Skip to content
Voykit
Set your trip — dates, party, bagsPlanner

Draft data. Times, fares and step counts are desk estimates awaiting field checks. Unknown times stay unknown. How we verify

District · Panama City

Amador CausewayCalzada de Amador

Open and shadeless at midday.

seeeat

Key facts

Suits
The Biomuseo and a flat seaside path
Sights here
1
Eats here
1

What it's like

Feels:
Open, seaside, shadeless
Suits:
The Biomuseo and a flat seaside path
Best time:
Early or late
Watch out for:
Midday.
In short:
Open and shadeless at midday.

About these names

Walk inside Casco Viejo; use ride-hailing or licensed taxis between areas, and do not walk the edges of the old town at night.

Casco Viejo is a small peninsula on the south-east side of the bay, with the cathedral square in the middle and the sea wall at the tip. North of it are Santa Ana and Avenida Central, and beyond them the modern towers of Bella Vista, Punta Paitilla and Costa del Este. The Amador Causeway runs south-west into the bay, the Miraflores Locks are 30 minutes north-west, and Panamá Viejo is 20 to 30 minutes east.

Where exactly

This district is highlighted. Shapes follow this guide's walking areas and places, not official boundaries.

Amador Causeway on the Panama City mapTap an area for what it is like and who it suits. Shapes follow this guide’s walking areas and places, not official boundaries.
Bella Vista and Avenida… · $$$Casco Viejo · $$PTY · 21 km · 45–75 min

Amador CausewayCalzada de Amador

seeeat

Open and shadeless at midday.

Suits: The Biomuseo and a flat seaside path

On the map: Biomuseo

District guideWalk: Amador Causeway and BiomuseoIn the districts table

Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): Costa del Este and Punta Paitilla. See the table above.

Where’s what, as a list:

  • Casco Viejo (Casco Antiguo): Cobbles and heat; the edges are unsafe at night. Suits: Old streets, plazas and restaurants. Price band $$.
  • Bella Vista and Avenida Balboa (Bella Vista): Towers and traffic. Suits: Modern hotels and a shorter ride to the business districts. Price band $$$.
  • Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador): Open and shadeless at midday. Suits: The Biomuseo and a flat seaside path.
  • Miraflores Locks (Esclusas de Miraflores): North-west by car; go early. Suits: Ships in the Canal.
  • Panamá Viejo (Panamá Viejo): East by car; open and hot. Suits: The ruins of the first city.
  • Costa del Este and Punta Paitilla (Costa del Este): A car city. Suits: Malls and modern towers.
  • Sleep area Bella Vista and Avenida Balboa: suits Modern hotels and a shorter ride to the business districts, price band $$$.
  • Sleep area Casco Viejo: suits Old streets, plazas and restaurants, price band $$.
  • Tocumen International Airport (PTY), about 21 km from the centre, 45–75 min by the usual route.

Stay here?

Not a base in this guide

No sleep area here has scores. The best-placed bases are Casco Viejo, Bella Vista and Avenida Balboa.

See

Opening hours and prices from each place page; (check) means typical hours, not yet verified.

  • BiomuseoGo

    A colourful museum of Panama's natural history at the start of the Amador causeway: 90 minutes indoors, then a flat walk by the water.

    Hours:
    Daytime; closed on some weekdays. Check.(check)
    Entry:
    about US$25 to 30 (2026 estimate; check)

Eat

What to order and what locals pay, from each eat page. Prices are estimates; check the menu.

  • Amador Causeway waterfront lunch

    Restaurants along the Amador Causeway with a view of the skyline and ships waiting for the Canal: a sit-down lunch after the Biomuseo, US$15 to 40 a head, best with a reservation at weekends.

    Order: Ceviche: Ask how fresh.

    Price: A fonda lunch costs US$5 to 9.

Drink and nightlife

Lines from the Panama City drinking guide that name this district.

  • Amador Causeway bars · Waterfront bars · until about 23:00A view of ships; take a car back.

Getting there and around

Where to get off

  • Calzada de Amador, by car from Casco Viejo · for Biomuseo
  • Taxi or car to the causeway; walk from the Biomuseo (about 15 minutes) · 15 min walk to Amador Causeway waterfront lunch

Walks inside the district

  • Biomuseo → Amador Causeway waterfront lunch: 15–23 min on foot (Walk)

On to the next area

Nearest arrival point: Tocumen International Airport (PTY): about 24 km in a straight line; the usual ride to the centre takes 45–75 min.

Minutes are this guide’s typical walking and ride times (p50–p90); traffic and heat stretch them.

Half-day walk

The Amador Causeway and Biomuseo route, about a half day. Best: 08:00–10:30 or after 16:30.

  1. Biomuseo — Start with the museum; it has AC.
  2. Causeway path — Flat walk along the water toward the islands.
  3. Bay viewpoints — Skyline and ships waiting for the Canal.

In the day plans: Day 3 — Causeway and Biomuseo, car to Tocumen at 12:00 (Panama City in 3 days)

Photo and sunset spots

Safety at night and noise

  • Amador Causewayday: oknight: ok

    Open and shadeless by day; take a car back.

Nearby districts

Built from this guide’s Panama City districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.