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Panama · Independent guide

All destinations.

Ten areas from north to south with their places counted: how many there are, how many are open and what remains closed or restricted.

10 destinations180 places4 zones

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High-rise buildings beside Panama City’s bay at sunset.
Aerial view of a sandy beach edged by rainforest on Bastimentos.
Slopes of Barú Volcano with scattered clouds and hills in the foreground.

10 destinations · 180 places

01 · Panama

City & Canal

2 destinations · 35 places

High-rise buildings beside Panama City’s bay at sunset.

Panamá Province

Panama City

Two World Heritage colonial cities, urban forest and the bay on foot.

18 places

  • 15 open
  • 2 closed
  • 1 unconfirmed
Forested hills among banks of mist with Panama City buildings in the distance.

Canal Zone (Panamá and Colón)

Panama Canal & Gamboa

Locks, rainforest and Gatún Lake less than an hour from the capital.

17 places

  • 14 open
  • 1 restricted
  • 2 unconfirmed

02 · Panama

Caribbean

3 destinations · 56 places

Aerial view of a sandy beach edged by rainforest on Bastimentos.

Bocas del Toro province (Caribbean)

Bocas del Toro

Islands of Panama's Caribbean with reefs, cacao and Afro-Antillean culture.

24 places

  • 19 open
  • 2 restricted
  • 1 seasonal
  • 2 unconfirmed
Aerial view of a palm-covered island surrounded by turquoise and deep blue water.

Gunayala Comarca

Gunayala (San Blas Islands)

Caribbean islands governed by the Guna people, reached by mountain road and boat.

13 places

  • 11 open
  • 2 restricted
Stone wall of the fort at Portobelo with boats beached in front of it.

Colón (Caribbean)

Portobelo and Colón's Costa Arriba

Colonial forts, Congo culture and Caribbean islands about two hours from Panama City.

19 places

  • 13 open
  • 2 closed
  • 1 restricted
  • 2 seasonal
  • 1 unconfirmed

03 · Panama

Chiriquí & the west

2 destinations · 31 places

Elevated view of wooded islands in the Gulf of Chiriquí in warm light.

Chiriquí province (Pacific)

Gulf of Chiriquí and Boca Chica

Marine-park islands, humpback whales from July to October and long beaches near David.

14 places

  • 12 open
  • 1 restricted
  • 1 seasonal

04 · Panama

Central Pacific & Azuero

3 destinations · 58 places

Light sandy beach with palms and vegetation beside the sea.

Veraguas province (Pacific)

Coiba and Santa Catalina

A Veraguas surf village and the gateway to a World Heritage marine park.

18 places

  • 13 open
  • 1 closed
  • 3 restricted
  • 1 seasonal
Path through tall grass on a hillside at El Valle de Antón.

Coclé

El Valle de Antón

A town inside the crater of an extinct volcano, ringed by hills and waterfalls.

19 places

  • 19 open