Request for shore excursion suggestions - Panama Canal Cruise

Hi,

My wife and I and another couple have made reservations for a cruise
in late November from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale through the Panama
Canal. The itinerary is:

Day Date Port or Activity Arrive Depart
Fri Nov 23 San Diego, CA 5:00pm
Sat Nov 24 At Sea
Sun Nov 25 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 10:30am 6:00pm
Mon Nov 26 At Sea
Tue Nov 27 Acapulco, Mexico 8:00am 6:00pm
Wed Nov 28 Huatulco, Mexico 8:00am 5:00pm
Thu Nov 29 At Sea
Fri Nov 30 Costa Rica (Any Port) 7:00am 7:00pm
Sat Dec 1 At Sea
Sun Dec 2 Panama Canal (Full Transit) 6:00am 4:00pm
Sun Dec 2 Cristobal, Panama 6:00pm 8:00pm
Mon Dec 3 At Sea
Tue Dec 4 Cartagena, Colombia 8:00am 5:00pm
Wed Dec 5 At Sea
Thu Dec 6 At Sea
Fri Dec 7 Fort Lauderdale, FL 7:00am

We would appreciate any suggestions as to good shore excursions at the
various ports of call. We are all in our mid-60s and in reasonable
health. On previous cruises we have enjoyed excursions that have
involved visits to Mayan ruins, having lunch with natives, bird
watching, visiting caves, natural wonders, etc.

Gerry

"Gerry" wrote in message
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Hi,
We would appreciate any suggestions as to good shore excursions at the
various ports of call. We are all in our mid-60s and in reasonable
health. On previous cruises we have enjoyed excursions that have
involved visits to Mayan ruins, having lunch with natives, bird
watching, visiting caves, natural wonders, etc.

Gerry

Hi!

We enjoyed the tour of the Embera Indian village in Panama. It involves
a bus trip and dugout canoe (motorized) ride up a river to an "authentic"
Embera Indian village. In Costa Rica
we did the combined canal boat excursion and the rain forest aerial
tram ride. Some folks find the aerial tram to be on the boring side, since
the animals are nocturnal or scared by the aerial cars. There is a bit
more wildlife that can be seen on the river portion of the excursion.

Pete

Uncle Peter wrote:

We enjoyed the tour of the Embera Indian village in Panama. It
involves a bus trip and dugout canoe (motorized) ride up a river to
an "authentic" Embera Indian village.

Uncle Peter, I couldn't agree more!! Our trip to the embera Indian
Village this past Jan. ranked up there as one of the best, if not the
best excursion we have done. They don't use the dugout canoe anymore,
that might of been fun.

I would pick an excursion that "only" goes to the village, there will be
very few people on the excursion. Also make sure to find out from the
shore excursion people, a *safe cafe* to spend time in when you get to
Cristobal. You are very likely to be there before your ship.

Here is a link to our pictures taken at the Embera Indian village:
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/241...14545039eysLxD

sue