Panama City and Miraflores Locks Tour: Visit Both Caribbean and Pacific Sides in Colon
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123 Ratings
Colón
Experience the best of Panama City and the Miraflores Locks on this tour. Visit both the Caribbean and Pacific sides, learn about the history of the canal, and marvel at the city's stunning architecture.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Port Colon 2000 - The guide will meet you at Colon 2000 dock in front of Fantastic Casino, 40 minutes after the cruise docked.
What's Included
  • Bottled water provided
  • Experienced professional guide
  • Convenient port pickup and drop-off
  • Travel in comfort with air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Miraflores Locks exhibition center US$15 adult
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Panama holds the unique distinction of being the sole global destination where both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean can be experienced. Your journey encompasses approximately one hour to reach the Centennial Bridge, offering a splendid panoramic perspective of Gaillard Cut (the slender sector of the canal) and Pedro Miguel Locks. Next, we’ll pay a visit to the Miraflores Locks exposition center to gain insight into the canal’s rich history and its century-long operations. From there, the exploration proceeds through the city, showcasing the historic Cathedral, significant monuments, and the bustling city center. Immerse yourself in the awe-inspiring Colonial and Neoclassical architectural splendors dotted across the city. Later, the journey takes us to Balboa Avenue where you get a glimpse of the new city flaunting the tallest and most contemporary buildings in Latin America.

  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Walking the Colonial city take 1 hour approx. If you have inconveniences to walk the town, you can stay in our minibús and wait for the rest.
  • Not wheelchair or scooter accesible
Location
Fantastic Casino | Colón 2000
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(123 Ratings)
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208liezelg
May 4, 2024
Great experience - Amazing experience. The tour was organized. The driver and tour guide was very friendly..Our family had a great time..
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Lauraedington
Apr 27, 2024
Great Tour!! - Milton was a wealth of information and our day was superb!! We would do this tour again in a heartbeat!!
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Cecilia_l
Apr 13, 2024
Informative tour!! - Our guide Milton was so very informative and a great guide. Our 1.15 hour drive from the cruise port to Panama City went by quickly as Milton explained what we were going by to see. After seeing the locks, it was useful as we sailed through the Panama Canal the next day. Thank you Milton!!
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Janice_n
Apr 13, 2024
A great tour - It was very informative, the guide was very knowledgeable and spoke great English. My only complaint is there was not a stop for food. He did provide snacks and drinks but it would be great if we could have stopped even for something fast like an empanada or pizza. It is a 6 hour tour and we were 11-5. I don't think snacks is enough.
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Andor_n
Mar 25, 2024
Go with Milton and you'll never be bored - Milton is a great guide, a natural talent. His stories are not only informative but he's got a way of telling them to keep your attention for hours. Much appreciated and recommended.
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Aisha_r
Mar 17, 2024
Best tour - Milton is an excellent tour guide. He and the driver did an amazing job. It was really easy to find him at the cruise terminal. Incredible attention to detail, he found great spots (when possible shaded) where the group could listen to him. He made sure that we had water/drinks and they even gave us snacks. He is very knowledgeable and it was easy to see he loves what he does. The best tour guide I have ever had!
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211juliog
Mar 10, 2024
Excellent - Bryan was very attentive and helpful. He showed knowledge when talking about the history of Panama. Very nice new area of Miraflores
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Charlotte_c
Mar 17, 2024
Excursions - The tour was great. We had a great time. Viator is always good when booking tours. We did exactly what we wanted.
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Rexintulsa
Mar 25, 2024
Bad Ending To What Started Out To Be A Good Excursion - We were met outside the cruise port by Arcenio. Before we left, we discussed when we needed to be back to the cruise ship. It was decided we needed to be back at 4:30. We started out driving through the countryside on the way to Panama City which is an hour plus drive. Arcenio commentated as the driver drove. We did have to detour once as they were working on the road. We continued in through the old part of town and then went into the new part of town. We stopped for a short time for a potty break at a square in the city. Two of the ladies on the excursion said they had money they had to spend and they needed to shop. This was not included in the description of the excursion. Rather than giving them the 30 or 45 minutes, he gave them an hour and 30 minutes. Arcenio is a very nice person but not an organizer. He said be back in an hour and 30 minutes but it was longer. The rest of us stood around and waited with the exception he showed us a church on the square. We had missed our original time at the canal to see the movie and then watch a ship come through the canal. We didn't have enough time to watch the movie first so it was decided to do that after we saw the ship come through. By the time we saw the ship go through the locks and it was time to start another movie, we were very close on time to getting back to our ship. The movie did not start on time and we felt we could not be guaranteed to get back to the ship on time if we ran into more construction. We left before the movie started and found a taxi that would take us back to the cruise terminal. We felt very bad about having to do this since we didn't get to do the movie which was included in the excursion. We did get back to the cruise terminal so we could walk to the ship instead of run and not late. We are very sorry that Arcenio made the decision he did to change the outcome of our excursion. We were suppose to be back at 4:00pm not 5:25pm.
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Melissa_l
Mar 18, 2024
Very disappointed! - This had to be the most stressful excursion my husband and I have ever done. Our driver had no control over the 15 people. Our walking city tour ended up us waiting on 2 people to shop for 1.5 hours, which was not what our tour was all about. Then we get to Panama Canal late. We were so freaked out about being late to the ship that 4 of us left the tour and ended up spending more money on a taxi to insure we got back to the ship on time. Not what we signed up for. We felt rushed on everything we did....except for the shopping.
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