Casco Viejo boutique hotels
Restored colonial buildings, rooftop pools, walkable to everything
KIN PTY
Panama City
Visa-free for Jamaican passport holders
A skyline that looks like Miami, a colonial old town that looks like nowhere else, and the Canal in between. Panama is the shortest international hop for many Jamaican travellers, and its airport connects onward to most of Latin America.
The place
Travel highlights
- The Panama Canal and the Miraflores locks
- Casco Viejo — restored colonial quarter, rooftop bars and boutique hotels
- A genuine city break with beaches and islands within reach
- Tocumen International as one of the region’s best-connected hubs
Popular experiences
- Miraflores locks, timed for a ship transit
- Casco Viejo in the late afternoon
- The Amador Causeway and the Biomuseo
- A day trip to the Pacific islands
Advisor’s notes
- Time your Canal visit around a transit — an empty lock is far less impressive
- Casco Viejo and the business district are two different trips; pick deliberately
- Panama pairs well as a two-centre trip with a beach stay
- Country
- Panama
- Best time to visit
- December to April is the dry season and the most comfortable time to walk the city. May to November is greener, wetter and cheaper.
- Perfect for
- City breaks, short trips, stopovers on the way somewhere else, and travellers who want culture as well as coast.
- Entry
- Visa-free for Jamaican passport holders — up to 180 days
- Before you book
- We reconfirm current requirements for your passport at proposal stage and again before departure
- Arranged
- Flights, hotel, transfers and experiences as one plan
Accommodation
Where to stay
Three ways to do Panama City. Your shortlist is built against your dates, your party and current guest reports.
Business district towers
Full-service, corporate rates, close to the financial centre
Beach and island add-ons
Pearl Islands and Pacific coast resorts, an hour or two out
Suggested itinerary
A suggested three days
Arrive and orient
Check in, then Casco Viejo as the heat drops.
The Canal
Miraflores in the morning, the causeway and a rooftop in the evening.
Islands or onward
The Pacific islands for the day, or connect onward.
Good to know
Questions
Is it worth more than a stopover?
Three nights is enough to see the Canal and the old town properly. A week works if you add the islands or the Pacific coast.
Which airport?
Tocumen International (PTY), roughly 30–45 minutes from the city depending on traffic and where you’re staying.
What about entry requirements?
We check what Panama currently asks of your specific passport before you book, and confirm again before departure.
Begin
Panama City, arranged end to end.
Flights, hotel, transfers and the entry requirements for your passport — handled as one plan, by one advisor.