Top Panama Cultural Tours - page 3

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.

Panama City’s historic Casco Viejo boasts some of the capital’s hippest bars, but finding the best spots requires local know-how. With this Afro party bar crawl, get one included drink at each location during this high-energy, host-led experience. Join a party crew of energetic guides and fellow travelers as you enjoy nonstop hip-hop, dancehall, amapiano, afrobeats, and reggaeton music.

Whether you’re visiting Panama for business or pleasure, having a driver meet you when you arrive is reassuring. Save yourself the hassle of waiting for a taxi after a long flight and be driven straight to your hotel within the city limits. The service operates around the clock so is ideal if you arrive at night or early in the morning.

Take a break from Panama City’s modern conveniences and discover how one indigenous tribe lives their daily life when you take a trip to a Guna Village in the San Blas Islands. Departing from Panama City, you’ll have an opportunity to immerse yourself in Guna Ayala culture. After you visit their community, you’ll have time to swim and snorkel before heading back to Panama City.

Learn more about the diversity of Panamanian culture on this group day tour to an Embera indigenous community on the Chagres River. You’ll meet the locals and see their homes, learn about their cultural traditions like song and dance, and tour the rainforest area of the Chagres National Park. If you’re interested in handicrafts, you’ll get the chance to buy authentic pieces straight from the community.

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.

If you’re on a short stopover in Panama City there’s no need just to sit in the airport. On this five-hour private tour from Tocumen Airport, visit the engineering marvel of the Panama Canal, drive along the Amador Causeway for great city views, and learn about Panamanian history among the beautiful buildings of the old town.

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.....

After a long, tiring flight, the sight of a driver holding a sign with your name on it is always welcome. Save yourself time and hassle after arriving at the airport with this private transfer to resorts in Playa Blanca. Alternatively, pickups are available from Panama City hotels or other locations. Your driver will help with your luggage and you can enjoy the view or relax on the drive to your destination.

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.

Direct and authentic contact with the community: NO staged show, if NO real experience with the Emberá, where you are welcome as a guest, not as a tourist. Expert and bilingual local guides: Complete accompaniment with guides that explain the history, worldview and customs DE the Emberá with deep respect and knowledge. Support for sustainable tourism: A part of the value of the tour directly benefits the community, contributing to its economy, education and cultural preservation. Traditional EN canoe tour: You sail POR the Chagres River EN handmade boats, as they have POR generations. Personalized experience: Small groups to ensure close attention and authentic connection with hosts. Typical food included: You taste a traditional lunch prepared POR the community, fresh and with local ingredients.

Experience the Panama Canal and the beauty of the rainforest in just one day on this guided excursion—an expedition that would be hard to navigate if going alone. Enjoy convenient hotel pickup from downtown Panama City, explore the Panama Canal on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts, and embark on a boat tour along the canal and through Gatun Lake. Explore lush forest and spot wildlife as you travel. Tickets for the Agua Clara Locks Visitor Center are included—get up-close views of the canal’s fascinating lock systems.

You don't have to get on a cruise ship to pass through the Panama Canal. Aboard the Pacific Queen tourist boat, you'll travel through two locks on the Panama Canal. Experience the sensation of rising and lowering through the locks and to see this engineering marvel at work. Onboard commentary explains the history and importance of the Panama Canal.

Experience Panama’s booming capital city like a local on this guided excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup, enjoy a delicious traditional lunch and visit the first Spanish settlement in the country, Panama La Vieja. Take a sightseeing tour of Panama City’s vibrant downtown, pick up a souvenir at the indigenous handicraft market, and learn about the country’s rich history and culture at Mi Pueblito Cultural Center.

It is a personalized and high quality guide service. It's like being with a local friend touring the city. The tour is not limited only to the attractions we offer, we do it according to your tastes and needs.

Panama is located in a tropical region that has the perfect climate for cultivating many fresh foods. On this foodie-focused tour, sample five of Panama’s regional offerings including organic chocolate, geisha coffee (among the most expensive in the world), and fresh ceviche from a local seafood market. A short walking tour is included and you will also taste several craft beers and an aged Panamanian rum.

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.

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.

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.

Pioneers in private excursions with 20 years of experience. Enjoy the highlight of the city in our comfortable minibus with our friendly driver and local guide having alot of information about Panamenian culture and history to share with your party. Because is a private tour your party could spend more or less time in any destination according with your interests. In addition, if you have one particular place in mind to visit, we have the capacity to includes the place in our itinerary.

This is the best historic tour of Panama City. You will see everything about Panama from its colonial days to the new and modern Panama.

This is one of the only tours in Panama that includes the two UNESCO World Heritage Sites inside the City of Panama, encompassing over 500 years of history in the american continent. First, walk through the ruins of the first european settlement on the Pacific, site that was destroyed during an actual pirate raid back in the 1600's. Later stroll through Casco Antiguo, the restored and renovated spanish colonial settlement, second site of the City of Panama.

Make the most of your time in Panama with this tour that takes in the city’s Casco Viejo historic district, islands along the Amador Causeway, and Panama Canal in just a few hours. Skip the hassle of following a map by exploring the city via minivan with a guide, and learn about the fascinating history of this multicultural country and its famous canal, a wonder of modern engineering.

Travelers who want to dig deep into Panama City’s history and culture will love this small-group walking tour. You’ll visit three atmospheric neighborhoods: Casco Viejo, Old Chinatown, and Santa Ana. Your local guide will entertain and educate you with their stories and will take you to places you might miss if visiting independently.