Day Trips from Panama City to Colon

Today your naturalist tour guide will pick up you to live a Natgeo experience in Panama, the Embera indigenous culture has been living in the jungle for hundreds of years, this community is located in the Chagres national park and the indigenous are the guardians of this jungles, they living in harmony with nature and with the eco-tourism we support them to continue his heritage to the next generations.

Join us on a 7-hour tour of the less-visited Fort San Lorenzo and the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal. Your English-speaking guide will pick you up at 7:00 a.m. from your accommodation in Panama City. Travel across the impressive Third Bridge over the Panama Canal to the Caribbean side. Our first stop is the Agua Clara Locks, where you can watch enormous ships pass by, explore the visitor center, and learn how engineers expanded the canal for the new Panamax vessels. Afterward, we'll head to the new Gatun Locks Observation Deck for panoramic views of the canal in operation. Around 10:00 a.m., we'll continue to Fort San Lorenzo, arriving at 11:00 a.m. Discover the ruins and rich history of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. At noon, we'll begin the return trip to Panama City, arriving at your hotel around 2:00 p.m.

Experience Panama’s indigenous Emberá community on this guided eco-adventure. After a convenient, optional hotel pickup, take a canoe trip into the Panamanian jungle on the Chagres River. Enjoy a moderate hike, visit a gorgeous waterfall, and learn all about the Emberá, including their contributions to medicine. Savor a delicious complimentary lunch and paint your body as the Emberá do.

Travelers interested in history will enjoy this full-day tour to the Panama Canal’s Agua Clara Locks and San Lorenzo Castle. Pass through the locks of the canal and be amazed by this feat of engineering. Continue through the jungle of San Lorenzo National Park and look out for animals, birds, and reptiles along the way. Learn more about colonial-era history at the ruined fort, with views of the Caribbean Sea.

See a side of Panama that most first-time visitors miss on a day trip to Puerto Corotú, the home of the indiginous Embera community. This excursion offers exclusive insight into the culture and customs of the village, which still lives according to ancient traditions. Plus, you’ll receive personalized attention in a small group limited to only 15 people.

Why book this tour with us? Because it’s not just a tour of the Canal — it’s an experience carefully designed to let you see, understand and feel the magnitude of the Panama Canal from two unique perspectives: the Pacific and the Atlantic. ✅ Full and balanced visit: It includes Miraflores and Aguas Claras in a single day, something few operators offer efficiently and comfortably. ✅ Expert and passionate guides: Clear explanations, historical data and curiosities that transform the visit into a living history. ✅ Comfortable and punctual transportation: Private vehicles with air conditioning and personalized attention from the beginning. ✅ Local touches: Recommendations, special stops (like viewing points or photo spots), and direct attention throughout the tour. ✅ 24/7 assistance and flexible coordination, ideal for cruise passengers, families or travelers with stopovers. You don’t just visit the Channel: you live it, you understand it and you get it as a unique experience.

Tour that combines nature and culture. You will observe wildlife such as 3 different species of monkeys, birds, crocodiles, etc. You will navigate at the Panama Canal next to the big boats, a unique experience in the world, and you will visit the sloth sanctuary learning about the conservation efforts for rescuing this amazing mammals. Later, we will explore the butterfly garden where we can observe one of the most colorful butterflies in the world, the Blue Morpho butterfly and finally we will observe the Dart frog garden.

Enjoy an excursion to the port of Colón. Take in lush jungle landscapes and spot wildlife like gato solo monkeys and tropical butterflies along the scenic trip to the Atlantic coast, and then explore the historic San Lorenzo Fortress with your guide for insights into its rich history.

You will be introduced to one of the important culture within Panama history. The Embera tribe that originally were settled in Darien province migrated to the Chagres River during the canal construction looking for better opportunities for their families and looked a way of living besides hunting farming and fishing. They gladdy opened their Villages to receive visitors to share their culture. You will learn about their traditions, dances and how they survive within the environment they live. You will have also have access to their waterfall close by their village in a jungle hike. Don't miss this authentic experience.....

Escape de la ciudad durante el día en esta cómoda excursión a la costa caribeña de Panamá, a solo un par de horas de la ciudad de Panamá. Visite la ciudad de Portobelo y tres hermosas islas (Isla Grande, Isla Linton e Isla Mamey), mucho más de lo que podría ver si viajara por su cuenta. Como se trata de un recorrido privado, tendrá a su guía solo para usted.

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.

Join us on a tour of the lesser visited Fort San Lorenzo on the Caribbean Coast of Panama and the Agua Clara Panama Canal locks. At 7:00am your English speaking driver and tour guide will meet you at your Panama City lodging from where you will continue on towards the Agua Clara Locks, located about 1.5 hours away, on the Caribbean side of the country. Visitors can take their time here and watch the gigantic ships passing through the locks below. Stroll through the visitor center, watch an informational video, or hike on the nearby rainforest trail. Learn about how engineers were able to raise Gatun Lake, built new locks, and widened existing channels to accommodate the massive New Panamax ships. At around 10:00am, we continue to the Fort San Lorenzo, arriving by 11:00am. Marvel in the rich history of the well preserved ruins as your guide explains the colorful history of this historic landmark. At 12:00pm we return to Panama City and will arrive back at your hotel by 1:00pm.

Travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during this full-day tour of the Panama Canal. With your local guide, explore the canal by sea and on foot, viewing the ships passing through the locks and the variety of plant and animal life on the canal's shores. Explore Gatun Lake, home to howlers, capuchins, tamarins, and many more animals. Stop at the Agua Clara Locks Visitor Center to get an overview of the canal's history through informative displays and exhibits. Explore San Lorenzo National Park and Fort San Lorenzo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and enjoy a picnic lunch. All activities, entrance fees, lunch, and round-trip transportation from Panama City hotels are included.

This tour begins with a convenient pickup from your city hotel or Playa Bonita, followed by a drive to the Agua Clara Locks Visitor Center, where you’ll experience the expanded Panama Canal in operation since 2016 and watch massive Neo-Panamax ships transit the locks. We then visit the historic Gatun Locks (1914), offering a perfect blend of modern and original canal engineering. On the return, we stop for refreshments before boarding a boat at Gamboa Dock to explore the Panama Canal watershed, where you can spot monkeys, sloths, iguanas, and other wildlife in their natural habitat and rainforest canopy, while enormous ships pass directly in front of you. The experience lasts approximately 7 hours and delivers a truly unique combination of history, engineering, and nature.

The tour begins with pickup from your hotel, hostel, or Airbnb in Panama City. We’ll drive for about one hour to Colón, on the Atlantic side, to visit the impressive Agua Clara Locks — part of the Panama Canal’s expansion and the only place where you can see Neo-Panamax ships crossing. With 100% certainty of seeing ships in transit, either at Agua Clara or Gatun Locks, this tour guarantees an unforgettable Canal experience. After approximately 35 minutes, we’ll continue to the Atlantic Bridge, the largest and tallest bridge in Panama, offering stunning views of the Canal and surrounding landscape. Along the way, we’ll stop to see the remains of the unfinished French Canal, an abandoned 19th-century project that paved the way for today’s canal. Our final stop is the historic Gatun Locks, in operation since 1914, where you can watch ships pass just a few meters away, guided by powerful electric locomotives. After this enriching 5.5-hour experience, we’ll return to Panama City.

Nature-loving travelers will enjoy spending a whole day snorkeling and kayaking in Panama’s Portobelo National Park, on the Atlantic Coast. You’ll be provided with all the necessary gear and transported to some of the most beautiful spots in the park. Learn more about its culture, history, and biodiversity while getting active in the beautiful marine landscape.

The ruins of El Castillo de San Lorenzo and those of Portobelo, once formed the strategic points of defenses of San Lorenzo at the Mouth of the Chagres River and the two fortifications of Portobelo. Narrate silently and vividly the prosperity of Panama in that era. The now World Heritage sites (UNESCO) built to assure a safe transfer of gold and silver from one city to another and ocean to ocean, were attacked countless time and witnessed the bloody wars of the Caribbean against the Spaniards by the buccaneers, mercenaries, corsairs, privateers and pirates. It is worth mentioning the courage and contribution of the enslaved persons, the Cimarrons and how they brought freedom to their fellowmen and how they shaped the future and culture for many generations.

Experience this Panama City escape excursion to this beautiful and warm farm located in Colon. Together with your tour guide, start this tour and to explore the farm located in an elevated area by the Chagres River. Travelers of all ages and background are set to have an excellent adventure starting with the livestock stations, an interactive activity through the different farm animal, to learn about poultry, sheep, pigs, goats, cattle, curious facts about some crops and the fascinating world of butterflies. Next, take it up a notch by crossing the suspension bridges with different levels of difficulty, safety lines in each section. Next to this suits all horse enthusiast, an opportunity to go horseback riding surrounded by trees, it is an ideal activity for people who enjoy nature and contact with animals. To refill with energy, enjoy a great lunch that you previously selected the available meal options. The maximum weight for this entire experience is 200 pounds.

Learn more about the indigenous Embera people of Panama while exploring the natural setting they live within. You’ll be taken to their community in a national park, where you can interact with the villagers, listen to their music, and take a canoe ride on Lake Alajuela. Visit some beautiful waterfalls, shop for traditional handicrafts directly from the makers, and even get a temporary Embere tattoo if you like.

Off the usual tourist trails, this part of Panama on the Caribbean side, offers another flavor of the country.

Five line Canopy Adventure is only 45 minutes’ from Panama City and only 30 minutes from Colon Port with breathtaking views of Gatun. Go across the Gatun lake in a unique experience.

the professional tour guide will show you how this beautiful tribe lives from many years ago is a unique experience

Tour Panama City and enjoy that panoramic view that offers you this beautiful city where you can take incredible pictures, live moments with family, spend it with friends, and even a trip with friends.