Panama Sightseeing Tour: Explore Panama Canal, Amador Coastway, and Historic Casco Antiguo

Discover the wonders of Panama on a 5-hour sightseeing tour. Explore the Panama Canal, Amador Coastway, and historic Casco Antiguo. Immerse yourself in the rich history and modern beauty of Panama City.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Canal de Panama - The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an 80 km (50 miles) man-made waterway in Panama that links the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It traverses the Isthmus of Panama and serves as a vital route for maritime trade. The canal features locks at both ends to elevate ships to Gatun Lake, an artificial lake created to minimize excavation work, 26 m (85 ft) above sea level, and then lower them at the opposite end. On this tour, we visit the Miraflores Locks to observe the canal’s operations using fresh water as elevators.
  • Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador) - Constructed in 1913 with rocks from the Culebra Cut excavation during the Panama Canal’s construction, the Causeway connects Panama City to four islands: Naos, Perico, Culebra, and Flamenco.

The area was once part of a U.S. military complex known as Fort Amador, established to protect the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Today, remnants of the military installations can be seen on the islands, offering stunning views of the modern city and the Panama Canal’s breakwater on the Pacific side.

  • Casco Viejo - Casco Viejo is the historic district and cultural treasure of Panama City. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, Casco Viejo was founded around 1673 by Spanish colonialists, the Catholic Church, and other settlers. Once one of the wealthiest and most densely populated neighborhoods in the Americas, Casco Viejo fell into neglect around the 1950s. The streets are lined with buildings that have served as homes, cathedrals, churches, and government offices over the centuries, reflecting various architectural styles. Some of these structures have been meticulously restored and now house museums, gourmet restaurants, charming shops, and upscale residences. Other buildings remain in disrepair or complete ruin, with the homes of poor families standing next to renovated, exclusive properties, offering a unique glimpse into the district’s diverse history.
  • Bridge of the Americas - The Bridge of the Americas spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal at Balboa, near Panama City. Built by the United States between 1959 and 1962 at a cost of US$20 million, the bridge was a crucial part of the Pan-American Highway from its completion in 1962 until the opening of the parallel Centennial Bridge in 2004. This visit provides a view of the Panama Canal’s Pacific entrance and the Amador Causeway.
What's Included
  • Air-conditioned car
  • Bilingual tour guide
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • tickets of the Panama Canal
  • gratuities
  • $45 extra charge for round trip pickup and drop off
Additional Information

In this tour you will get a guided visit to the most interesting places in the city such as the Panama Canal, the Amador Coastway and the historic district of Panama Casco Antiguo, it is a tour of approximately 5 hours where you will enjoy seeing how It works one of the wonders of engineering and the only one in America, the Panama Canal, we visited a beautiful place built more than 100 years ago, the breakwater of the canal called Coastway de Amador that has a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean in its access to the canal and also a beautiful view of Panama City, we visit the Casco Antiguo, an emblematic place full of Panama’s history and full of different types of architecture in its houses, churches and hotels inherited through time, come and enjoy this rich historical and modern tour and visual of Panama

  • Have an extra fee of $ 45 dollars round trip for pick up and drop off cash to the tour guide the day of the tour even if the drop off is different within Panama city.
Location
Canal de Panama
Cancellation Policy

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

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Lasonta_l
Jul 26, 2024
The tour was great. The tour guide was excellent and very knowledgeable and informative - The tour guide was very pleasant. All the stops we made were very interested. He took us to places of interest and was very informative.
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Nechemiab2015
Jun 10, 2024
DONT USE ANYONE ELSE! This guy is who you want, to show you around Panama and it's surrounding cities! - Miguel was absolutely terrific and really made our whole trip! Firstly Miguel speaks a perfect and understandable English. He also is very easy going and patient Secondly ,Miguel has an extensive wealth of knowledge about Panama today, as well as past history. We hired Miguel for 2 different days and tours including the canal as well as nearby islands. We had a fantastic time with him. I wouldn't use anyone or any other tour guide! I'm already planning my next trip again to Panama and plan on using him again! Thank you again Miguel Norman and Alonna
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Bev1014
May 24, 2024
Highly recommend Miguel! - Miguel was pleasure to spend the day with. He was prompt, knowledgeable and flexible. We could not have navigated all the sights without him. And he knew the answers to all of our questions.
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A1825yxraquels
May 21, 2024
Great - Very peaceful and enlightening tour Miguel knows the history of Panama very well, is patient on tours and shows us the best shopping places
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Pabloisraele
Oct 30, 2023
Great tour the “Escala Panama” - Miguel, very punctual, very cultured, makes the tour enjoyable with historical data. The incredible tour, you see many things in a short time. You need to spend more days to appreciate everything that Panama offers. I highly recommend “Miguel Tours Panama” Greetings
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Schmumina
Oct 25, 2023
Great tour with Miguel - We booked our tour with a short notice, so it was just my husband and me attending it. Miguel was a great guide. He knows a lot about the local history and backgrounds. He took a lot of time for us and the tour. We really appreciate it, especially because it turned out that it was his birthday. We hope he still had a great day! Would definitely recommend a tour with him. Kind regards from Switzerland
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Darykf
Oct 7, 2023
I highly recommend. Miguel is awesome! - I highly recommend this tour! The entire process was seamless. The tour started with Miguel picking me up from the airport. We visited so many important sites, including the ruins, and the tour concluded with seeing the Panama Canal. Miguel made sure to track the ships so that he could work around my schedule and ensure that I saw the entire process of the ships passing through the Panama Canal.
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Laurarm6797nu
Sep 21, 2023
Awesome!! - Excellent experience, very enriching, Mr. Miguel is very kind and tells the history of his country in detail, I fully recommend him!!
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Danielleru8364yi
Sep 19, 2023
Solo Traveling Experience in Panama - Miguel is the best tour guide ever. He is very knowledgeable about the culture & history of Panama. We went to several historical & cultural sites, stopped for authentic Panamanian food and toured many areas of the city.
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Ruxyeu
Mar 27, 2023
The tour was amazing - This is a great tour to experience Panama. Gustavo thank u so much! The tour guide was so knowledgeable and explained the history of the city in many details. I had a great time. Thank you so much!
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