San Lorenzo National Park: Explore Panama's Canal, Colonial History and Caribbean Coast
4.4
7 Ratings
Colón
Embark on an adventure through San Lorenzo National Park in Panama, exploring the Panama Canal, colonial history, and the stunning Caribbean coast. Discover the ruins of Fort San Lorenzo and immerse yourself in the rich history of the region.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • New Washington - This is a building that is a true jewel of architecture.\n\nIts importance derives from the opulent personalities that stayed at that hotel especially in times of the gold rush in California
What's Included
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Tasty snacks included
  • Air-conditioned transportation
What's Not Included
  • On-board WiFi
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Admission Tickets to visitors centers
Additional Information

Experience the charms of Panama’s Caribbean Coast and wrap up your day with a delightful dinner on the Pacific before the sun sets.

This stunning journey involves crossing the two locks of the Panama Canal towards the Caribbean, and venturing into the area known as La Costa Abajo de Colón. From here, we delve into the wilderness of the San Lorenzo National Park, immersing ourselves in the historical era of conquistadors and pirates who sought wealth from South American lands on their voyages through Panama. Along our drive through this Caribbean jungle, we might see various species of mammals, birds, or reptiles that reside in the park.

At Castillo del Chagres, also known as Fort San Lorenzo, we stroll among its ancient ruins. These silent remnants of a distinct time in world history rest tranquilly, offering an arresting view of the Caribbean Sea and the mouth of the Chagres River.

Location
New Washington
Calle Bolivar
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Poornima_a
Apr 17, 2024
A fabulous journey to San Lorenzo with a well informed guide. - The guide Jorge was the sweetest man - so thoughtful & helpful! Highly recommend him! The guide was knowledgeable and was on time. Gave us a great tour!
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760jemimahk
Sep 3, 2023
Best half day tour of the city - Excellent tour guide Carlos, he explained the history of the canal and the rich history of old Town Casco Viejo.
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Ines_k
Jan 26, 2022
Great tour guide - It's a great tour combining old and new history of Panama. Rafael is a very knowledgable guide and I learned a lot. Service was exellent, I was provided with drinks and snacks and a lot of useful information. We were also lucky to see some monkeys and coatis on the way. Highly recommended.
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William_a
Jan 23, 2022
Great tour despite pandemic limitations - One of the best aspects of this tour company was the effort they made to make accommodations in the midst of the pandemic. They informed us early on that the Panama Railway was not operational for passenger traffic and gave us a reduction in costs. I expressed my concerns about social distancing in the travel arrangements across the island and they assured me that they limited the tour to 4-6 people and used a 15 passenger van. We had the good fortune to be the only people scheduled that day. Possibly somewhat belatedly, they informed us the Panama Canal Carribean side was closed to visitors on Monday, our scheduled day of departure, and offered us an alternative tour or refund. Fortunately, I was able to change our schedule to a Tuesday tour with them. Our tour guide, Juan, was exceptional. He generally leads a busload of tourists from cruise ships but we were fortunate to have him alone. We quickly understood why he was so desired by the cruise boat companies. His fund of knowledge in every aspect of Panama - history, flora and fauna, and the Canal was truly extensive. He was extremely engaging and personable. The other benefit to this tour was that they included a tour of Colon, a feature not offered by other companies offering a similar tour. Colon has a lot of rough edges but we were glad to see it.
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Buckeyeboy656
May 7, 2019
Best tour guide!!! - Rafael has to be one of the best tour guides that I have had on any trip. He was right on time and gave us a run down of the day. I learned so much about Panama and the countries rich history. He has beverages and snacks in the car and constantly checked to make sure we were comfortable. One of the best parts of the tour was that we were able to edit the day as we went along. I will definitely recommend this tour to anyone going to Panama City and you want to see the sights. Hands down, the best!!!!
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Maria_p
Feb 25, 2022
A disaster - I’m sorry to tell the tour was a total disaster. -The guide was 30 minutes late because he had gone to a wrong hotel. -The vehicle didn’t have wifi as promised. -The guide had no idea what the tour was supposed to include. We got to Colón city, and I had to read aloud to him from the Viator website what’s included in the tour. The guide was friendly, polite and nice, but did not know the places or how to get to them. We wasted a lot of time just trying to find our way. We stopped to ask people directions and things like “excuse me, is this the Catedral Inmaculada Concepcion”? (It wasn’t, it was some church.) -On the way to the Fort San Lorenzo we also missed a turn and ended up on some beach. It was pretty but not where we wanted to go. Eventually we ended up in the fort. -2 hour stop at Agua Clara Locks was the thing we looked forward the most. When we got there at 3.15 pm they were already closed. We could not enter and didn’t see anything. The guide told he was sorry he hadn’t checked the opening times. As this was our last day in Panama, we missed our only chance to see the Agua Clara Locks. The guide took us to another place with no viewing facilities, but we could at least see something from behind the fence. He also took us to one interesting place that wasn’t on the plan. This is the only reason I didn’t immediately ask my money back, but I’m still considering doing it.
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