Start from the capital
Panama City has the main international airport, and the canal, Portobelo and the islands branch out from it. Plan a city stay first, then add one chapter, either the islands or the highlands.
Destination
Panama
Panama pairs a walkable old quarter and a working canal with Caribbean island archipelagos and cool coffee highlands, most reached from the capital by road or short flight.
Panama CityOld quarter
Panama CanalShips and locks
San Blas IslandsGuna islands
Bocas del ToroCaribbean islands
BoqueteCoffee highlands
PortobeloSpanish forts
Top destinations in Panama
Handpicked places that create different chapters of the same country.
Panama City
PanamáA walkable old quarter founded in 1673 and UNESCO-listed, with plazas, churches and the modern skyline across the bay.
Heritage · CityPanama Canal
Panamá & ColónAn 82 km waterway opened in 1914, where you can watch ships rise through the locks from visitor centres.
Canal · LocksSan Blas Islands
Guna YalaAbout 365 small islands off the Caribbean coast, around 50 of them inhabited, in the Guna people's territory of Guna Yala.
Islands · GunaBocas del Toro
Bocas del ToroA Caribbean archipelago of islands, mangroves and reefs, centred on Bocas Town on Isla Colón, with a national marine park on Bastimentos.
Islands · MarineBoquete
ChiriquíA cool highland valley at about 1,200 metres, with coffee farms and trails below Volcán Barú, Panama's highest point at 3,475 metres.
Coffee · HikingPortobelo
ColónSpanish fortifications on a Caribbean bay, once a port on the treasure-fleet route and UNESCO-listed since 1980 with Fort San Lorenzo.
Forts · History
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Hotels and flights
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Hotels in Panama City and flights into it at live prices for your dates, booked and paid in one step. The rest of the route we plan with you.
Panama travel guide
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Islands need transfers
Bocas del Toro and San Blas are reached by short flights or by road and boat. Give each at least two nights, and keep luggage light for small planes and boats.
Seasons differ by coast
Panama City and the Pacific side are driest from about December to April. Bocas del Toro has drier spells in January to April and again from late August to October, when Boquete is at its wettest.
Check entry rules
Entry rules depend on your passport and can change, so check them with official sources before booking. A canal stop fits easily around arrival or departure, as the Miraflores locks are on the edge of the capital.
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