The Journey From Panama To Colombia By Boat: A Trip Through Paradise

By Marissa Velazquez


Traveling from Panama to Colombia is never easy particularly given the Darien Gap-an underdeveloped jungle linking these two countries. The jungle is known for its guerrillas, drug trafficker, terrorists and bandits. In addition to this, there are no passable roads leaving fewer options to travel across these two countries. The traditional viable method has always been air travel, but for adventure enthusiasts, Panama to Colombia by boat presents an irresistible opportunity.

There are several well experienced companies that will give you unforgettable life experience in this route. They offer packages inclusive of well prepared food and accommodation all at a very affordable prices and very breath-taking adventurous trip.

With prices ranging anywhere from US$375-US$500, you have opportunity to selected from a range of vessels with varying levels of comfort, sizes and services offered. This is a 5 days average trip with most boats preferring to take 4 nights and 5 days.

The journey starts from the boarding points where the vessel docks like in Puerto Lindo, Carti Islands, Portobelo or Porvenir. San Blas Islands has always presented a wonderful stop over and resting point with almost all vessels taking their rest there. This gives travelers opportunity to engage in fun activities like fishing, swimming, and snorkeling among others.

In the choice of the traveling vessel, safety is of utmost importance. The waters are known to be rough in some cases and this will require a highly experienced captain in a well maintained boat. With such a captain on board, it will difficult for the vessel to be lost even under harsh weather conditions.

Here is the idea of what to look for in a vessel in regards to safety in your Panama to Colombia by boat trip. Other than a highly experienced traveling agency, the captain should be licensed and with high level of experience. There should be at least two or more experienced crew on board. Other things like life raft, flares, fire extinguishers, medical kit and GPS system should be in good condition. The water supply should be adequate enough to sustain the whole journey. In addition to this, a safe vessel has a VHF and HF communication in addition to a Sat phone.

When it comes to comfort when choosing a vessel for this extra ordinary trip, factors such as the number of passengers to the boat size, the cleanliness level and general maintenance, toilet conditions, refrigeration, food quality, variety and chef experience and the level of entertainment (books, movies, music and TV). Other factors that matters are the presence and condition of fishing gear and snorkeling gear which goes long way in making trip a memorable one in addition to general friendly atmosphere.

The trip can finally begin with everything in place. The long journey can be made fun-full and thrilling with stop-over for fishing and snorkeling in addition to swimming and sun-backing among other fun activities along the route. With an experienced crew, the whole event can be transformed from just a simple trip to an adventurous trip with experience beyond any theme park ride.

Making your Panama to Colombia by boat trip a memorable adventure all depends on how you conduct your background research to find the best vessel to travel in. The route gives a unique nature experience with adrenalin-fueled adventure that will leave unforgettable memory in the mind of those who dare take it.




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