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San Blas Island

Panama
Ranked #65 of 140 attractions in Panama
3.5 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
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Panama
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

My friends and I went on a two night Catamaran trip in San Blas Panama, and were surprised at the beauty that this place beholds. Our captain, Alex, knew exactly what spots to let the anchor down for great snorkeling, fishing, and island-hopping. If you are interested in his prices always check out sailingsanblasislands.com for the latest updates and testimonials.... More

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Rio de Janeiro
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2012

We went on a three night catamaran trip through San Blas Sailing in May 2012. The Agency: I was happy with the service of San Blas Sailing. Jorge responded to all my inquiries in a timely and professional manner. He was clear and direct about pricing and options. He set up our flight (you fly to Corazon de Jesus and... More

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012

I spent the New Year’s holiday exploring the West Holandes Cays in San Blas, Panama with four other friends on the Pacifica with Captain Alex (his website is sailingsanblasislands.com). We met up with another group of friends there and spent the nights camping on one of the islands and in the morning the captain would pick us up in his... More

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Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 8, 2012

I went on the Andiamo to see the San Blas islands. Had a wonderful time. In many ways the trip seemed like a camping trip, but on a boat. I happen to like camping, so I felt very much at home here. I can't say enough good things about the staff; Fabio, Dino and Mitzy all did everything possible to... More

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Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 5, 2012

I AM PANAMANIAN and apparently the San Blas Islands are the only touristic destination in the planet where tourists can't take photos. Needless to say I will not be back to deal with the moronic Kunas. It was a bad experience for my friends and I (My first Time there and the last one) They were all over us trying... More

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Jefferson, Maryland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 13, 2012
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we sailed with Andiamo in early Feb 2012 and had a great time/ the road to Carti is now open so no hassles w/ expensive air flights/ the trip is about 2 hours by 4x4 from the city first hour on good roads 2nd hour on roads that require 4x4/ Sail trip was wonderful/ each night anchored at new port/... More

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Panama City, Panama
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 22, 2012

Yesterday (1/21/2012), my husband, mother, 1 year old daughter, and I drove to the port of Carti. We had heard many rumors about the road being dangerous, the Kunas having it closed, or the Kunas not letting drivers through if you weren't Kuna. All of these things we heard were wrong. We decided to do a day trip because it... More

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Panama City, Panama
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 8, 2012

Travel through San Blas Sailing on the 38 ft. catamaran “Bip Bip” in December 2011 with Captain Menu and Chef/1st Mate, Nelly My family (myself, my wife, daughter and son-in-law) was fortunate to have been “guests” through San Blas Sailing on the catamaran Bip Bip in the San Blas Islands in late December 2011. The only unfortunate thing about the... More

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Ottawa, Ontario
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012
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We ( 7 of us, 5 adults and 2 young kids) visited Panama in Jan-2012 and were fortunate to spend a couple of days at San Blas, specifically Kwanidup island. San Blas comprises of 378 small islands in the Caribbean. We got to San Blas via SUV and then a boat. Kwanidup has 7 bamboo and thatched-roof cabins with firm... More

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Toronto, Canada
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 3, 2012

We booked a 3 nights/4 days sailing trip with Andiamo at the end of December.It was a very average experience becasue of the following points:- if you can spend a little more, go with another tour. 1. respect of time a) we had to pay deposit the day our departure and we arranged that Mitzy come to pick it up... More

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