Spend the day in Panama City, exploring the best of the city: from Panama Canal to the open-air museum in Punta Culebra, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Casco Viejo.

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Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
Covid-19 precautions: Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
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Duration 8 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
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Live tour guide: Spanish, English
Pickup included: Most hotels within Panama City only.

Highlights

Witness the Panama Canal and the Miraflores Locks in action
Explore the old canal zone around Cerro Ancon
Stroll through Punta Culebra's open-air musuem
Explore the old town of Casco Viejo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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A day of fun in cosmopolitan Panama City. See the town that the world built and of course, its famous canal. Usually, your first stop will be Miraflores Locks and the Panama Canal. Miraflores Locks and the Panama Canal is your next stop. Here you will watch the ships maneuver the canal's locks, learn more about the canal at the museum. You will visit an artisan market for the best Panamanian-made souvenirs before heading to the Amador for lunch (not included). Then you will take a short nature trail walk in the Punta Culebra's open-air musuem, which is owned by the Smithsonian Foundation of Panama. Save the best for last with a walking tour of the old town: Casco Viejo. Marvel at its spectacular architecture and learn about the history of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will be back back in your hotel around 16:00, unless you stay in Casco to soak up the rest of the afternoon on your own.

Includes

Miraflores complete package (viewing points, museum and video entry)
Pick-up from most Panama City hotels (surcharge for resorts and the airport area)
Entrance to Punta Culebra
Guide and transportation

Lunch

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You must bring your own headphones
You are required to bring and wear a mask

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Important information

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If you are staying at a resort, within the airport area or anywhere outside Panama City, you will be provided with a meeting point or pick up can be arranged at an additional cost
The tour can be run differently according to the guide
Punta Culebra is closed on Mondays.
The weather can sometimes change the order in which the tour itinerary is run

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Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 118 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.5/5
Transportation
4.3/5
Value for money
4.4/5
Safety
4.8/5

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The tour guide made this an enjoyable and very informative experience. His knowledge and communication was outstanding. The locations visited and overall content of the tour were outstanding, including the venue selected for lunch. The small group size also made the tour more enjoyable, since it made contact and communications with the tour guide very accessible, Also, the timeframe/length of the tour was just right!

February 14, 2020

Excellent tour, flexible to take advantage of the day, Goncho is a very good guide who knows very well the history and the places to which it takes you. Panama history is combined with the old town, modern development with the theme of the canal and nature with the visit to Punta Culebra.

August 29, 2019

Informative. Fun group

Even though it was raining Gonzo showed us around Casco Viejo and had us get out at cathedral square to take a peak inside. Smithsonian was neat since we got to see the animals. Lunch on the causeway super choice. Would have liked Gonzo to come into Miraflores Lock Museum with us to explain a bit. Totally missed the insects on floor 2 cuz I didn’t know about them. Would like to have been able to stop near the American sector to get a photo of one of the statues of the kids raising the flag. All-in-all, great tour & barefoot tours does a super job.

July 22, 2019

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