Lonely Planet Panama is a guidebook well worth its weight, beginning with unparalleled photographs of tropical flora and fauna in some of Panama’s sixteen national parks and offering solid travel advice for Panamanian visitors throughout.
Travelers who value planning will find historic highlights, health bulletins, guides for travel with children, where to find internet access, and guides to planning wide variety of trips through Panama. Adventurers, who plan for moments rather than days, will find phone and fax numbers for last minute reservations on flights to the shore of the Caribbean for a weekend’s scuba diving or a mountain trip to kayak in class-five rapids.
Even more important as you actually venture into a foreign venue, are Lonely Planet’s well constructed maps and solid recommendations for clean hotels and good food, in Panama’s renowned destinations. The editors offer their favorites in both lodging and meals for each region, giving insights that can be very significant in a country in which food-borne and mosquito-borne illnesses do exist.
The amount of relevant data included by Lonely Planet Panama’s well-traveled team is extensive. The travel guide chooses regional destinations in each of the provinces, and then discusses local lodging and restaurant alternatives that are offered. The options for each area are categorized as: budget, mid-range and top end; which simplifies deciding where you want to go, by highlighting the differences in amenities that your dollar buys.
One chapter of the Lonely Planet Panamanian travel guide is advice by a physician, on vaccinations recommended before traveling in Panama. The doctor included a variety of health care information, even a contents checklist for a good tropical first aid kit. Read the rest of this entry »
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Prepare your travel to Panama with a first-rate guidebook. Plan your itineraries before you leave home. That way you will find all the best spots and bargains.
Moon Handbooks Panama
From lounging in the Caribbean islands of Bocas del Toro to viewing the cool highlands of Boquete and exploring Panama City, the most cosmopolitan city in Central America. Practical information includes suggested travel strategies and lists of must-see sights, both on and off the beaten path, plus essentials on dining, transportation, and accommodations for a range of budgets.
Lonely Planet Panama
This in-depth guide shows you where to go salsa dancing all night, glimpse resplendent quetzals or relax at a secluded mountain retreat. Including complete coverage of outdoor activities such as diving, snorkeling, hiking and wildlife, this travel guide also provides information on where to eat, hotel accommodation and regional traditions.
Adventures in Nature: Panama
This book highlights only the most interesting places and activities for adventure travelers. Vivid scenic descriptions, from the cool highlands to the lowland tropical forest, along with tips on getting around and a wide variety of accommodation options. Details on the country’s conservation efforts, with advice on how you can support local communities.
Lonely Planet Central America On a Shoestring
Probably the best known and used of all the guidebooks. Includes budget hotel accommodation, the best spots for scuba diving, wildlife watching, jungle trekking and language study. Air, bus and ferry routs and schedules, including border information. Detailed maps. Covers: Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Let’s Go Central America
A comprehensive guide to Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. This edition boasts expanded coverage of local and indigenous culture, beaches, and the outdoors. More listings of Spanish schools and volunteer opportunities help travelers extend their stays, get involved, and make a difference.
Footprint Central America and Mexico Handbook
Whether you’re looking for the ancient Maya pyramids, Spanish colonial splendours, majestic volcanoes, adventure sports or just the best beaches, this guide offers practical travel advice along with background information on ancient civilizations, archaeological sites and revolutionary history.
Lonely Planet Watching Wildlife Central America
From toucans to tapirs and jaguars to jacamars, this guide will help you to find and identify Central America’s amazing wildlife. Covers the wildlife of Belize, Costa Rica and Panama. Hundreds of color photos highlight the rich variety of mammals, birds and reptiles. The region’s world-class bird watching is covered for experts and beginners.
Central America Map
Travel map of Central America in color. Shows roads from paved Inter-American Highways to secondary and seasonal tracks, with distances in kilometers; railways; airports and landing grounds; ferry routes; active volcanoes; mountains with altitude in meters; protected areas; points of interest; beaches; gas stations; more.
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Lonely Planet Panama is a guidebook well worth its weight, beginning with unparalleled photographs of tropical flora and fauna in some of Panama’s sixteen national parks and offering solid travel advice for Panamanian visitors throughout.
The amount of relevant data included by Lonely Planet Panama’s well-traveled team is extensive. The travel guide chooses regional destinations in each of the provinces, and then discusses local lodging and restaurant alternatives that are offered. The options for each area are categorized as: budget, mid-range and top end; which simplifies deciding where you want to go, by highlighting the differences in amenities that your dollar buys.