Gapa Travel - Panama
Your contact directly in Panama
Contact
GAPA Travel
PH Hi-Tech Plaza, Calle 50 & 53, Apt 9D
Obarrio, Panama City
Postal address: Apartado 0831-00048
Estafeta de Paitilla, Panama City
Tel.: +507 215-3362 / 215-3902
Mobile (24h): +507 6674-1123
https://www.gapatravel.com/
Sales
info@gapatravel.com
Owner and Managing Director
André Goatham
andre@gapatravel.com
Multifaceted and individual – GAPA Travel brings Panama closer with passion and decades of experience. As an experienced DMC with a German-speaking team, local roots and profound market knowledge, we design travel experiences with depth, quality and a personal touch.
Since 2002, GAPA Travel has been active in Panama – headquartered in Panama City and supported by a dedicated, multicultural team. Our strength lies in tailor-made private journeys, small group and themed tours with a focus on nature, culture and encounters. In doing so, we combine highlights such as the Panama Canal, San Blas or Bocas del Toro with lesser-known gems in the highlands or the jungle.
We offer modular travel components, contracted accommodations of every category, transfers, guides, domestic flights and innovative programmes, e.g. for birdwatchers, culture enthusiasts or outdoor enthusiasts. Stopover programmes or combinations with neighbouring countries are also implemented flexibly.
Our digital product portfolio with images, texts and prices is available to registered resellers on Latinconnect – for efficient consultation and booking. GAPA Travel is your reliable partner for creative and professional Panama travel from a single source.
Our Destination
Panama stretches as a narrow land bridge between the Caribbean and the Pacific and is divided into ten provinces and five autonomous indigenous territories. Whether dream islands such as San Blas, the green highlands of Chiriquí or the colonial-influenced capital – each region offers unique natural and cultural experiences. Here you will find the most important travel information and top highlights at a glance.
Sustainable Tourism – Gapa Travel Panama
GAPA Travel is committed to responsible tourism with social and environmental engagement. Since 2018, the company has supported educational, environmental and social projects in Panama through its partnership with the Waved Foundation.
Its sustainable business practices are aligned with international standards and are documented and continuously developed via the Travelife platform. GAPA Travel places strong emphasis on fair working conditions, local value creation and resource-efficient travel design.
Partners and service providers are selected based on clear sustainability criteria, and both guests and tour guides are encouraged to act responsibly. In this way, GAPA Travel actively contributes to the sustainable development of tourism in Panama.
News from our DMC Alliance
Where is the music coming from? In Tortuguero, Costa Rica, music can be heard in a very special place: the Casa de la Cultura. Here, a small ensemble of dedicated students rehearses with great passion, keeping traditional Costa Rican Calypso alive while giving it fresh energy. But music is only one part of the rich cultural heritage of our Caribbean coast. To help preserve these treasures and make them more visible, the AKP Foundation of the Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group will now take the lead in supporting this inspiring cultural project. ARA Tours is, of course, delighted to join the initiative. Following initial improvements to the infrastructure, a small museum is scheduled to open at the beginning of next year. It will be possible to visit the museum as part of guided village walks. Initially, the experience will be aimed at small groups and guests travelling with a guide, and later also at independent travellers. We warmly invite you to support this musical project together with us and to include a visit in your travel programmes. In this way, we create meaningful and sustainable encounters, strengthen the local village community and give Tortuguero’s culture the stage it deserves.
The Latinconnect DMCs are using the current low season to further advance sustainability within their offices, contracts, products and customer communications. Local suppliers play a particularly important role in this process. How can they be successfully brought on board, and how can their commitment to sustainability be measured and encouraged so that suitable products can be recommended? To find out, we spoke with Lena Bartelt, Sustainability Manager at Neptuno Colombia Travel.
About a month ago, we launched the redesigned Latinconnect website. We would like to sincerely thank you for the many positive, as well as critical, comments we have received. As is often the case when introducing such a complex system, not everything ran smoothly at the beginning. Over the past few weeks, our team has been working intensively to resolve the reported issues and will continue to treat the correction of any remaining errors as a top priority.