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• Incredible experience

  LUIZPAULO D,2025年7月13日

  - Review from Viator

  4.00

  Everything was excellent, everyone was attentive. Cordial and cared about our presence. There was a shrimp that was very good, the drivers and sailors were very nice. We just thought they could have taken us (even if we paid) to other nearby islands. Besides, it was excellent.

• Lovely experience

  lovisat35,2025年1月11日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We loves this trip! Everything was amazing, however the communication was probably not the best. A lot of times we didn’t know what was happening or what we should do but besides that everything was great.

• Don't expect much.

  Daisygirl4624,2024年4月1日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  2.00

  It's with mixed emotions that I write this review. On the one hand, the island was beautiful and peaceful and very relaxing. On the other, I found the disorganization of the operators to be stressful. If you're the type of person who feels the need to be kept in the loop, this is not the trip for you. First, we were picked up at our hotel at 5:15 by a man driving an SUV a little smaller than a Toyota 4Runner and there were already 4 other people in the car. With three of us in the middle row and everyone's bags, it was pretty cramped. And the driver DIDN'T TELL US ANYTHING. We had no idea if he was taking us to a larger bus with more people or all the way to the port to catch the boat. Nor did he tell us anything about how long it would take or what time we'd be stopping for snacks or anything about the region we would be visiting. Literally, nothing. Turns out he did take us all the way to the port and please believe me when I tell you that trip is NO JOKE (especially being cramped in the middle row between 2 other people). The first part isn't too bad and I wondered why people complained about the road being so curvy. But I soon learned after stopping for snacks (side note: I highly recommend either bringing or buying a cooler at the convenience store where they stop and loading it with drinks and/or snacks because any drinks you want to buy on the island including water are $2 each). It's the part of the trip AFTER the store that would have been unbearable if I hadn't taken prescription strength motion sickness medicine. The road is paved, but it's VERY NARROW and HILLY and CURVY....and it seems to go on FOREVER. Just when you think you are getting close to the end, you aren't. And I understand that the tour operators can't do anything about the road, but to not have any information from the driver and being cramped in an SUV was just not the least bit fun, much less relaxing. No one talked or got to know each other, we were just subjected to listen to the awful music our driver chose to listen to for the entire 3+ hours in the car. Eventually we arrived at a rudimentary port and everyone got out of the car except for us. The only info we got out of the driver was that we had to go to another "port". Luckily, it was only a few minutes down the road. Once there, we moved to a shaded seating area where several other people were waiting. Again, there was NO communication from the tour operators. It would have been nice to have someone explain the procedure so we would know what to expect, but everyone just sat around wondering what time we would be departing and how long it would take and where we were (like some history or information on the region). One man was going from group to group asking for names, essentially checking to see if everyone who had booked had made it there. We waited for about 20 minutes before being directed to a boat with about 18 other tourists on it and 3 "guides". The boat trip was about 40 minutes and wasn't bad at all. Once at the island, one of the "guides" who had been on the boat directed everyone to a seating area and asked for passports and money (if you had not already paid for the trip. If you had already paid, you had to show the payment confirmation). It took about 30 minutes for them to get to us and ultimately take us to the room we would be staying in. AGAIN, note that there is no welcome to the island with any explanation of where things were or what was available to us. For me, it would have made all the difference to have heard even a short 5 min spiel along the lines of "we are so glad you are all here. This island has been in our family for X number of years. You can find the bathrooms over there. We have kayaks for rent and at mealtime, simply sit down at one of these tables and we will bring your food out to you. After lunch today we will be taking a trip to island _______ where you can snorkle or relax in a hammock or swim". There are 4 private huts on this island and one larger building with 8 individual rooms, which is where our room was. The walls of the rooms do not go all the way to the ceiling, meaning you can hear other people talking (and snoring!) in the other rooms. I expected our room to be very basic, but the only thing in it was a bed and a hook on the wall. There was no table or even a shelf so your only two options to place anything are on the bed or the sandy wooden floor. We were served lunch (which I thought was delicious!) and then taken on a couple of excursions. The first one being a sand bar where you could snorkel or just swim and the second being another larger island where there was a sunken ship just off shore. This island has a small bar where you can buy tropical drinks. We were there for about an hour before returning to our island. The afternoon is open to do whatever you want which I found to be very relaxing, but if you have a hard time just napping or reading or playing solitaire or building a sandcastle, you might become bored pretty quickly. We went to bed right after dinner and left right after breakfast the next morning to head back to Panama City. Same thing on the trip back...cramped in the middle row with 2 other people and the ride seemed even longer that time. All in all, I certainly didn't hate it but I can honestly say I wouldn't do it again. And I struggle to recommend this particular tour. Maybe some of the others are better at communication and execution, but this one is definitely lacking in both.

• Rest and relaxation

  B8102BJamandap,2023年10月12日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Sam Blas, the Island of Yani, was a beautiful relaxing time. The transportation was clean and timely. The road to the boat is paved, so smooth but very curvy. The driver was great handling curves. The island was welcoming, plenty of relaxing. Kayaks and canoes are available. Food was good The only thing that could have made it more comfortable would be a few more chairs to relax in. The island did had plenty of hammocks. I wish I would have brought a small battery fan for sleeping at night. Could have left our door open because there were not any mosquitoes.The people were accommodating ( took my son out to fish for a little while, and changed our travel time). Great rustic trip, would definitely do again.

  

  

  

  

  

• Excellent experience

  alejandrorA8931BA,2023年9月7日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  Excellent views, it is a heavenly place, the food and accommodation is basic, however, it is worth the experience

• It was almost perfect!

  Alacarini,2023年6月4日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  I could score five if the island owners hadn't been vile to me. The agency picked me up at the hotel as agreed and when we arrived in San Blas were already waiting for me on the boat to arrive on the island. Simple cottage but nice, like everything there but visually beautiful, small and clean island. We had lunch, just me, a Chilean, 1 couple who had lunch and left and another 1 Canadian couple. The strange night we only had four of us. My cell phone battery was already running out and I had already read q the night could charge. Where did I carry what was my surprise? They said q I couldn't pq were in trouble. Ice drinks, various lights on and even in the cabin there was light. I was super upset, the q do alone, 7 hrs of the night, no battery and with the Internet running. I went to the bathroom and went to check the wires and as the saint protects I found it taken with USB as in the photo and I charged the phone. In the morning already with full battery, I went to ask again and I was denied once more. The boat tour ended up leaving only in the afternoon, everything was beautiful and I stayed on the island without leaving more than 24 hours.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Do not miss this

  Florian G,2023年2月17日

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Visiting the Islas San Blas was an impressive experience. We stayed on Yami Island for one night and really got into a kind of Cast-Away-Island feeling. Everyone we interacted with, from our driver to the boat crew and the people working on the island, was welcoming and polite. I can wholeheartedly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Panama.

• Amazing.

  nuriaf4718,2023年1月12日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  4.00

  I recommend 100% visiting the islands of Guna Yala. Very good experience with the agency. They sent me the itinerary a couple of days before the tour with all the necessary information. The road is not in good condition so I recommend booking transport for comfort and a pill for dizziness does not go amiss either, especially if the sea is exhausted. We were on Yani Island. Lovely and very quiet. There is an option for paddle surfing. The food is simple but good. Remember to bring water as there is no water on the island. The only thing that would improve is that on the reservation it said that we would be provided with diving goggles for the excursion and then there were no.

  

• Not really worth the hype

  Natasja A,2022年7月19日

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  3.00

  Very nice place for a get away from the everyday life. Nice and calm place. Not much to do on the Island except swimming, reading and playing games. It was a very very bumpy ride to the port. We got very delayed because of a storm which is fair, but no one told us anything about it so we just sat in the car and waited for 40 minutes. We then got to the Island and found out that water was not included in the price and we didn't know we had to bring our own water... So we had to pay 2USD $ for 0,5L bottle of water... For two people we ended up buying 10 bottles... The food was mediocre with little variety (rice, fried fish or chicken and some Vegetables) which wasn't great for Vegetarians... We met some lovely people on our trip and talked for hours after dinner and watched a storm in the distance with a lot of lighting. The people on the Islands doesn't really speak English so be aware of that.

  

  

  

• Do Not Book This Tour--San Blas Dreams is cheaper and better and the customer service is terrible here.

  Jon T,2022年3月26日

  - Review from Viator

  1.00

  Terrible customer service. We had no working light in our room as well as a room with no lock. We booked a 2 bed and they stuck us in something called the dormitorio that didnt even have a door to close. When I contacted Tao Travel who prides themselves on being 24/7 they took forever to answer and then were extremely condescending. Sarahi was the "Customer service agent' that talked down to me like a child. If you're looking at San Blas book it, just not through this provider. Also the people on the trip who booked through San Blas Dreams got a much better deal.

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