Coiba Island
The largest island in the park, once a prison colony and now a protected area of rainforest, mangroves and reefs. Visitors arrive by boat for diving, snorkelling and wildlife watching.
Coiba National Park
On the Pacific side, this UNESCO marine park draws divers with rich coral reefs, sharks and turtles.
Attractive locations
Jicarón Island
A remote island in the marine park, known for its reefs and for capuchin monkeys that have been seen using stones as tools. It is visited mainly by divers and researchers.
Jicarita Island
A small island in the Coiba marine protected area, reached by boat on organised trips. Divers and snorkellers come for the clear water, coral and sea life around it.
Montuosa Island
A small, remote island in the Gulf of Chiriquí, part of the Coiba protected area and reached only by boat on organised trips. The surrounding sea is the main attraction.
Gulf of Chiriquí National Marine Park
A marine national park with many islands, reefs and calm water off Panama's Pacific coast. Visitors snorkel, dive, fish and look for dolphins and whales.
Airports
Enrique Malek International Airport DAV
It is about 124 km in a straight line from Coiba National Park.
Scams and safe taxis
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan28.0 °C42 mm
- Feb28.5 °C18 mm
- Mar28.9 °C28 mm
- Apr28.7 °C136 mm
- May27.8 °C307 mm
- Jun27.3 °C294 mm
- Jul27.3 °C365 mm
- Aug27.2 °C357 mm
- Sep27.0 °C338 mm
- Oct26.8 °C342 mm
- Nov26.7 °C326 mm
- Dec27.4 °C146 mm
Driest months: Jan, Feb, Mar. Wettest months: Jul, Aug, Oct.
Costs
Prices here are about 45% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
911 for police, ambulance and fire.
local government
Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá (ATP)
Helps with: Panama's national tourism authority. Its website lists a central phone line and email, plus regional offices and airport information centres, for tourism information.
Who qualifies: Anyone visiting Panama or planning a trip there.
Phone: +507 526-7000
Email: [email protected]
Address: Edificio BICSA, Financial Center, Piso 29, Ave. Balboa y Aquilino De La Guardia
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Panama
Helps with: The UN migration agency. Its Panama office, in Ciudad del Saber, works on migration matters in Panama; its contact page lists a phone, email and address.
Who qualifies: Migrants and migration-related cases in Panama. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +507 305 3350
Email: [email protected]
Address: Calle Vicente Bonilla, Edificio 110, Ciudad del Saber, Clayton, 0819-00017 Panamá
local government
Emergency number 911 (police, ambulance and fire)
Helps with: Reaches police, ambulance and fire services. UK government travel advice lists this number.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors.
Phone: 911
local government
Police emergency number 104
Helps with: Reaches the police. UK government travel advice lists this number.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors.
Phone: 104
local government
Ambulance and fire emergency number 103
Helps with: Reaches the ambulance and fire services. UK government travel advice lists this number.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors.
Phone: 103
ngo
Panamanian Red Cross
Helps with: The ICRC supports the society's humanitarian work, including family unity and restoring contact between family members. No contact details are given, so use the society's website.
Who qualifies: The page does not say who can use it. It describes the society as an auxiliary to the State, with volunteers.