Top Activities on the Ground in 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.

Make the most of the cool morning air by joining a small-group walking tour to the top of Ancon Hill. If you want to get active in Panama City, early morning is the best time to do it. Climb the hill in time for sunrise, looking out for wildlife like sloths, toucans, and monkeys along the way. Stop for refreshing fruit and juice while admiring the view, then return to the city for a hearty Panamanian breakfast.

It is an intermediate tour to get to know a large part of Panama with expert local guides, on the tour we will visit the most representative places in Panama, it will be a complete tour to see the best places in the city, you will be accompanied at all times by a guide who will He will explain and show the secret places where we will continually stop to take photos and we will end with a beautiful view of the Pacific of Panama. We handle groups or private groups, making the tour more interactive and flexible.

Enjoy sightseeing in Panama City while getting some exercise on a fun, small-group cycling tour. You’ll cover more ground than on a walking tour while getting a more intimate perspective than on a bus tour. Cycle through the atmospheric Casco Viejo neighborhood, admire the views from the Amador Causeway, and more. Avoid the risk of getting lost by going with a guide.

Take a partial transit cruise on the Panama Canal and journey through the Miraflores Locks. Marvel at this incredible feat of engineering as your ship is raised up to 54 feet (16 meters), enabling Pedro Miguel's lake to fill the chambers where the vessel is locked. On this half-day trip, enjoy Panama City sights and travel along Amador Causeway during the drive from your hotel.

Cruise the entirety of the Panamá Canal, from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, during this full-day tour in Panamá City. Board a small vessel to travel through all three sets of locks that make up the canal. Voyage on Gatun Lake and the Chagres River. Learn about the history and construction of the canal from your guide while you travel. Disembark in Colón and board a shuttle for the return trip to Panamá City. Breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages are provided on board. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Journey through the Panama Canal's Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Locks aboard the Pacific Queen. Depart Panama City, then board a boat for a trip through the canal's impressive locks. Entering through the Gailard Cut, observe the impressive feats of engineering that make this passage possible. Learn about the canal's construction and consistent maintenance from through your guide's informative commentary. Cruise back to your departure point, admiring views of Panama City's skyline before disembarking.

Combine nature, history, and technology on a full-day tour from Panama City that includes hotel pickup and drop-off, refreshments, and transport. Watch for wildlife on a scenic trip through the rainforest, visit the UNESCO-listed San Lorenzo Fort, then see the Panama Canal extension that moves New Panamax super tankers through a series of enormous locks.

Don’t pass up the opportunity to visit the Panama Canal during your layover at Tocumen International Airport. This half-day tour with a private guide provides you with flexibility to explore the sights at your own pace. Stroll past Spanish-colonial architecture on the narrow streets of Casco Antiguo (Old Quarter) and also see the modern side of the city.

Este bike tour es muy divertido e informativo, está completamente lleno de anecdotas, historias, leyendas, datos y acontecimientos importantes del ístmo panameño. En el Bike tour es más accesible conocer más lugares como los mercados nacionales la cinta costera el tramo marítimo y además de ello el Casco Antiguo, una de las ciudades más viejas de Panamá!

Having the opportunity to enjoy nature appreciating its flora and fauna, breathing that fresh air and hearing the sound of birds is something that should not be missed.

Active, nature-loving travelers will enjoy this hiking tour on Panama’s Pacific Coast. After departing from Panama City early in the morning, you’ll have a picnic breakfast with great views over the Altos De Campana National Park. Hike through the park, looking out for wildlife en route. Continue along the coast to a beautiful beach where you can relax. Return to Panama City in time for dinner.

This bike tour is the only existing bike tour that takes people to the old Panama Canal Zone. This can be considered a sunset tour around the pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. We are taking bike tours to the next level in Panama City by taking you out the regular casco viejo tour or the cinta costera tour (You can find cool walking tours for that or do those 2 by yourself). We must note that this tour can be a bit challenging in some points but is mostly flat the majority of the trip. We drive in the car lane at in some points and cycling experience is required. During this tour we will be using a radio device so you can hear all the information from your guide at any time without external interference. We use this to also keep safety by communicating about obstacles or holes in the road.

Beach lovers and fans of the "Money Heist" series on Netflix enjoy explorations of the San Blas Archipelago included on this full-day tour from Panama City. Highlights include a boat tour of some of the islands in the San Blas Archipelago, which is home to the Guna Yala, the largest indigenous group in Panama, including Pelican Island where parts of the "Money Heist" series were filmed. Ample time for swimming and snorkeling in the famously clear and calm waters around the islands is included along with a catch-of-the-day lunch.

There are many reasons why you should visit an indigenous village in Panama. Here are some of them: To learn about indigenous culture and traditions. To experience life in a rural community. To enjoy the natural beauty of Panama.

Explore the Soberania National Park on this half-day guided hiking tour from Panama City. After arriving at the park, you and your naturalist guide will begin a 2.5-mile (4-kilometer) jungle trek. Along the way, you’ll be able to spot wildlife that inhabit the rainforest, including some 525 species of birds such as the black hawk eagle, black-cheeked woodpecker, and antshrike bird. The park is also home to 105 species of mammals, including the two- and three-toed sloth and four species of monkeys.

This full day tour will take you to the village of El Valle de Anton, which is located inside the crater of an ancient volcano, now dormant for 13,000 years. This charming scenic mountain village is nestled in the the second largest inhabited volcano caldera in the world. This is the best family tour to explore Panama's rainforest, nature, wildlife and scenic views.

Nature-loving travelers will enjoy riding a gentle horse through the Panamanian countryside. Your guides will help you handle the horses and will keep you safe and on-track. Admire the rural landscape as you ride, either in the mountainous Cerro Azul region or the Anton Valley, depending on which option you choose. The tour is customizable, and you’ll receive personalized attention as it’s a private tour.

Enjoy the most amazing fully guided bike tour in Panama. Our guides will take you to the most notorious places like French Plaza. Fish Market, The best Panama Sign spot, the amazing cost line with a stunning skyline view of the city, and finally the old town or Old Quarter or Casco Viejo.

Enjoy a different view of the Panama Canal and the Chagres River over 1.4 kilometers of extension divided into 10 cables and 12 platforms. As you glide through the trees you will face an unknown world ... and a fascinating life perspective that you never thought would exist for you.