We spent a few days in Portobelo and Francesco's Bar Casa Vela became our regular place. Sailors, Backpackers and globetrotters from all over the world meet here. It was always... read more funny and we heard incredible stories.
For one day we rented kayaks and got the best tips for our trip through the mangroves directly from Francesco. The tour was wonderful and renting was totally uncomplicated.
Besides Francesco makes super tasty pizza and pasta. So be sure to stop by Francesco's when you are in Portobelo!

  Francesco was awesome! Extremely knowledgeable on all of the culture, biology and history of this area. We kayaked and hiked through the rainforest to a secluded beach. ... read more We learned so much along the way. Thank you Francesco!!

  A fantastic nice tour company and very nice inspiering stuf.A lot of adventure with jungle and sailing safari.

  My wife, 2 daughters and I went on the kayak, trek, snorkel tour with Francesco from Panamore. We had a really enjoyable time. We took a kayuk(traditional wooden kayak) and... read more a regular kayak and paddled across Portobelo bay and finished with a short paddle through the mangroves. We then put on rubber boots and hiked for about 30 minutes through the jungle until we reached a secluded beach. Unfortunately it was a very high tide and the beach was mostly underwater. There was also an unusually strong wind which made snorkeling impossible. We sat and had lunch and enjoyed the ocean. Francesco got us some coconuts from the local land owner. The milk inside was great! After about an hour, we reversed our route and returned to Portobelo. We really enjoyed the tour and felt it was priced fairly.

  We got the contact details of Francesco via an acquaintance of ours. He became our regular guide during our stay in Portobelo. Francesco speaks a lot of languages ​​and has... read more a lot of knowledge about the village and the surroundings of Portobelo. He is originally from Europe, so he really understands the differences and similarities between cultures. We have experienced that he is patient, listens well and at the same time can think solution-based from our needs. He is willing to give you tips without immediately expecting something back. He gave us very good food suggestions which we really needed after one month of traveling with not always such good food. And some suggestions to visit small villages which you can’t find on your own. He has good connections with the local people. We did a combined trip where we went canoeing, hiking, chilling and snorkeling at a private beach. The day after we went hybrid snorkeling. That was stunning. Francesco has a very nice pace; he knows when to go slower and when to speed up. He was an incredible, enjoyable and helpful guide to us. We have booked our tours with him and will recommend to everyone to do this as wel. Our stay in Portobelo felt like we where visiting friends mainly because of Francesco and Camilla who where the nicest people and the best guides!

  Thanks to Francesco we got to see so many things of Panama and got to know a lot of the nature, the history, the society and more. We were in... read more the jungle on horses with Francesco and he showed us a lot. He is an experienced guide and lives there for now 10 years. He speaks good english and is really funny. He gave us everyday another nice activity to do. So we went on the ocean with his kayak one day, which was a real fun ride. The next day we went amphibia board riding, which is board pulled under water by a boat. He also showed us some secret beaches where we camped and stayed the night.

  Thank you for your friendly, reliable and proactive approach. I can only recommend, especially thank YOU, Francesco

  We had a wonderful day with Francesco! We have traveled many places and have had many different tour guides but Francesco was by far the best! We kayaked through mangroves,... read more hiked through mud and the jungle, and spent time on a beautiful private beach. I couldn't have imagined a more perfect day! He also helped us with many other things such as fishing, ziplining, etc. Thank you so much for all the memories Francesco! We will never forget you, and plan on staying in touch!