For this trip, our goal was to mix the discovery of a new country and its cultures with being able to enjoy water sports. We chose Panama because it was easily accessible with a direct flight from NYC and we wanted to meet the Kuna Indian, who are the native people living on the San Blas Island, a bit north of Colombia. We also wanted to explore the richness of underwater in the San Blas archipelago. Our budget for the whole trip was around $ 1640 per person for 8 nights (excluded food and activities).