Every tour leaves from Panama City and is run by a local partner who knows the route. Pick one, send your date, and we’ll get back to you with availability and a written quote.
Panama City and the Pacific
- Panama Canal and city half-day4–5 hoursWatch ships rise and fall at Miraflores Locks, then walk the old town and drive the Amador Causeway.
- Casco Viejo walking tour2–3 hoursA guided walk through the UNESCO-listed old town: plazas, churches, sea wall and the stories behind them.
- Panamá Viejo ruins and cityAbout 4 hoursSee where Panama City began in 1519: the stone cathedral tower and ruins of the first city on the Pacific.
- Panama City evening tour3–4 hoursCasco Viejo after dark, the lit-up skyline from the Amador Causeway, and dinner along the way.
- Layover tour from Tocumen Airport7–8 hoursA long connection at Tocumen? See the canal locks and the old town and be back for your flight.
- Jewish Panama heritage tourAbout 4 hoursThe shuls and the story of one of Latin America's most frum communities, finishing with a meal at a kosher restaurant.
- Private Panama City full day7–8 hoursYour own guide and vehicle for the day: the locks, Panamá Viejo, Casco Viejo, the fish market and Amador, at your pace.
The canal and Gatún Lake
- Panama Canal partial transit by boat6–7 hoursRide through the Miraflores and Pedro Miguel locks and the Culebra Cut on a tour boat, alongside cargo ships.
- Panama Canal full transit, ocean to oceanFull dayCross the whole canal by boat, Pacific to Caribbean, through all three sets of locks.
- Ocean to ocean: Agua Clara locks and Fort San LorenzoAbout 8 hoursDrive to the Caribbean side, see the expanded canal's Agua Clara locks and the Spanish fort above the Chagres River.
- Monkey Island and Gatún Lake boat tour3.5–4.5 hoursA small boat from Gamboa into Gatún Lake to see capuchins, howler monkeys and tamarins, with cargo ships passing nearby.
Rainforest, villages and highlands
- Gamboa rainforest, aerial tram and sloths4–6 hoursRide above the rainforest canopy, visit a sloth rescue center and spot wildlife where the Chagres meets the canal.
- Soberanía National Park hike and birdingHalf dayAn early-morning walk on Pipeline Road or the Plantation trail with a naturalist guide and binoculars.
- Emberá village, Chagres River and waterfall6–8 hoursTravel by dugout canoe up the Chagres River to an Emberá community, swim at a waterfall and share a traditional lunch.
- Bayano caves and lakeFull dayBoat across Lake Bayano and wade through a river cave by headlamp, east of Panama City.
- El Valle de Antón day tripFull dayA cool mountain town inside an old volcanic crater: waterfalls, hanging bridges and a local market.
Islands
- San Blas Islands day trip12–14 hoursCross the mountains to Guna Yala and hop between three or four small Caribbean islands, with lunch on the beach.
- San Blas island hopping, 2 to 4 days2–4 daysSleep on an island in simple Guna-run cabins and spend your days moving between beaches and reefs.
- Taboga Island day trip6–8 hoursA short boat ride across the bay to a quiet Pacific island with a beach, a hilltop trail and a colonial church.