Panama… The Path Less Traveled is the country’s slogan. With the US dollar as the legal tender and a democratic government now in charge of the Panama Canal, travel to Panama is safe and very easy. However, when it’s time to find information about the country and what it has to offer. This is not so easy since most of us rely on references from our friends or travel guides before booking a week’s long vacation to the un-known. Most people think about the canal and that’s it. Some think well it’s got to be similar to Costa Rica…Right? Others, well just would rather not think about Panama since most baby boomers only remember the invasion in 1989 and Noriega.

When you sit and think of all the possibilities that might interest the adventure traveler to Panama, all the national parks that make up the water shed of the Panama Canal and what it has to offer come to mind. Here are top ten things to do in the water shed of the Panama Canal.

1. Kayaking in Lake Gatun
2. Whitewater adventures on the Chagres River
3. The Jungle Challenge (Canyoning)
4. Jungle Bike through the Soberania National Park
5. Hiking Las Cruces Trail
6. Exploring the Panama Canal Islands
7. Peacock Bass Fishing in Lake Gatun
8. The Canopy Adventure
9. Bird Watching
10. The Lost World (Emberá Indian Culture)