Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION: PLAYÓN CHICO
By plane
There are daily flights from Albrook airport in Panama City ($84 one way).
Community tax
Visitors to Playón Chico need to sign in at the police station at the wharf
and pay a hefty community tax ($10).
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
There is limited accommodation on Playón Chico, with most tourists ferried out to the relat-
ively swish lodgings situated on tiny private islands a 5min boat ride from Playón Chico.
Yandup Island Lodge
Yandup 394 1408,
yandupisland.com
.
Five lovely octagonal
cabañas
with private balcony and bathroom sit over the water, while three slightly cheaper
rooms are set further back. The tiny island, with a small beach and nearby reef, has a breezy
waterside
rancho
-restaurant with full bar, which serves excellent seafood-based cuisine, and
service is friendly and attentive. Costs include two daily excursi
ons
with an English-speaking
guide, but not the community fee ($10). Credit cards accepted.
$134
/person
Sapibenega “The Kuna Lodge”
Iskardup 215 1406 (Panama City),
sapibenega.com
.
The most luxurious accommodation in the
comarca
, though overpriced, consisting of a hand-
ful of spacious bamboo twin cabins (for 2-4 people) decorated with Guna art, built over the
water and set round a grassy interior covering the entire coral outcrop of Iskardup. Each room
has a private balcony, hammock and tiled bathroom. A well-stocked bar-lounge area com-
pleme
nts t
he top-notch over-the-water restaurant-gazebo. Discounts for three-night stays or
more.
$155
/person
