Punta Chame

Panama · YYZ/YVR/YUL → PTY · 7 nights

Flat-water · Value-tier · Beginner-friendly · Dry-season

A 10 km sandbar an hour from Panama City: dry-season trades every afternoon January to March, warm flat water, and Copa's hub keeping fares honest from all three Canadian gateways.

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Season averages

58%

Wind

28°C

Water

Rain days

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Water

Massive low-tide sandbank flats — waist-deep for hundreds of metres.

Gear

9m–12m; the afternoon thermal tops up the trade.

Hazard

Huge tidal range — the beach moves 300 m. Time sessions around mid-to-high tide.

Getting there

PTY → Punta Chame

119 km · ~1h 45

About an hour and three-quarters from Tocumen: through Panama City, across the Canal, west on the Pan-American, then down a quiet peninsula road. The kite centres at the tip have rooms, so many riders stay at the launch. Take cash at the airport — there's no bank on the peninsula.

Transfer

The kite centres arrange pickups — the simplest option with a board bag.

Rental car

Driving is on the right. The Corredor Sur toll road takes Panapass only — most rentals have one, but check.

Bus

Metro or taxi to Albrook terminal, a bus toward Chame, then the local bus down the peninsula. It works, slowly.

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No-wind days

🏛️ Casco Viejo in Panama City

🚢 Miraflores locks, Panama Canal

🏄 Surf weekend at Playa Venao

Live on the board

Typical fare ~$1,165

YVR → PTY · Dirt cheap$870

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Airline

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