Playa Venao (Los Santos province, Azurero Peninsula) – unlike the beaches at the Archipélago de las Perlas (which are only reachable via airplane or ferry boat), this beach is accessible via car from Panama City (taking a 4-hour ride through the Pan American Highway to the Chitre road, which leads to Venao Beach). Budget travelers […]
Mantaraya Golf Club (Avenida principal Farallón, Km. 115, Carretera Interamericana Farallón, Rio Hato, Panama) — located at Rio Hato, 1 ½ hours from Panama City, along the Pan-American Highway, the naturally scenic world class Mantaraya Golf Course (which is part of Decameron Resorts) is an 18 holes, par 72 course — designed by the internationally […]
JW Marriott Panama Golf & Beach Resort (340 Calle 3ra Buenaventura, Rio Hato, Panama) – formerly known as the Bristol Buenaventura, it is regarded as the best golf course in Latin America — a 18 hole, par 72 golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus. This course is located just 80 miles west of Panama City. […]
Isla Grande (beach) – this beach, located on the country’s Atlantic coast, is 1 ½ hour drive from Panama City (via highway), past the famous ruins and Black Christ at Portobelo, to a small town called La Guaira. From here a wooden canoe with an outboard motor will take you to the island—the 10-minute trip […]
Hotel El Panama Convention Center and Casino (Via España 111, Panama City) – this is so much more than your typical casino. While there is over 20,000 square feet of gaming space, the El Panama offers patrons so much more. For gamblers, there are over 300 slot and video slot machines and 21 table games […]
Hacienda del Mar (beach) (Isla San José, Panama) – like Contadora island, this beach is located on an island within the Archipélago de las Perlas. Tourism here is slightly more developed, with some resorts on the premises. Still, it is recommended by well-heeled Panamanians and foreigners familiar with the country. Fishermen would find this island […]
Contadora Island (Pearl Archipelago, Panama) – this is considered one of the best beaches in Panama, especially given that that Canal Zone sorely lacks such amenities. This tiny island, one of hundreds in the Pearl Archipelago (On Panama’s Pacific Coast), is considered Panama at its best, given its natural beauty. The one pitfall with this […]
Coastal Strip/Cinta Costera (Av. Balboa, Marbella, Panama City) — The coastal strip of Panama City is a place to enjoy green areas without leaving the metropolis. The strip covers over 35 hectares, 16 of which are completely devoted to green areas. Bordering the bay from Punta Paitilla to Old Town and providing an enjoyable contrast […]
City Sightseeing Panama (tourbus) – tourists passing through Panama can now board one of these double-decker buses and see various parts of the city, all with the flexibility and ease of its “Hop On, Hop Off” system.. The current route starts at 9 a.m. from Multicentro, proceeding to Street 52, where the Doubletree and Executive […]
Bocas del Toro (beach) – Located 32km from the Costa Rican border, the Archipiélago de Bocas del Toro consists of six densely forested islands, scores of uninhabited islets and Parque Nacional Marino Isla Bastimentos, Panama’s oldest marine park. Mass tourism is not an issue (and probably won’t be anytime soon). Minimal development has preserved the […]