Cambutal is a 6 hour drive northwest of Panama city and our tour lodging is in a nearby town about a 1 hour drive inland from Cambutal.

Cambutal is small fishing town with a 10 mile long stretch of beach breaks, rock bottom point breaks, and rock bottom reef breaks. This spot is the biggest on South swells and it is rarely under 4' and as big as 15' faces or more with a good swell. The bigger it gets, the better for surfing the perfect point breaks in this surf infested haven.

The tides fluctuate up to 18' between high & low tide creating a variety of conditions and strong tidal push. Cambutal has a variety of breaks for surfing all tides. The best breaks are the point breaks and they can handle the biggest of swells. The beach breaks tend to break best during medium to high tide, however you can normally get some fun tubes at low tide along the sand bars. Low tide beach breaks get shallow and hollow with steep drops and very fast walls.

7 Night / 8 Day Quick Surf Tour Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive in Panama (Tocumen), Guide picks up group at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City and transports surfers to Hotel in Panama City, where you spend the night (arrivals before 3 pm have option to go on city and canal tour at no additional cost). Surfers usually go out that night to clubs and see the city.

Note: If you arrive in Panama City before 1pm, you have the option to skip the Panama City portion and go directly to Cambutal that afternoon.

Day 2: Guide picks up surfers at hotel in the early morning and transports to selected hotel in Cambutal. Surfers unload their gear at the hotel, then go surfing. Hotel accommodations, Surf guide, and transportation included.

Day 3: Hotel accommodations, Surf guide, and transportation included.

Day 4: Hotel accommodations, Surf guide, and transportation included.

Day 5: Hotel accommodations, Surf guide, and transportation included.

Day 6: Hotel accommodations, Surf guide, and transportation included.

Day 7: Guide transports surfers back to Panama City Hotel either early in the morning, noon, or afternoon. Surfers can see the canal if time permits, and go out in Panama City.

Note: If your flight back home on day 8 is scheduled for late afternoon or night time, then you have the option to spend all of day 7 surfing and avoid spending the night in Panama City. In this case, you would leave from Cambutal in the early morning on day 8 and be transported directly to the airport in Panama City for departure.

Day 8: Guide picks up surfers at Panama City Hotel and transports group to Tocumen International Airport for departure.

Note: - additional nights can be added

- food and beverages not included in package

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Accommodations:

Luxury: There is only one location to stay at Cambutal and to get to the hotel from the surf spots, you have to travel to a town inland from Cambutal about 1 hour by car. Accommodations include air conditioned rooms with TV and clean inside bathroom facilities and showers. The rooms are located upstairs on the second floor of the hotel. The downstairs portion is dedicated to the restaurant and bar. The rooms can accommodate from 1 to 4 people.

Meals are not included with the accommodations as there are other restaurants in the town within short walking distance. However, for those who wish to eat at the hotel, meals are served at the restaurant/bar and prepared using a variety of local and western dishes which may include beef, shrimp, chicken, or fish with a any combination of vegetables, rice, beans, potatoes, french fries, lentils, plantain, and salad. Hamburgers and sandwiches are also available. Vegetarian diets are also accommodated. Meals can cost between US$1.50 to US$3.

Photo of Hotel/View Photo of Room Photo of Food

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Other Breaks in the Area: There are several breaks in Cambutal accessible by 4x4. Some of these include:

Cambutal Beach Breaks - There are three stretches of sand bottom, fast and hollow left and right beach breaks. Located directly in front of the town or about 5 minutes from town. They get slightly larger than Venado, and much better form. The beach breaks can be surfed on all tides.

411 - A volcanic rock bottom right reef break, breaking over a volcanic rock reef and reeling off of a shallow rock bottom reef for about a 150 yard long ride with perfect fast tubes and lots of fun sections to hit the lip. Located North of the town of Cambutal, about a 10 minute drive on a dirt road along the beach. This place is usually about the same size as Venado, if not a foot or two bigger but with much more power and form. You can surf this spot on all tides.

Photos of 411

Dinosaurios - A volcanic rock bottom right and left reef break next to 411, with lots of power and big hollow tubes. The left breaks with a solid wall and tube for about 50 yards and closes out on the inside when it connects to the next reef. The right breaks with a good tube, then mushes out until it reaches the inside where it jacks up again for some good lip smacks. It is located next to 411, about 10 minutes from the town of Cambutal. They call this wave Dinosaurios (Dinosaurs) because the wave is so thick. This wave can get hairy! It is normally a few feet bigger than 411.

Photos of Dinosaurios

Corto Circuito - A long rock bottom right point break. The peak breaking over a large table rock with a steep-fast drop and forming a solid, thick tube. After the peak, the wave is just a long ripable wall with various sections to hit the lip, get tubed, or do floaters or airs. I have seen guys get tubed twice, do 3 round house cutbacks, do 4 off the lips and get a floater at the end on one wave here. It is probably the best break in Cambutal. It is located about 20 minutes from the town of Cambutal. It is normally a few feet bigger than Venado or 411.