> Thinking about going to Panama June 13-21 for the first time.
> Would like to combine lounging on the beach as well as some touring
> around.
> Any suggestions? Must see's and do's?
> We are an active couple in our 40's.
>
You will, of course, wish you had more time.
You'lll most likely fly into Panama City. Stay in town the first night and
marvel at the pace of new construction. It's a real boom town. In advance,
find a tour that includes the Gamboa Lodge, which is a luxury resort (with a
killer dawn-of-time vista off the main deck). They have small boat tours
into the jungle, and out into the canal itself. Then the tour will take you
to the works of the canal, where you can watch a few ships pass through,
visit the canal museum, and have a very nice lunch.
On our trip, in November of 2006, we had planned for three days in the San
Blas Islands at this place:
http://www.geocities.com/mamitupu/
Unfortunately, the area suffered a huge storm (the most damaging...
