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San Blas - Panama - Sailing Trip - Cata & Monohull - Boats for Rent in Panama City, Panamá, Panama

What a wonderful way to see the San Blas islands, Chris was the perfect host always in touch & helped me organise my whole 10 day trip including a stay in a wonderful cabin in Banedup run by Ibin’s restaurant which is a must visit whilst sailing around the islands. I was completely looked after & the food prepared by Diana was excellent too. Thank you both so much I had a fantastic time💜

Mil gracias Carol, muy lindas tus palabras y si, espero volver a encontrarte en el futuro. Seguimos en contacto. Un abrazo grande 🤗

We had a fabulous trip! Excellent communication! This trip exceeded our expectations. We were not sure what to expect as this was our first sailing catamaran experience. After this trip it it will not be our last. As others have stated before, trust the process. Gigi, Jeffrey and Raphael were our crew hosts for the catamaran . They all went above and beyond to make sure all our needs were met. My kids have traveled the whole world and so far this trip is their favorite ! We visited a different island each day. Kids went spear fishing , we snorkeled , went paddle boarding , explored uninhabited islands, met the local Kunas , ate, drank , relaxed and sailed. The food was amazing, Gigi , is a magician in the kitchen. Kudos to Jeffrey for busting out the juggling ropes, and putting on a fire show for us the last night . Raphael was an excellent communicator before and after the trip and a great captain! We hope to come back . There are so many more islands to see!

I was on board for 3 days and had an unforgettable time! Away from all the other tourists, we had a lot of contact with locals on the islands, with which our captain has a very friendly relationship. He and his wife invited other sailors and locals of course into coffee, small snacks or dinner. In return I was warmly welcomed on all islands! My absolute recommendation! To be on a boat for a couple nights in this paradise has given the whole experience the very special touch, it's worth every penny 😍

Ich war für 3 Tage an Board und hatte eine unvergessliche Zeit! Abseits von allen anderen Touristen hatten wir viel Kontakt zu Einheimischen auf den Inseln, zu denen unser Captain ein sehr freundschaftliches Verhältnis hat. Er und seine Frau luden andere Segler und die Einheimischen selbstverständlich zu Kaffee, kleinen Snacks oder zum Abendessen ein. Im Gegenzug wurde ich auf allen Inseln herzlich empfangen! Meine absolute Empfehlung! Für ein paar Nächte auf einem Boot in diesem Paradies zu sein, hat der gesamten Erfahrung die ganz besondere Note verliehen, es ist jeden Cent wert 😍

Our family of 5 (kids 8, 6, and 3 years old) were paired with Célina, David and their two children and it was an experience none of us will ever forget. They were outstanding hosts, they made us feel so welcome, prepared us amazing food, catered to the tastes of our (sometimes picky!) children, and provided us access to some of the most amazingly beautiful islands we’ve ever seen. The boat is beautiful and very comfortable with many different “areas” it never felt like anyone was on top of each other. There were fun games for the kids that they’d never played before and loved and their son taught them some magic tricks! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this trip if you’re considering it. Our kids are already asking constantly when we can see them again. They are such an incredibly special family and the islands are amazingly beautiful we all feel so lucky to have shared this experience!

We booked 4 nights with Philippe and Sailing Trip Paradise and it was absolute paradise!! I have 3 kids (10, 8 and 6yo) and I wanted to stay with a Spanish speaking family with kids so they could play and explore the islands together. We got perfectly matched with Nano and his wife and 2 kids on their lovely boat and had the best time ever! It is an all inclusive with food, juice, soda, alcohol, as well as snorkeling and stand up paddle boards. Everyday we sailed to new uninhabited, white sand islands with blue turquoise water with palm trees blowing in the breeze. We went in August, the rainy season, and had daily short bursts of rain, but then hours and wonderful sunshine. We were in the warm water exploring the fish and coral reefs endlessly, going on the stand up paddle board often Island to island, with the kids diving endlessly off the back of boat giggling to their hearts content. Nano’s wife is an amazing chef and we ate delicious crab, lobster, and fish daily. The couple have traveled a lot and are great to chat with. To note the transport from Panama City to your sailboat takes about 4 hours and the prearranged transport needs to pick you up from your Panama City area hotel by 5:30am, so we arrived the day prior and enjoyed a day in the city. You’ll have a 3hr 4x4 car ride on decent roads (only the last hour is bumpy), then transfer at the port of Carti to a small motor boat that takes locals to their islands and visitors to their sail boats (about 30-60min depending where your boat is). Book the trip with Sailing Trip Paradise and be prepared for one of the best vacations of your life!

Staying was absolutely worth it! We were allowed to experience unforgettable days with a warm family in Catamaran. The food was excellent and partly freshly caught by our host! We explored the less visited part of San Blas and were usually allowed to enjoy the islands all by ourselves. While snorkeling and on the sup, we were able to marvel at a large number of animals and corals.

Der Aufenthalt hat sich absolut gelohnt! Durften bei einer herzlichen Familie auf dem Katamaran unvergessliche Tage erleben. Das Essen war ausgezeichnet und teilweise direkt frisch gefangen von unserem Gastgeber! Wir erkundeten den weniger besuchten Teil von San Blas und durften die Inseln meist ganz alleine geniessen. Beim schnorcheln und auf dem SUP konnten wir eine grosse Anzahl an Tieren und Korallen bestaunen.

Philippe does a professional job to make the connection with quality hosts. Traveling is difficult and lasts several hours and has several steps. Be ready for an adventure. The catamaran is a unique experience. We expect to be lucky to have been able to experience this.

Philippe fait un travail professionnel à faire le lien avec des hôtes de qualité. Le voyage pour se rendre est difficile et dure plusieurs heures et compte plusieurs étapes. Soyez prêts pour une aventure. Le catamaran est une expérience unique. Nous nous comptons chanceux d’avoir pu vivre ça.

My partner and I are travelling the world on a 12 month sabbatical this year, and I can confidently say that the 3 days we spend on the Catamaran in San Blas have been the highlight of the year. Our assigned captain, David, struck up a perfect balance between knowledgable of the area and of managing a boat, while keeping a relaxed and engaged feel to the trip. The other member of staff, Zorana, was funny, always helpful and cooked the some really impressive restaurant-chef-level meals that I was not expecting, given we were out to sea and my partner’s vegan dietary requirements. The boat itself was clean, comfortable and had paddle boards, fishing equipment and snorkelling gear you could take out any time. We travelled slowly around 2 or 3 perfect deserted islands each day, stopping to take in the sun and meet with some locals who want to talk to you and show you their produce. As a final comment, if you’re undecided between staying on a boat and staying on one of the resorts and getting day trips around, there are several reasons I would suggest this option. (1) we went in rainy season and were able to check the forecast and easily sail to where the best weather was each day, so avoided almost all the rain (2) we had entire perfect, picturesque islands all to ourselves and saw a few times when the “tours” would arrive and 30+ backpackers would descend on an island with bbqs and loud music. That happened once on an island we were on and we simply sailed to a new island to claim for ourselves (3) while the reefs protect the islands, there are still waves and getting around on one of the local boats can leave you with bruises (you have to take one to get to the Catamaran when you arrive and leave but this way you only have to do it twice, instead of your main source of transport) (4) Everything is included so no hidden costs and having a fully stocked beer & wine fridge is a big plus! Cannot recommend this experience highly enough!

We were lucky enough to stay with Celina and David along with their two children on our 3 night trip. I don't have enough words to describe what an experience it was. Our hosts were  eager to make our time a happy one. We visited the most beautiful islands and we were able to spend time with our hosts enjoying delicious meals prepared fresh by both Celina and David, playing with the children, wonderful conversations over drinks and meals, enjoying the beauty of our surroundings. It could not have been better. Celina even helped me to snorkel for the first time. My husband and my son were apprehensive at first but now it is an experience that they will always cherish. Go to San Blas! And if you get to stay with David and Celina and their children your holiday will be even better!

Be aware that the trip to get to the boat is an adventure. Car ride to launch area is 2 1/2-3 hours over rough road. The launch ride to the boat can be 1 1/2 hours in choppy wet conditions. All the arrangements for transfers are taken care of by the boat captain. Trust the system. You don’t need much other than swimsuits and tshirts. Shoes won’t be worn after arriving on the boat. Let the captain know before arrival of food preferences. Fish is a staple and very fresh.

Philippe found a great Captain and Boat for me and my girlfriend. We've had a great time in San Blas and delicious food freshly prepared!

This Trip was amazing! Cristian and Zule are a great team, we have felt very welcome. The Katamaran was great, we had a nice cabin with private bathroom. Zule cooked wonderful food and Cristian showed us great islands and snorkeling spots. It was a wonderful experience and we were sad when we had to say goodbye. We hope to return soon!

Highly recommended! Amazing experience in nature. Our host was very nice people. We meet another culture (Natives of the islands), have a lot of fun, disconnect from the every day stress (almost no phone signal). Snorkeling in the sea reef, paddling, kayaking, visiting different paradise islands, great food.

Fast and effective communication with Felipe. Despite they were not available for the dates, they found another captain in less than 24h. Nico, from Argentina, and Splendid, and it was just wonderful! Great food prepared by the captain, great service and attentive. 3 meals a day + water, juice or alcohol (wine, Rhum, beer). We have also tried to fish some fishes and lobsters during our snorkelling adventures (and we managed!). I would say it is the best way to get to know San Blas.

Nano, Camilia and family were great hosts and extremely accommodating. Hospitality was great and Camilia is an excellent chef. Their 2 kids were adorable and really sweet. We enjoyed staying with this family in their home on the sea.

This was truly a trip of a lifetime and I never enjoyed a vacation as much as I enjoyed this one. It was really wonderful on so many levels. Unique and life-changing. Mentally and physically challenging in good ways and an opportunity to explore my outer and inner worlds. It was EXACTLY what the doctor ordered!! The food was amazing and the trip was catered to the exact needs of my family. Being on a boat can be difficult at times, but our hosts ALWAYS made us feel completely at home and at ease.

Even if Philippe and his family were currently not in San Blas, he immediately responded to my message and contacted all his friends and contacts sailing in San Blas. He found various great options for us to choose. We decided to go with a super nice family. Boat, food, company was great. Philippe always answered immediately. I can only recomend his great service and heard only good things about him from his friends I met in San Blas :)

Rafio and Leydi were a dream team!!! Their communication was perfect with arranging transportation from the door of our hotel to their sailboat. The process was seamless!!   We have never felt so at home and relaxed. Leydi’s cooking skills were to die for. My husband Celebrated his birthday on Atila and Leydi made him a unexpected birthday cake with candles.  The boat was immaculate and stocked with everything you could ever need plus more. A San Blas islands are so beautiful and Rafio is well known amongst the Kuna people and was able to introduce us to some of his friends. It’s an experience we will never forget. I highly recommend if you were going to sail through the San Blas islands that Rafio and Leydi on the Catamaran Atila will take care of you.

Fantastic experience, Captain Rafio has done everything for us to provide incredible moments in the San Blas archipelago. He handled the transport from Panama City to the boat, everything worked in a spectacular way. Good food and drink, every moment we spent there was amazing, well worth it. Special attention to Philippe, who made a great service at the time of the sale.

Experiência fantástica, o Capitão Rafio fez de tudo pra nós proporcionar momentos incríveis no arquipélago de San Blas. Ele cuidou do transporte da Cidade do Panamá até o barco, tudo funcionou de maneira espetacular. Comida e bebida boa, cada momento que passamos lá foi incrível, vale muito a pena. Atenção especial ao Philippe, que fez um ótimo atendimento no momento da venda.

What an amazing experience! Would highly recommend! Rafio and his mother were very accommodating! The boy is beautiful and sites we visited were amazing! High recommend booking!

Philippe helped us arrange a trip on a sailing boat around the Panama coast and Isla Grande. We had a blast, highly recommend! We spent 3 days and nights sailing, snorkeling, swimming, kayaking and exploring different beaches. Can't wait to come back once San Blas opens again!

Beautiful islands Beautiful boat Beautiful food Beautiful family Thank you so much for the amazing experience of seeing San Blas islands with you. Immediately we felt welcomed by the whole family and with captain Phillipe we were in safe hands. His navigation and local knowledge were excellent. The islands we saw were absolutely beyond stunning. We enjoyed our time onboard so much, finding out about the community, islands and marine life, swimming and snorkelling in crystal clear waters, relaxing and having delicious meals everyday. Everyone onboard was adorable and kind, being with you made it a wonderful trip. We loved it so much it was sad to leave.

Amazing experience! Jean Phi, Marie and his family are wonderful hosts who went above and beyond to ensure we had the trip of our life, which we did! I recommend you to stay more than 3 nights if you can  (if not you should still come!!). The Boat is great and has wonderful amenities (paddle, snorkeling gear etc.), the food was amazing and we visited some of the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever seen. The ambiance was great with our hosts and the other guests and we already want to come back whenever we can!

Originally my wife and I inquired to stay 3 nights with Phillipe but he already had guests for our requested dates. However, he knew of another catamaran that could accommodate us which was sailing the same route and it turned out to be a perfect match for us! We spent 3 nights on the Kissanga catamaran with Francesco and Emilie and their two children Matteo and Elisa. Francesco is Italian and Emilie is french, and they both spoke great English for it being their third or fourth language! Both kids are just starting to learn English but were always courteous and respectful (and great card players I might add). Emilie cooked most of our meals and they were delicious! Legit French chef on board ladies and gentlemen! Francesco also surprised us with delicious mojitos throughout the day as well! One day we caught a wahoo fish and grilled it for lunch an hour later, another day they bought crab and lobster from local fishermen and made a delicious risotto. Francesco took us out snorkeling where we saw some amazing fish and even a leopard stingray! Overall they were always attentive to our needs: whether asking if we wanted a fresh maricuya (passionfruit) juice or beer to drink or offering to show us snorkeling spots they were always very thoughtful. Overall great hosts and we would definitely recommend them. Make sure to ask Emilie for her Ocean bread recipe, so delicious!

Wow! What a fantastic trip! My wife, daughter (age 14) and I spent three nights in the boat with Jean Phillipe and family. It was perhaps our best Airbnb experience ever. The San Blas islands far exceeded our expectations, as did the host family and the catamaran experience. The islands we visited had perfect swimming beaches with no surf or dangerous currents, crystal clear water and soft white sand. Truly hidden gems. The catamaran experience was excellent. Both my wife and daughter are prone to motion sickness and get seasick easily, but with the catamaran there was nothing to worry about. Unlike a monohull sailboat, the catamaran was always level and stable. There was also much more space above and below deck than a traditional sailboat. We especially enjoyed the lounge cushions and trampoline at the front of the boat. In terms of captains, you can do no better than Jean Phillipe. You are in good hands. Easily the highlight of Panama. Highly recommended!

Our family of 4 (kids ages 10 and 8) spent 3 nights sailing with Mary and Philip and their family and had a fantastic time! The San Blas islands are spectacular, but the hospitality really made the trip for us. The boat was well appointed and the space worked well for our family. I’ve always eschewed shared spaces and all inclusive-type trips - my son is a picky eater, I like to be in control, and I like to be spontaneous. But, frankly, this was the best trip our family has taken and we travel as much as we can. Everything was thought of, my picky eater was accommodated on the fly, and our kids are already asking for another sailing trip. My husband and I were able to relax and just enjoy being with our family, which was the primary point of this vacation. Thank you for such a lovely time!!!

We were so lucky to stay two delightful nights on L'Eclectik right after Christmas. Phillipe was fantastic accommodating our booking and was very attentive and communicative, making sure all of our logistics went as smoothly as possible.  We really enjoyed our stay. The boat is great and the sailing is smooth. The biggest advantage is that you get to go to better islands than where the Guna would take you.  We visited some stunning clean and pristine islands that most other tourists don't get to visit. We basically had these islands all to ourselves for most of the day.  Maryline's cooking is delicious, and Phillip grilled us the best lobster I've ever had on one of the islands. The girls are delightful and so is their dog, Rocky.  We loved our stay and wish we could have stayed longer!  I highly recommend a voyage on L'Eclectik.  We hope to sail with them again someday!

Wow...where do I even begin. My best friend and I stayed with Mary and Phillipe on Eclectik 1 for 4 nights and were absolutely blown away by their generosity and 5 star experience. They bent over backwards to make sure that we had a special time and treated us like queens. The food was incredible - fresh lobster and Philipe caught fresh barracuda too! Mary's cooking is amazing and Philipe organised barbecues on the beach for us. We went stand up paddle boarding, canoeing, snorkelling, swimming and relaxing with a Pina colada in hand as the sun set. Their children are absolutely gorgeous and so well behaved and polite - we would not have changed a thing about our trip. Thank you Mary and Philipe for your hospitality and for creating an absolutely unforgettable trip for us. 

We are a family of six and just experienced an incredible three nights on Eclectic 1 with Philippe and Marie. It was everything we hoped for and so much more. The hosts are amazing, having created a wonderful itinerary for the trip that included trips to various amazing islands of San Blas, crystal clear waters to snorkel, and soft white beaches for barbecue and volleyball. Philippe and Marie are so lovely, doing everything possible to make our adventure as wonderful as possible, and succeeding entirely. The food is amazing, hard to believe it has been prepared on a boat! Our best meal was the fresh barbecued lobster, although the barracuda we caught and ate came pretty close. The boat is large and spotless, with great indoor and outdoor eating areas. The cabins are clean and comfortable and the catamaran is so stable that you don’t really notice movement. Our favourite area was the trampoline at the front for simply relaxing in the most stunning landscapes ever. Philippe organised our transfers from Panama City and everything worked seamlessly, the road is long and bumpy and the shuttle boat is wet and bumpy, but the end result is worth every moment. If an adventure around the San Blas islands forms part of your dreams then Eclectic 1 should be your choice, it is hard to see anything that could have been better.

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