Panama eSIM

Panama eSIM prices start at €2.89 for 1 GB (7 days). The recommended plan, 10 GB (30 days), costs €17.39.

The Miraflores Locks are the usual answer, and they sit on the northwestern edge of Panama City, so a half day genuinely covers it. The visitor centre has terraces that look straight down into the lock chambers, and what you see depends on a vessel being in transit while you are there, so it is worth checking the day's schedule before setting out. Pair it with Casco Viejo or the Amador Causeway and the rest of the day fills without leaving the capital.

San Blas, if calm shallow water is the priority. Its islands sit behind reef, the sand is fine and white and the water turquoise and shallow, with very little built on them. Bocas del Toro is the livelier choice: a town on Isla Colón, its own small airport, Bastimentos with Red Frog Beach and Wizard Beach where some breaks carry surf, and the sheltered, shallow Starfish Beach for swimming. Take San Blas for quiet water and Bocas for a place with a town attached.

Most plans land on ten to fourteen days, and it is the spread that dictates it, not the size of the country. Panama City to Boquete is 480 to 490 kilometres and six to seven hours by road. Boquete to Bocas del Toro is another 180 kilometres and three and a half to four hours over the continental divide, plus a ferry or water-taxi leg from Almirante. San Blas is a separate three to four hour run out of the capital. At a week you are picking two.

For the long western leg, often yes. Panama City to Boquete is 480 to 490 kilometres and six to seven hours on the Pan-American Highway, whereas the domestic flight to David takes about an hour and leaves roughly 40 minutes of road into Boquete. Bocas del Toro also has its own small airport on Isla Colón, which spares the overland route — some 180 kilometres and three and a half to four hours from Boquete across the divide, plus the water leg from Almirante.

The difference is the road rather than the islands. The approach from Panama City is roughly 235 kilometres yet still three to four hours each way, because the last stretch is a steep unpaved mountain descent that needs a 4x4 — which is why most visitors book a transfer instead of driving it. A day trip therefore spends much of its time in a vehicle and a boat. An overnight on one of the Guna islands turns that same journey into a small part of the trip.

Cooler and mistier, and the gap surprises people. The lowlands and both coasts stay hot and humid all year, roughly 27 to 32 degrees, while Boquete sits near 1,200 metres and runs about 15 to 24, often under the fine drifting mist locals call bajareque. The dry season, verano, is mid-December to mid-April; the rainy season, invierno, runs May to November and is heaviest in October and November. Hurricanes are rare because Panama lies mostly south of the main belt, though downpours can flood roads.

On the water between the Bocas islands, or out at the Cayos Holandeses, there may simply be nothing to register on, so give the handset a few minutes on land before calling it a fault. If it still shows nothing, confirm the Panama profile is the selected data line and that the offer's setup notes were followed. Territory matters too: a plan sold for Panama should not be assumed to continue into Costa Rica. When it will not settle, send support the order reference and the phone model.

Yes. WhatsApp stays linked to your usual number and runs on the eSIM's data. On a dual-SIM phone, your usual SIM can stay on for ordinary calls and texts. Your home carrier may charge for calls, texts or data on that line, so turn off data roaming there.

No. Horizon plans are data-only, with no phone number for calls or texts. Use apps such as WhatsApp or FaceTime over the eSIM's data, or keep your usual SIM on for ordinary calls and texts.

Yes. A travel eSIM connects to local networks as a roaming line, so turn on data roaming for the Horizon eSIM when you arrive. The plan is prepaid, so Horizon does not bill you after checkout. Keep data roaming off on your usual SIM to avoid charges from your home carrier.

You can buy more. If your plan supports a top-up, My eSIMs shows the data you can add to the same eSIM. If it does not, buy another Panama plan and install it the same way.

It will if your phone supports eSIM and is not locked to your home carrier. Many recent iPhone and Android models do, but some regional versions do not, so check your exact model on the supported devices page before you buy.

No. Horizon fixed-data plans have no throttling. There is no daily limit that slows you down, so you can use your whole plan in one day if you need to. Your speed depends on the local network, your signal and how busy the network is. When your data allowance is used up, the plan stops rather than slowing down.

Yes. We always refund the full amount you paid when you request it, whether your eSIM is unused, partly used or fully used. There is no time limit for requesting a refund.