El Otro Lado, where two oceans meet

You arrive in Panama.
Discovery of the ruins and museum of “Panama La Vieja”, the first city founded by the Spanish in 1519, along with the colonial quarter known as Casco Antiguo, designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1980. A walk through the streets of this remarkable colonial quarter. Visit to several churches from the colonial era, to the Plaza de Francia with its sweeping view over modern Panama City, and to Plaza Bolivar.

Visit to the Panama Canal Museum, which traces the history of the construction of this feat of engineering. You then go on to admire this 20th-century engineering marvel at the Miraflores Locks. You have a front-row seat to the spectacle of cruise ships and enormous cargo vessels known as Panamax passing through. They are part of one of the three sets of locks on the Panama Canal, located just 20 minutes from the capital.

Just 30 minutes by road from Panama City lies a lush green world: Soberania National Park. This forest is home to a rich tropical fauna.
To get there, you will follow the canal aboard the Panama Canal Railway — built long before the canal itself — observing the locks, Gatun Lake, and the rainforest.
Boat excursion to discover Monkey Island, with your private French-speaking guide.
You stay at the Gamboa Rainforest Reserve, in a room overlooking the Chagres River.

By road you reach Portobelo, a town with a turbulent history.
Once a port from which Spanish galleons set sail, and a refuge for rebel slaves, the ancestors of the Congo people, Portobelo is today a haven of peace designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.
The refined bungalows of your private retreat, El Otro Lado, invite rest and disconnection.
The hotel has an infinity pool. For the beach, simply board one of the hotel’s boats to reach one of the many unspoiled beaches nearby.
During your stay, we have arranged a visit with a private French-speaking guide to Portobelo, a village steeped in history.