These are a
selection of the
most popular destinations/ activities/
itineraries that
Panama has to offer
We picked
only the most reliable,
prepared tour operators (with
excellent bilingual AND guiding
skills) to be your hosts
in Panama.
Panama Day Tours
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Some of the most interesting natural environments,
historic sites and culturally rich
areas
are all reached from Panama City on
a day tour.
The Executive Hotel, in
association
with only the most experienced and
professional of Panama tour operators,
offers a select list of day
tours to travelers who plan to base their
trips out of Panama City or in
combination with short adventures or
longer duration programs.
Half-day morning tour includes a visit to the ruins of Old
Panama and Casco Viejo (the old city compound) which dates from
the late 1600's. A bilingual guide will describe the events
in history leading up to the eventual movement of the capital
city to its present location.
APPROXIMATE PICK-UP & RETURN TO
THE EXECUTIVE HOTEL
Pick-up: 6:00AM ....Drop-off:
1:30PM
After breakfast this morning, we
drive to Metropolitan Nature Park
(the only protected rain forest within
capital city limits in Latin America).
With an impressive list of 260 species
of birds, the possibilities are great.
APPROXIMATE
PICK-UP & RETURN TO
THE EXECUTIVE HOTEL Pick-up :
6:00AM .... Drop-off: 12:30PM
After breakfast we board the van
for our trip across the Isthmus of
Panama, the narrowest part of the
country. Along the way we will stop
at Las Cruces Trail and walk a small
portion of the trail that was used
by the Spanish conquistadors to bring
their cargo to and from the city
of Panama.
APPROXIMATE
PICK-UP & RETURN TO
THE EXECUTIVE HOTEL
Pickup:
7:00AM .... Drop-off: 6:00 PM
(aprox)
We will learn about Embera customs
and their relationship with nature.
There will be handcrafts available
for sale and we will have a chance
to be painted with the traditional
'jagua', a natural dye the Embera
use to adorn their bodies.
APPROXIMATE
PICK-UP & RETURN TO
THE EXECUTIVE HOTEL
Pickup:
6:00AM .... Drop-off: 3:00 PM
(aprox)
Nestled in the montains of central
Panama, in the crater of an extinct
volcano, lies the picturesque town
of El Valle de Anton. The Sunday Handicraft
Market is simply Panama's folk culture
at its prime, as artisans congregate
here to sell their unique pieces of
art.
AVAILABLE
Sundays Only
APPROXIMATE
PICK-UP & RETURN TO
THE EXECUTIVE HOTEL
Pick-up: 7:00AM .... Drop-off:
6:00PM (aprox)
Depart from Panama City early in
the morning for Soberania National
Park and world-famous Pipeline Road,
site
of the 1985 world record Panama Audubon
Society Christmas Bird Count (385
species of birds were identified
in 24 hours).
APPROXIMATE
PICK-UP & RETURN TO
THE EXECUTIVE HOTEL
Pick-up:
6:00AM .... Drop-off: 1:30PM
A dramatic half day voyage cruising
the Panama Canal, passing by gigantic
cargo ships that make contrast with
the natural surroundings. Look out
for trogons, toucans and Howler monkeys
here...Green iguanas resting on tree
branches, Ospreys in the hunt for
Peacock Bass, Snail Kites and perhaps,
with luck, the recently released
Harpy Eagle.
APPROXIMATE
PICK-UP & RETURN TO
THE EXECUTIVE HOTEL Pick-up: 6:00AM .... Drop-off: 5:00PM