Top Panama City Archaeology Tours

Encountering traditional Embera communities in Chagres National Park is a memorable part of exploring Panama, but visiting the park with a large group can feel impersonal. Choose a private tour to set your own pace as you cruise a jungle river, hike to a waterfall, and see a performance of traditional song and dance, with round-trip transport from Panama City in the comfort of a private vehicle.

Head to the Caribbean coast of Panama on a day trip from Panama City to the San Blas Islands. Traveling by boat check out a shipwreck and natural swimming pool, and enjoy the tropical scenery and atmosphere. Your tour includes breakfast, lunch, activities, and round-trip transport with hotel pickup and drop-off.

Casco Viejo, Panama City’s old town area, is a must-visit and you’ll get so much more out of sightseeing with a guide. Hear the stories behind the beautiful facades of the centuries-old churches, town houses, and government buildings on a walking tour. The neighborhood is also full of fashionable restaurants, and your guide will be able to share their recommendations.

Travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during this full-day tour of the Panama Canal. With your local guide, explore the canal by sea and on foot, viewing the ships passing through the locks and the variety of plant and animal life on the canal's shores. Explore Gatun Lake, home to howlers, capuchins, tamarins and mami more animals. Stop at the Agua Clara Locks Visitor Center to get an overview of the canal's history through informative displays and exhibits. Explore San Lorenzo National Park and Fort San Lorenzo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and enjoy a picnic lunch. All activities, entrance fees, lunch, and round-trip transportation from Panama City hotels are included.

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Escape Panama City on the newest and largest catamaran for a day of boating, swimming and dancing. During this 6-hour tour, you will swim on a beautiful virgin bay, visit the beach and the Island Village. Onboard the catamaran, enjoy sundecks, shaded areas, music, animation, morning snacks, lunch, and an open bar. This 6-hour tour is the perfect choice to avoid the afternoon tropical weather and have enough time for night plans.

Experience Panama’s booming capital city like a local on this guided excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup, enjoy a delicious traditional lunch and visit the first Spanish settlement in the country, Panama La Vieja. Take a sightseeing tour of Panama City’s vibrant downtown, pick up a souvenir at the indigenous handicraft market, and learn about the country’s rich history and culture at Mi Pueblito Cultural Center.

Casco Viejo is an old part of Panama City, built in the 1670s after the pirate Henry Morgan destroyed the original city site. Join a guide through this UNESCO World Heritage Site as you view the long history of the area through its diverse architecture. This neighborhood is full of Spanish colonial buildings and plazas. See unique sites in the area like a classic car-themed restaurant and a church built in 1675.

Off the usual tourist trails, this part of Panama on the Caribbean side, offers another flavor of the country.

Casco Antiguo de San Felipe is where the new City of Panama was founded in 1673 (the 350 year anniversary was in 2023), built only 5 miles West from where the first city was left in ruins after the fires started by the Spanish colonials themselves in an effort to save the strategic position crucial for World Trade since the Pacific Ocean was discovered in 1513, and to avoid the collapse of the Spanish Empire right there and then, to the most famous pirate of the 2/2 of the Spanish Colony, their nemesis who commanded the "Rogue" attack in 1671: Captain Henry Morgan. Both are World Heritage Sites as per UNESCO.

Get to know the city through the eyes of a local guide. With no set itinerary, you can customize the tour or leave it to the local for an enlightening introduction to the city. With our private walking tours, you'll skip the mundane historical tours and experience the city through the eyes of a real local. Our local guides are passionate about their city and eager to share their knowledge and insights. The will offer an authentic and personal experience. By the end of the tour, you will feel comfortable navigating the city and confident that you have all the information you need to make the most of your stay. - Private walking tour for just you and your group - Your guide customizes your tour to your interests and personality - Get a deeper insight into Panama City life than possible alone - See Panama City through the eyes of a local and discover its hidden gems Choose from 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8-hour tour options.

Embark on a fascinating 2-hour guided walking tour that will take you deep into the heart of Panama City’s downtown. Discover the historical treasures of this vibrant area as you explore the enchanting Plaza Herrera, admire the architectural beauty of the San Giuseppe church, and immerse yourself in the rich history of the Iglesia de la Misericordia. Your knowledgeable guide will lead the way, providing insightful commentary and ensuring you have a memorable and enlightening experience.

Learn about the indigenous Embera people of Panama on this day trip to a community within the Soberania National Park. As this is a private tour you can take your time and really appreciate the sights and experiences of the tour without feeling rushed. Take a boat ride down the Chagres River to the Embera community at Ella Puru. The residents will be happy to share their culture and customs with you.

This is probably the only tour you'll find that offers you a day in contact with the beauty of nature and wildlife, just minutes from your hotel in Panama City.

This Special tour is for our Visitors to get to know the Highlights of this exciting City with the Luxury and Private Service that only we can offer. For about 5 to 6 hours we will take you on a Luxurious Full Size SUV with Fully Bilingual guide on a private tour to visit the Modern City Sights, The Amador Causeway, and Miraflores Visitors Center of the Panama Canal Locks to experience one of the man made wonders of the modern world. We will Include Drinks and snacks.

Join us on a tour of the lesser visited Fort San Lorenzo on the Caribbean Coast of Panama and the Agua Clara Panama Canal locks. At 7:00am your English speaking driver and tour guide will meet you at your Panama City lodging from where you will continue on towards the Agua Clara Locks, located about 1.5 hours away, on the Caribbean side of the country. Visitors can take their time here and watch the gigantic ships passing through the locks below. Stroll through the visitor center, watch an informational video, or hike on the nearby rainforest trail. Learn about how engineers were able to raise Gatun Lake, built new locks, and widened existing channels to accommodate the massive New Panamax ships. At around 10:00am, we continue to the Fort San Lorenzo, arriving by 11:00am. Marvel in the rich history of the well preserved ruins as your guide explains the colorful history of this historic landmark. At 12:00pm we return to Panama City and will arrive back at your hotel by 1:00pm.

Interactive tour, revealing the history of the first founded city of Panama, with excellent views from its tower and old Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, towards the Bay of Panama, observing from this point the modern city and the Old Town, At the same time, its facilities have an area for handicrafts and bathrooms for its visitors.

The history behind the mounds and monoliths of El Caño is as intriguing as that of Stonehenge in England. However, a number of clues at Panama’s first in-situ museum have given archaeologists a partial picture of one of the most prosperous pre-Columbian, Native American cultures. Covering an area of eight hectares, El Caño Archaeological Site (which bears the name of a tiny community located 176 km south west of Panama City) was discovered by accident in the 1970’s when the tractors and bulldozers of a sugar cane milling company unearthed a number of pre-Hispanic artifacts. After almost a decade of excavations and studies, archaeologists discovered a large number of mounds surrounded by a circular row of huge stones. After this amazing visit your guide will take you up north to the Penonome Highlands to el Tavidal at Chiguiri Arriba where you will enjoy a delicious traditional lunch and later a short hike to La Tavida, a breathtaking 32 meters high waterfall.

We offer you to know the city of Panama instead of 6 hours without doing anything at the airport adventures with us to make this scale a pleasant visit to our country.

Learn first hand from our experts about the Expansion of Panama Canal, interesting facts and data. Get and exceptional view of Gatun lake and the new bridge built in the atlantic side of Panama Canal. Get an insight of the history of San Lorenzo Fort and how important what for the spanish colony. Build to protect Chagres River slope, it was part of the Caribbean Defensive System. All done with your local friend like guide

Panama is an unsung hero when it comes to ecotourism and wildlife watching. Discover what makes this narrow land bridge of a country so special by exploring both day and night in search of native wildlife. Round out your experience on this floating eco-lodge by taking advantage of swimming, hiking, kayaking and fishing opportunities.

Explore Panama City, the Panama Canal engineering and the Casco Viejo history. Enjoy a sunset at CauseWay, feeling the sea breeze and sun in a "Private, Flexible and Unique Tour in our Luxury Convertible Car.”