How to Sail From Colombia To Panama on a Cargo Boat

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The stretch of land that separates Colombia and Panama, called the Darien Gap can only be crossed over by plane or by boat. While many sailboats offer the 5 day journey for $400 to $600.

I made this journey for $40 sailing on a cargo boat through the San Blas islands

In Turbo, get a boat (launcha)

To Capurgana Once ou stamped your passport out of Colombia Get on another boat — To Capurgana

Stamp your passport out of Colombia

Take another boat You are now in Panama and will need to stamp your passport in — Take another boat

In Turbo get on a boat aka launcha To Puerto Obaldia — To Puerto Obaldia

The boat gets you from Turbo to Capurgana A no man's land that grows on you — A no man’s land that grows on you

Puerto Obaldia feels like a no man's land that grows on you on the panamanian side — on the panamanian side

Here you wait and wait Stamp your passport in Panama — Stamp your passport in Panama

Then wait and wait

you wait until a cargo boat is ready to launch Sailing the San Blas Islands on a cargo boat 10B — until a cargo boat is ready to go

to sail out

it took 4 days to wait for a boat during which — it took 4 days during which

more backpackers joined our group each day

till we were a group of 10

ready for an awesome adventure

a five day journey

that would take us through

the San Blas islands

meeting with locals

spending an afternoon

on a secluded island

filled with coconut trees

drinking straight from the coconut

having an amazing time

Now sailing on a cargo boat

will be different than sailing on a sailboat

no beds available

sleep wherever you can

u to bring your own hammock — Tip bring your own hammock

no showers on board

but fresh crab — but fresh crabs

crabs caught daily — caught daily

As we sail we are filled with

Great memories

made new friends

yeah we couldn't resist that one — yeah we couldn’t resist that one

Time to say good bye

as we are dropped off to shore

to catch a 4x4 to Panama city — to catch a 4×4 to Panama city

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