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Le Bougainville · Central America

Study Voyage: Panama and Costa Rica

7 nights · 12. January - 19. January 2028 · Colón → Puntarenas

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Seven nights with Smithsonian Journeys take you from the Atlantic through the Panama Canal to Costa Rica. Le Bougainville leaves Colon, anchors off the Guna Yala islands, climbs the canal lock staircase and calls on the Pacific side at Balboa and Manuel Antonio National Park. The Smithsonian scholarly programme places the accent on natural history, volcanology and tropical biodiversity. The marina, 16 Zodiacs and Blue Eye Lounge open every leg, with premium all-inclusive throughout.

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Colón Start San-Blas-Inseln Balboa Quepos Puntarenas End
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Leg 1 · Embarkation

Colón

Karibik - Tropische Inseln mit türkisem Riff aus der Luft

Colón sits at the Caribbean entrance of the Panama Canal …

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Leg 2

San-Blas-Inseln

San-Blas-Inseln - palmenbestandene Koralleninsel mit weißem Sandstrand im türkisen Karibikwasser vor Panama

Over 300 islands and islets belonging to the indigenous Guna people - an autonomous territory of Panama …

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Leg 3

Balboa

Karibik - Weißer Strand mit Segelboot im türkisen Wasser

Balboa is a port district at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal near Panama City, named after the conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa, who in 1513 became the first European to sight the Pacific from the American mainland …

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Leg 4

Quepos

Scharlachara (Ara macao) bei Quepos, Costa Rica

Quepos lies on Costa Rica's central Pacific coast and is the gateway to the famous Manuel Antonio National Park …

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Leg 5 · Disembarkation

Puntarenas

Palmenstrand mit türkisfarbenem Wasser in der Karibik

Puntarenas lies on Costa Rica's Pacific coast and is the starting point for trips into the national parks of the Nicoya Peninsula …

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