Miraflores Visitor Center, Panama City
Today, you will have a glimpse of the vibrant Panama capital city accompanied by a professional guide. The driver and the guide will be waiting for you at the hotel. The first stop is
Casco Viejo (San Felipe), the “Old Quarter” of the city, which dates back to 1673. As the second colonial city under Spanish rule, the UNESCO-listed district features many Spanish-style colonial buildings, cathedrals and monuments. Then you will be guided to see the spectacular
Bridge of the Americas, take a stroll along the romantic
Amador Causeway while enjoying the sea breeze.
Next, we will drive to explore the city’s most iconic attraction, the
Panama Canal at
Miraflores Locks. As the ship transit schedule is mostly at noon, we especially arrange it at this time.
Miraflores Visitor Center here offers you a chance to stand high at the Observation Deck to live an impressive experience of seeing cargo ships and large cruises pass through the canal locks. Apart from that, there is an IMAX theater where you can see a short film about the history and construction of the legendary engineering project. At least 25,000 workers died during the construction period and most of them died of diseases like yellow fever and manila.
After that, head to
Panama Viejo, the first colonial city was built in 1519 but the destruction by pirates in 1671 left the city in ruins. Today we can see crumbling building remains of important cultural value and your professional guide will bring color and context to this ruins tour. Today’s last stop is
Panama City where you can view the modern outlook of the country.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Panama Distrito Financiero (4 stars)
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