San Blas Islands Panama

Where is San Blas Located?
The San Blas Archipielago paradise is located in the northeast of the country. Every day of the year you can choose a different island from along the two hundred miles of coral reefs on the Caribbean Coast.

How to get there?
You can fly there in a short 20-minute daily hop from Panama City, taking you to several destinations, on wichever one of the myriad islands that has found your fancy. Visiting this land of Kuna Indians will take you twenty centuries back into the past . The most frequently visited site is the community of Porvenir, The hub of the San Blas Region. Some companies offer charters or regular flights.

You can also reach these islands by road during the dry season using a strong 4X4 car and taking the Panamerican Highway towards the Bayano region turning off at El Llano de Chepo which takes you straight to the coastal community of Carti where you can rent cayucos or boats to sail to your selected island.

Services?
Hotels and restaurants are available on most of the islands. These restaurants offer seafood freshly fished daily by the Indians. Also, you find tour services, boats or cayuco rentals.

What to do and where to go?
San Blas has the peculiarity of offering excellent white sand beaches and clear waters on every island. A perfect place for snorkeling and diving. The most visited islands are Narganá, Corazón de Jesús, Wichuwala, Nalunanega o Isla del Pargo, Ailigandi, and Iskardup, where you can learn abouth the aborigine culture and acquire the famous hand made "Molas".

The San Blas Islands are located just a few miles off the Caribbean Coast of Panama. These islands are home to the rich history of the Kuna Indians that inhabit them still living as they did hundreds of years ago. They still live in their simple huts and wear colorful costumes in their day to day activitiesand welcome visitors warmly while inviting them to live as they do.

The islands stretch about 200 miles of the Panama's Caribbean Coast and are set in beautifully clear waters and coral reefs. Visitors normally travel there for 2-3 day stays, learning the Kuna's ways of living day to day, their native customs, and to enjoy the "local food". You can get to these islands by small plane, of course with previous reservations at the commodations offered by the Indians as well as for your flights. You can take tours to the different islands by boat as well as see the ancient Kuna Cemetery.

These islands are for the history buff and those looking to just relax. It is a place of quiet nights and early mornings, pleasant breezes through your simple accommodations of 4 walls and a grass roof, and overall a place where yesterday meets today.

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