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A private tour of Panama City's two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Panamá Viejo Archaeological Site and Casco Viejo, with a guide who knows the city like a resident.
The tour begins with a short transfer to the ruins of Panamá Viejo, the oldest European settlement on the Pacific coast of the Americas. Founded in 1519 after Vasco Núñez de Balboa's discovery of the "South Sea," this former Spanish colony — built over pre-Columbian remains of the Cueva indigenous occupation — served for 152 years as the seat of a Royal Court and one of the Spanish Empire's leading ports, until it was destroyed in 1671 following pirate Henry Morgan's attack. Today its ruins form a UNESCO-protected archaeological site spanning 32 hectares.
The tour continues to Casco Viejo, the neighborhood the city relocated to in 1673 after the attack, seeking better access to fresh water and a more defensible position on a walled peninsula. With your resident guide, the visit goes beyond the standard tourist circuit: specific buildings, lesser-known plazas, rooftop access, and the story of the French canal and its human cost — a perspective only someone who knows the neighborhood intimately can offer.
The tour ends at the Interoceanic Canal Museum, housed in the building that was the original headquarters of the French canal-building effort in the late 19th century.
Specialist access, without the crowds of the standard circuit — colonial Panama and its history, told by those who know it by heart.
Food and beverages, special arrangements and any other particular requirement can be coordinated to tailor the experience to your occasion or preference.
