There are 2 routes that stop at Isla Estrella, all leaving Panama City on the same day. They cost the same, $135 per person, so price does not decide here: what decides is which other islands you want with it.
Sorted cheapest first. All include the 4x4 from your hotel, the boat, lunch and the guide.
On top of any of these prices comes the comarca entrance fee: $22 per foreigner and $7 per resident, in cash and once only.
Only two routes stop at Isla Estrella and both cost $135, so the decision is short and clear.
The 1-Day Cayos Holandeses Tour pairs it with Isla Tortuga and Banedup and stays inside the Holandeses, the outermost group in the archipelago and the one with the most open water. The Photo Tour pairs it with Chichime and Cayos Coco Bandero, and rather than concentrating on one area it crosses the archipelago end to end chasing postcard cays.
One goes deep, the other goes wide. There is no difference in price or in time on Estrella; there is a difference in route.
Between $135 and $135 per person depending on the route, with the 4x4 from your hotel, the boat, lunch and the guide included. The comarca fee is separate: $22 foreigners and $7 residents, in cash.
The day splits roughly four hours of water time between the islands on the itinerary, so no stop lasts the whole day. The fewer islands the route has, the longer at each: which is why the cheapest is not always the one that gives you least.
With a deposit, and the rest is paid on the day of the tour. Cancellation is free up to 72 hours before: you get 100 % of the deposit back or change the date at no cost.
The 1-Day Cayos Holandeses Tour: its three stops — Estrella, Tortuga and Banedup — are all in that group. The Photo Tour leaves the Holandeses after Estrella to reach Chichime and Coco Bandero.
Yes, $135 each, plus the comarca fee. Since the price is identical, all that separates one from the other is which islands Estrella is paired with that day.