Half Day City and Panama Canal Tour
756 Ratings
- Live Guide
- Instant Confirmation
- Pickup Service
- E-Ticket
- 5 hr
This tour will give 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.
Itinerary Details
Operated by: CONOZCA PANAMÁ TOURS
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At:
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!
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By:
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.
Stop At: 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.***
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Pass By:
(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.***
Pass By:
Driving along the foot hills of Cerro Ancón, we find the House of the former Governor of the Canal Zone since 1907. A fascinating property that is kept in the jealous custody of the Panama Canal Authority for special receptions.
Stop At: 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.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: 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.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At:
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.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At:
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.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At:
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.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By:
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)
Pass By:
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.
Stop At:
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!
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By:
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.
Stop At: 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.***
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Pass By:
(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.***
Pass By:
Driving along the foot hills of Cerro Ancón, we find the House of the former Governor of the Canal Zone since 1907. A fascinating property that is kept in the jealous custody of the Panama Canal Authority for special receptions.
Stop At: 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.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: 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.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At:
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.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At:
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.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At:
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.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By:
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)
Pass By:
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.
