Highlights of Panama
Start: Sunday from / to Panama City
Tour is guaranteed from 2 pax onwards
With English Speaking Tour Guide
8 Days / 7 Nights
1. Day, Sunday: Panama City / Transfer In
Individual arrival in Panama City. A driver will wait for you in the arrival hall and take you directly to the hotel Country Inn&Suites Amador.
Overnight: Hotel Country Inn&Suites Amador ***, standard-room with gardenview.Meals Included today: none
2. Day, Monday: Panama City Tour
In the morning, you will inspect this fascinating city which was built in 1519. The gorgeous view to the skyscrapers, the noble mansions and the green hills will inspire you for more. First you get to see Panama Vieja from the 16th Century. Afterwards you will have time to experience a small marketplace and see the hand-made art of the Indians. Then you will go along the shore into the old part of the town called Casco Antiguo. By foot you will then see the palace of the president, built during 17th and 18th Century, the remarkable cathedral and the San José church with the splendorous altar. The trip leads afterwards to the Causeway, from which you have a wonderful view of the skyline of Panama City, to the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal. There you receive a good view, how the enormous ships move in and out. Overnight: Hotel Country Inn&Suites Amador ***, standard-room with gardenview.Meals Included today: breakfast
3. Day, Tuesday: Panama City - El Valle - Panama City
After breakfast you drive to the Ancon Hil. With a short hike to the hill you will see the first animals. On the top you will have a fantastic view to the City and also to the Panama Canal. Afterwards you drive to the west on the Panamericana to the crater village El Valle de Anton. Here you will see a lot of diference flowers. This valley is also famous for the orchids. We will do several short walks so you can see this wonderful landscape. On the way back in Santa Clara you can have a swim at the Pacific before we arrive to Panama City.
Overnight: Hotel Country Inn&Suites Amador ***, standard-room with gardenview.Meals Included today: breakfast
4. Day, Wednesday: Panamá City - Soberanía Nationalpark - Gatún-Lake - Colón
In the morning you break up to the Soberanía National Park. There you will walk for about an hour the track El Charco. Afterwards we will drive to Gamboa where you will enjoy a boat ride on the Gatún Lake for about three hours. You will see some different animals and some vessels crossing the Panama Canal. Afterwards you will drive north near Colón. There we will stay for one night. The Hotel is located direct by the Gaún-Lake.Overnight: Hotel Melía ****, standard-room.Meals included today: breakfast, Lunch-Picknick
5. Day, Thursday: Colón - San Lorenzo - Colón - Panama City
A wonderful ride will bring you to the port of San Lorenzo. This port was the gathering point of the Peruan treasures in the 15th century. These were shipped there towards the metropolis of the empire, and in addition, it was the center of control and inspection of the goods, which arrived from Spain. The ruin complex is built and set up in the middle of the tropical jungle and covers a set of fortresses, castles and military bases. Afterwards we drive back to Colón from where you undertake a train trip on the historical and original railway course to Panama City. This 1-hour travel leads you through the jungle and along the Panama Canal. This course was finished in 1855. The French Panama Canal company had acquired the railway line in 1880, as an assistance to build the Canal. In 1904 then bought the Americans the Canal and the railway line and were operating the railway line until 1979. In 1998, Panama privatized the railway line and renewed it completely. Since 2001, the course is again passable and a unique attraction. After the beautiful train trip, transfer to the Hotel Toscana Inn. The Hotel is located in the centre of the City where you find a lot of shopping malls, Restaurants and bars.Overnight: Hotel Toscana Inn ***, standard-room.Meals included today: breakfast
6. Day, Friday: Panama City - Emberá Indians - Panamá City
After breakfast you will drive up north towards Lake Alajuela. There you will step into small boats, which will carry you up the Rio Chagrés. A fascinating jungle will accompany you on your boat trip. While visiting the Emberá Indians, you will experience an authentic view into thousands of years of culture and human tradition, who already were there before the Europeans. You will be inevitably set back hundreds of years.Overnight: Hotel Toscana Inn ***, standard-room.Meals included today: breakfast, lunch
7. Day, Saturday: Partial Panama Canal Crossing
Early in the morning you break up to a completely special experience, i.e. the partial crossing of the historical Panama Canal. You drive through a part of this technical wonderwork, pass different Locks and receive interesting information about the history of the Canal. You can watch and enjoy the enormous cargo ships with the manoeuvres and have later lunch on the ship. Afterwards you return to the hotel and the rest of the day is to your free disposal.Overnight: Hotel Toscana Inn ***, standard-room.Meals included today: breakfast, lunch
8. Day, Sunday: Panama City / Transfer Out
During the day transfer to the International Airport. End of your journey or beginning of a connecting program..Meals included today: breakfast
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