: Panama City Nature & History

4 Days / 3 Nights

This Getaway Package combines the best of Panama City’s Nature and History. Your hotel – the small but precious Canal House – is located in the heart of the City’s colonial part, the Casco Antiguo. On two tours you will learn about the history of the different eras of Panama and enjoy the exuberant nature at Metropolitan National Park and on Gatun Lake.

Day : 1 - Arrival to Panama City :

Upon arrival to Panama a representative of Panama Trails will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to your city hotel for your firs night in Panama.
Panama City is the capital and largest city in the country. It is home to a diverse blend of cultures and an enormous historical sector in the Old City. The lively and vibrant banking district on the other hand is very modern and often compared to Miami. Panama City is a thrilling location you will surely enjoy during your visit to this gorgeous country.
Your hotel for the next three nights is the Canal House, a small but precious hotel in midst of the City’s colonial part, the Casco Antiguo. Many fine restaurants are just a few steps away.

Overnight at The Canal House, Gatun Suite, breakfast included.

Day : 2 - Panama Historic City Tour :

Today you take a private tour through this cosmopolitan city with emphasis on historical sites and buildings. The most important stops on the tour are Panama Viejo – the Old Panama – and the Colonial part called Casco Antiguo. Old Panama was founded in 1519 and the first settlement on the Pacific coast of the Americas. 1671 the notorious English buccaneer Henry Morgan looted and completely destroyed this City. In the same decade, a new Panama City was constructed 10 kilometers away on a better suited place – today’s Casco Antiguo. In the Casco Antiguo you will view the main buildings and landmarks as the President’s Palace, the remarkable cathedral and the San José church with its splendorous golden altar.

Overnight at The Canal House, Gatun Suite, breakfast included.

Day : 3 - Canopy Crane at Metropolitan NP and Gatun Lake Tour:

Early in the morning you will visit Metropolitan Nature Park and experience the Smithsonian Rainforest Canopy Crane and observe the forest from a unique bird’s eye perspective together with your naturalist guide.
Afterwards you will drive to Gamboa, a little village about 20 minutes away, where you will enjoy a boat ride on the Gatun Lake for about three hours. Gatun Lake is a big artificial lake and a big part of the Panama Canal. On the boat ride you will see different animals and some of the huge vessels crossing the Panama Canal.

Overnight at The Canal House, Gatun Suite, breakfast included.

Day : 4 - Departure :

After breakfast you will be transferred to the Tocumen Airport for your international flight back home.