Panama Travel Guide

Plan and prepare for your holiday to Panama with our useful travel guide resources. Here you'll find recommendations on top attractions and details on the weather so you can time your visit accordingly. Swot up on visa regulations before you travel and cover the essentials from currency to voltage with our Top Travel Tips. You can also learn more about the style of touring we offer to Panama and the rest of Central America.

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Best Places to Visit

Places on our must-see list for any visit to Panama from capital cities to islands

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Best Time to Visit

Discover how the seasons affect the weather and when to go

Currency

Top Travel Tips

Perfect for those wanting to know about the currency, food, voltage, duty free and more

Visas

Tourist Visas

Visa requirements for Panama and information on getting your visa

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Get to know Panama

Recommended Reading

  • The Tailor of Panama
    by John le Carre
  • Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
    by Margarita Engle
  • Panama Passage
    by Donald Barr Chidsey
Did you know...?

Facts about Panama

  • Panama is the only country where you can watch the sun rise over the Pacific and set on the Atlantic oceans.
  • It took around 60 million pounds of dynamite and ten years to excavate and build the Panama Canal.
  • Panama City is the only capital city in the world that encompasses part of a rainforest within its boundaries.

Panama Travel Advice

We keep up-to-date with the latest travel advisories to Panama and follow advice as set out by the British Foreign Office. Safety of our travellers is paramount and we recommend that you check the latest travel updates from the relevant advisory body in your country.

Useful Online Resources:

The official Panama Tourist Organisation site and the latest Panama Weather Updates from the BBC.