Tips: How to Travel in Panama
General tips on how to travel in
- It is necessary for the tourists to have a passport and visa or a tourist ID that is valid for 179 days. If the stay does not extend beyond 180 days, then there is no need of visa to enter the country.
- Tourists have to pay an exit tax of US $20 before leaving the country. It is prudent to drink the mineral water.
- Prior leaving on trip, it is wise to get a medical check up. The rules and regulations tend to change without prior notice.
- Get the exchange rate confirmed before the excursion.
- Carry comfortable shoes, light clothing, evening jacket, insect repellent and sunscreen while traveling in
Tourists have several traveling options in
Tips on Domestic Traveling Routes:
Via Air: Small airports such as Enrique Malek located in David, Aeropuerto Marcos in Albrook, Chirqui provide flight services to all interior centers of the country. These domestic services are operated by Aerotaxi, Aeroperlas, Aviatur, AeroMapiex and Ansa.
Via Rail: Presently, only freight trains are operated by Ferrocarril de Panama. The PCRC (Panama Canal Railway Company) provides a passenger route of 47 miles, from
Via Road: The road services are considerably good throughout the
Bus services are provided amongst the large towns, but sometimes, these services tend to be slow moving. Taxis are not metered and the taxi fares are considerably low. Usually, the taxi fares are fixed in advance. Here, the taxi drivers are never a hope for any kind of tips.
Cars are available for hire at airports and in city centers. But to hire a car, it is mandatory to be 23 years of age. Four wheel drives are very popular and hence, it needs to be planned much ahead to hire them. It is obligatory to follow the rules and regulations while driving them.