If you would like to see more of Panama during your visit for the Forum, here is the opportunity for you to book a tour either in advance of your trip or at the Tour Booth at the Forum. Prices are as listed and are in additional to Forum Registration. For booking, contact: Giovanna Romero or Suyin De La Guardia Telephone: (507) 62484872 or (507) 66783282 E-mail: marketing@pedasitours.com
We will pick you up at your hotel lobby to start the tour of Panama City. We will take you to Old Panama, founded in 1519, where we will walk through the ruins, climb the old Cathedral’s tower, visit the Museum, the Visitor’s Center, and the handicraft market. Next we will go to the Casco Antiguo, a fortified city founded 1673 to replace Old Panama. Walk through the narrow streets and beautiful parks. Make a stop at Saint Joseph Church and admire the Gold Altar. Continue to Las Bóvedas, France’s Place, and the National Theater. Enjoy the spectacular view of the Causeway, the new city skyline and the Bridge of the Americas.
Tour Includes: Transportation with bilingual guide, entree fees to Old Panama and the Tower. Suggestions: Comfortable clothes and shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat and camera. Tour Duration: 4 hour Price per person: USD$115.00 +7% per pax prices are based in 2 pax
We will pick you up at your hotel lobby to start the tour of Panama City and the Canal. We will take you to Old Panama, founded in 1519, where we will walk through the ruins, climb the old Cathedral’s tower, visit the Museum, the Visitor’s Center, and the handicraft market. Next we will go to the Casco Antiguo, a fortified city founded 1673 to replace Old Panama. Walk through the narrow streets and beautiful parks. Make a stop at Saint Joseph Church and admire the Gold Altar. Continue to Las Bóvedas, France’s Place, and the National Theater. Enjoy the spectacular view of the Causeway, the new city skyline and the Bridge of the Americas. The last stop on the tour will be the Miraflores Locks and the Panama Canal Visitor’s Center where you will see first-hand this engineering wonder. Enjoy the included lunch at the Miraflores Restaurant and watch from your table ships transiting the Panama Canal just a few meter away.
Tour Includes: Transportation with bilingual guide, entree fees to Old Panama, the Tower, Panama Canal Museum, and Miraflores Visitors Center. Lunch included. Suggestions: Comfortable clothes and shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, raincoat, and camera. Tour Duration: 6 hour Price per person: USD$165.00 +7% per pax. Prices are based in 2 pax
We will pick you up at your hotel early in the morning and take you in a 45 minute ride along the Panama Canal to the town of Gamboa. At this point starts our boat adventure in Lake Gatun, for many years the largest man-made lake in the world. We will visit protected islands and will have an opportunity to watch the rich fauna and flora of the tropical rainforest. You will get to see several species of monkeys, birds, reptiles, and other animals.
Tour Includes: Transportation with bilingual guide, boat transportation at Lake Gatun. Suggestions: Comfortable clothes and shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, repellent, and camera. Please do not touch the animals during the tour to avoid accidents. Tour Duration: 4 hour Price per person: USD$135.00 +7% per pax. Prices are based in 2 pax
Go back in time and visit one of the few indigenous communities that have kept alive their roots and traditions. The way they dress, dance, and sing will make you feel in harmony with the jungle surrounding you. A Panama Travel Planners representative will pick you up at your hotel early in the morning to start your adventure. You will be transported to Madden Lake, source of potable water for Panama City and Colon City. Once there, at Corotú Port, indigenous watercrafts will be waiting for you to take you in your trip through history. Travel through Chagres River and visit the Embera Drua village where you will have an opportunity to watch the culture, music, dance, medicine, handicraft, and way of life of this indigenous group. Enjoy a typical lunch prepared for your visit. Paint your skin with “Jagua”, a natural ink used by the Emberá.
Tour Includes: Land and water transportation with bilingual guide, tribal dances, and Emberá lunch. Entree fee to the National Park and the Indigenous Reserve. Suggestions: Comfortable clothes and shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, repellent, bathing suit and towel, and camera. Tour Duration: 6 hour aprox Price per person: USD$180.00 +7% per pax. Prices are based in 2 pax
You have arrived to a shopping paradise. Depending on your needs and preferences, there are many Luxury shopping options for you to choose from.
Tour Includes: Transportation to Mall and return to hotel at agreed upon time. Suggestions: Comfortable shoes and credit card. Tour Duration: 6 hour Price per person: USD$85.00 +7% per pax. Prices are based in 2 pax
The Bristol Buenaventura Hotel announced that starting on December 17th, 2012 they will operate under the renowned brand of luxury hotels, "JW Marriott Hotels and Resorts.” The hotel will change its flag to "JW Marriott Panama Golf & Resort". Bristol Buenaventura is located in the community of Buenaventura beach, 80 minutes away from Panama City on the Pacific coast. The five-star hotel has 118 rooms, 5 suites and 4 villas style residence with view to the lake Bristol Buenaventura. Because of All of these amenities the hotel is considered the best beach resort in Panama. JW Marriott Panama Golf & Resort will be operated by Marriott under an agreement with Bristol Hospitality. Price per person: Please quote
Our tour starts at the Flamenco Resort and Marina. Passengers board motor coaches for a 45 minute ride to the town of Gamboa where the Panama Canal Dredging Division is located. Once in Gamboa, passengers board the Pacific Queen to start the water portion of the tour. We enter the canal at the north end of the Gailard cut, where the Chagres River flows into the canal. The Gaillard Cut (also known as Culebra Cut because its curves resemble a snake) is one of the main points of interest for visitors because it was carved through the Continental Divide and this section of the Canal is full of history and geological value. The Pacific Queen will travel the Cut`s 13.7 kilometers on the way to Pedro Miguel Locks. As you transit the Cut you will be able to appreciate the continuous maintenance that this area requires, because it is very susceptible to landslides. In this area you will also be able to observe the work in process for the Panama Canal expansion project. Before reaching the Pedro Miguel Locks at the southern end of the Cut, you will be able to view the new Centennial Bridge which crosses over the Canal. Next, the Pacific Queen will enter Pedro Miguel Locks, which is one of the two sets of locks on the Pacific side, and here the vessel is lowered 9 meters in one step. You will then enter Miraflores Lake, which is a small artificial body of fresh water that separates Pedro Miguel from Miraflores Locks, the latter being the final set of locks before reaching the Pacific Ocean. At Miraflores Locks the vessel is lowered 18 meters in two distinct steps. Once in the Pacific Ocean the vessel will sail to the beautiful Flamenco Marina where passengers disembark. On the way to Flamenco, you will pass under the Bridge of the Americas, and later, you will be able to admire the Bay of Panama and Panama City`s splendorous skyline.
Tour Includes: Transportation with bilingual guide, Light Lunch and soft drinks are included. Suggestions: Comfortable clothes and shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, and camera. Tour Duration: 5- 6 hour Price per person: USD$205.00 +7% per pax. Prices are based in 4 pax
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