Comments on: Hiking The Volcan Baru in Panama

By: Antonio Cala

Antonio Cala — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:02:18 +0000

In reply to Alfredo. Nice! Will try it out next time. Do you recommend any other cool hikes around the area?

By: Alfredo

Alfredo — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 23:13:25 +0000

In reply to Shalina. Feel free to take the Volcan Route as long as you go with a guide. Dangerous is a pretty heavy word, the trail does require caution but with a guide there shouldn't be any issues. Most people that get lost do so because they went on their own and the trail can sometimes be difficult to observe in certain sections. I did go there on new year and it was awesome. I've done the Boquete trail once and it is cool too, but you will get less views during the trail.

By: Shalina

Shalina — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 23:16:43 +0000

In reply to Amanda Zeisset. Thank you!! And we will!

By: Amanda Zeisset

Amanda Zeisset — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 22:46:40 +0000

In reply to Shalina. Hey Shalina! We took the Boquete route, it's super easy to follow, it would be difficult to get lost. Enjoy your trip!

By: Shalina

Shalina — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 22:40:06 +0000

Hi! me and some friends are on our exchange year here in Panama and we want to hike up volcan baru but we’re not sure about which path we should take… Did you do the Volcan route (more dangerous one) or the bouquete route? We know that 2 persons went missing on the Volcan route and that there are a couple of forks on the road and that it’s not very clearly which one you should take…

By: Antonio Cala

Antonio Cala — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:20:19 +0000

In reply to Ray. Hi Ray! I'd hike during the day then catch the sunset. From other peoples photos of the sunrise it doesn't seem that great because the sun comes right behind the cable tower. Are you planning a trip to Baru?

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:26:00 +0000

That looks like an amazing day trip! If you could have done it all over again, would you recommend the Midnight hike to catch the Sunrise, stay with the day hike like you did or camp overnight at the Summit to catch the Sunset?