THE GUIDE - The Rough Guide to Panama - page 273

HIKING AND BIRDING
Coffee Adventures Jaramillo Abajo 720 3852, coffeeadventures.net . Run by a Dutch
couple who offer pricey but very professional hiking and birding excursions in English, Span-
ish or Dutch ($60-65/half day, $160/full day, not including meals).
Feliciano González 6624 9940, [e-mail] . Feliciano has
taken people up and down Volcán Barú so often over the last twenty years he almost lives
up there. Enthusiastic, popular and with constantly improving English and a little French, he
charges modest rates that vary depending on numbers ($25-60 for two) and offers a very spe-
cial four-day trip over the cordillera and down to the coast in Bocas, camping and staying in
indigenous villages. If he is booked up, try Cristian ( 6685 9813).

RAFTING AND KAYAKING
Boquete Outdoor Adventures Plaza Los Establos 720 2284, boqueteoutdooradven-
tures.com . Although they can organize all types of half-day or full-day excursions ($50/90),
they specialize in acclaimed whitewater kayaking and rafting trips as well as multi-day sea-
kayaking in the Golfo de Chiriquí or multi-day multi-activity adventures. Family adventure
holidays are also a speciality.
Boquete Safari Plaza Los Establos 6627 8829. Having taken over Panama Rafters, Bo-
quete Mountain Safari now offers whitewater rafting day-trips ($65). Also runs a host of oth-
er tours, the pick of which are a scenic horseriding excursion to the rolling hills of Caldera,
26km southeast of Boquete ($39 including transfer), and the ever-popular ATV tours ($65).