We have NO TOURS FROM PANAMA TO COSTA RICA SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME
also added a 10 day tour running from Panama City, Panama to San Jose, Costa Rica, January 14 - 23, 2023. Click Here to Sign Up The cost of the tour is $3,400 per couple or $2,400 for a single in a single room.
Here are the details:
The tour from Panama to Costa Rica is now open for sign ups. If you want to join us after reading the details below, please submit your tour application via the link toward the end of this email. You must have a passport to travel outside the US and it can’t be expiring within 6 months of the arrival date per Costa Rican rules. You need no immunizations for either Costa Rica or Panama and no Covid test to enter Costa Rica, or Panama and the return to the US will no longer require a Covid19 test, so Covid19 is CURRENTLY not an issue. But things can change....
For those who are on this tour, you’ll need to book a flight into Panama City, Panama )PTY airport code) to arrive anytime on January 14, 2023 (or earlier) The only event that day is a cocktail party at the hotel that night. Dinner is not included on that first night but the hotel has a nice restaurant and there are plenty of other restaurants within walking distance nearby. If you arrive early on the 14th, there’s plenty to see within walking distance of the hotel we stay at in Panama City. On the following morning, we will start out bright and early, with a real estate tour, a tour of Casco Viejo and a visit to the Panama Canal, Miraflores Locks and museum.
You’ll need a flight departing San Jose, Costa Rica (airport code SJO) on (or after) the 23rd of January, 2023 (or later). Drive time from downtown to the international airport SJO is roughly 20 minutes. You need to check-in for your flight 2 hours before departure, so based on your plan, you’ll need to watch the time. I provide airport transportation for your departure trip to the airport, if you plan to depart on the 23rd.
The trip is $3,400 per couple or $2,200 for a single in a private room. We will provide a mailing address for you to mail payment or can take payment via credit card but we add a 3% processing fee. Nearly all meals are included, but not beer, wine, or liquor. All lodging, transportation (other than airfare), and activity/entrance fees are included in the tour fee. We have the same driver each day, who takes great care of us, so if you like the tour, please tip the driver. He’s great and works hard on our behalf. I cover all other gratuities, other than any tip you want to leave your housekeeper in the rooms in the various hotels we stay at, and our driver.
You can see a sample itinerary for the tour here as well as sign up for the tour again if you are still interested, given the additional requirements listed above Panama Costa Rica tour
The tour includes all entry fees, all transportation within Costa Rica and Panama, all lodging, nearly all meals except a few on your own and on the day of your arrival at the Hotel Martino, where meals are on your own. Otherwise nearly all meals are included, all national park fees and even airport transfers. For other tour dates, use this for a reference. Hotel choices may change based on availability since Covid19 has set some limits that we have to comply to.
These tours are mostly about tourism but we do see a smattering of real estate offerings in some of the more sought out destinations in both Costa Rica and Panama. Keep in mind however that the majority of the tour is simply tourism, with a few quick real estate viewings while in Jaco and Ojochal, Costa Rica and Panama City, Panama. We can add or subtract real estate touring based on interest by the group.
Day 1: You will arrive into Panama City Panama and take a taxi to the hotel we are using on the first night. We will likely be again at the RIU Plaza or the El Panama hotel. The taxi from Tocumen International airport in Panama City to our hotel will cost you about $25 and is not included in the tour fee. Uber fee is less than $15 from the airport to downtown Panama. When you arrive to the hotel, there will be a prepaid room reserved in your name. We have a short tour of a few ocean view condos on day one a cocktail meet and greet, that evening.
Day 2: We'll visit the Panama Canal, Casco Viejo and maybe the Fish Market among other things on this day. Lunch is included at Tantalo restaurant http://tantalohotel.com/kitchen/#lunch in Casco Viejo and dinner will be announced depending on time and where we are but we typically eat at the Hotel Myknonos. After our visit to the Panama Canal, we head directly for Santiago de Vasquez, staying at the hotel Mykonos. We have a few stops along the way. Dinner is at the Mykonos Hotel, which also has a lovely pool area.
Day 3: After breakfast, we head to Boquete, Panama, on our way to David, Panama where will be spending the night. We visit Boquete, a quaint and popular tourist and retirement destination in the mountains of Panama. We'll visit their central market and have a chance to shop in their boutiques and galleries but more importantly we'll see what's there for those who have interest in potentially living in Boquete. We have a pretty long drive today but will stop a few times along the way to break it up. We'll be staying at the Gran Nacional Hotel in David. All meals are included.
Day 4: We depart our lodging and head for the Panama Border. The border crossing requires a bit of time since there's typically 15 of us but it usually goes smoothly. We arrive in Costa Rica and, time permitting, may take a short river cruise on the Sierpe River before arriving in Ojochal. We arrive around dinner time and may take a quick trip to watch the sunset from the hills above Ojochal. We will have lunch at Kokopelli and later head to Ojochal (or nearby) for lodging. All meals are included.
Day 5: We'll arrive at the Ventana Del Pacifico developments later in the day, with time for a quick dip in the pool before dinner. We might head into one of our developments that late afternoon and maybe visit a home or two owned by expats, giving you a chance to ask questions about life in the area. We'll be staying at our guest house that night, All meals are included.
Day 6: Again we will be staying at the Ventanas Guest House and touring available properties, visiting our woodshop, taking a quick swing by the 88,000 square foot hospital, see our offices and maybe visit a local beach before dinner. All meals included. We may have to alternate hotels on this tour due to high season issues with availability.
Day 7: We leave the guest house and head to Manuel Antonio. staying at the Costa Verde Hotel www.CostaVerde.com. The hotel has several tours available including zip-lines (at your expense) but most of us will go to Manuel Antonio National park that morning, which is included in the tour fee http://www.fodors.com/news/story_1320.html beach, hiking trails, lots of animals. We’ll try to watch the sunset from the Hotel La Mariposa www.hotelmariposa.com (time permitting) and dinner will be at the Barba Roja or El Avion restaurant. All meals included.
Day 8: Relaxing morning at the hotel or optionally go to the beach in Manuel Antonio via taxi if desired ($5 taxi). We'll be leaving the hotel at noon and heading to the Hotel Martino, www.hotelmartino.com in San Jose, with a quick real estate stop in Jaco. We also plan to stop to get Covid19 tests, a requirement for those returning to the US. That evening we have a great dinner panned. All meals included.
Day 9: 8:00 am trip to Doka Coffee Plantation https://dokaestate.com/coffee-tour and then to La Paz Waterfall Gardens www.waterfallgardens.com. All meals are included on day 9. Staying another night at the Hotel Martino.
Day 10: We provide transportation to the San Jose International airport and the tour is complete.
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