The Panama Canal and Costa Rica

Begin your expedition in Colón, Panama, to immerse yourself in local culture and learn about the traditional way of life. Spend two days exploring Panama City and experience a daylight passage through the awe-inspiring Panama Canal—an experience unmatched for sheer drama and engineering prowess.

Explore the wonders of Costa Rica’s seldom-visited Cébaco Island: diverse Manuel Antonio National Park, and colorful Curú National Wildlife Refuge. Enhance your experience with the Panama and/or Arenal and San José optional extensions.

• Embark on a nine-day, eight-night cruise from Colón, Panama, to Puntarenas, Costa Rica, featuring a daytime passage through the Panama Canal.
• Board the 148-passenger sailing ship, the Windstar.
• Cruise from the Pacific Ocean, to the Caribbean Sea and through the Panama Canal.
• Visit the UNESCO World Heritage-designated historic district of Casco Antiguo, a charming neighborhood with cobblestone streets and architecturally significant edifices.
• Snorkel in the emerald waters of the seldom-visited Cébaco Island, where schools of brilliantly colored fish, giant manta rays and four different species of turtles swim amid spectacular rock reefs.
• Watch for colorful toucans, screeching howler monkeys, camouflaged iguanas, arboreal squirrel monkeys and rambunctious capuchin monkeys under the guidance of expert naturalists on a tour of Manuel Antonio National Park.
• Supplement your experience with the Panama and Arenal/San José optional extensions.