Top Panama City Float Trips

Escape Panama City on the newest and largest catamaran for a day of boating, swimming and dancing. During this 6-hour tour, you will swim on a beautiful virgin bay, visit the beach and the Island Village. Onboard the catamaran, enjoy sundecks, shaded areas, music, animation, morning snacks, lunch, and an open bar. This 6-hour tour is the perfect choice to avoid the afternoon tropical weather and have enough time for night plans.

Discover Panama City on two wheels during this bike tour. Follow your guide around the history-rich Casco Viejo Old Town on this highlights tour that helps you get your bearings in Panama’s capital. Listen to local stories and get recommendations on where to eat and shop along the way. Perfect for guests who want to get an overview of Panama City, with the opportunity to take plenty of pictures along the way.

Cruise the Panama Canal to Gatun Lake on a nature tour from Panama City that includes round-trip transport from central Panama City and time to explore Gatun’s wildlife-rich shoreline by boat. Visit jungle islands that were cut off from mainland Panama by the construction of the canal, which protect a thriving population of monkeys, birds, crocodiles, and mammals.

Encountering traditional Embera communities in Chagres National Park is a memorable part of exploring Panama, but visiting the park on your own can be tricky. On this day tour you cruise a jungle river, hike to a waterfall, and see a performance of traditional song and dance, with a traditional lunch and round-trip hotel transport from Panama City included.

Take a break from Panama City and head to the Caribbean coast of Panama, to the beautiful San Blas Islands. Traveling by boat, check out a shipwreck and natural swimming pool, and enjoy the tropical scenery and atmosphere. Your tour includes activities—kayaking, paddle boarding, snorkeling, and more—and round-trip road and boat transport, with hotel pickup and drop-off. Refuel with a tasty included lunch, too, such as fresh fish and rice.

Foodies and cultural enthusiasts will love this evening of entertainment. You’ll be picked up from your hotel and driven to a themed restaurant for a delicious Panamanian dinner and folklore show. Performers wear traditional costumes and the restaurant evokes different regions of Panama. Three drinks are included per person, and transfers back to your hotel are included so feel free to enjoy yourself.

Travelers interested in culture and nature will love getting out of Panama City for the day. With a guide and small group (max. 6) you’ll visit an indigenous Embera village, where you’ll meet the local people and learn all about their way of life. Take a canoe tour along a river surrounded by rainforest and look out for a wide variety of plants, birds, and animals.

Go whitewater rafting down the Mamoni River on a full-day adventure tour from Panama City that includes round-trip transport from your hotel and lunch on the river. Visit primary and secondary forest in a tropical rainforest conservation area, then shoot rapids that range from Class III to Class IV with an experienced river guide.

Hike in a dormant volcano and visit a scenic mountain village on a full-day, active trip to El Valle from Panama City that includes pickup and drop-off at centrally-located hotels. Go off the typical tourist trail as you explore local wildlife and plants at a botanical garden, swim in a jungle waterfall, soak in a natural thermal pool, and visit the colorful handicraft market before returning to Panama City.

Combine a rain forest hike with river rafting on a day trip to Chagres National Park. You’ll travel to the remote reaches of the Chagres River to ride Class II and III rapids with a guide. After lunch, hop aboard a motorized canoe and keep an eye out for monkeys, sloths, river otters, and toucans in their natural habitat. This full-day itinerary leaves Panama City behind via 4x4 vehicle.