COMBINED DIVING EXPEDITION PANAMA AND COLOMBIA SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA; IMMERGE INTO PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN
15 days 14 nights Coiba – Panama City – Providencia island/Colombia – Panama City
Day 1 Arrival Panama City
Arrival in Panama City and transfer to the hotel categorie 3*. Overnight stay in Panama City.
Day 2 Transfer Pacific coast
Bus transfer to Puerto Mutis on the Pacific coast. Duration approx. 3,5 hours. Boarding on MV Yemaya and navigation to Nationalpark Coiba island.
Breakfast hotel Panama and dinner on MV Yemaya, overnight stay on MV Yemaya
Day 3 -8 Coiba island
Diving on Coiba and Island visits (crocodils, monkeys etc)
All meals and overnight stay on MV Yemaya
Day 9 Transfer back to Panama
Arrival in Puerto Mutis and Privat bus transfer to Panama City. In the afternnon 4 hour City Tour in Panama City. Overnight stay in hotel categorie 3* Panama City.
Breakfast on MV Yemaya
Day 10 Flight San Andres/Providencia
Transfer to Panama Tocumen Airport. Flight with to San Andres Island and connecting flight to Providencia Island. Providencia Airport reception and transportation provided by the divecenter. Rest of the day at leisure, for sunbathing, walking, snorkeling. Accomodation in Diving center.
Breakfast
Day 11 to 14 San Andres/Providencia
Stay at the Dive center accommodation, two dives daily until day 14. There are several activities at choice. You may book them on site or with PURA COLOMBIA. (Listed below, after the tour description). Daily breakfast and lunch or dinner included. There is a variety of restaurants on the island to choose from Breakfast
Day 15 End of the trip
Transfer from the Dive shop to Providencia Airport. Flight back to San Andres - Panama.
TOUR – CONDITIONS
Included:
Accomodation and all meals on Liveaboard MV Yemaya
2 nights Hotel categorie 3* Panama City with breakfast
5 nights in Bungalows Sonny Dive Shop Providencia island with breakfast
Privat bus transfer Panama City – Puerto Mutis – Panama City
Flight Panamá Tocumen – San Andrés – Providencia – San Andrés – Panamá Tocumen
All Airport transfers
15 dives, tank, air,weights on MV Yemaya
8 dives, tank, air, weights in Providencia, dive guide, boat transfers to dive sites
Not included:
Lunch and dinner in Providencia
Diving equipment on MV Yemaya
Nitrox package on MV Yemaya
BCD, Regulator, Fins, Mask, Snorkel rental US$ 18 per day and person in Providencia
Dive insurance, not specified services and personal expenses and tips
Optional:
Lunch and/or dinner included
Night dives
Additional day dives
Island excursions
Connection flights from Providencia to Colombia and landbased tours
Extension of visit in Panama and excursions to the rainforest and/or embera indians
TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS:
Please bring Dive light, Dive computer, Logbook and certification card. Allowed 10 kg luggage and 5 kg hand luggage from San Andres to Providencia, some baggage can be left for safekeeping in Panama.
Mosquito repellent, solar-screen/block, light comfortable clothes, some sneaker or traveling shoes for the excursions.
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