Arrive in San José and transfer to the Marriott Hotel San José for dinner and overnight.

This morning depart overland for Puerto Caldera. Enjoy a short city tour and lunch in a local restaurant before embarking the Sea Adventurer.

Home to pristine rainforest and serene waters frequented by acrobatic dolphins, Golfo Dulce is a nature lover’s paradise. Visit Casa Orquideas, a botanical garden full of colorful tropical trees and exotic plants including many species of orchids. Search the lush flora for resident wildlife including scarlet macaws, white-faced capuchin monkeys, red-legged and shining honeycreepers, and chestnut-mandibled toucans. Take the opportunity to swim or take a stroll along the beach.

In the afternoon take a Zodiac cruise up Rio Esquinas to search for birds and mammals in the complex maze of mangrove-lined canals.

Anchor off Isla Coiba for a two-day exploration of one of the largest marine parks in the world. On nature hikes search for more than 130 species of birds, including red-legged honeycreepers, crimson-backed tanagers, and brilliantly colored lance-tailed manakins. Zodiacs take you on excursions along wild shores and bring you to secluded beaches. Snorkeling is excellent as Coiba is also the site of a large coral reef where a convergence of currents reveals an array of eastern tropical Pacific marine life.

Panama’s remote Darién Province is one of Central America’s last unspoiled regions. This morning explore the Emberá Indian territory as the ship lands on Playa del Muerto at the mouth of the Mogue River. Be greeted by the Emberá community of Mogue, and learn about their traditional way of life while enjoying a lively Emberá dance performance.

During your daylight transit, the Sea Adventurer gracefully navigates the dramatic Gaillard Cut, Gatún Lake, and the canal’s three mighty locks. Relax on deck and enjoy a historical perspective as you follow this famed waterway to the Atlantic.

The San Blas Archipelago is a group of over 350 islands stretching for 200 miles along Panama’s east coast. Largely roadless, and many ringed with reefs, they vary in size from tiny uninhabited islets with few palm trees to larger islands clad in jungle. Your explorations offer up-close views of the wildlife native to the archipelago. San Blas is also home to the Kuna Indians, a semiautonomous tribe still practicing the traditions of their ancestors, including the crafting of molas, brightly colored, appliquéd fabrics. Meet the Kuna, learn about their culture, and admire or purchase molas. In the afternoon land at Holandes Caye to beachcomb or snorkel in the inviting waters.

This morning disembark in the historic town of Portobelo, one of Spain’s most important strongholds in the Americas during colonial times. Visit Forts San Geronimo and Santiago de la Gloria as well as the Church of San Felipe. After lunch, transfer to Colon for a VIP tour of the five billion dollar Panama Canal expansion project. Go behind the scenes at the Panama Canal Expansion Observation Center, and meet one of the authorities currently working on the expansion project.

Board shallow-draft boats today for an excursion among the Tortuguero Canals, home to 2,000 plant species, more than 400 species of birds, and 13 of Costa Rica’s 16 endangered mammals. During your exploration of the raffia-lined waterways, you may spy sloths, howler and capuchin monkeys, wood storks, bare-throated tiger herons, roseate spoon-bills, Montezuma oropendolas, and ringed kingfishers, and crocodiles, caimans, turtles, iguanas, and the Jesus Christ lizard, so named for its unique ability to run across water. Return to the ship for lunch and set sail for Colombia.

Far from mainland Colombia, rarely-visited Isla de Providencia is a warm and friendly English-speaking island with the nostalgic feel of the Caribbean of yesteryear. An island tour takes you to a parochial school and other points of interest ashore. Or, venture out to snorkel among a variety of fish that populate the island’s coral reef.

Attend lectures on the region’s history and wildlife or simply relax on deck.

The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef stretches over 600 miles from the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula down to the Bay Islands of Honduras. Today make an expedition stop to snorkel over coral reefs that are among the healthiest in the Caribbean. Permission pending, go ashore for nature walks, beachcombing, or to simply relax on the white-sand beaches.

Established in 1981, Lighthouse Reef’s Half Moon Caye Natural Monument is a bird sanctuary and the only nesting site in the region for red-footed boobies. Observe these pelagic birds during nature walks, along with magnificent frigatebirds, ospreys, mangrove warblers, and white-crowned pigeons. The waters off Half Moon Caye offer excellent snorkeling among seafans and colorful fish.

Disembark in Belize City and transfer to the airport for your independent flight.