Top Panama City Culture

If you’re a first-time visitor to Panama City, you’ll want to see the must-visit highlights. This five-hour Private or Share group tour, takes you to the atmospheric old town, the engineering marvel of the Panama Canal, and the sweeping Amador Causeway, with its great views of the city. If you’re short on time or on a quick shore excursion, this convenient tour makes the most of your time.

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.

First-time visitors to Panama City and those making a short stopover will love this easy, half-day overview of the capital. Learn about Panamanian history in Casco Viejo before heading to the Panama Canal, one of the world's greatest engineering feats. Enjoy the spectacular views of the city from the Calzada del Amador that reaches the sea.

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.

Observe the monkeys during this tour from Panama City. Round-trip transportation from Panama City hotels included. Morning or afternoon tour times available.

Combine two of the most popular day trips from Panama City, Panama into one day of adventure. This small-group tour includes a boat ride on Lake Gatun, which is part of the Panama Canal, and a visit to Soberania National Park and an indigenous village.

Travel through the Pedro Miguel and Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal on this 5- to 6-hour boat tour from Panama City. Experience how the locks work firsthand aboard a boat; tour includes refreshments and a buffet lunch.

Enjoy a guided sightseeing excursion in Panama’s vibrant capital city. After a convenient hotel pickup, experience one of the world’s great engineering marvels, the Panama Canal, at Miraflores Visitor Center. Take a walking tour of the city’s historic district, Casco Viejo, marvel at the Bridge of the Americas, and stop by the handicraft market at Amador Causeway to pick up some souvenirs.

Relax in paradise for the day on this fun-filled San Blas Islands tour. You’ll be picked up early from your accommodation in Panama City and transported to Isla Yansailadup. This island has some of the most beautiful white-sand beaches in the archipelago. Swim and snorkel in the warm sea, relax on a beach, and learn more about the indigenous Guna people who call these islands home.

Travel southbound through the Panama Canal during this 6-hour tour from Panama City. With your local guide, board a bus for a 45-minute journey to Gamboa, home of the Panama Canal Dredging Division. Meet your vessel, the Pacific Queen, for a trip through the Gailard cut, the Pedro Miguel Locks and the Miraflores Locks. Admire scenic views of the Centennial Bridge, the Chagres River, and the Bridge of the Americas. Eat a complimentary lunch on board during your journey. Disembark at the Flamenco Marina in Panama City. Please Note: The exact check-in or pick-up time will be confirmed the day before your tour via email. Please make sure you check your inbox.

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.

Feel the exhilaration of cruising through Panama City in the coolest car in town, a bright green 1971 VW Safari (you might know it as "The Thing"). Turn the music up and feel the wind in your hair as you are chauffeured through our dazzling city with the top down. In our daytime tours, you will ride through the old world of Casco Viejo and enjoy incredible views of the ocean as we drive down Avenida Balboa and Amador Causeway. In our nighttime tours, you can see the breathtaking views of the city all lit up including the spectacular view coming over the coastal beltway back into the city center. And we might even turn on the bright green lights under the car just to show off a bit. Whether you choose a day tour or a night tour, this is your chance to let your hair down and just have fun! You'll get better photos and videos on this tour than any other! You'll also get way WAY more smiles per hour, too :) We're certain you'll fall in love with our little green car and Panama City!

Hike in dormant volcano and visit a scenic mountain village on a full-day, active trip to El Valle from Panama City that includes pickup and drop-off at centrally-located hotels. Explore local wildlife and plants at a zoo and botanical garden, swim in a jungle waterfall, soak in a natural thermal pool, and visit the colorful handicraft market before returning to Panama City.

Cruise the Panama Canal to Gatun Lake on a nature tour from Panama City that includes round-trip transport from central Panama City and time to explore Gatun’s wildlife-rich shoreline by boat. Visit jungle islands that were cut off from mainland Panama by the construction of the canal, which protect a thriving population of monkeys, birds, crocodiles, and mammals.

Combine a highlights tour of Panama City with a visit to the Miraflores Locks on this guided excursion. With a guide in the lead to provide transportation and insightful commentary, make stops at Casco Viejo, Miraflores Locks, Amador Causeway and Bridge of the Americas. Our van go with no more than 9 people.

We offer you a different and personalized experience tailored to your needs, with flexible hours and carried out in the order you wish. Visits to the most important places within the city of Panama. Guides authorized and certified by the Panama Tourism Authority. (ATP)

Discover the world-renowned Panama Canal and tour the highlights of Panama City on this hop-on hop-off city sightseeing tour. Travel in an open-top bus and hop on and off at any of the stops to explore on your own. See the Miraflores locks, Parque Urraca, the Biomuseo, Casco Antiguo and so much more. Select a 24- or 48-hour pass to make the most of your Panama City sightseeing at your own pace.

Panama is located in a tropical region that has the perfect climate for cultivating many fresh foods. On this foodie-focused tour, sample five of Panama’s regional offerings including organic chocolate, geisha coffee (among the most expensive in the world), and fresh ceviche from a local seafood market. A short walking tour is included and you will also taste several craft beers and an aged Panamanian rum.

Experience the Panama Canal and the beauty of the rain forest on this guided excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup, embark on a boat tour over the narrow causeways of Gatun Lake and get an up-close view of the canal’s lock systems.

You don't have to get on a cruise ship to pass through the Panama Canal. Aboard the Pacific Queen tourist boat, you'll travel through two locks on the Panama Canal. Experience the sensation of rising and lowering through the locks and to see this engineering marvel at work. Onboard commentary explains the history and importance of the Panama Canal.

Panama City’s historic Casco Viejo boasts some of the capital’s hippest bars, but finding the best spots requires local know-how. With this bar crawl you’ll get one included drink at each of five happening places, joining a party crew of energetic guides and fellow travelers. The guides know the neighborhood, which means you can focus on having fun.

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