https://www.exoticca.com/us/beach...aya-blanca
This is a pretty decent price for a trip like this. Prices start at $1299, use the drop down to find your city.
I live in Panama and will say some of the photos they show in the ad are of optional locations for the trip (which you should go on
). The crystal blue waters and island photos are of the San Blas islands, which yes you can visit but appear to be optional in this package.
The hotel in Panama City looks decent, but I don't know it.
The hotels in Playa Blanca, I do know. I have stayed at all of them. They are all-inclusive resorts, food, liquor, etc. There are a bunch of pools and a nightclub, as well as other activities at the ones they list. Decameron is bigger then the other two, but the other two are a bit more upscale (rooms, restaurants).
Overall for flight, hotel, etc for 6 nights. Pretty good deal.
The rooms in playa blanca are not going to be 5 star rooms like you may be used to, but they are not bad. The better rooms being at the Bijao, then Riu, then Decameron, but more activities in the reverse order.
A few other notes: Panama uses US Dollars, if you are from the US, you don't need a visa. It's super safe, I live here. I'd even say it is safer than the US depending on where you are in the US. Depending on where you are in Panama, it can be very hot and humid to cold and rainy (all of the locations listed here, are going to be warm/humid like Florida weather. There are no hurricanes, so don't worry about that. The roads are often full of potholes, but you won't be driving on this trip so don't worry about it.
In the locations you are visiting, there will be some English, but this is a tour package so all in English is my guess. Be careful of gringo pricing, you can always haggle and say give me the Panama price. Tips are not common in Panama, for exceptional above and beyond service - no more than 10% please. No one in Panama wants the tipping culture of the US
Servers here don't get under minimum wage (yes minimum wage here is $2.10/hour), but the cost of living here (outside tourist areas) is way lower than the US.
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Panama is in the Northern Hemisphere, so it's currently Spring and Summer starts this Thursday, the 20th.
"Royal Decameron Panamá - All Inclusive" which I could book on Priceline for 6 nights for $1100 after tax. Two flights from LA cost me $900. That's a $1000 savings over this "deal" which came to 3k from LA
BUS SERVICE is provided by ADO Cancun Airport and available from the airport to Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and Merida. BUSES stop at all Airport Terminals and are available daily. BUSES go DIRECTLY to the ADO Bus stations in the different towns, BUSES DO NOT go to hotels or make any stops along the way. This is a convenient way to get to a downtown address or to locations other than hotels.
Playa Blanca is more than kinda boring, and you need to read reviews. As OP stated, the pics are NOT from the places you will be staying - they are from the other side of the country.
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