Family Adventure
Are you looking for an unforgettable experience with your family, then this tour is for you… We’ll visit the Canal, and Indian Village, spend half day on the beach and more.
Day 1 – Panama City
On your arrival to Panama City, you will be met by an Inside Panama Tours representative and
transferred to your Hotel in Panama City.
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Day 2 – Panama City & Miraflores Visitor Center (B, L)
Today our adventure will start at 09:00 on a Full Day City Tour.
We’ll start our tour visiting the ruins of Old Panama, which was the first city built on the Pacific
Ocean shore in 1519 by Pedro Arias Davila a Spanish Governor, and then destroyed in 1671 by the
greed of pirate Henry Morgan who set it on fire.
Then we’ll head about 8 kilometers and reach the Casco Antiguo and enjoy walking along alleys and
colonial buildings, ruins and streets of stone, museums and antique churches, where three styles of
construction are combined: spanish, french and italian.
A stop at the folk art market at the old YMCA building will be our following stop, just before having
lunch at a Panamanian restaurant.
After noon, we’ll reach our final destination of the day, The Miraflores Visitor Center, where visitors
have the opportunity to observe transiting vessels from a distance of only a few meters and learn
first hand about the various operations of the Panama Canal, the history of its construction, its
participation in the world markets, and the importance of its watershed.
Back to our Hotel.
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Day 3 – Embera Day Tour (B, BL)
You’ll be pick up at the Hotel around 8AM and transferred to El Corotu on the shores of the Madden
Lake, which is the main reservoir of drinking water for the cities of Panama and Colon, as well as a
supplier of a 40% of the water required for the operation of the Panama Canal.
Here, we board a motorized piragua (dugout canoe) and travel up the Chagres River to a Embera
indigenous village.
The boat journey takes us through the rainforest of the 320,000 acre Chagres National Park, which
is the largest of the National Parks protecting the Panama Canal Watershed. Once at the indian
community, we’ll learn about Embera customs and their relationship with nature.
There will be handcrafts available for sale and we’ll have a chance to be painted with the traditional
jagua, a natural dye the indians use to adorn their bodies.
We will have lunch (fish & fried green plantain) prepared by the indians and then we’ll visit the
nearby waterfall where we can take a dip in the crystal-clear waters of the Chagres River.
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Day 4 – Gamboa Day Tour & Monkey Island (B)
Today we’ll spend the day at the Hotel enjoying the hotel amenities such as the aerial tram &
exhibitions & Monkey island boat tour.
Gamboa Resort Day Tour
The resort has built 5 exhibits that showcase local flora and fauna as well as a replica of an Embera
Indian village.
Exhibits:
- Orchid and plant nurseries
- Serpentarium
- Butterfly house
- Fresh water fish & and reptiles ecology exhibit
- Model Embera Village
Monkey Island Boat Tour
Lake Gatun is situated in the heart of the Isthmus of Panama. It was constructed between 1910-14
to make the Panama Canal possible. From the lake’s shore you will board our fast panga style boats
for a voyage of discovery.
We will glide past lush rainforests to a scenic region of the lake and witness first hand the
splendor and excitement of the jungle. Exotic birds, monkeys, slouths, iguanas, and crocodiles are
just a few of the animals that you can view in their native surroundings.
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Day 5 – Anton Valley (B, L)
Pick up time at hotel lobby 9am
Located only two hours from Panama City via the Pan-American Highway, Anton Valley rises 600
meters above sea level with a fresh and agreeable climate.
Here you can spend a day enjoying productive ecological activities such as: visiting El Macho water
fall, the petroglyphs, El Nispero plant nursery and zoo, the thermal waters wells and the great craft
market.
Back to our Hotel.
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Day 6 – Santa Clara Beach (B)
Pick up time at hotel lobby 8am
Located only 1hr & 45mins from Panama City via the Pan-American Highway we get to Santa Clara
beach.
This nice beach has ranchos & hammocks for rent a local restaurant and it’s a great place to spend
the day & relax after a long week of activities.
Back to our hotel.
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Day 7 – Departure (B)
Transfer to Int’l Airport
Included: all lodging, meals as specified on the itinerary (B= breakfast, L= lunch, BL= box lunch,
D=dinner), private transportation on a/c minivan, tour guides; entrance fees where needed &
taxes.
Not included: International airfare, tourist card ($5 per person), departure taxes ($20 per person),
meals not specified in the itinerary, alcoholic beverages, tips, extras in hotels (laundry, telephone
calls, room service, etc.).
Notes:
• Aerial tram is not available on Mondays
