Panama

Panama Travel Guide

Panama welcomed approximately 2.78 million international visitors in 2024, with moderate occupancy levels despite tourist growth.

  • Capital: Panama City
  • Panamanian Balboa/Peso (PAB/PEN)
  • Visa Free
  • Best: Spring (December–April), Summer (January–June)

About Panama

Panama welcomed approximately 2.78 million international visitors in 2024, with moderate occupancy levels despite tourist growth.

Quick facts

capital
Panama City
currency
Panamanian Balboa/Peso (PAB/PEN)
language
Spanish
population
4.4 million
intl arrivals
~2.78 M

Best time to visit

Spring
December–April
Peak beach & canal tourism
Summer
January–June
Dry & cruise-friendly season
Autumn
Winter

Travel tips

General
General

Plan your Panama trip

Tell us roughly when and who is travelling. You will get a costed itinerary — flights, hotels, sightseeing and visa — usually the same working day.

Top attractions in Panama

The places most of our travellers ask about — we build them into your itinerary.

Panama Canal & Miraflores Locks, Panama

Panama Canal & Miraflores Locks

Engineering marvel

Casco Viejo (Old Town), Panama

Casco Viejo (Old Town)

Historic architecture

San Blas Islands, Panama

San Blas Islands

Caribbean archipelago

Cities in Panama

Tap a city for where to stay and what we can arrange there.

We build Panama trips to order

We have not published a fixed Panama itinerary, and most of what we book is custom anyway. Tell us when you want to travel and who is coming, and we will put together a costed plan — flights, hotels, sightseeing and visa included.

Practical information

Tourism Data

First-half 2024 arrivals
~1.44 M (?8.7%)

Safety

General
Safe in urban zones; take usual precautions
Emergency
911

Panama: common questions

What travellers from Surat ask us before booking.

The seasons we usually recommend are Spring (December–April), Summer (January–June). Tell us when you can travel and we will say honestly whether it is a good window or suggest a better one.

Visa Free. Our visa desk handles the whole application — document checklist, appointment, submission and tracking until your passport is back. Call +91 97278 86777 or send an enquiry.

Yes. We plan the whole trip from Surat — flights from Surat, Ahmedabad or Mumbai, hotels, transfers, sightseeing and visas — as one costed itinerary with a single point of contact.

It depends entirely on your dates, hotel category and how many of you are travelling, so we quote live rather than publish a figure that would be out of date. Send us your dates and you will normally have a costed itinerary the same working day, free and with no obligation.

Ready to explore Panama?

Send us your dates and we will come back with a costed itinerary and honest advice about the season — free, and with no obligation. Mon–Sat, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm IST.

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