Panama City Tour: Visit Historic Cities and Panama Canal
4.7
14 Ratings
Panama City
Experience the rich history of Panama on a guided tour of historic cities and the iconic Panama Canal. Explore Old Panama and Casco Viejo, learn about the Spanish Colony, and discover the stories of the real Pirates of the Caribbean. Don't miss the chance to witness the meeting of the Panama Canal and the Pacific Ocean at the modern Causeway.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Panama Canal - After picking you up at your hotel, we will go to Miraflores visitor center where you will admire the locks of Panama Canal, one of the most important engineering wonders in the world.

In the visitor center you will appreciate the history of the Panama Canal, the biodiversity of the area, as well as an explanation of the operation of the canal. Then we will go to the terrace where you will see the channel’s operation with the pass of big ships through the locks and where you can take unforgettable photos.

  • Casco Viejo - After visiting the Panama Canal we will go to the Old Town of Panama City (Casco Antiguo). We will walk through this site, a World Heritage Site since 1997, which has large squares and churches such as the Church of San José with the great golden altar that was saved from the famous pirate Captain Morgan
  • Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador) - After visiting the Casco Antiguo we will visit the Amador Causeway, a road that runs parallel to the Panama Canal. We will stop in the City sign at Flamenco Island.
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Complimentary snacks
  • Air-conditioned transport
  • Entrance to the Panama Canal
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This tour amalgamates a journey through Panama’s historic cities (Old Panama and Casco Viejo) as well as a trip to the Panama Canal. Experience the sagas of the Spanish Colony as we traverse through the Old Town (Casco Antiguo) and discover the tales of the authentic ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ at the Old Panama Site. We will conclude at the contemporary Causeway where you can observe different Marinas and the point where the Panama Canal meets the Pacific Ocean.

Location
Panama Canal
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(14 Ratings)
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Irenep651
Jan 8, 2024
Excellent tour of Csnal and old town - Oliver was knowledgeable and listened to what we wanted to see and do. He knew exactly when ships were going through the locks at the canal so we made good use of our time. Excellent afternoon!
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Arianna
Oct 23, 2023
Aprendizaje y disfrute . - My opinion is that the Panama Canal is one of the most important places in the city where you can live a great experience that allows us to know how the world economy and the country's economy develops since this is the main engine of its economy, see The passage of enormous ships that transport all types of merchandise make this place something majestic. old town is a beautiful combination between ancient and contemporary, you can enjoy here both during the day knowing its history, its churches and museums, you can also enjoy the landscape from here you can visualize the modern city with its great buildings and at night you can enjoy the music, the joy of its people, the bars and restaurants provide their services to locals and foreigners. If you have the opportunity to travel to Panama, you cannot miss visiting the Panama Canal and the old town, the sites with the greatest tourist development in the country.
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679felixl
Oct 6, 2023
Getting to know Panama and its History with an Excellent Guide. - Excellent Tour with professional attention and masterful explanation of the places visited and their history from Mr. Juan Carlos Valdes who served us as a Guide.
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Chantel_d
Apr 1, 2023
Great Tour - Juan was amazing tour guide and very informative. He was able to answer all of questions in English. We learned so much about the Panamá Canal and the city.
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Travelswluggage
Jan 27, 2023
Great time at Panama Canal - Had a great time today & wanted to say we would urge anyone interested to go with Monkey Adventure Tours for their Panama vacation. Great tour guide today, Alcy was very knowledgeable, thoughtful & kind. Appreciate all your hard work & may you have continued success in your business! Such great insight!
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Melanie_h
Jul 4, 2022
Amazing tour! - Our tour guide Juan was terrific, once we left the canal and headed towards Old Town it started pouring. Juan provided my sister and me with ponchos and still took his time walking around with us. He was knowledgeable and kind and made the tour a memorable experience.
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Loyalpsufan
Nov 24, 2019
Great experience - Thoroughly enjoyed our tour of the canal, city and causeway. Thomas was extremely knowledgeable and patient. Highly recommend!
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Claudepoulin
Apr 19, 2023
Great guide, not so great experience. - Oliver was excellent at describing the history of Panama and of the canal, and answered all our questions about Panama. He was a very good driver and did not rush us. Unfortunately there was no parking in the Casco Viego so we only walked the Herrera plaza and saw what we could as we drove by. Also the access to the Amador causeway was blocked so we didn't go there as planned. The Miraflores visitor center Imax movie was good but other parts of the museum were closed.
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Tehila_t
May 21, 2022
It was a great time... - It was a great time overall. Our taxi driver was amazing. At the canal however, was confusing initially. There was no one guiding us where to go or what to do. But we figured it out. The visits to the historic sites were great. We got some good pictures.
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Our56
Apr 5, 2020
Covered our must see. - As we were only in Panama City for a few days on our way to Cuba we need to at least see the 3 main attractions that Panamais famous for. The main one for us was the Panama Canal. The bonus for us was Old Town of which we knew nothing about and the causeway too where we also stopped for a nice lunch. The tour was booked for us via our hotel reception and came highly recommended by them. Pick up was on time and the bus size was for about 12 people. As it turned out there were only another 3 people on the tour with us so it was an easy group for the guide to lead through the various sites. Although his English wasn't great it was good enough to get the basic info across. The locations we visited were well set up and our guide gave us some info on them prior to arriving. He also gave us simple guidelines to follow as to times and meeting points to meet up to head onto our next stop when were given free time at an attraction such as the Miraflores Loch of the Panama Canal. I won't say much about the attractions in this review as the attractions have seperate reviews specific to them. Before leaving each attraction he makes sure we are all accounted for and have all our belongings with us. The next stop was Old town were we givena nice guided walking tour with some intresting info and then to round off the tour we went along the causeway where we taken to a nice open air resteraunt serving local food on the causeway with great views of the marina. From here we were then taken back to our hotels arriving back in the late afternoon. Worth doing if time in Panama is limited and you are happy to see onlt the part of the canal.
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