Río Hato
Sea level · beach · ~1 h 45 from the city
Playa Blanca, Farallón and Buenaventura on one stretch of coast. Plus its own international airport, which no other Panamanian beach has.

Fits these trips
3days
The city + one hidden gem
We explore the city and one nearby region: Coronado, Río Hato, El Valle or Penonomé.
See the trip5days
Two worlds, one trip
Beach versus mountains, or the Veraguas and Azuero corridor, sleeping there.
See the trip7 days. Doesn't work if you're only staying in Coronado and Río Hato. They're half an hour apart; three days covers them properly.
See Río Hato with me
Tell me your days and I'll build the trip around what you need to work out.