Two toucans perched on a branch

The Panama Canal and Costa Rica

Trip Dates: Friday, January 31, 2025 - Saturday, February 8, 2025

Trip Pricing: 

Cabin prices start at $5,795 per person, based on double occupancy.

International air not included.

 

Trip Details & Highlights

Begin your expedition in Colón, Panama, to immerse yourself in local culture and learn about the traditional way of life. Spend two days exploring Panama City and experience a daylight passage through the awe-inspiring Panama Canal—an experience unmatched for sheer drama and engineering prowess.

Explore the wonders of Costa Rica’s seldom-visited Cébaco Island: diverse Manuel Antonio National Park, and colorful Curú National Wildlife Refuge. Enhance your experience with the Panama and/or Arenal and San José optional extensions.

  • Embark on a nine-day, eight-night cruise from Colón, Panama, to Puntarenas, Costa Rica, featuring a daytime passage through the Panama Canal.
  • Board the 148-passenger sailing ship, the Windstar.
  • Cruise from the Pacific Ocean, to the Caribbean Sea and through the Panama Canal.
  • Visit the UNESCO World Heritage-designated historic district of Casco Antiguo, a charming neighborhood with cobblestone streets and architecturally significant edifices.
  • Snorkel in the emerald waters of the seldom-visited Cébaco Island, where schools of brilliantly colored fish, giant manta rays and four different species of turtles swim amid spectacular rock reefs.
  • Watch for colorful toucans, screeching howler monkeys, camouflaged iguanas, arboreal squirrel monkeys and rambunctious capuchin monkeys under the guidance of expert naturalists on a tour of Manuel Antonio National Park.
  • Supplement your experience with the Panama and Arenal/San José optional extensions.

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Luminary Society Members

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