Tour Panama: Canal, Coffee & Quetzals

Our goal is always to find the most interesting and memorable lodging a region offers. Here's one of our favorites from this itinerary. For a complete list, please call or email us.

The Panamonte Inn & Spa
Called the "…most charming hotel in Panama…" by Travel + Leisure Magazine, the Panamonte Inn & Spa is located at the foot of Barú Volcano, in scenic Boquete. The hotel offers a deluxe spa, a regionally renowned gourmet restaurant (called by Conde Nast Magazine as one of the best in Central America), and 25 beautifully renovated guestrooms spread throughout the property and surrounded by beautiful gardens.

Starting Point: Panama City (Gamboa Rainforest Resort) - 9:00 am
Ending Point: Panama City - 9:00 am

Average Daily Highs (°F)	Feb.	March	April	July	Nov.	Dec.
Panama City	87	87	87	89	87	87
Boquete	75	76	80	82	78	78

Panama Fever, The Epic History of One of the Greatest Engineering Triumphs of All Time: the Building of the Panama Canal - Matthew Parker
Filled with remarkable characters, including Teddy Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant, and Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French genius who built the Suez Canal and almost snatched Panama out from under American control.

A Magic Web, The Tropical Forest of Barro Colorado Island

- Egbert G. Leigh, Jr.
Illustrated book with chapters on plants, animals, conservation and the ecology of tropical forests. Barro Colorado, created with the Panama Canal, may be the most intensively studied piece of tropical forest on Earth.