Before start with this article, I want to make you aware that there are no San Blas Islands Hotels. This is due to the laws established by the General Guna Congress, where foreign investment is forbiden. The Guna People themselves have invested, by their own ways, in rustic cabins, cabins or lodge. You will not find luxuries but you will find friendly people and a rough paradise that has remained for centuries.
As a Guna, I have taken the task for visiting each of the cabins, some good bad ones, some with beach and others without the same among other factors, where I have come to the conclusion That these are the top 5 San Blas Islands Hotel in Panama. Let’s start !!
5. Iggodup – Needle Island
How to get there: By land to 2 hours from Panama City. It is 10 minutes from the port of Niga Kantule by sea.
Cabin Type: It has a variety of cabins made of white cane and wood. Cabins type bedrooms and private sand floor. Private cabins with internal bathroom, sand floor and wood.
Facilities: Bathrooms and outdoor showers for Full Day guests and cabins that do not have toilets. It has two restaurants with a variety of dishes such as fish, chicken, lobsters, also offer alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Electric light with solar energy and non-potable freshwater reserve.
Activities: Football and beach volleyball, snorkeling. Firefighting is prohibited.
4. Narasgandup Bibbi – Litlle Lemon Islands
Location: Rio Sidra, a community of Cartí, San Blas
How to get there: By land to 2 hours from Panama City. It is located 20 minutes from the port of Barsuggun
Type of Cabins: It has white cane huts on the sea and on the land of internal baths.
Facilities: It has a restaurant offering a variety of seafood. It has electric light with solar energy and non-potable freshwater reserve.
Activities: You can snorkel as well as beach sports.
3. Akwadup Lodge
Location: Community of Ailigandí, San Blas, Guna Yala
How to get there: Via the area with Air Panama. Flights depart from Albrook Airport and take about 50 minutes. Upon arrival, a boat from Akwadup Lodge will transfer you to the island for about 15 minutes.
Cabin Type: It has wooden cabins on the sea with a spectacular view of the Caribbean Sea.
Facilities: Restaurant with a variety of dishes. It has electric light with solar energy and non-potable freshwater reserve.
Activities: Although it does not have a beach, they offer cultural and beach tours on other islands.
2. Waillidup Island
Location: Keys Limones, Cartí, San Blas, Guna Yala
How to get there: By land to 2 hours from Panama City. It is 25 minutes from the port of Niga Kantule by sea.
Type of Cabins: It has wooden cabins on the sea with direct access to the sea with private bathrooms. They also have private rooms on the sea without bathrooms. The bathroom is shared.
Facilities: It has a restaurant where it offers a variety of foods as well as drinks and beers. It has electric light with solar energy and non-potable freshwater reserve.
Activities: You can practice beach volleyball.
1. Yandup Lodge
Location: Community of Playon Chico (Uggubseni), San Blas, Guna Yala
How to get there: Via the area with Air Panama. Flights depart from Albrook Airport and take about 40 minutes. Upon arrival, a boat from Yandup Lodge will transfer you to the island for about 10 minutes.
Cabin Type: Has white cane huts and wooden floors, inspired by Guna culture. There are over the sea as well as cabins on the island, all with private bathrooms.
Facilities: Restaurant with variety of dishes such as fish of the day, lobster among others. They can also buy water and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. It has electric light with solar energy and freshwater reserve not drinking.
Activities: It has beach as well as cultural and beach tour in other islands. Among its clients, we can mention artists and singers of international fame so do not be surprised to find one in this Lodge.
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