San Blas Islands

The San Blas Islands are strung out along the Caribbean coast of Panama from the Golfo de San Blas nearly all the way to the Colombian border.  San Blas is a series of 378 islands of which  only 49 are inhabited by the fiercely independent Kuna Indians.

A trip to the San Blas islands will transport you 20 centuries into the past.  The Kuna Indians, who run their islands autonomously, have maintained their own economic system, language, customs and culture.  Their distinctive dress, legends, music and dance have avoided traditional tourism development.

The economy of the islands is based on coconut sales, fishing and tourism.  They offer their visitors good snorkeling and swimming.  The area is surrounded by reefs, some of the oldest in the world, and offer wonderful viewing opportunities.  The best time for this is between the months of April and June.

San Blas Islands

The women of the San Blas islands are famous for their colored fabrics adorned with fish, birds, jungle animals and geometric designs.  The men still fish from canoes as they did before Columbus, and each morning they still run up to the corner coconut palm for something fresh and cool to drink, as they have done for untold centuries.

Please contact us for a Sample Itinerary for the San Blas Islands