Colon City tour: Exploring Caribbean roots, food, and culture

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Colon

  Colón was founded in 1850 by the Panama Railroad Company, on the swampy island of Manzanillo, originally called Aspinwall by the company. Within the city of Colón, we have several sites such as the Casco Antiguo de Colón, or Cristóbal, the latter created by the French canal company. As well as public spaces such as Paseo Washington and Paseo Lesseps. Also, within this historic center, some buildings are declared monuments, such as the Episcopal Church, Cristo a Orillas del Mar, the Washington Hotel, and the Morgan Battery at Fort Lesseps. we will be visiting all these places listed above on this wonderful experience

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Paseo Marino

  It is a promenade that runs through part of the city of Colon and contains healthy recreation areas for children and adults, bicycle paths and even a plaza for people who like to practice "skating." From this privileged place you can see the ships waiting to enter the Panama Canal and those heading towards the enormous port of Manzanillo with merchandise from all over the world.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3

  Christ Church by the Sea is the oldest building in the city of Colón, Panama, and the first Gothic Revival church of its kind in Central America. It was popularly known as the Stone Church, founded in 1865 and built with stone. It sits in a prime location on the seafront on Washington Avenue, and is an important historical monument in the region.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  Let's visit the famous Hotel Washington, which is situated in front of the stunning marine panorama of the Caribbean Sea, along the shores of Limón Bay on the legendary former Manzanillo Island ( Colon). This hotel has been renovated to showcase its majestic architectural beauty, inspired by the styles of the Spanish colonial era.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Port Colon 2000

  The Colon Cruise Port, also known as the Colon 2000 Terminal, is a key gateway for cruise passengers arriving in Panama. Conveniently located on the Caribbean coast at the entrance to the Panama Canal, the port is just a short distance from the historic city of Colon

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  Enjoy the amazing view of the cruise port while you do some shopping at the duty-free mall

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Zona Libre De Colon

  It is the main free trade zone in the Western Hemisphere and one of the main multimodal redistribution logistics centers in the world.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8

  Enjoy a delicious local Caribbean food from our local restaurant

  45 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

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