Every year, Panama attends about two million tourists from around the world, and their major mass make independent travels, and our compatriots including. This does not mean that the tourist industry is not developed in this direction, simply in this country there are many interesting places in this country, to see which only tourists can be moved to stopping and resting for two or three days in each. Thus, during a two-week vacation, it is possible to get acquainted with many of them. It is right because it is impossible to see the country to see her beauty and sights, being in one place is impossible.
How to organize an independent trip to Panama?
First of all, you need to think about it in advance to have time to search for suitable placesrs and affordable flights. Do not forget that in this country a subtropical climate, with a rather long season of rains. You can find more about this in the article "What time is it better to go to Panama's holidays?", Where the weather features are described. To visit Panama, citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and other countries, the visa is not required, which removes the need to collect and submit documents for its discovery. It is enough to have a passport, with a validity period of at least six months (at the time of the trip), confirmation of hotel booking and air tickets to the opposite direction, cash by stay in Panama and insurance, which can be issued in any insurance company, at home. A visa-free stay in the country is permitted for a period of ninety days, which is quite enough for recreation, but also visiting the most remote areas, just enough money. Therefore, we immediately go to the search for the hotel or other real estate and air tickets. In order to consider accommodation options, it is worth making a certain plan or a route that you will adhere to. To learn more about the interesting places and sights of Panama, read articles about the country, tourist reviews who visited there, in various forums and blogs.
This will help create a presentation, and preference to visit those or other corners. I will not impose my opinion in order not to confuse future travelers, just describe some places, road and other expenses to help understand, in general terms, how much such a trip can do.
Prices will write in US dollars, since this currency is used in Panama, and your own money is as a trifle for delivery.
Find air tickets currently is not a lot of work. On the Internet there are many sites of airlines and simply engaged in the sale of tickets online. Book and buy without leaving the house. Try to view as many such sites as possible, since suggestions and prices are very diverse. The approximate price of the flight (Moscow-Panama-Moscow) per person is in the area of the eight hundred dollars, but if you get into stocks or special offers, which are often suited to various airlines, you can reduce costs up to semisot and lower.
I just specifically entered one of these sites and looked at the cost of air tickets. On February 22, there and March 7, the price of the airfare turned out six hundred and seventy dollars, with a change in Portugal. Local airlines of the country enjoys most of the tourists. Panama has several airlines exercising both international and internal flights. I advise you to use Air Panama.,
In which internal flights are more common and regular. For example, on the island of Contadora, several flights are performed daily. The cost of such a flight to both ends come out a little less than ninety dollars per person. Usually used small brand aircraft Britten-Norman Islander
You can order tickets for domestic flights on the company's website Air Panama. . In addition, the islands can be reached by water transport, ferries walk from Panama City in domestic and international destinations.
A little about public transport. The fare of urban routes is twenty-five cents.
Taxi, depending on the distance, within the city (I mean the capital) will cost two to five dollars (about one dollar kilometer). Airport will ask twenty and more dollars. But in any case, it is better to discuss prices in advance, the arrogance of Panaman taxi drivers there is no limit.
Long-distance buses cost in the area of one dollars in fifty kilometers.
Now literally a few words about hotels, villas, apartments and other real estate, which can be used for stays of stops or rest.
There is quite difficult to advise here, since it all depends on the type, class, the location of this property and other nuances, which are quite a lot. For the selection, you can use numerous sites that offer any options, both in terms of price and comfort. You can stay at the villa with a price from a thousand dollars a day or a cheap hotel from fifteen dollars. Therefore, I will not particularly comment on this question. When selecting an object, read the reviews of guests, it is very important not to rejoice from a well-booked version, and then feed the bugs or other insects (which sometimes, unfortunately, happens).
Prices for products, goods and meals in Panama can be called in the middle area. For example: Potatoes - 1 dollar kilo, fruits - from one dollar (depending on the species), a gallon of drinking water less than two dollars, local beer 0.5 is less than a dollar. Eating in the restaurant, away from tourists, it is possible for $ 3-5. Products are cheaper to buy in large supermarkets, and vegetables and fruits on the market. The cost of gasoline, at the moment, is 0.66 cents. Rent a car from forty dollars a day.
Here is an approximate picture of what can be expected in Panama. These data will help you approximately calculate the alleged expenses of an independent travel and make the appropriate conclusions and comparisons. And in conclusion a small video of our tourists.