Panama travel guide
Before you go to Panama
- Currency
- USD $
- Emergency number
- 911 / 104
- Plug type
- A, B
- Tap water
- safe_in_major_cities
- Tipping
- optional
- Bargaining
- Not expected
- eSIM
- Available
- Card networks
- Visa, Mastercard, American Express (limited)
- ATM fees
- About USD 5.25 per withdrawal plus your home-bank fee - withdraw larger amounts less often
Cities in Panama
- Panama City Panama's cosmopolitan capital on the Pacific, home to the Panama Canal (Miraflores Locks), the UNESCO old town of Casco Viejo, the Biomuseo…
- Bocas del Toro Caribbean archipelago of turquoise water, rainforest islands and stilted wooden towns; a hub for snorkelling, surfing and island-hopping.
- Boquete Cool highland town in Chiriqui famous for its coffee estates, the Volcan Baru trail, cloud-forest quetzal watching and waterfalls.
- Guna Yala (San Blas) Autonomous Guna indigenous comarca of some 365 palm-fringed Caribbean islands, reached by 4x4 and boat, known for molas, coral cays and…
- El Valle de Anton Mountain town set inside a lush extinct volcanic crater, popular for waterfalls, the India Dormida hike, a handicraft market and hot…
- Santa Catalina Laid-back Pacific fishing and surf village in Veraguas, the main gateway to the UNESCO-listed Coiba National Park and its world-class…
- Colón Caribbean port city at the Atlantic mouth of the Panama Canal, home to the Gatún and Agua Clara Locks and the historic Panama Canal Railway…
- Portobelo Small Caribbean coastal town in Colón Province, Panama, built around the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Spanish colonial fortifications…