Vacation Package – Panama Canal, City and Shopping

Starts at 8:30 a.m. from your hotel.

We start with a panoramic tour of Panama City crossing the biggest banking center of Latin America and the Cinta Costera (Coastal Beltway), and a visit to the ruins of Panama la Vieja, founded on August 15, 1519 by the Spaniard, Pedro Arias Davila, and sacked by the English pirate Henry Morgan on the 28th of January, 1671. We’ll also tour the beautiful and historical colonial city “Casco Antiguo”, a World Heritage site, adorned by colonial churches and plazas such as Plaza de France, Plaza Bolivar, Plaza de Independencia and the majestic Metropolitan Cathedral, the stunning National Theater and the Presidency of the Republic and the Old Spanish Customs.

Driving towards the famous and one of the top tourist stops, the Amador Causeway (Coastway) built with rocks and debri from the Panama Canal construction. This coastway joins the Islands of Naos, Culebra, Perico and Flamenco. Today the Causeway is adorned by local food restaurants as well and international, duty free shops and spectacular views of the city skyline and the Panama Canal entrance.

We’ll continue our tour with a visit to the most important lock of the Panama Canal on the Pacific side, The Miraflores Locks where we will have a spectacular view of the locks and the Canal’s operation, completing our tour with a visit to the museum and its interesting display.

Starts at 8: 30a.m. from your hotel.

No matter what type of shopper you are our malls have something for you. Excellent prices and a wide range of brand names from South/North America and Europe. The shopping centers are packed with stores ranging from discounted to designer’s shops, with over a hundred stores making your shopping fun and worry free. From the Albrook Mall to the upscale Multiplaza major credit cards are accepted as well as cash (US dollars). Also ask for our tailored tours offered to shop for Indians handcrafts such as the famous molas tagua. Ending this tour back at your hotel.