Half-Day Casco Viejo The Real City Guided with a Local Touch Tour
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This is a highly personalize experience with a max of 6 people that brings the person to the three (3) historical neighborhoods Casco Viejo (Old Town), Santa Ana, and El Chorrillo. The focus is on Santa Ana. Throughout the tour I will be giving old history, advise on safety in different areas, best food stands, social history, tips on visiting the city, etc. This tour is for people who want to see how locals live and eat, with many stories and historical details. We will start in the Casco Viejo area to try a coffee tasting (at one of my favorite cafés) to learn about the local coffees. Then go into Santa Ana for a taste of real Panama with several food tastings. Included in the price of the tour are many local food tastings, juice, coffee, and local chocolate.
Inclusions
What's included
- Multiple stops for Panamanian food.
- Juice and coffee
Itinerary
When most people get to Panama City they end up in Casco Viejo (normally a bit jet lagged) and walk around aimlessly thinking that Panama is more expensive than Switzerland. Throughout the tour I will be giving old history, advise on safety in different areas, best food stands, social history, tips on visiting the city, etc. This tour will allow the guests to not waste time getting to know the area on their own and then go to see the Panama Canal for the 1400-1500 window the ships pass through generally. We will start in the Casco Viejo to try the Geisha coffee and make friends with the other guests on the tour. Then go into Santa Ana for a taste of real Panama with several food tastings and then back into Casco for more of the traditional tour with many current local touches. The tour will end at a café for lunch (lunch not included). Included in the price of the tour are many local food tastings, juice, coffee, and local chocolate.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.7
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet in the center of the plaza by the waterfront.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- Jon Shumaker
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Panama City
- Its from-price is 61% below the median of the 8 food tours we list in Panama City.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 6 of 8.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Panama City
Panama City is the capital at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, with a colonial old quarter, a glittering skyline and rainforest at its edge.
Panama City sits on the Pacific coast beside the entrance to the Panama Canal, and ships queue in the bay for the passage. The Miraflores Locks, a short drive from the centre, let visitors watch vessels being raised and lowered. Casco Viejo, the old quarter founded in 1673, has restored colonial plazas, churches and balconied houses, and the Amador Causeway runs out into the bay with views back to the skyline.
Top-ranked sights in Panama City: Casco Viejo, Panama Canal, Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador).
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