From RiU Playa Blanca - Old Town, Culebra Center & Panama Canal

Our driver will start collecting passengers at 6:30 a.m and head to the charming cobblestone streets of Old Quarter Casco Antiguo. Tracing its history to 1673 and filled with splendid colonial architecture, this UNESCO World Heritage Site.

After this, we will drive around the famous Cerro Ancon inside the former U.S. Canal Zone and out to the islands along the Amador Causeway for the best view of Panama’s skyline, with a stop at the colorful PANAMA sign.

Punta Culebra Nature Center (closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and holidays) where you can have close encounters with sea turtles, sloths, iguanas, tropical birds, tropical fishes.

Our guide will suggest places where you can have lunch in the city and taste the amazing panamanian food.

Saving the best part for last, we will head to the Panama Canal Visitors’ Center and IMAX 3D movie at Miraflores Locks, where ships can be seen transiting the waterway

Itinerary
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Pass By: Panama Canal Administration Building, Av Roosevelt, Balboa, Panama City Panama

The Panama Canal Administration Building was inaugurated on July 15, 1914 as a landmark for Panamanian history. This veritable legacy from the past is an important part of Canal history.

Stop At: Plaza de Francia Casco Viejo, Panama City Panama

we will stroll along the charming cobblestone streets of Casco Antiguo . Tracing its history to 1673 and filled with splendid Colonial architecture, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is today one of Panama City’s liveliest districts. There are ​Local and Indigenous arts & crafts at Casco Antiguo.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador), Av Amador, Panama City Panama

Built in 1913, with rocks from the excavation of the Culebra Cut during construction of the Panama Canal, the Causeway joins Panama City with four islands: Naos, Perico, Culebra and Flamenco.
The site was part of a US military complex called Fort Amador that had established to protect the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Currently, vestiges of the military installations can be seen on the islands.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Miraflores Visitor Center, East Side of the Miraflores Locks, Panama City Panama

Amazing view of the ships passing thru and the Imax movie

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Punta Culebra Nature Center, Luis Clement Avenue, Building 401 Inside of Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City Panama

Punta Culebra is a visitor center located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal and is dedicated to exploration and discovery of the natural world through science. The center, visited by more than 70,000 people every year, offers a mix of marine and amphibian exhibits, walking trails, hands-on science activities and recreational spaces, all in a spectacular setting just minutes away from Panama City.

Duration: 40 minutes



Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Most travelers can participate"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability"



Hora de Inicio: 06:30 AM
Duración: 9 Hours
Lugar de comienzo: Traveler pickup is offered
We will collect the customers from Riu Playa Blanca Lobby, Decameron, Bijao or El Rey Coronado and bring them back to the same Location.


Cancelaciones y devoluciones: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

Incluye

• Air-conditioned vehicle
• Round trip from Riu Playa Blanca
• Bilingual guide (Spanish & English) will meet you in the city

No Incluye

• Panama canal entrance fees ($17.22 adult or $7.22 kids 6-12yo)
• Lunch
• Punta Culebra Nature Center entrance fees $8 per person

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