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La Vieja, Miraflores Canal, & Casco Viejo Private City Tour

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La Vieja, Miraflores Canal, & Casco Viejo Private City Tour

Activity provider:Panama Travel
4.6  / 5
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From US$ 185 per person

Join a full-day private day tour of Panama City with your own personal local guide. See the city’s most interesting spots all in one day, including the canal center exhibition, museum, and theater.

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Duration 8 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Spanish
Pickup included
You will be picked up at 8:00 AM in the lobby of your hotel or residence.
Wheelchair accessible
Private group

Experience

Highlights
  • Travel back to colonial times during a visit to the Panama’s colonial quarter
  • Explore the Panama Canal Museum and Visitor Center at Miraflores
  • See the historic ruins of Panama as well as modern aspects of the city
  • Take in views of the Panama City skyline and canal from Amador Causeway
  • Enjoy the flexibility and intimacy of a private tour with your own guide
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Discover the sights of Panama City on this private multi-stop day tour with a local guide. Visit the Miraflores Locks and the Panama Canal and its museum before continuing to Amador Causeway and Casco Viejo, Panama City’s colonial quarter.

In the morning, meet your private Panama guide at your hotel or residence, then set out for an unforgettable excursion to the city’s most historical sites and the Panama Canal Miraflores Locks.

Take a 30-minute ride to the Miraflores Locks to observe the huge vessels passing the Panama Canal. The busiest hours are from 9 AM to 11 AM and from 2 PM to 5 PM, so you will be able to see many ships getting lifted or lowered 16 meters in two distinct steps.

Take in the views on the locks from a sheltered terrace and listen to the explanations of your guide. To complete your visit to the Canal, visit the Panama Canal Museum and Visitor Center to get a good idea of the construction of the canal, a masterpiece of engineering.

Before the next stop, learn about the history of the canal and its significance for Panama and the entire world trade as well as on the current expansion project. Continue the tour to the Panamá Viejo, the ruins of Old Panama.

Old Panama was the first European settlement and community on the Pacific Coast of the Americas. This first Panama City was looted and destroyed by the notorious English buccaneer Henry Morgan in 1671 and therefore was abandoned.

Today, there are only ruins left of Old Panama. Still, the tower of the ancient cathedral is standing and has become a landmark of the town.

Head to Amador Causeway next, a road that connects three Islands in the Pacific Ocean and offers unbeatable views of the canal on one side and of the city skyline on the other. Lunch will be served in a Panamanian restaurant on the causeway (cost not included).

After lunch, the tour continues to the Casco Viejo, where you will feel set back in time as you admire and enjoy the view of the characteristic colonial houses, the narrow roads, and the awe-inspiring churches.

Before drop-off back at your hotel or residence, get a better picture of Panama’s history by driving or walking through the main attractions of this historic quarter. 

Includes
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Driver
  • Tour guide
  • Private tour
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch fees
  • Entry to historical sites
Not suitable for
  • Children under 3 years

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  • ID card, copy accepted

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  • Non-folding wheelchairs
  • Non-folding strollers

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  • Rain or shine no refund
  • Miraflores lock in under construction

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