Regular landscape panormas are really easy - the software does all the hard work. You need a specific programme but there are lots about. The free Canon one works well but others will recommend something for you.
When I say regular landscape, I mean scenes without close subjects a few feet from the camera - that's the only time it gets tricky to match things up. Without things like that to worry about, you don't even need a tripod - just hold the camera as level as you can, avoiding pointing it up or down, or tilting left/right. Don't shoot with too wide a lens and leave plenty of overlap at either side. Lock the exposure on manual so that it doesn't change as you pan across.