Half day of Panama city and canal tour: shared and private
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
The Private tours can start anytime you want!
Enjoy the highlights of Panama City and the Canal in approximately 6 hours by visiting:
• Bridge of the Americas. This is a drive through at Ancon hill where you will find the administration building of the canal, the monument to the students killed in 1964 by the MP'S and the head to the view point at the bridge of the Americas.
• Miraflores Locks Visitor Center (Panama Canal)
• Casco Viejo: Colonial city built in 1673; today in the process to be restored
• Amador Causeway: artificial road built by the american military forces to protect the canal entrances or exits on both ends.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Pick up time start at 7:10am
Best way to contact us via Email or whatsapp prior to the date of the tour
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Miraflores Visitor Center
Miraflores locks visitor center gives us the chance to learn about the canal operation and history!! Observation deck and Morgan Freeman as the host of a well done movie will make this visit unforgettable! Admission fee not included.
Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador)
An artificial road built to protect the canal entrances/exits!! Former military base of the US and today one of the most beautiful and visited places in Panama.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Air conditioned vehicle
Bottled water
Professional guide and lots of fun
Lunch
Panama Canal Entrance fees $20.00
In the afternoon tour the bridge of the Americas look out is not available
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Private Canal and city tour
Duration: 5 hours: Best option to explore on your own way! Even that the tour normally starts at 7:30am, you can decide when to start.
Pickup included
Shared canal and City Tour
Duration: 5 hours: Small group visiting the highlights of Panama and the canal locks. Others say they do not control the canal transits, we do!!
Miraflores Locks: We will take you in the morning or afternoon(max 3:00pm) to guarantee 99.9999% that yiou will see the canal operation live!!
Pickup included
Reviews
839 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Best tour
786leonam,Mar 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ronald is a wonderful tour guide. He knows the city and its history. This is a great tour
Getting to know Panama
DayTrip27263903461,Mar 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a great introduction to the history of Panama, especially the canal. Though admission fee to the Miraflores Center isn't included, Gabriel was forward-thinking and picked up tickets for us ahead of time. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. I only had one day in Panama City and this was a perfect way to get a sense of the city and the country of Panama. Highly recommend!
Great Guide
James S,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Ronald our guide was outstanding!! Provided information on the canal and old city. Just a fabulous guide
Very informative!
Alea W,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Nice tour guide learned a lot about Panama as first timers. So a lot of the Country and it's famous landmarks. Be sure to bring $20 cash for the visitor center. We enjoyed the experience.
Tony is the best!
anasE9379DO,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tony is the best! He took his time to show us the Old Town, give us an overview of the city and then show us the Panama Canal.
The tour picked us up from our hotel, right in time as agreed. The tour guy was very knowledgeable and gave us information about
Bettina P,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was very interesting. We learned about the history about Pananama and the construction of the Panamá Canal
Best tour in Panama City
631katz,Mar 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We cannot express how amazing the tour was! Full of historical facts while driving in the city and speaking TWO languages! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. We give them 5/5 for the whole experience!!! Muchas Gracias!!!
Great first da
Chantae C,Mar 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a very informative tour and Ronald was amazing. He’s thorough, knowledgeable, and friendly. I wasn’t even expecting how much we got from the tour. Great photo opportunities and I recommend everyone stay at Casa Viejo after and enjoy dinner. I was hungry on the tour so I also recommend you eat first. It was a great first day option. We watched Ronald save a sloth, we got an IMAX movie, and he timed it beautifully so we got to see a vessel cross the canal! You can buy snacks in the imax (take a jacket. It got cold) and he was a great driver!
Amazing Panama Experience
Lisa B,Mar 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Fantastic tour with the knowledgeable and enthusiastic Ronald! Throughout the tour, Ronald was very informative and privided very interesting facts along the way. We also appreciated the outstanding customer service provided by the tour operator. When I made our reservations our Airbnb was outside of their pickup zone. However, the tour operator made arrangements to pick us up and bring us to one of the pickup locations (thank you, Tony!). Highly recommend 😊
Great tour
StephanieSalas,Mar 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was all well coordinated from the start. Very easy to book! We were picked up and dropped off from our hotel in Casco Viejo even though our hotel was not listed on the drop off menu. Gabriel was a great tour guide sharing information in both English and Spanish.
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