Panama City Tour: Visit Historic Cities and Panama Canal

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: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Panama Canal - The tour begins with a convenient hotel pick-up, followed by a visit to the Miraflores Visitor Center. Here, guests can marvel at the Panama Canal’s locks, a remarkable feat of engineering.
    At the visitor center, guests will learn about the canal’s rich history, the area’s biodiversity, and receive a detailed explanation of the…
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…

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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Silvana_u
Nov 26, 2025
Casco viejo is beautiful... - Casco viejo is beautiful and well preserved! And the canal is an amazing feat of engineering! The guide Juan, was courteous, and all around a great guy.
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Karen_c
Dec 23, 2024
Great guide and tour! - Ariel was an incredible guide and very knowledgeable. He had a good sense of humor too. He even went out of his way to show me my dads old high school, which was very special.
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Sightseer215871
Aug 21, 2024
Oliver is the best tour guide in Panama 5 Stars - I'm a frequent visitor to Panama and have done several tours in the city. This private tour with OLIVER was by far the best, friendliest, and most informative tour ever. I learned so much that I've educating Panamanians about their city and history. Oliver is personable, super informed and generous with his time and knowledge. I highly recommend booking this and ask for OLIVER.
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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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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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Natalí
Oct 14, 2022
Getting to know Panama City - When we arrived at the Miraflores Locks, all the boats had already passed, so our guide moved us to Pedro Miguel Locks. There my mother-in-law could see the boats. Later we returned to the museum, where we were charmed by the Mirador. From there was the walking tour in Casco Viejo. The architecture is nice, but the streets are very tight and not so comfortable to walk. We were in wet weather, so in theory it wasn’t that hot (I can’t imagine in dry weather). There were several souvenier and craft shops. We ended up strolling along the Amador Causeway, and taking a photo with the letters "Panama" on the last island. Although we traveled with our young daughter (year and a half), I would not recommend it as she got tired and had to be carrying her (a car would not have been possible, either). That does not detract from the work of the guide, super friendly and knowledgeable of what he explained.
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From $105
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).