Tailor-made holidays in Panama
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To enter Panama, you will need a valid passport, and depending on your citizenship, a visa or tourist card. US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand citizens and most other nationalities do not need to obtain a visa, but they do need a tourist card (available from embassies and airlines serving Panama) in advance. The tourist card can be obtained through your airline for B/.5.00 (or U.S. dollars) Recent changes in immigration laws allows most visitors to stay up to three months without a visa. This stay can be extended an additional 3 months. To avoid problems when leaving after 3-months, be sure to visit a local immigration office at the end of your 3-month stay to extend it.
When to go
Panama has a year-round wonderfully pleasant tropical climate and an average temperature of 27 degrees Centigrade (or 80 degrees F.) Nights, however, are generally fresh, especially in mountainous areas. The country has two seasons: Rainy and Dry. The former lasts from May to December, and despite of the rainfall it is a rare day that the sun fails to show. During the Dry season, called "summer", the nice Trade Winds constantly blow.
Getting there
International flights arrive at Tocumen International Airport (PTY), which lies about 20 miles east of Panama City (from all countries) or David Airport (from Costa Rica in AirPanama [3]). Panama City's PTY is well connected with the Americas and has non-stop flights to almost 20 countries in the region.
Average flight time from the UK is around 15 hours, depending on stopover times.
Time difference
GMT – 5 hours
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