April 25–May 3, 2027
Three locations, one retreat. Explore, rejuvenate, reclaim your health.
Panama City and surrounding beaches. The jungles around the Panama Canal. The cloud forest in the highlands of Boquete.
Price
- $3,950 per person, based on double occupancy
- $4,307 for a solo traveler
Day by day
- Day 1 — Depart Brunswick Forest with ground transportation to Raleigh-Durham airport, arrive Panama City at 8:00 p.m.
- Day 2 — Ferry for a full day to Taboga Island: relaxing day on warm sandy beaches with crystal-clear Caribbean water, lunch at a hillside restaurant with ocean views, shopping at vendor booths set up by local artisans, or an ATV excursion of Taboga Island. Accommodations at the Central Hotel in Casco Viejo, Old Town Panama City. Breakfast included.
- Day 3 — Poolside stretch class with Coach Alan before breakfast, breakfast at the hotel, then Uber to the Gamboa nature reserve, where we will enjoy two excursions in the area, with breakfast, lunch and dinner overlooking the Panama Canal — both at the Gamboa hotel. Included excursions: a boat ride through the Panama Canal area to Monkey Island, a sloth sanctuary, a tram ride over the jungle canopy, and a visit with the Wounaan indigenous tribe. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.
- Day 4 — Gamboa: morning fitness class, two excursions, breakfast, lunch and dinner on the property.
- Day 5 — Travel to Boquete, check into villas, then a traditional Panamanian dinner with folk dancers.
- Day 6 and 7 — Breakfast included. Start the days with breakfast and workshops with Coach Alan on achieving your health and wellness goals and maintaining or losing weight. Excursion to a coffee plantation or a hike on hanging bridges through the jungle. Free afternoon to explore Boquete, play a round of golf, get in a personal training session with Coach Alan or treat yourself to a spa treatment. Optional excursions are also available — like a Jeep trek up the volcano to watch the sunrise, jungle hikes, and more.
- Day 8 — Return to Panama City after breakfast. Explore the sites around Casco Viejo — Plaza de la Independencia, with the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Canal Museum and the Municipal Palace around it. Walk to the Golden Altar at Iglesia de San José, Plaza de Francia and the Las Bóvedas vaults, and the sea wall at Paseo Esteban Huertas. Wander its cobblestone streets past colorful colonial facades — founded in 1673, Casco Viejo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Day 9 — Return home recharged, energized, with a new mindset on accomplishing your health and wellness goals. Follow up health coaching session with Coach Alan and his guided cleanse program.
What’s included
- Round-trip airfare from RDU (estimated — you purchase airfare on your own)
- Round-trip ground transport from ILM to RDU (dependent on number of participants)
- Central Hotel Panama City 2 nights with breakfast, plus a last night there with breakfast included
- Taboga Island beach excursion with lunch
- Gamboa Nature Reserve 2 nights with breakfast, lunch and dinner, with excursions — four excursions including jungle canopy tram, Monkey Island, Wounaan Indian indigenous tribe visit, and sloth sanctuary — additional excursions available for purchase
- Transport from Gamboa to Panama City airport
- Round-trip airfare Panama City to David (estimated — you purchase airfare on your own)
- Round-trip ground transport David to Boquete
- Valle Escondido 3 nights with breakfast
- Welcome and farewell dinners
- Two tours, choice of coffee plantation, jungle hikes, or honey farm, with additional jungle and volcano trek excursions available
- Ground transport to the airport
- Travelers insurance (estimated — you purchase on your own)
- Exercise classes, yoga classes, guided meditations, a maintaining or losing weight talk, and a take-home guided cleanse
- A follow-up health coaching session with Coach Alan
What’s not included
- Meals other than those mentioned
- Alcoholic beverages
- Added excursions
- Golf or spa treatments
- Some ground transport by Uber or taxi
- Upgraded rooms
- Personal training sessions with Coach Alan
Where we stay
- Central Hotel Panama, Casco Viejo, Panama City — www.centralhotelpanama.com
- Gamboa Rainforest Reserve — gamboaresort.com, excursions at activitiesgamboareserve.com
- Valle Escondido Wellness Resort, Boquete — valleescondidoboquete.com
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Reserve your spot
Alan Murphy, alan@liftingkale.com, 910-512-2794, liftingkale.com