Stop-over tour of Panama City from the Airport

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Stop-over tour of Panama City from the Airport — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

From the beginning of the reservation

we will be in contact with our clients for any questions and to help them in any other situation they may need in Panama.

The traveler should book this trip, besides being a tour where you will visit very important areas of Panama and know the history and the process of the Canal will take a great experience of how the city has developed in such a short time.

The guide will be available to help you with any questions you may have, always collaborating.

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At a glance

Duration: 4–5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 10 people
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Transporte AS

Ages: Infants (1–4 years) · Children (5–11 years) · Youth (12–17 years) · Adults (18–56 years) · Seniors (57–85 years)

What is included

Included

Included: On-board WiFi: WiFi on board
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: One non-alcoholic beverage for person

Not included

Not included: Does not include entrance ticket to the Panama Canal Visitor's Center. ( cost 18 dollares)
Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Stop 1

Passing by

Our guide will be at the airport exit with a sign waiting for our visitor to start the tour.
Cinta Costera

Passing by

We will depart from the airport taking the southern road that connects us directly to the city of Panama where we can see the cathedral tower and also observe the skyline of the city, giving a tour of the coastal strip where the monument of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, who was the first Spaniard to reach the waters of the Pacific Ocean is located.
Stop 3

Passing by

Entering the Omar Torrijos Avenue, an area that previously belonged entirely to the canal zone, an area managed by the Americans, we will visit the railroad company that unites the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans long before the Panama Canal was built. We will also pass by the Marcos A Gelabert International Airport.

Entering this area you can see the change we have in infrastructure with American style and the great vegetation that surrounds us.
Miraflores Visitor Center

one hour Admission not included

We will arrive at the Miraflores Locks Visitor Center. From there you will observe the boats making the crossing through the locks, a process that takes approximately 30 minutes in total, during this process we will give you an explanation of how the boats are lifted by gravity.

The tour continues in the Canal Museum which has four floors where each floor has a different theme that includes history, biodiversity, the Canal process and the expansion of the Panama Canal.
Ancon Hill

30 min

Continuing our tour we will move to the area of the Panama Canal Administration which is located in an artificial mountain, historic building where the act of delivery of the canal took place in 1999.
Casco Viejo

one hour

This is the time to walk through the narrow streets of the area of San Felipe considered cultural heritage by Unesco here we will take a tour of about an hour. Visiting the churches of greater representation and the squares that give an important contribution in the history of Panama today.
Mercado Nacional de Artesanias

30 min

In Balboa's handicraft center we will find a great variety of handicrafts made by indigenous Panamanians. We will also see the clothing of one of the five regions found in the national territory.
Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador)

one hour

We will visit the Amador Causeway, an artificial road that connects three beautiful cities through an artificial corridor created with material from the construction of the canal. This is one of the most visited places by Panamanians and foreigners. From there we can appreciate the most beautiful views we have of Panama City. Besides having the option to visit the duty free store located on the last island.

This place is also ideal to find excellent restaurants.
Stop 9

Passing by

At the end of our tour we will return to the airport in time for our visitors to continue with their scheduled flight itinerary.