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By The Afro Panama Experience

Reviews

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Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €54 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Step back more than 500 years and explore the rich — and often overlooked — history of African ancestry in Panama. This walking journey unfolds through two defining chapters: the colonial era, marked by the harsh realities of slavery and powerful acts of resistance, and the West Indian migrations — a period of labour, resilience, and cultural legacy that helped shape Panama’s identity.

    • Our walk begins in Casco Antiguo, moving beyond the former walls that once divided the elite from the working-class community of Santa Ana.
    • We continue along Central Avenue, a vibrant area filled with stories and local life.
    • Then we visit the Afro-Antillean Museum to explore the lives and contributions of West Indian migrants who helped build the nation.

    Optional: Lunch at San Felipe Neri Market for local comfort food and a refreshing natural juice. Book the Walking Experience + Lunch option.

    This experience invites you to discover the shadows and lights that shape Afro-Panamanian heritage.

Activity location

  • Plaza Herrera
    • Calle Jose De La Baldia And Calle 9a
    • Panama City, Panama

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Plaza Herrera
    • Panama City, Panamá Province, Panama

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Walking Experience Only

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Step into history: Afro-Panamanian heritage walking experience with stops along the way (1.5km/ 0.9 miles)
Meeting point: Plaza Herrera, Casco Antiguo
Not included: Transport and lunch
Duration: 2.5- 3 hrs

Language options: English
Starting time: 09:30
Price details
€54.10 x 2 Adults€108.20
Total
Price is €108.20

Walking Experience + Lunch

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Lunch at local market : Hearty Panamanian comfort food from a nearby market eatery with natural juice.
Meeting Point: Plaza Herrera, Casco Antiguo
Not included: Transport
Duration: 3.5 - 4 hours

Language options: English
Starting time: 09:30
Price details
€67.62 x 2 Adults€135.24
Total
Price is €135.24

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Bottled water
  • Inclusions
    Afro panamanian guide
  • Inclusions
    Afro panamanian snack

Know before you book

    • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • Not suitable for travellers with walking difficulties
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Plaza Herrera

  • 40m
At our meeting point, we'll explore Panama's colonial history, understanding its roots and foundations.

Santa Ana, Panama City

  • 20m
Here we’ll enjoy a traditional Afro-Panamanian snack while closing the chapter on the Afro-colonial period and beginning the transition towards the West Indian influence.

Avenida Central

  • 30m
We'll immerse ourselves in a walk along Central Avenue, appreciating the local Panamanian vibe and their daily lives,

Afro-Antillian Museum (Museo Afro Antillano de Panama )

  • 1h
This former small chapel, now transformed into a museum, has so much history. It also features a beautiful outdoor mural that narrates the life and labour of West Indians in the Isthmus of Panama.

San Felipe Neri Public Market

  • 1h
(Optional) This stop is included in the Walking Experience + Lunch package. We’ll cool off with a refreshing natural juice and sit down to a comforting, flavourful local lunch.

Location

Activity location

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    Plaza Herrera
    • Calle Jose De La Baldia And Calle 9a
    • Panama City, Panama

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Plaza Herrera
    • Panama City, Panamá Province, Panama

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