Day Trips from Panama City

THE 10 BEST Day Trips from Panama City

Day Trips from Panama City

Day trips
Product Categories
Time of Day
Price
$0 - $900 +
Duration
Awards
Travellers' Choice Awards winners (including the "Best of the Best" title) are among the top 10% of listings on Tripadvisor, according to the reviews and opinions of travellers across the globe.
Traveller rating
Languages
Filter to see tours in the language(s) you’re looking for.
Accessibility
Special offers
190 places sorted by featured
  • Our Featured sort order ranks tours, activities, and experiences by several factors including the revenue generated by Tripadvisor from these bookings, your individual user browsing history and preferences while using Tripadvisor, the frequency of user clicks generally, and the volume and quality of customer reviews. Occasionally, newly listed offerings may be prioritized and appear higher in the list. The specific placement of these new listings may vary.
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
Showing results 1-30 of 190
*Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.

What travellers are saying

  • LoveTravel650748
    6 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    My experience was great although the journey to get here is a little long. That is the hardest part. The tour guides were amazing and took great pictures for a small fee of course lol. The island was beautiful and the food was great. Definitely a memorable birthday.
    Written 5 October 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Benjamin F
    Herriman, UT1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Loved this tour - recommending this to our whole group. Enrique was very organized and personality is great. You will love it too.
    Written 29 September 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Clif C
    Seattle9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We had so much fun on this tour! The trip to and from the island were beautiful, with fantastic views of Panama City, The swimming was great and the visit to Taboga was fun. But the best part of this tour were the staff on the boat. They not only provided tremendous service (they surely kept the drinks coming!) but always seemed to be having fun. I believe the staff's tremendous positive attitude also made it easy for us to get to know other guests which made the trip even more fun.
    Written 4 October 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Betsy Cossette
    Houston, Texas35 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    My partner and I had the best time on this tour with Nidia. She was incredibly knowledgeable and knew so much about all aspects of Panama! The driver was also great - he even spotted a sloth for us high in a tree! We loved the boat ride and seeing three types of monkeys, birds, an iguana, and a couple crocodiles! The visit to the locks and seeing a ship go through it was awesome. I highly recommend this tour operator! 💯🐒🦥🐊
    Written 1 October 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Kimber1994
    18 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Our tour guide Rueben was excellent! He showed us the city and the history of the canal. He walked us through everything so we didn't have to wonder about any of the procedures as we went to the visitor center. We even got to watch and IMAX movie regarding the canal. I would recommend this tour to anyone.
    Written 18 September 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Florence I
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Today, I have got one of the most unforgettable guided tours in my life! This was a private tour including the old town, the 3 islands, the Panama Canal and many other stops on our way. José, our guide, was an amazing guide! He was very knowledgeable going beyond and above making sure that our needs were addressed. He was very caring ensuring that we always felt safe. Count on him to show you very exceptional places! I definitely recommend him! For your next visit in Panama City ask for José to Panamaroutes!
    Written 29 September 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Tom
    Warren, PA4 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great adventure. Beautiful islands, sand, palm trees, and crystal clear water. The snorkeling was very good, with big beautiful fan corals and schools of vivid blue fish at the first island out at the reef edge. Magical. No bugs while we were there. The roads and facilities were rustic as advertised. The traffic was crazy, so we were glad we did not drive ourselves. The lunch was bigger and better than expected, very filling. One thing that would make it better would be to provide swim fins to those who want them to go deeper, and the tidal currents were pretty strong to swim against at times without them. But overall the tour was a high point of our trip!
    Written 11 August 2023
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Wes D
    Ottawa, Canada6 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    What an amazing way to see this engineering wonder of the world!! It is a long day, but well worth it! I was well taken care of the entire day, as the staff are attentive, and our tour guide, Edwin, answered all questions knowledgeably. You will take tons of pictures. Once over, the bus trip back to Panama City goes very quickly. This is a must if you have a whole day available.
    Written 20 June 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Jason M
    Montreal, Canada12 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great time with Captain Bryan and his crew Emmanuel and Matthew. Huge Cat, 75', good bar drinks (no wine though) and decent lunch and lots of swimming. Bring your Passport! Required for inspection at the dock by Panamanian Marines before boarding. Also bring a phone charger! 8 hours is a long day! Meeting point is in front of "Canal House Panamá" restaurant, just half a block south of TGI Friday's Amador. This was a great "chill" day which we truly enjoyed. Highly recommend.
    Written 4 October 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Stephanie S
    37 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    If you want to get up close to at least 3 different kinds of beautiful monkeys, this is your tour! We also got to watch sloths and have a lovely boat ride on the Chagres River.
    Written 1 September 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Alfredo P
    35 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good Views but not easy to know about schedule when you go to buy the tickets.
    Tickets are expensive for tourists.
    No good information outside the building
    Written 3 April 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Joseph S
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The tour was as expected, beautiful but Aura was the difference, her knowledge, patience,passion is what made the difference, thank you.
    Written 1 September 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • michellewK7839DS
    Mountain Home, AR446 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Carlos arranged a tour specifically tailored for us after finding out our interests, our other plans while in Panamá, and our schedule. He was prompt, had snacks and water in the car, and spoke English really well. At our request, part of our tour was a walking tour to see the beautiful old churches in the historic district. (Beautiful and fascinating) He told us about the city, how it has evolved, how the Panamá Canal Influenced development, and many other historical facts.

    We truly enjoyed our tour with him and highly recommend him if you are wanting a smaller, more intimate, tailor made group/ family tour.
    Written 24 November 2023
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
  • Benjamin F
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We spend a beautiful Day !
    The beach was really Nice !
    The food was Tasty, we had a really cool guide and the Bus was clean.
    Thanks you for this Day.
    Written 19 March 2024
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
All Panama City HotelsPanama City Hotel DealsLast Minute Hotels in Panama City
All things to do in Panama City
Casinos & Gambling in Panama City
RestaurantsFlightsHoliday HomesTravel StoriesCruisesCar Hire