Sustainability field trip: Panama

Overview

Expand your students’ knowledge of global issues and sustainability while delving into the rich cultural heritage, extraordinary wildlife, and exotic allure of Panama.

Students will participate in grassroots environmental and wildlife conservation projects, contributing to efforts to reforest degraded land, protect beaches, and safeguard incredible marine life.

Our itinerary can be customized to your needs and could include hands-on cooking classes, tours around Panama City, cycling, surfing, hiking through national parks, and releasing sea turtles into the ocean.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Impacted

Your experiences

Hike in national park

Take part in forestry project

Explore pristine beaches

Traditional cooking class

Chocolate & coffee tasting

Panama hat making

Release sea turtles into the ocean

Join a local sea turtle conservation project

Night beach walk

Example Itinerary

Day 1: Arrivals & intro to program (Panama City)

Our dedicated guides will meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel in Panama City.

To start the trip, you’ll try some mouth-watering Panamanian cuisine. Afterward, our guides will explain our unique methodology that teaches students about global issues while inspiring them to take positive action in their own lives.

Day 2: Hike, forestry workshop, and boat tour (San Lorenzo)

We’ll hike in San Lorenzo National Park before joining local experts in a forestry workshop to replenish the degraded land. After lunch, we head out on a boat tour and get a glimpse of San Lorenzo castle.

Day 3: Turtle conservation (Mata Oscura)

After a bus trip to Mata Oscura, students will embark on a night tour of a sea turtle nesting beach, where they will witness the nesting process and assist in the rescue and relocation of nests (eggs).

Day 4: Turtle conservation & cultural immersion (Mata Oscura)

This morning, under the guidance of local foundations, students will help release hatching sea turtles into the ocean.

After lunch, the group will discover the traditional roots of Mata Oscura. We’ll visit the houses of local people, where you’ll learn how to make a typical Panamanian hat and participate in a cooking class.

Day 5: Hiking up volcano (India Dormida)

We’ll set off to the India Dormida volcano where students will take a short hike through dense forests, past waterfalls and streams, and up to breathtaking viewpoints overlooking the valley below.

Students will enjoy some free time and dinner before staying overnight in India Dormida.

Day 6: Cycling & cooking challenge (India Dormida)

Students wake up early to cycle around the base of the majestic volcano. After lunch, we’ll depart for Panama City, where we’ll join a local collective and take part in a cooking class.

Day 7: Panama Canal & chocolate tasting (Panama City)

Students will discover the engineering marvel that is the Panama Canal before taking an interactive tour of the city’s fascinating old town. They’ll put their new Spanish-speaking skills to the test with a coffee and chocolate-tasting session before our final dinner of the trip.

Day 8: Souvenir shopping & departures

You will have time to visit nearby shops to purchase gifts for friends and family. Our team will then take the group to the airport and only leave when the students are safely through the gate.

Essential information

Locations visited: Panama City, Mata Oscura, San Lorenzo, India Dormida
Date: Anytime
Cost: From $899 per person (price depends on group size)
Teachers: Teachers travel for free
Language: English or Spanish
Other destinations: If you are keen to explore a different Latin American destination for your sustainability trips, click here.

On your global studies trip in Panama, your students will:

Learn about new and unique ecosystems on Panama’s Pacific coast
Gain a greater scientific understanding of sustainable forestry techniques
Learn the importance of protecting Panama’s sea turtle species and the impact on local biodiversity
Learn how they can play a role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

All meals (we’ve chosen varied dishes to give a real taste of Panama)
Accommodation (eco-lodges and hotels)
Transport – buses
All scheduled excursions and activities
Local guides and translators
Safety documents – risk assessment, safety protocols, liability cover
Health Insurance
One Kagumu guide for every 10 students

Book this itinerary or tailor one to suit your curriculum by contacting us.

Fully Customizable

Remember we customize every itinerary to your curriculum. If you have a specifc academic focus in mind, allow us to tailor a trip for you.