Panama City and Canal Visitor Center: Explore Historical and Modern Landmarks
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9 Ratings
Panama City
Discover the historical and modern landmarks of Panama City on a guided tour. Visit the Panama Canal, Canal Museum, and Canal Visitors Center to learn about its fascinating history and marvel at the impressive locks at Miraflores.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Panama Canal - Experience the wonders of Panama City; visit the world-famous Panama Canal or the Frank Gehry Biodiversity Museum, where you’ll discover just how Panama changed the world, this is your opportunity.

Our professional driver/guides will take you on an unforgettable tour of the city. You’ll get to see sights and visit places out of the ordinary and not usually available on established tours. We pride ourselves in offering something beyond typical. We don’t intend to just sell a simple tour, we intend to leave you with a yearning to return Panama to conquer her. To repeat; we don’t do ordinary, our driver/guides know how to escape the traditional tour, giving you the chance to experience a true taste of our beautiful country. This fascinating Panama City Tour will additionally take you to many other sights brimming with history, culture and scenic beauty. After this tour we will take you back to the airport or your hotel.

What's Included
  • Panama City Tour
  • Bilingual driver/guide narrator
What's Not Included
  • You must pay in cash $90 USD round-trip airport transfers, for 1 or 2 people. Upon arrival.
  • Meals not included.
Additional Information

Tour of Panama City + Canal Museum + Canal Visitors Center + Miraflores Locks

Join us for a comprehensive sightseeing journey covering key attractions and highlights of Panama. Explore both the traditional and modern districts of Panama City and experience the globally renowned Panama Canal, with its amazing lock mechanism that never fails to amaze tourists.

Tour Duration:

The tour lasts for half a day, or roughly 5 hours. The duration can be modified to suit your schedule.

  • Note: You must also add airport transfer costs: $45 USD for 1 or 2 people per direction ($90 USD round-trip for 1 or 2 people). Third and additional person over 3 years of age $20 per direction. Paid upon arrival at the airport.
  • Lunch and dinner is available at the Atlantic & Pacific Company restaurant located at the Miraflores Locks Visitors Center during the hours of operation noted above. If you wish to eat at a different restaurant in the city, your guide will assist you. Meals are the responsibility of each guest.
  • We also can offer to transport you to the museum of the famous architect Frank Gehry, The Biodiversity Museum. At the Biodiversity Museum you’ll have the opportunity to learn about the birth of Panama and about how our beautiful country changed the world. Entrance fees to these museums are at the responsability of each guest. Our guide is available to pick you up at these museums when you complete your visit.
Location
Panama Canal
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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785rebecaw
Feb 9, 2024
Great Experience in Panama - Excellent service from Panama Canal Tours. We did the full transit tour of the Panama Canal, which was wonderful. They took us to Isla Coiba, Boquete and Bocas del Toro. Thank you Panama Canal Tours. We will be back.
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Lucia_b
Dec 7, 2022
Layover in Panama - The guide was very kind. He arrived on time and his car was clean and comfortable. He knew a lot of good stories about each place we visited.
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Muddyrts
Jan 2, 2019
Worth every penny - Had a layover in Panama City for 10 hours which I love because it gives me a chance to do a quick check on a city to see if I need to come back. TA sent me Ali Douglas of Ivan Tours. He did an amazing job. I got the highlights of the city and a good bit of history from Ali. Will definitely be back. Panama City and are has it all
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Chelseapd1128ml
Dec 31, 2018
Best Tour Guide in allll of Panama! - Looking for an amazing, educational tour? Look no further than Luis Vega! I can not speak enough great things of our experience with Luis. He knows all the good times to go to the canal. He knows the history and facts about the city. He drives a nice van so plenty of room for a family. His English is perfect! He also made some stops around town at different lookout points for pics. He’s very affordable too. I found him through this site and another person’s review. I hope you find him through mine. He responds very quickly if you email him. When we come back to Panama we will definitely be calling him again! Good luck and have fun! Luis Vega [email protected] [email protected] 50766746315 (on WhatsApp! Too)
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Olie293
Jun 3, 2018
Fabulous tour of history - This was a great bus tour and the canal museum and the visitor's center were the highlights. It is just amazing how this canal was made and equally sad to see how many people died in the construction. Just outside the visitor's we saw a sloth in the trees.
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Sashatg
May 30, 2018
Amazing view - The Miraflores visitor centre had a museum, audio-visual room and a restaurant. I think it had 4 floors. My mom and I went when we visited Panama and we loved the experience. On the top floor we had an amazing view of the Canal as the ships came and went. We did not go with a tour guide but travelled there by ourselves. Outside the centre there are many taxis outside. So we were able to take one to the Mall after we were done at the centre, which is just like 15 mins away. The fare was expensive though. There was a fare to go into the centre, I think it was USD$20.
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Amdv_13
Jun 21, 2018
Quick way to see Panama within 5 hours - Luis waited for me at the Airport, and right on time. I was a little late but he was there! Took me to the city center and was very accommodating with all my questions as he was so knowledgeable. Loved the tour! Thanks Luis. Also, the restaurant was fantastic. loved it.
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