Private Tour

Fuerte Amador Shore Excursion: Private Full-Day Tour of Panama City and Canal

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

8 hours

Mobile ticket

Visit one of the best cities of Central America, Panama City. With this 8-hour private tour, you'll enjoy the views from the platforms along the Panama Canal, and learn more about the canal at the museum. Take a guided walking tour of the "Old Town", a UNESCO world heritage site.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

What‘s Included

Private tour

Local professional guide

PORT pickup and drop-off

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

Start the day with pickup from the Fuerte Amador Cruise Port upon your arrival. Most days the tour will start with an incredible view of the city from atop Cerro Ancon, before heading off to the Miraflores Locks to watch the ships in transit. Enjoy the viewing platforms, plus learn more about the canal at the museum and watch a short film about the canal’s history. Head under the Bridge of the Americas, past the Frank Gehry Bio Museum and out to the Amador Causeway where you will stop for lunch, at your own expense. The rest of the afternoon will be spent on a walking tour of Casco Viejo, Spanish for "Old Town", Panama City's most charismatic neighborhood. Marvel at its spectacular architecture and learn about the history of this UNESCO world heritage site. From Casco Viejo, transportation may be provided back to your hotel, or you can decide to stay for sunset, dinner and drinks in one of the many plazas of the area.

Options

Private Tour -

Car
Pickup included

Private Tour

Van or Minivan
Pickup included

Reviews

4.92

13 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

A rewarding day!
DoDeCo,
Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide Jose Ramos gave us a great introduction to Panama City. He was knowledgeable, interesting & a pleasure to spend time with. My husband relies on a walker and Jose both anticipated and accommodated his needs. At the same time he met my request for a bit more activity, exploring the streets of Casco Viejo and stopping at the largest mall in central America. All in all a rewarding day. Communication in advance was also very responsive.
Well Done
Corvin L,
Apr 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our tour guide, Jose, did an excellent job! He showed us all around and explained the sites very well! He was terrific!
Experiencing Panama on land
Dream23294924218,
Jan 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I did the half day version of this excursion. Tour company was very flexible about starting time and where we went. The city and canal tour was excellent.
Great private tour with Rafael.
Diane S,
Nov 20, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great private tour with a view of a ship making its way through the locks The IMAX movie was excellent and worth the watch. Our guide took us to an indigenous village. We had a wonderful lunch in the old town and toured around museums and shops at the end of the day he took our photos in front of the Panama sign and was very informative about the history of Panama.
Wonderful day adventure
rasthravas,
Oct 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Guide was very personable and pleasant. We had a wonderful time. Guide adapted to our requests and ideas based on our conversation. Car was cool and air conditioned. Guide had cold bottled water always available. Levy, our guide listened and when he found out I was a history buff, he even took me to less common areas and had wonderful anecdotes. I would highly recommend and if possible, request Levy! Ps. Admission to canal visitor center and IMAX film was included.
What a city!
Alan A,
Mar 23, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Unfortunately, I cannot remember the name of our amazing guide, who knew so much about Panama City and the Canal. He spoke excellent English and told us so much information. We loved the film at IMAX, I wish we had seen a ship going through the older canal. Walking through the old town was so wonderful and we learned so much history. We enjoyed the free Wi-Fi at lunch! I would highly recommend this private tour, especially as we saw the huge tour buses with so many people getting on and off.
Panama is surprising
Raymond G,
Feb 28, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
The experience at the Miraflores Locks and IMAX cinema was very memorable. The subsequent tour of Panama revealed an interesting city.
Wonderful tour and guide
James S,
Jan 27, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Francisco Tovar was knowledgeable about every location we went to and more! Very personable and made sure we saw everything in the time we had. Would highly recommend him and the company.
Great way to see Panama City and Canal locks
ice8011,
May 22, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Superb excursion; especially with our extremely knowledgeable guide Kevin, who has lived in Panama for almost 30 years. Private Tour so we did not have to deal with being on a bus with 60 people. The first thing Kevin did was call Miraflores lock and find out if a ship was entering the lock. The last ship of morning was getting ready to transit, so we went directly to the Miraflores lock and visitor center. We watched the entire transit of a large ship and got great pictures and video. We then went to the visitor center and watched an IMAX film on building the Canal. There were no ship busses to watch the transit. When they got there, they saw nothing but the empty lock as the next ship transit would not occur until the afternoon in the opposite direction. Next, we went to Old Town (Casco Viejo) and saw the oldest church in the city. It had the largest, most detailed nativity sceen we have ever seen. The room was off the main cathedral down a hall. We would never have found this room without Kevin's knowledge. We spent a couple more hours in Old Town and also had lunch. We saw many attractions and walked in right from our car. Streets were too narrow for busses, so the ship tours parked outside Old Town and passengers walked to see the sights. We also visited the new part of Panama City with skyscrapers and modern buildings that have been constructed in the past 20 years A great tour made so much more interesting due to our guide Kevin.
Great trip of Panama city
Shirley B,
Apr 25, 2023
- Review from Viator
4.00
Great day trip given by jorje to the Miraflores licks, the old town and generally around. Very personable young man and we enjoyed!