we tour some caves and ruins and waterfalls!

Caye Caulker

The island of Caye Caulker takes up a total of six square miles. Their motto is “go slow” making Caye Caulker is so relaxing and charming. All the island’s power is actually generated by diesel generators!!!! Seriously!

In keeping with the island’s “go slow” attitude, Caye Caulker has a strict no cars policy. No taxis, no buses, no family cars. This leaves the island blissfully tranquil and unpolluted. We could stride down the road peacefully without having to constantly look around to make sure we're not going to get run over. The only motorized 4-wheeled vehicles on the island are golf carts, which are available for rental for those too lazy to bike but we legitimately could leisurely bike from one end to the other in 10 minutes...I thought it so odd that otherwise non disable tourists drove around on carts. There were thankfully more walkers and bikers than golf cart drivers.

We biked everywhere, it was great!

While there isn’t much by way of beaches on the island, The Split is the perfect area for lying in the sun or taking a dip in the sea. Originally named such because the waterway that flows through here and divides the island in two was created by Hurricane Hattie in 1961. The Split is now the go-to place for anyone on the island looking to chill out. The Lazy Lizard, located on a wooden decking that hangs over The Split, sells food and drinks throughout the day and blasts out music for sun-worshipers to enjoy. Several bars have tables in the water, swings, diving boards, slides and loungers to relax on! We would spend our days by our house pool and head out at happy hour to hang at the split.

We rented a cute house with a little pool. There were 3 houses that shared the pool on the property but we had this pool entirely to ourselves the whole time. There was a private dock included too. We hung out there one morning but it was pretty windy so we opted for the pool the rest of the time.

The island is very close to some of the greatest diving and snorkeling spots.

Off the coast of Belize is a part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System that stretches from the upper Yucatan peninsula down to Honduras, making it the second biggest reef system in the world after Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

Past the southern tip of Ambergris Caye is the Hol Chan Marine Reserve. Hol Chan is Mayan for 'little channel." This sanctuary was officially established in 1987, and since then the return of all species of fish has been quite dramatic. It was some of the best snorkeling I've ever done!!

Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley is approximately 6km south of San Pedro Ambergris Caye.

Located just one mile south of the Hol Chan cut and included within the Hol Chan Marine Reserve is Shark Ray Alley. Once a place where fishermen cleaned their catch , it naturally attracted sting rays and nurse sharks to feed. Shark Ray Alley is now an attraction that offers visitors the rare opportunity to snorkel up close and personal with docile rays and gentle nurse sharks. As soon as you pull up they circle the boat and they are tons of them in the water throughout our snorkel.

 We had a fun and relaxing 4 days on Caye Caulker! Next we are heading to Ambergris Caye....the busier bigger island a 30min boat ride away.

Belize and Honduras Itinerary 2019

Belize and Honduras Itinerary February 4 to March 8, 2019

February 4
Flight United Airlines US1599: Leave Calgary 6:00, Arrive Houston 10:11
Flight United Airlines UA1569: Leave Houston 11:01, Arrive Belize City 13:30
Flight Tropic Air 9N2416: Leave Belize City 16:40, Arrive Cay Caulker 16:50 

Caye Caulker

House Rental:
Sea Garden Cottage
36 Avienda Mulche 
Caye Caulker, Belize
https://www.vrbo.com/1443635

February 5 Caye Caulker
February 6 Caye Caulker
February 7 Caye Caulker
February 8 Caye Caulker

Boat to Ambergris Caye

Ambergris Caye 

Hotel:
Pur Boutique Cabanas
1 mile north of the bridge, Tres Cocos
Anbergris Caye. Belize
Phone: +011 (501) 226-2050
Email: info@purboutiquecabamas.com
https://www.purboutiquecabanas.com/

February 9 Ambergris Caye 
February 10 Ambergris Caye 
February 11 Ambergris Caye 
February 12 Ambergris Caye 
February 13 Ambergris Caye 

Flight Maya Island Air 2215: Leave San Pedro Town 12:00, Arrive Belize City 12:15 

Shuttle to San Ignacio

San Ignacio

Hotel:
Maya Bella Hotel

36 burns Avenue

San Ignacio, Cayo District, Belize

Phone: +501 616-8260

Email: Mayabelladowntownhotel@gmail.com
http://www.mayabellahotel.com

February 14 San Ignacio

February 15 San Ignacio
February 16 San Ignacio
February 17 San Ignacio

Shuttle to Tikal, Guatamala: Leave San Igancio 7:30, Arrive Tikal 9:30

Tikal

Hotel:
Jungle Lodge Hotel
Parque Nacional Tikal
Tikal National Park
17001, Guatelmala
Phone: +502 502 24768775
Email: 
http://www.junglelodgetikal.com/

February 18 Tikal

Shuttle to San Ignacio, Belize: Leave Tikal 10:30, Arrive San Ignacio 12:00

San Ignacio
Hotel:
Rumors Resort Hotel
2 1/2 Benque Viejo Rd,
San Ignacio Town, San Ignacio, BZ
Phone: +501 651248
http://rumorsresort.com/

February 19 San Ignacio

Shuttle to Placencia: Leave Placencia 10:00, Arrive 13:00

Placencia

Hotel:
Maya Beach Hotel
Placencia Penninsula, Stann Creek, Belize
Phone: +502 533-8040
Email: info@mayabeachhotel.com
http://www.mayabeachhotel.com/

February 20 Placencia

February 21 Placencia
February 22 Placencia

February 23 Placencia

Flight Tropic Air 366: Leave Placencia 14:00, Arrive Belize City 14:25 
Flight Avianca Air 2215: Leave Belize City 17:01, Arrive San Salvador 18:40
Flight TACA Airlines AV574: Leave San Salvador 20:00, Arrive San Pedro Sula 20:55 

San Pedro Sula

Hotel:
Guacamaya Inn
Los Arcos 16 Calle 19 y 21 Avveinida,
San Pedro Sula. 21104, Honduras
Phone: +504 2556-8406
http://www.guacamayainn.com/home.html

February 24 San Pedro Sula

Hedman Alas Bus: Leave San Pedro Sula 10:45, Arrive Copan Ruinas 13:45

Copan Ruinas

Hotel:
La Casa de Cafe B&B
Barrio El Centro, Copan Ruinas
Honduras
Phone: +504 2651-4620
Email: info@lacasadecafe.com
http://www.casadecafecopan.com/

February 25 Copan Ruinas
February 26 Copan Ruinas
February 27 Copan Ruinas

Hedman Alas Bus: Leave Copan Ruinas 11:30, Arrive La Ceiba 19:30

La Ceiba

Hotel:
Villas Pico Bonito
7.5 km Carretera de Yaruca
La Ceiba, Honduras
Phone: +1-214 205-2188
Email: villaspicobonito@gmail.com
https://www.villaspicobonito.com/

February 28 La Ceiba
March 1 La Ceiba
March 2 La Ceiba

Flight Aerolinas Sosa 052: Leave La Ceiba 11:40, Arrive Roatan Island 12:00

Roatan Islands

House Rental:
West End Breeze
West End 
Roatan, Honduras
https://www.vrbo.com/4768849ha

March 3 Roatan Islands

March 4 Roatan Islands

March 5 Roatan Islands

March 6 Roatan Islands

March 7 Roatan Islands

March 8 Roatan Islands

Flight United Airlines UA1435: Leave Roatan 13:40, Arrive Houston 16:32

Flight United Airlines UA1780: Leave Houston 18:30, Arrive Calgary 22:00