Panama City Excursions

Panama City and its surroundings – discover the Pacific and the Atlantic!

• English-speaking private and group excursions
• See the city of Panama and the Panama Canal with insiders
• Sustainable: hiking trips, nature experiences and community tourism
• Meet the people and explore the nature and rainforest in all their variety!

Discover Panama City and its surroundings!

Wander the lanes of Panama’s colonial old town, take a boat trip on Lake Gatún, visit an indigenous Embera village or hike in the footsteps of the Caribbean pirates along the Camino Real. Experienced, English-speaking guides, guaranteed.

A guide to our excursions

Not sure yet which excursion is right for you? Here are a few quick notes on the highlights and what to expect from each one.

Panama City

The highlight of the Panama City excursion is a walk through the colonial old town. We then take the bus out to the Amador Causeway, a waterfront promenade on the Pacific at the mouth of the Panama Canal, with a great view of the skyline.

Especially suitable for: Culture lovers, city strollers and souvenir shoppers. A longer walk, suitable for wheelchairs and prams.

Monkey Island

The Monkey Island excursion takes us on a roughly 2-hour boat trip across Lake Gatún. We pass through the Panama Canal right alongside the ocean giants. Even though the route runs through the canal, the setting feels wonderfully wild: the shores and hills are blanketed in tropical rainforest, and on some islands we spot Panama’s monkeys, sloths, birds and reptiles.

Especially suitable for: Nature and animal lovers, and anyone who’d like to see the Panama Canal from a different angle. Children are thrilled by the monkeys.

Embera

To meet the Embera, we travel by dugout canoe to a village of this indigenous people of Panama, where you’ll get a feel for their daily life and culture. The boat ride takes you through plenty of rainforest along the way.

Especially suitable for: Adventurers, culture lovers, children, and anyone who’s always wanted to visit an indigenous village in the rainforest.

Camino Real

By dugout canoe we head into Chagres National Park, where we take a roughly two-hour hike along the Camino Real. Afterwards we visit a village of smallholder farmers in the rainforest for a delicious local lunch. With a bit of luck, the boat trip turns up a few bird species too.

Especially suitable for: Hikers, anyone keen on nature and history, children from around 6 years, and anyone wanting to escape the crowds.

All about Panama

Everything you need to know about Panama:

• general country information
• currency
• health
• visas
• etc…

To the Panama country information

Why an excursion with Panamatura is something special

English-speaking guides

Experienced English-speaking guides are with you for the whole tour. We’ve been leading cruise ship groups since 2007.

Easy booking

Payment on site in US dollars, or by bank transfer on request.

Small groups

Small groups mean a personal, up-close experience of the country and its culture.

Careful planning, long experience

Well-organised excursions and punctuality are our hallmarks.