IMMIGRATION
DEPARTURES FROM PANAMA
Once the trip starts the captain will hold on to all of your passports, since it is necessary for him to arrange all the immigration procedures once you find yourself in a different country, he will give you back your passports once you arrive at your destination.
It is very important for you to know that immigration requires you to have a copy of your passport and the page where you got your Panamanian entry stamp that you got when you first entered the country, please bring these copies with you to the boat in paper sheets.
Once you are in the Colombian side already, the captain will hand your passport to a Colombian maritime agent who will take care of your immigration process for your entrance into the country, this agent will return the passport after some time with the entry stamp for Colombia, the whole process might take up to 24 hours, depends on the waiting time they have on the spot. In the meantime you can start booking and checking your hotels or hostels reservation and then the captain will tell you where and when you’ll be able to collect your passports.
When you enter Colombia you don’t need to show proof of onward travel to leave the country.
Please make sure your passport or country or origin doesn’t have any extra or special condition to enter the country (Like Canadians for example).
It is very important for you to know that immigration requires you to have a copy of your passport and the page where you got your Panamanian entry stamp that you got when you first entered the country, please bring these copies with you to the boat in paper sheets.
Once you are in the Colombian side already, the captain will hand your passport to a Colombian maritime agent who will take care of your immigration process for your entrance into the country, this agent will return the passport after some time with the entry stamp for Colombia, the whole process might take up to 24 hours, depends on the waiting time they have on the spot. In the meantime you can start booking and checking your hotels or hostels reservation and then the captain will tell you where and when you’ll be able to collect your passports.
When you enter Colombia you don’t need to show proof of onward travel to leave the country.
Please make sure your passport or country or origin doesn’t have any extra or special condition to enter the country (Like Canadians for example).
DEPARTURES FROM COLOMBIA
The captain will collect your passport at the beginning of the trip since it will be necessary to arrange the exit of the country and will be giving your passport back once you arrive at your destination in Panama.
All passports will be handed to the captain in Panama directly with the entry stamp already, which is usually at the very end of the trip.
The panamanian authorities will ask for proof of onward travel to leave the country, you must bring this proof printed in paper since electronic proof won’t be accepted.
IMPORTANT: There is NO entrance FEE to enter Panama for most countries to stay 90 days in the country, the Panamanian authorities have made several sudden changes before without any notice, therefore if we know of any change we will let you know immediately.
The price of the trip doesn't cover any extra fee other than the standard immigration fees.
All passports will be handed to the captain in Panama directly with the entry stamp already, which is usually at the very end of the trip.
The panamanian authorities will ask for proof of onward travel to leave the country, you must bring this proof printed in paper since electronic proof won’t be accepted.
IMPORTANT: There is NO entrance FEE to enter Panama for most countries to stay 90 days in the country, the Panamanian authorities have made several sudden changes before without any notice, therefore if we know of any change we will let you know immediately.
The price of the trip doesn't cover any extra fee other than the standard immigration fees.
