The tour starts in the traditional and commercial areas, banking area, and the modern Panama City where your hotel is located. Then, proceed to the Colonial area or "Casco Viejo" through the stretched streets, plazas and public parks. You'll see France Plaza, Las Bovedas and San Jose Church with its wonderful altar (all made of gold), the Flat Arc Cathedral Church and more.

Also, you will appreciate the biggest engineering structure, considered the '8th Marvel of the World'. Learn about its function and history. We will try to accommodate the schedule to see the vessels as they transit through the Miraflores Locks at the Panama Canal. Includes visit to the new Visitors Center.

For those wanting a full day experience, lunch is included in your tour. You will enjoy a delicious Panamanian lunch at a prestigious typical restaurant, followed by a visit to the ruins of Old Panama City, which were destroyed by pirate Henry Morgan in 1671.

Please Note: The order of the tour may be altered in order to see the vessels go through the Canal.

This tour will take you to the Indian market where local artisans and Indians living around bring their handicrafts, plants and vegetable products to sell. There, you can find wonderful hand-made woodcarvings, soapstone sculptures, seashells souvenirs, leather goods and much more. This tour departs daily however, Sunday is especailly entertaining. Then, visit the Chorro del Macho, a waterfall that is within a nature-protected private area.

Later, visit the Indian petroglyphs, where ancient inhabitants left their messages, still a mystery for our modern culture. Also, admire the India Dormida Mountain. Finally, visit El Nispero, a Zoo accountable for taking care of some of the endemic species after they were found injured in the forest. This zoo also has a unique collection of orchids. Here, you will admire the golden frogs and the squared trees, both endangered species. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. Return to Panama late in the afternoon.

The Chocoe Indigenous group is divided in two smaller groups: Chocoe-Wounaan and Chocoe-Embera. These two groups have exactly the same roots. They originally came from the ancient Great Colombia over 300 years ago, and settled down mainly in the Darien Jungle. They decorate their bodies using a mixture of ashes and plant pigments and they both are master wood carvers and basket weavers. The only difference between these groups is their language. Although, their communication system is very similar, they do not understand each other.

Today you will leave the hotel early in the morning on a minibus with a naturalist tour guide to the community of Nuevo Vigia to board a dug-out canoe. Continue in the Alajuela Lake, which is the second largest man-made lake in Panama. Upon arrival, explore the community while the tour guide provides information on this ethnic group.

Admire the famous Taguas, which are small sculptures made from a seed that due to its solid texture has been given the name of vegetal ivory. The Embera are also unique wood carvers and they specialise in carving the precious Cocobolo tree wood. They are also fantastic basket weavers, sometimes, they spend several days on just one piece. During our visit, the Embera will perform a welcome flute dance. After lunch, return to the river for a swim in the cool waters. Arrive back around 4:00pm.