Panama Canal and City Tour Experience
Overview
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5 hours
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Get a complete overview of Panama city with the Panama Canal and city tour experience with an experienced panamenian bilingual tour guide. This could last up to 6 hours and will cover the Miraflores locks at the panamá canal (Pacífic side) , the magical Streets of old town, the bridge of the Americas, first bridge over the Panamá canal and the Amador coastway (Naos, Perico and Flamenco islands) .
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Panama Canal
Miraflores locks operation interaction and Panama canal documentary with Morgan Freeman (45 minutes)
Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador)
We will drive thru a set of 3 Islands joint to the city with dirt and rocks from the Panamá canal.
What‘s Included
Transport by air-conditioned suv, minivan or bus
Bottled water
Driver/guide
Group Tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off in downtown Panama city
Roundtrip transportation Fee if you are outside downtown Panama (Westin, Dreams, Airport)
Panama Canal Miraflores locks Entrance Fee
Aguas Claras and Gatun Locks entrance fees (ocean to ocean tour option)
Roundtrip transportation Fee (Bijao, Decameron, Riu Playa Blanca)
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
City Group tour
Group tour
Duration: 5 hours
Bottled water
car, Minivan or Bus
Pickup included
Ocean to Ocean private tour
Private
Duration: 8 hours
Panama Canal locks: We will visit 3 set of locks
Miraflores, Pedro Miguel and Aguas claras locks (expanded version in the Atlantic side.
Suv, minivan
Pickup included
City Private tour or Layover
Lunch time included: Besides the tour hired you will also get time for lunch since you hired a private tour.
Private
Duration: 6 hours
Bottled water included
Minivan or suv
Pickup included
Reviews
395 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great intro to city and fantastic guide.
MichelleE M,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Luis is a fantastic guide! He's funny and personable and good and walking everyone through as well as answering our random questions. I very much enjoyed this morning and intro to Panama City.
Amazing time touring Panama City
Brittany F,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing! He picked us up early he took us all around Panama City, he made sure to give us the historical value of building and locations as well as made sure that we got food and drink. I will definitely book again! He did a job!!!!
Canal and the oldvtown
Hamid R,Mar 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00This tour is interesting. A must. Shows you the passage of a ship through the canal, an imax film about the canal, the tour guide gives you a history of Panama, construction and it's passage to oansma government.
City Tour, Panama Canal
Katherine H,Mar 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide (Richard) was knowledgeable, personable, and made our experience fun. He went out of his way to meet the group's needs so that everyone enjoyed the day.
You will not be disappointed
Obioma A,Mar 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour. Luis and Richard are really knowledgeable and patient. You will not be disappointed. Best tour in panama
Canal, casco viejo, the islands. Gave me a lot of great ideas
H1043IJkevint,Mar 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very nice trip! Great timing for canal and Tony was always in time with good communication.
Panama Canal tour
LaTosha M,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was fantastic!!!! I had a chance to be up close and personal with the locks. It was so cool. We enjoyed the movie and the bus ride. The time in the old city was really cool. We got to try the Panamanian coffee. It was only $12 to try. I would let the driver know early on that you want to try it. Our guide let us go back to grab some but we had to rush a bit. The lunch was just okay and we had to sit outside which I didn’t prefer. But, it was beneficial as it was Ash Wednesday and we got to see the parade. Our tour guide was great. He explained sooooo much. I would have preferred to skip the shops after the canal and have time to shop in the old city instead. They will let you stay there versus going back to your hotel if you ask.
Awesome experience - Highly recommended
Wanderer14318347323,Mar 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We choose to have the private tour and it was really nice. Our guide was very friendly and very knowledgeable. I think we did an exhausting tour of what you can see from Panama city, the Panama Canal it a day.
Terrific overview of Panama City.
Martha S,Mar 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Terrific overview of Panama City for our 2 day stay. Luis was an exceptional guide. His knowledge of Panama history and the city was incredible, as was his English. We learned so much about the country and he tailored the trip for our small group. He was very jovial and fun. We thoroughly enjoyed our day. He even showed us the perfect cerveceria in Casco Viejo for lunch after our tour. We highly recommend this tour and our incredible guide Luis.
A perfect quick version of Panama City!
Kareen W,Mar 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We were picked up by Richard right on time and he was the perfect host! He explained everything, had our tickets ready for the canal, got us first row seats to viewing a ship passing through, and got us to the highlights of the city. The van was clean and cool and my 92 year old mother in law enjoyed every minute! This is the experience you need to get a quick overview of this beautiful city!
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