At a Five hours drive from Panama City, there is a paradise where all visitors fall in love for its natural beauties. A place where Panamanians, foreigners and even Hollywwod Stars come to visit frequently . This world-class tourist destination is called Pedasí, located in Los Santos Province. A town of traditional customs, but open to visitors from all over the world who are looking for the peace and tranquility offered by the beaches that surrounds the area, as well as the pure air that is breathed in its streets and residences.
Stay for all tastes and budgets
Although this is a town visited by people from the international show business, the friendly and simple character of Pedasí has not changed, you can find from cabins and hotels at reasonable prices to spacious and luxurious country-style hotels. No matter the budget, you will always find good service and comfort for a good rest.
Gastronomy for All Tastes
Besides its lush nature, you also have to try the delicious dishes Pedasí offers to all Visitors. It has a great diversity of local and international restaurants, from traditional regional food such as fried fish with Bull Beach “patacones” to the most refined “Novelle Cuisine” dishes of French Gastronomy.
Night Life
Unlike other small towns in the interior of Panama, activities continue at sunset, here you can spend a lively evening with your spouse or friends at night. This cozy town has bars that can be found at any cosmopolitan city with lively atmospheres that serve all kinds of cocktails and drinks. The best thing is that you can return to your hotel walking under the stars with a cool night breeze.
World Class Beaches
One of the main attractions of Pedasí are its spectacular beaches that offer tourists the opportunity to practice water sports, mainly surfing, as well as sport fishing and even “snorkeling”.
Cañas Island: Surrounded by kilometers of mangroves, a great natural event happens here, the arrival of sea turtles. Four times a year thousands of turtles visit the island to lay their eggs, bringing the gift of life. Isla Cañas Tours takes you close to this experience that every person should live at least once in a lifetime.
Playa Venao: it offers perfect waves for surfing, hosting several international championships and is one of the favorite beaches of local and international visitors for its lively atmosphere.
Iguana Island: At 15 minutes by boat from El Arenal beach, it is for many people, Pedasi’s main attraction. With 52 hectares, clear water beaches and a refuge for abundant wildlife, it holds more than 5,000 birds, 62 species of it and it is an important nesting site of the Frigate bird. It is also one of the largest coral reserves in the country, making it ideal for snorkeling. Declared a Natural Reserve by the National Environmental Authority, it has a 40-hectare canal used by humpback whales during their migration between June and October.
Other beaches where you can enjoy its refreshing waters are: “El Toro”, “La Garita” and “Los Destiladeros”, at a few minutes from downtown Pedasi.
Pedasi, is a town that has everything, its people, the tradition and history of its town and the natural beauty that surrounds it, will steal a little piece of your heart that will take you back.
