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Whether
you are a novice or experienced sea-kayaker, once your adventurous spirit
drives you from domestic waters to foreign countries, you will be pondering
the possible destinations for a sea-kayak trip, and will need to choose
between features such as: multi-day vs. single day kayaking; sandy,
deserted beaches or rocky shorelines; tropical rain forest or tropical
reefs; remote areas or near civilization; open ocean or protected bays.....
Ponder no more, in Panama, you can HAVE IT ALL!
When most people think of Panama, the first thing that comes to mind
is the Panama Canal. The canal site was chosen because of its strategic
location as the shortest distance between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
What this proximity means to you, is that should you chose to, you could
sea-kayak TWO tropical oceans during the same vacation! Whether you
want to experience it all, or prefer to focus on one side, and explore
in depth the diversity any one side has to offer, Panama will not disappoint
you.
The Caribbean
side
Bocas
del Toro
On the Caribbean side, the lovely town of Bocas del
Toro, in the archipelago of the same name is the ideal sea-kayak destination.
Not only can you kayak in protected bays and the open ocean day tours
but the ecologically rich landscape will provide nice opportunities
for day camp-outs, snorkeling, forest hikes, beach combing and other
outdoor activities. Your exploration can take you from the relative
"civilization" of Bocas town, to the less inhabited Bastimentos and
Solarte islands and Buena Esperanza, a mainland coastal area accessible
only by boat. En route, you may have the once in a life-time thrill
to sea-kayak with dolphins.....Other highlights of the area include:
peaceful mangrove coves, protected coral reefs for leisurely snorkeling,
miles of open Caribbean Ocean beaches, rain forests, Caribbean architecture
and indigenous villages, scrumptious Caribbean food, and a lifestyle
so relaxed, you will want to stay forever! Several shop in town rent
kayaks by the day or the week.
go
to Bocas del Toro
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