Half Day City and Panama Canal Tour: Small Group Experience and All-inclusive Amenities
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Experience the best of Panama City and the Panama Canal on this half-day tour. Small group sizes, all-inclusive amenities, and expert guides ensure a personalized and unforgettable experience.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Panama City - Our guide will pick you up at your hotel and welcome you, apply the biosecurity protocols and guide you to this incredible day full of incredible surprises!
  • Clayton - Former Military Base of the United States of America. The one of greatest military importance and one of the largest in Panama. Last military base to revert to the Panamanian State at the end of December 1999.

Today, on 120 hectares, the City of Knowledge is established, a state project that brings together innovative technological, scientific and business projects.

  • Miraflores Visitor Center - Due to Remodeling operation in the Visitors Center, Only the Observation Decks and IMAX SHOW are Available

The Miraflores Visitor Center of the Panama Canal is one of the highlights of this tour.

  • Exhibits are PARTIALLY OPEN. Have a Quick testing of the History, Engineering and The New Expanded Sets of Locks of the Canal on the way to the top deck.

  • OBSERVATION DECKS: This is the best location to enjoy the transit of ships passing through the locks. Watch the maneuvers of the pilots, the mules, and the cable holders, while our guide will answer all your questions and concerns about what is happening in real time.

Don’t miss the two amazing OBSERVATION DECKS:

  1. 4th FLOOR OBSERVATION DECK
  2. GROUND FLOOR OBSERVATION DECK

Because of COVID-19, Restaurants, Bars, Coffee Shops and Movie Shows are temporarily closed.

  • Monumento a Goethals - (Subject to Traffic Conditions)
    This imposing monument is the recognition of the work of George Washington Goethals, who succeeded Stevens in his engineering work in the final stage of the construction of the Panama Canal.

This area of monuments is highly sensitive to traffic, especially during peak hours in the afternoon, so in some cases our guides may NOT VISIT this site.

  • Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador) - The perfect place to cool off with the cool breeze from the Pacific Ocean, take the best photos of the city from the amazing viewpoints and enjoy a delicious homemade ice cream or an exquisite ceviche offered by the local restaurants.

If you love shopping, you can go crazy with the products offered by the dutyfree Amphora. You must show identification to enter.

  • Casco Viejo - This is the time to walk the narrow streets of the colonial city of San Felipe.

Here we will walk for 1 hour through the Walls of the Old City, visit the most representative churches of the area and buy the best crafts of the best quality offered by this site.

If you are a lover of good coffee … We can take you to taste the Geisha Coffee … considered the best coffee in the world.

  • Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria the Ancient - 15-minute tour enjoying the incredible architecture and history of our Cathedral and Basilica … First diocese of the mainland in America and the one that was visited by Pope Francis in January 2019.
  • Arco Chato - Old Convent of Santo Domingo that preserves the remains of the most emblematic architectural piece of the Old Town at the end of the 18th century. Believe it or not, this same piece of architecture EL ARCO CHATO (Flat Arch), was the key during the Panama Canal negotiations between the United States and France.
  • Plaza Carlos V - A tribute to the King of Spain Carlos V. This character is credited with the title of being the first to envision a transoceanic route through Panama to unite the two largest oceans in the world … The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean .

This is an excellent place to buy “Molas” at the best prices from indigenous artisan women who take advantage of the shadows of the trees and the benches in the plaza to offer visitors their art learned from many past generations.

  • France Square - Las Bóvedas, Cuartel Chiriquí or simply La Plaza de Francia (The French Square), is how this incredible place is known, full of stories in each of the corners.

Here we honor the tireless work of Pablo Arosemena, a fighter for the constitutional laws of the new republic and 5th President of the Republic of Panama (1910-1912)

  • Paseo de Las Bóvedas - Here we come to the final part of this fascinating journey through the history of Panama.

Enjoy the refreshing ocean breeze, the spectacular view of the southern entrance to the Panama Canal, and an excellent opportunity to shop and interact with local artisans.

What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
  • Extraordinary atmosphere of fun and friendliness!
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Panama Canal Visitors Center - $17.22 usd p/p
Additional Information

This tour will gives you the best value for the best price!

Our Groups are small, not larger than 15 participants on each group… But we can accommodate larger groups on private tours.

  • Now The Panama Canal Visitor’s Center is Open on Mondays!!!
  • Includes 5 hours touring The Panama Canal, Amador Causeway and The Unique Casco Viejo.

  • Forget about hydration and what to snack on during the tour, during this tour, you get all this in an unlimited way!

  • Enjoy the best atmosphere during the tour with the enthusiasm and energy of our extraordinary certified bilingual guide

  • Get the best shopping at the best prices thanks to the experience and advice of our guide, who will give you important tips to make the best choice.

  • We guarantee personalized attention from the moment we receive your reservation. You’ll receive a coordination call the day before your tour to confirm your time and pick-up location as well as personalized updates and answers to your questions and concerns.

Location
Hotel Riu Plaza Panama
Calle 50
Departures from the RIU PLAZA PANAMA HOTEL driveway are scheduled for 7:15 am in the morning and 1:15 pm in the afternoon. Please note that times may change, and updates will be provided the day before the tour. Look for a white bus with "CONOZCAPANAMÁPRIMERO.COM" displayed on the roof.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lois_s
Apr 13, 2024
Our tour in Panama - watching a ship go through the Panama Canal and see The LOCKS Open We truly enjoyed Carlos. He explained everything To us. I will recommend your company in Facebook as being the very best.
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Linda_t
Apr 13, 2024
Commentary shared by... - Commentary shared by Carlo and history of Panama. Timing was perfect as there was 3 large ships going through the canal
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Roshaun_w
Apr 11, 2024
This tour was awesome... - This tour was awesome highly recommend. Tour guide was very informative and the tour was exciting me and my spouse enjoyed.
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Jacob_d
Apr 11, 2024
Excellent Tour of Panama City - Roberto our guide and driver Eddie were excellent! They are welll organized and very informative. The highlight was them getting us into the Panama Canal visitors center in time to see the last boat of the morning in the locks. The other stops on the Amador Causeway and walking through Casco Viejo were also excellent. This is a great tour and we highly recommend it!
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David_b
Apr 11, 2024
Carlos is an excellent... - Carlos is an excellent tour guide. He is very knowledgeable about the area and his English is perfect. Very accommodating. I would highly recommend him to anyone.
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Shanasha_t
Apr 11, 2024
Carlos was GREAT!! Tour was informative - The tour was great and Carlos (tour guide) kept the tour entertaining and gave us a wealth of history. I was traveling solo and he was kind enough to take pictures of me posing in Old town 🤗. I made sure to tip him well 😉. My only disappointment is that we should have more time at Canal. I ship came in, so I went to see it first and didnt have time to watch the IMAX movie 😩.
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Feliks
Apr 10, 2024
Nice tour - Got picked up from hotel on time and was about 5 people and me . Went to Panama Canal saw ship pass by and saw 3d movies $17 extra aside from tour. Went casco veijio very nice town and then went by water stores . Nice tour and tour guide very good just wish spend more time in caskooo veijiooo would deff reccomend
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Feliks_s
Apr 10, 2024
Loved it - Great tour loved it would deff recommend . Canal was fun and city tour was good too . Had a lot fun do go on this
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Anastas_z
Apr 9, 2024
A must see of a view of the Canal - Canal view while the ships cross the canal, old city walking tour through the narrow streets and colonial style houses
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Floz220
Apr 9, 2024
Great overview, knowledgeable and helpful guide. - The tour was a great overview of Panama City and the Canal. The tour guide Carlos shared his knowledge and experiences growing up and living in Panama. He was very friendly and helpful to all. Seeing the Miraflores locks was fascinating and the 3D Imax movie was great. We enjoyed the driving and walking tour of the city and old quarter. We took the afternoon tour which ensured we would see a ship in the canal.
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