Which Panama Destination Is Yours? Take the 60-Second Quiz
Surf town, coffee mountains or Caribbean islands? Panama fits all three into one small country — the hard part is choosing. Answer five quick questions and we’ll match you with a destination, plus the shuttle that takes you there and what it costs.
Your seven possible matches
Santa Catalina
A fishing village on the Pacific with one of Central America’s most consistent surf breaks, a sandy beach for first lessons and the daily boats to Coiba National Park. For surfers, snorkelers and anyone happy to let the ocean set the schedule.
Getting there: from Panama City ($70), Boquete ($45), David ($45) or Bocas del Toro ($80). Read the Santa Catalina guide.
Boquete
Coffee farms, cloud forest and cool nights in the Chiriquí highlands, below Volcán Barú. The place to slow down, hike to a waterfall and drink coffee where it is grown.
Getting there: from Santa Catalina ($45) or Bocas del Toro ($45). Read the Boquete guide.
Bocas del Toro
Caribbean islands where water taxis replace buses: stilt houses over the sea, reef snorkeling, Starfish Beach and Red Frog, and the bars of Bocas Town after dark.
Getting there: from Boquete ($45, water taxi included) or straight from Santa Catalina ($80). Torn between the two coasts? Read Bocas del Toro or Santa Catalina.
Pedasí & Playa Venao
Azuero is Panama’s driest, sunniest coast. Playa Venao has a consistent beach break for every level, and Pedasí, the small town nearby, runs boats to the coral island refuge of Isla Iguana.
Getting there: Santa Catalina → Pedasí ($50), and Playa Venao on request. Read the Azuero guide.
El Valle de Antón
A green town inside the crater of an extinct volcano, with waterfalls, hot springs and the India Dormida hike — close enough to Panama City for a long weekend.
Getting there: from Santa Catalina ($55, subject to availability); from Panama City we arrange private transfers. Read the El Valle guide.
Boca Chica
A quiet fishing village facing the islands of the Gulf of Chiriquí: boat days, clear water and very few people.
Getting there: from Santa Catalina ($50) or Boquete ($40). Read about Chiriquí province.
Las Lajas
A long, wide Pacific beach with warm water and only a handful of places to stay — which is exactly the point.
Getting there: from Santa Catalina ($40) or Boquete ($40).
Can’t choose? Pick two
Our shuttles link most of these places directly, so two matches make one trip. A classic: surf and Coiba in Santa Catalina, coffee in Boquete, then the Caribbean in Bocas del Toro — three shuttles, all arranged in one WhatsApp conversation. See the Panama loop by shuttle for how to time it.