Santa Catalina

I recently spent 3 weeks exploring Panama and I was blown away by it. In this guide I am going to share all my recommendations in case you want to embark on a similar adventure.

We recently spent almost three weeks in Panama and this country SHOCKED us. The amount of diversity this place has to offer is insane: waterfalls, beach towns, surfing, snorkelling, mountain towns, volcanoes, cloud forests, islands everywhere, and so much more. The weather, endless activities, amazing food, and ease of travelling around this place makes it a great vacation spot! This itinerary covers the following places in Panama: - Panama City - San Blas Islands - Playa Vaneo - Santa Catalina - Boca Chica - El Valle de Anton (Anton Valley) - Boquete It covers everything we did (hotels, food, travelling, tours, activities, and SO MUCH MORE), and gives our personal opinion into where we think you should spend more or less time (to make this itinerary more flexible for your wants!). This itinerary covers everywhere we went with the addition of a few days and uses a car - which we found to be the easiest way to get around. However, almost all the locations listed in the below are able to get around to with the use of shuttles and public transportation. & yes it's for three weeks, but this itinerary is easily adjustable to either cut the locations that sound the least interesting to you, or add / cut more time in certain locations!

Santa Catalina was one of our favourite beach side towns with so many activities to do! Here you’ll find great restaurants, stunning scenery, water activities (surfing, snorkelling, diving, fishing), & so much more. Check out this mini guide for our favourite things to do & places to eat for your visit to Santa Catalina (we HIGHLY recommend you put this place on your Panama itinerary!).