What you need to enter
A US or Canadian passport valid for at least three months beyond your arrival, and a return ticket. No visa, no forms in advance, no fee at the airport.
Panama City · 15 to 18 April 2027
Golf in Panama. Three to five hours from most US hubs, and everything is already arranged.
Three nights at The Santa Maria, a Luxury Collection Hotel by Marriott in Panama City, and two rounds on its private Nicklaus course. Rooms, tee times, transfers and dinners are set up before you land.
From $2,995 per room for a golfer and companion. $3,695 for two golfers. Flights not included.
Dates and prices are indicative until the group is confirmed.
Flight time
3 to 5 hours nonstop from most major US hubs
Entry
US or Canadian passport. No visa.
Currency
US dollar
Time zone
Same as Miami in winter, Houston in summer
Meet Panama
If you have not been to Panama, start here.
Panama City is the business capital of Central America, a skyline of glass towers on the Pacific with a 350 year old quarter, Casco Viejo, at one end and the canal at the other. It runs on the US dollar, it never changes its clocks, and it sits a shorter flight from most of the East Coast than Denver does. The Caribbean islands of Bocas del Toro are an hour's flight the other way.
Mid April is the tail of the dry season. Expect sunshine, high 80s, and a breeze off the water in the afternoon. It is a long weekend, not an expedition, and nobody needs a week off work to come.
Nonstop flying time to Panama City
- Miamiabout 3 hours
- Orlandoabout 3 hours
- Houstonabout 4 hours
- Atlantaabout 4½ hours
- Washingtonabout 5 hours
- New Yorkabout 5½ hours
- Chicagoabout 5½ hours
- Torontoabout 6 hours
- Los Angelesabout 6½ hours
Copa, United, American and Delta all fly nonstop into Tocumen, which is about thirty minutes from the resort. Most morning flights land before lunch. Flights are not included in the package. We tell you which flight to book from your city so the whole group arrives together.
Money
Panama's currency is the US dollar. Your cards work, prices look like home, and the package price you see here is the price you pay.
Getting around
You do not need to. A private driver meets you at the airport, everything in the package is on the resort, and the add on tours leave from the hotel.
Panama City · The venue
Santa Maria, a private Nicklaus club with a Marriott Luxury Collection hotel on it
Santa Maria Golf Club is a private members' club, the first course Nicklaus Design built in Panama, and it opens to guests of the hotel that sits beside it. You stay at The Santa Maria, a Luxury Collection Hotel and Golf Resort by Marriott, and you play the course twice as a group, with tee times arranged before you land.
The course
- Nicklaus Design, par 72, 7,153 yards from the championship tees, with four tee sets on every hole so a mixed group plays comfortably together
- Water in play on most holes, generous fairways, and the Panama City skyline behind the closing stretch
- Driving range, short game area and putting green beside the clubhouse, where the arrival clinic runs
- Rental clubs available, so you can travel with hand luggage. Ask for them when you join and we reserve a set
- Carts available. Managed by Troon
The hotel
- Deluxe Golf View rooms looking over the course, breakfast included
- Full service spa, pools and event space for the awards dinner
- About thirty minutes from the airport, minutes from downtown
The course, up close.
Santa Maria as it actually is, with the city on the horizon.
How it works
You bring the group. We have done the rest.
- Rooms at Santa Maria held as one block, so nobody is hunting for a rate.
- Tee times for both rounds arranged for the group before anyone flies.
- Private luxury transfers, with a driver waiting at Tocumen when you land and taking you back when you leave.
- The welcome reception and the awards dinner booked and paid for.
- One price per room and one invoice for the whole group. Nobody collects credit card numbers from eighteen friends.
Add ons such as tours, lessons and an extra night are booked the same way, through us, so the person organising the trip never has to become a travel agent.
The itinerary
Four days, three nights, two rounds.
Capped at 25 golfers. Partners welcome.
- ThursdayArrive Panama City. Private transfer to Santa Maria, a short game clinic with the pro in the late afternoon, then the welcome reception.
- FridayRound one at Santa Maria Golf Club. Weekday tee times, so the morning is yours.
- SaturdayRound two, late morning start. Awards dinner for the whole group in the evening.
- SundayBreakfast and transfer to the airport, or stay on.
Tours, dinners downtown, an extra night and a few days in Bocas del Toro are available as add ons. They are not built into the price.
Two packages. Both priced per room for the whole stay.
Package one
Golfer and companion
$2,995 per room
One golfer plays two rounds. Both stay three nights and both come to everything else.
Package two
Two golfers
$3,695 per room
Both play two rounds. Both stay three nights.
Travelling alone? A single room for one golfer is $2,395.
Included
- Three nights at The Santa Maria, a Luxury Collection Hotel and Golf Resort by Marriott, in a Deluxe Golf View room with breakfast
- Two rounds at Santa Maria Golf Club
- Arrival short game clinic with the pro
- Welcome reception on Thursday
- Awards dinner on Saturday
- Private airport transfers in both directions
- Tournament organisation, scoring and prizes
Not included
- Flights
- Tours, dinners downtown, extra nights and lessons, which are add ons
- Personal spending
Prices are in US dollars, which is Panama's currency, so the price quoted a year out is the price you pay. A comparable package in Cabo or Scottsdale runs $2,500 to $3,500 per person before flights.
Add ons
Panama, beyond the course.
Priced separately and booked through us, so each couple picks what they want and nobody pays for a tour they do not take.
The Panama Canal
Watch ships climb the Miraflores locks from the visitor centre, or take a partial transit through the canal itself.
Casco Viejo, the Old Town
A guided walk through the 350 year old quarter, its plazas, churches and rooftop bars, with dinner to follow.
Dinners downtown
Tables held at the city's best restaurants on the free evenings, with transport there and back.
Bocas del Toro
Panama's Caribbean islands, an hour's flight from the city. Add two or three nights on the water before or after the golf.
Real estate and residency
For anyone curious about a second home or Panama's residency programmes, a half day with a licensed adviser and a look at properties around Santa Maria.
An extra night, or a lesson
Arrive on Wednesday to settle in, add a playing lesson with the pro, or a first swing clinic for a partner who has never played.
April 2027
Are you in for April 2027?
Tell us who you are and answer five short questions. It takes about two minutes, costs nothing and commits you to nothing. The answers decide whether this trip runs and what it looks like, and the people on this list hear first when the dates are confirmed.
All travel is booked through travelwithmakini.com, a Fora travel advisory.
April 2027
You are on the list.
Domingo Golf will email you within a day. If you are organising for a group, expect a question or two about dates and numbers.
Common questions
Do I need a visa for Panama?
No. US and Canadian passport holders enter as tourists with a passport valid for at least three months beyond arrival and a return ticket. There is nothing to apply for in advance. We confirm the current requirements for the group as part of planning, including anyone travelling on another passport.
Is Panama City safe?
It is the business capital of the region, home to the Latin American headquarters of dozens of multinationals, and Santa Maria itself is a gated golf community. Use the same judgement you would in Miami and you will be fine. Domingo Golf is based in Panama City.
What do the non golfers do?
Quite a lot. The canal, Casco Viejo's old quarter, the spa, the islands, and some of the best dining in Central America. Companion activities are sold as add ons, so each couple picks what they want.
Is anything booked yet?
No. The dates, the itinerary and the prices on this page are the plan, and they hold until the group is confirmed. This list tells us whether there is a group. Once there is, the people on it hear first, and nothing is charged until you say yes to a written confirmation.
What happens after I say I am in?
Domingo Golf emails you within a day. If you are organising for a group, we will ask about your dates and numbers. When the trip is confirmed, you get the booking details and a single invoice for your group, booked through travelwithmakini.com.