are there diseases in Panama?

When you travel through Panama, you should think about medical prevention

Panama is tropical country, so it´s impossible to escape for 100% from tropical diseases.
With the development of the country, the number of affection decreases.

Climate & travel- time

In Panama you have, like in other countries in Latin America a dry and rainy season, the domestic people call this seasons, summer and winter.

In the rainy season, of course, it’s raining. Sometimes, in the dry season as well. But the rain is not the same, like we knew it from Europe, - the rain is warm and it just rains in the afternoon. The result is that the rivers have a lot of water, all of the plants are green and the air is fresh.

In general, Panama is a country you can visit the full year. For the rainy season you need, maybe more equipment. We are happy to give more information and help you, to plan your journey.

driving your rental car in Panama

In Panama you have right-hand-traffic, the rules are pretty the same like in Europe

The traffic is not very stressful, nobody is in rush- except in Panama-City.

For driving in Panama, you don’t need an international driving license, the European license is enough.

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Entry and Visa in Panama

You don’t need a Visa for a stay, less than 90 days.

Tourists from Europe need to have passports, which are longer than 6 months valid.

It’s necessary, to have a children-passport, with picture. At the entering you should be careful, that the officer of the border control, sights the length of stay correctly (Tarjeta Internacional de Embarque/Desembarque).