Sunday 03 August
2008, San José, Costa Rica
Holiday Company
Offers Darwin Tours To Panama
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Holiday Company Offers
Darwin Tours To Panama
Telegram.co.uk
British tourists wanting
a Latin American holiday
are being invited to
tread in the footsteps
of the disgraced canoe
couple John and Anne
Darwin.
The seven-day 'Darwin
Tour' trips to Panama
will take in the
bustling capital Panama
City, the spectacular
Panama Canal and the
idyllic jungle retreat
of Lake Gutun, where the
Darwin's lived and
visited.
And there is even a
chance to go canoeing.
Mr Darwin was jailed for
six years and three
months after admitting
fraud while his wife was
jailed for six years and
six months after being
convicted of fraud and
money laundering.
They swindled £250,000
from pensions and
insurance companies
after Mr. Darwin faked a
fatal canoeing accident
in March 2002.
They tried to start a
new life in Panama where
they set up a business
and bought property with
the eventual aim of,
ironically, offering
canoeing holidays.
Laura Forsyth, from
London-based Journey
Latin America, who are
offering the breaks
said: "Brits are
fascinated with
criminality and to
follow in the footsteps
of such a notorious
couple like the Darwin's
is really intriguing
"This was one of the
biggest and stories of
the year, and now
tourists can be a part
of it.
"The Darwin's at least
got it right choosing
Panama, it's one of our
most popular
destinations for UK
tourists and amazingly
beautiful and diverse
country."
Increasing numbers of UK
citizens are choosing
central American
destinations like Panama
and neighbouring
Nicaragua and Costa
Rica.
She said: "The Darwin
trip also offers canoe
expeditions on Lake
Gatun, but thankfully
these are totally
legitimate."
Journey Lation America
is hoping the 'Darwin
effect' will have
holidaymakers flocking
to book the deals.
But Hartlepool Labour MP
Iain Wright condemned
the scheme.
He said: "I suppose it's
funny on one level, but
these people were
fraudsters, they're
criminals.
"Really they are the
last people I would want
associated with the town
if we want to have
investment and
opportunity for the
region."
The Darwin-themed
package includes a
nine-night tailor-made
itinerary including,
historic Panama City, a
full-day transit on the
Panama Canal,
accommodation in a
rainforest lodge
overlooking Gatun Lake,
a full-day boat trip to
spot wildlife on Gatun
Lake and three nights
wind down in Bocas del
Toro on the Caribbean.
Prices starts from
£1,389 per person and
includes all flights,
accommodation,
transport, some meals
and some guided
excursions.
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