Travel Guides

Local knowledge from guides who grew up here — what to expect, what to bring, and how to make the most of Panama. New guides added every month.

Waterfalls Near Panama City: Four You Can Actually Visit

Which falls you can reach on your own, which need a guide, when the water is clearest — and the hidden one worth the hike.

Visiting an Emberá Village: How a Day Actually Works

Dugout canoes up the Chagres, the Emberá Drúa community, crafts, a waterfall swim and river-fish lunch.

Bayano Caves: What to Expect

The boat ride, how wet you’ll get, minimum age, the footwear that matters — and the jungle lagoon at the end.

How to Plan a Multi-Day Panama Itinerary

How many days you really need, the Best of Panama route, and the packing mistake almost everyone makes.

San Blas Islands, Panama: What to Know Before You Go

San Blas is the tourist name for Guna Yala, an autonomous Guna territory of small palm islands on Panama’s Caribbean coast.

Boquete and the Chiriquí Highlands: A Tailor-Made Trip Guide

A highland town in Chiriquí where the temperature sits around seventy to seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit all year — coffee country, and the base for Volcán Barú.

Panama City Experiences: Day Tours a Local Recommends

Nearly everything worth doing in Panama City sits within two hours of your hotel — the order we’d put it in, and what is worth a guide.

Panama Canal Eco Tours: Wildlife, Locks and Rainforest

A Panama Canal eco tour is the Canal seen as the rainforest system that feeds it — wildlife, the locks, and the watershed.

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