Top Panama Archaeology Tours

If you’re a first-time visitor to Panama City, you’ll want to see the must-visit highlights. This five-hour Private or Share group tour, takes you to the atmospheric old town, the engineering marvel of the Panama Canal, and the sweeping Amador Causeway, with its great views of the city. If you’re short on time or on a quick shore excursion, this convenient tour makes the most of your time.

Tour to the top Panama City highlights (Panama Canal, Amador causeway & Casco Viejo “Oldtown”) with a knowledgeable and charismatic tour guide, fluent in English and Spanish. During our 5-Hour tour, many local drinks are included such as Panamanian Duro (Frozen Natural Juices), Coconut Water, Lemonade & More. Our tours are unique due to the passion that we put showing up Panama!

Combine a highlights tour of Panama City with a visit to the Miraflores Locks on this guided excursion. With a guide to provide transportation and insightful commentary, make stops at Casco Viejo, Miraflores Locks, Amador Causeway and Bridge of the Americas. Opt for a small group tour limited to nine other travelers or upgrade for undivided attention on a private tour.

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.

Travel southbound through the Panama Canal during this 6-hour tour from Panama City. With your local guide, board a bus for a 45-minute journey to Gamboa, home of the Panama Canal Dredging Division. Meet your vessel, the Pacific Queen, for a trip through the Gailard cut, the Pedro Miguel Locks and the Miraflores Locks. Admire scenic views of the Centennial Bridge, the Chagres River, and the Bridge of the Americas. Eat a complimentary lunch on board during your journey. Disembark at the Flamenco Marina in Panama City. Please Note: The exact check-in will be confirmed the day before your tour via email. Please make sure you check your inbox.

What sets our tour apart is its carefully curated route and storytelling approach. This experience goes beyond the typical city tour by combining Panama’s ancient origins, modern skyline, and authentic neighborhoods in a single, well-paced journey. Instead of following only the traditional Old Town paths, we explore lesser-visited areas that reveal the city’s real character, guided by a professional local expert. The tour balances scenic drives, iconic photo stops, and a meaningful walking experience through Casco Viejo, allowing travelers to understand Panama’s history, culture, and urban evolution—not just see it. Small groups, personalized attention, and thoughtful timing ensure a relaxed, immersive, and memorable experience.

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.

One of the reasons why you should know the Panama Canal is because a wonderful engineering attraction, linking the Pacific and Atlantic seas, through its lock systems dating back to 1914. Our experience is unique, because we travel the entire width of the Panamanian Isthmus, starting in Panama City, Pacific Ocean, through the locks of Miraflores and Pedro Miguel, Corte Culebra, Lake Gatún, Chagres River and the Gamboa Natural Park, where, will feel close and overflow with emotion with the only landscaping formed by its rich fauna in sight as monkeys, turtles, alligators, exotic birds, fish and a robust and thick flora. You can also enjoy our boats, our buffet lunch services, guided tour by a bilingual professional, drinks and much more... You will simply want to return to sailing with us the Panama Canal!!!

Panama la Vieja, the Ancient city, is a Monumental Complex that is an excellent tourist place to appreciate the historical structures of the first European and Spanish settlement on the Pacific side of the continent. where most of the trading in Las Americas at the time was happening. These days, there is a lot of trading still going on in the financial heart of Central America. Here, you can enjoy a viewing point from the top of the cathedral, where you can see part of modern Panama City; in contrast, Panama La Vieja was declared a Historical Monumental Complex on December 22, 1976.

This is not a rushed or generic city tour. It is a private, well-structured itinerary designed to show Panama City’s most important highlights in a logical and comfortable sequence. We guarantee you: * A clear route covering Panama City’s essential landmarks * Enough time at each stop without feeling rushed * A scheduled visit to the Panama Canal with real chances to see ships transit * Safe, carefully selected areas only * A comfortable pace adapted to your time and energy * Professional guidance throughout the tour * An organized experience with no logistics to manage on your own

What if I told you that most travelers never truly see Panama City? They wander through its modern skyline, snap a few photos of Casco Viejo, and think they’ve experienced it all. Too many visitors leave without tasting the real soul of Panama City, without hearing the tales locals tell or discovering the places where everyday life unfolds. Exploring alone often means missing those small, magical details that make a city unforgettable. Our Walking Tour in Panama City changes that. Your local guide doesn’t follow a script, they adapt to you. Whether you’re drawn to colonial charm, street art, or local flavors, you’ll see the city through the eyes of someone who calls it home. From iconic landmarks to tucked-away gems. By the end, you won’t just have walked through Panama City, you’ll have connected with it. Expect personal recommendations, genuine encounters, and stories that stay with you long after the tour ends.

Let me tell you why this tour is the best! If you love history and really want to live it, Panama La Vieja is the perfect place. It is the first Spanish city in the Pacific, a World Heritage Site, and the ruins tell you all about its incredible past! Then, we go to the Old Town, a neighborhood with a lot of personality, where the colonial past mixes with modernism, creating a unique atmosphere. And don’t forget Panama City, with its towering skyscrapers and the Canal, one of the wonders of the world. This tour has everything: history, culture and the modernity of a vibrant city. There is no other tour that combines so many wonders in one day! Remember tickets are not included

This is probably the only tour you'll find that offers you a day in contact with the beauty of nature and wildlife, just minutes from your hotel in Panama City.

Interactive tour, revealing the history of the first founded city of Panama, with excellent views from its tower and old Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, towards the Bay of Panama, observing from this point the modern city and the Old Town, At the same time, its facilities have an area for handicrafts and bathrooms for its visitors.

Cruise the entirety of the Panamá Canal, from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, during this full-day tour in Panamá City. Board a small vessel to travel through all three sets of locks that make up the canal. Voyage on Gatun Lake and the Chagres River. Learn about the history and construction of the canal from your guide while you travel. Disembark in Colón and board a shuttle for the return trip to Panamá City. Breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages are provided on board. Please Note: The exact check-in time will be confirmed the day before your tour via email. Please make sure you check your inbox.

Do one or both sites, for the walking tour we can meet in the colonial city or arrange pick up by writting us a message. Casco Antiguo de San Felipe is where the new City of Panama was founded in 1673 (the 350 year anniversary was in 2023), built only 5 miles Southwest from where the first city (Panama Viejo archeological site) was left in ruins after the fires started by the Spanish colonials themselves, in an effort to save the strategic position crucial for World Trade since the Pacific Ocean was discovered in 1513, and to avoid the collapse of the Spanish Empire right there and then, to the most famous pirate of the second half of the Spanish Colony, their nemesis who commanded the "Rogue" attack in 1671: Captain Henry Morgan. Both are World Heritage Sites as per UNESCO.

Take a partial transit cruise on the Panama Canal and journey through the Miraflores Locks. Marvel at this incredible feat of engineering as your ship is raised up to 54 feet (16 meters), enabling Pedro Miguel's lake to fill the chambers where the vessel is locked. On this half-day trip, enjoy Panama City sights and travel along Amador Causeway during the drive from your hotel.

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.

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.

Panama City’s skyline and historic Casco Viejo can feel distant to first-time visitors. Take the mystery out of your visit by exploring with a local on a private walking tour. This personalized tour allows you to discover the exterior of monuments, including museums, while learning about the city’s history and culture. If you wish to include a museum visit, your guide can customize the itinerary to fit your interests—just let us know in advance. Your guide contacts you beforehand to understand your preferences, ensuring you see the places you truly want to experience. Perfect for families, solo travelers, or couples, this tour reveals Panama’s local life and hidden gems.

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

Combine nature, history, and technology on a full-day tour from Panama City that includes hotel pickup and drop-off, refreshments, and transportation. Watch for wildlife on a scenic trip through the rainforest, visit the UNESCO-listed San Lorenzo Fort, then see the Panama Canal extension that moves gigantic cargo ships through a series of enormous locks.

Ride a canoe up the Chagres River, walk to a jungle waterfall, and visit a traditional Embera village on a full-day trip from Panama City. Learn about traditional food, culture, and dances on this 8-hour tour, which includes pickup and drop-off at your Panama City hotel, transport, lunch, and snacks.