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Panama to Colombia by Sailboat

Itinerary through Panama City, Cartí, Cartagena, Medellín, Salento, Bogotá (18 days), with day-by-day ideas, shared by a Voyageur traveler.

Panama · Colombia · 18 days · 6 Stages

Panama City, Panama

Days 1–3

  • Day 1 15:00: Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal
  • Day 1 19:30: Rooftop dinner in Casco Viejo
  • Day 2 09:00: Biomuseo by Frank Gehry
  • Day 2 14:00: Amador Causeway bike ride

Cartí, Panama

Days 3–8

San Blas to Cartagena sailing, 5 days · Blue Sailing

Cartagena, Colombia

Days 8–11

  • Day 8 17:30: Walled city at sunset from Café del Mar
  • Day 9 09:00: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
  • Day 9 16:00: Getsemaní street art
  • Day 10 08:00: Rosario Islands by boat

Medellín, Colombia

Days 11–14

  • Day 12 09:00: Comuna 13 graffiti tour
  • Day 12 15:00: Metrocable to Parque Arví
  • Day 13 08:00: Guatapé: climb El Peñol rock (Guatapé)
  • Day 13 20:00: Dinner at El Cielo

Salento, Colombia

Days 14–16

  • Day 14 15:00: Coffee farm tour at Don Elías
  • Day 15 07:30: Cocora Valley wax palm loop by Willys jeep

Bogotá, Colombia

Days 16–18

  • Day 16 17:00: Monserrate cable car
  • Day 17 09:00: Gold Museum and Botero Museum
  • Day 17 14:00: Zipaquirá salt cathedral (Zipaquirá)
  • Day 17 20:00: Andrés Carne de Res