Join Star Clipper in Balboa to begin this 7-night cruise from Panama, along the Pacific Coast to Costa Rica.
Visit San Jose Island, the second largest of the Pearl Islands and home to a vast array of flora and fauna. Iguana Island is a secluded paradise area, with white sandy beaches and crystal clear waters, and has one of the biggest areas of coral reefs in the Gulf of Panama. Explore the Marine Park Golfo de Chiriqui, home to lots of wildlife including howler monkeys and iguanas.
Nestled in the bay and across from the Osa Peninsula on the Golfo Dulce, lies Golfito. This sleepy port is the gateway to the breathtaking Golfito National Wildlife Reserve, home to an abundant of flora and fauna. Explore the beautiful harbour town of Quepos and visit the Islas Tortugas which make up the Islas Negritos Biological Reserve, located off the Nicoya Peninsula.
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Panama to Costa Rica Itinerary
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Day 1 - Balboa (Panama)
Embark Star Clipper in Balboa
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Day 2 - San Jose Island
San Jose Island is the second largest of the Pearl Islands, located 55 miles of the coast of Panama. San Jose Island is home to a vast array of flora and fauna including coconut palms and wild sugar cane. Wild pigs are often spotted on the island.
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Day 3 - Iguana Island
Iguana Island is a secluded paradise area, with white sandy beaches and crystal clear waters. It is considered a wildlife refuge, inhabited only by rare birds, giant lizards and purple and red crabs. It also has one of the biggest areas of well-preserved coral reefs in the Gulf of Panama.
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Day 4 - Marine Park Golfo de Chiriqui - Parida Island
Marine Park Golfo de Chiriqui includes 25 islands and 19 coral reefs. The islands have rugged beauty, as waves crash against the cliffs. The islands are home to lots of wildlife including howler monkeys and iguanas. Parida Island has white sandy beaches covered with coconut palms. Parida Island itself is a national park.
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Day 5 - Golfito (Costa Rica)
Golfito is nestled within a beautiful bay, and situated across from the Osa Peninsula on the Golfo Dulce. This sleepy port is the gateway to the breathtaking Golfito National Wildlife Reserve, home to an abundant of flora and fauna.
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Day 6 - Quepos
The beautiful harbour town of Quepos is renowned for its fishing as well as being the gateway to Manuel Antonio National Park, home to an array of flora and fauna.
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Day 7 - Islas Tortugas
Tortuga Island or Islas Tortugas is one of the islands which make up the Islas Negritos Biological Reserve, located off the Nicoya Peninsula.
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Day 8 - Puerto Caldera
Disembark Star Clipper in Puerto Caldera
For navigational reasons the Captain of the ship reserves the right to modify the cruise itinerary.