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Below are Goway’s Central & South America day tours and extensions listed in alphabetical order by city. They combine well with our Central & South America stopovers/city breaks. As experts in customizing itineraries to suit your personal interests, time available and budget, we look forward to being of service to you.

Day Trips

  • Lima: Taverns & Bars Half Day Tour

    Chic., funky, cool, trendy... all words that have been used to describe the bar scene in Lima. The face of modern Peru and a “happenin’” town by any standard, Lima comes alive at night with a wide choice of bars, pubs and taverns. This 4-hour tour includes visits to three of the most traditional bars and taverns in the center of the city.
    Duration:
    4 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Peru See Trip Details
  • Lima: Unique Dining at Huaca Pucllana

    Enjoy a gourmet meal in a setting from pre-Colombian times with a dinner at Huaca Pucllana. This archaeological compound’s restaurant serves gourmet Peruvian cuisine amongst ruins from over 1,300 years ago, offering a taste of Lima’s dominant culinary scene in an unforgettable setting.
    Duration:
    3 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Peru See Trip Details
  • Lima: Unique Dining at Mangos Restaurant

    The Mangos restaurant has been part of Lima's gastronomic scene for over 15 years, growing along with the gastronomic boom of recent times. Its new menu and stunning views of Lima's bay are reasons enough to visit this restaurant. Add to this the fine dining and you have a perfect night out in Lima.
    Duration:
    3 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Peru See Trip Details
  • Lima: Urban Kitchen Learn to Cook Like a Peruvian

    Get in touch with the culinary wonders of Peru’s capital city. Tour a local market and select local produce and meats before returning to the urban kitchen to put together a Peruvian fusion meal under the guidance of your expert chef guide.
    Duration:
    3 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Peru See Trip Details
  • Medellin Coffee Experience and Workshop

    Get in touch with Colombia’s traditional coffee culture on this excursion to a coffee farm. Venture into the countryside to visit the farm, stroll its coffee fields, learn about growing and collecting the beans, and eventually learn the best practices to prepare coffee in an interactive workshop setting.
    Duration:
    8 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Colombia See Trip Details
  • Medellin: Street Food Walking Adventure Half Day Tour

    Sample some of the incredible flavours of Medellin and the Paisa region on this half-day walking tour. Venture through the streets of Medellin and visit food stalls to try local delicacies and experience a taste of the city’s famous hustle and bustle.
    Duration:
    4 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Colombia See Trip Details
  • Merida: Chichen Itza Ruins Full Day Tour

    Take a full day to explore the greatest archaeological treasure on the Yucatan: Chichen Itza. In the company of an expert guide, you’ll tour the ruins of this ancient Mayan capital and bear witness to its insurmountable beauty. This tour is essential; you haven’t really seen the Yucatan until you’ve been to Chichen Itza.
    Duration:
    6 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Mexico See Trip Details
  • Merida: Chichen Itza Ruins to Cancun Full Day Tour

    Pass between Merida and Cancun, taking a full day to explore the greatest archaeological treasure on the Yucatan: Chichen Itza. In the company of an expert guide, you’ll tour the ruins of this ancient Mayan capital and bear witness to its insurmountable beauty. This tour is essential; you haven’t really seen the Yucatan until you’ve been to Chichen Itza.
    Duration:
    7 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Mexico See Trip Details
  • Merida: City Half Day Tour

    Tour the Yucatan’s “White City” Merida, seeing a Spanish city built on the ruins of a great Mayan centre. Stroll through neighbourhoods of gorgeous colonial architecture, visiting La Casa de Montejo as well as the striking main avenue of Paseo de Montejo, both named after the city’s founder, Francisco de Montejo.
    Duration:
    3 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Mexico See Trip Details
  • Merida: Uxmal Ruins Full Day Tour

    Explore the Mayan ruins of the Yucatan Peninsula on this day tour from Merida. Passing from Kabah to Uxmal, you’ll visit Mayan palaces, admire masks dedicated to ancient gods, explore pyramids, and learn about the medieval history of these great centres of Mayan culture.
    Duration:
    8 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Mexico See Trip Details
  • Merida: Uxmal Ruins Tour with Light & Sound Show Full Day Tour

    After a early afternoon pick up in Merida by air-conditioned minivan, take a short drive to Uxmal, where you will spend three hours admiring impressive structures designed with geometrical figures and see more masks of the Mayan’s most significant deity, Chaac.
    Duration:
    7 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Mexico See Trip Details
  • Mexico City: Anthropology Museum Private Full Day Tour

    Get to know Mexico’s history and culture on this full day tour of the capital, Mexico City. You’ll pass along the city’s monuments and visit the seat of government, Palacio Nacional, before touring the Anthropology Museum, which explores the origins of Mexican society and the ancient Mesoamerican civilizations of the Aztec, Maya, Olmec, and Teotihuacan.
    Duration:
    8 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Mexico See Trip Details
  • Mexico City: City Half Day Tour

    Tour the historical surroundings of Mexico City. You will drive down Reforma Avenue, built by the emperor, Maximilian, along which some of the most important monuments in the city are located
    Duration:
    4 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Mexico See Trip Details
  • Mexico City: Teotihuacan & Guadalupe Shrine Half Day Tour

    Tour the ancient capital of the Teotihuacan civilization on this day trip from Mexico City. Visit the archaeological ruins of an ancient civilization, exploring temples, pyramids, and mystical avenues. Then pass to Guadalupe Shrine, the most sacred spot in Mexico where hundreds of thousands of pilgrims travel to venerate the Virgin Mary.
    Duration:
    4 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Mexico See Trip Details
  • Moray and Maras Salt Pools

    Journey to ancient Incan technological wonders in the heart of the Sacred Valley. Start at Moray, where you’ll see the famous sunken amphitheatre that was an agricultural research station in ages past. Continue to the Maras Salt Pools to see evaporating salt ponds built on the edge of a mountain.
    Duration:
    4 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Peru See Trip Details
  • Palenque: Yaxchilan Ruins to Tikal Guatemala Full Day Tour

    Explore the remote Mayan ruins of Yaxchilan on this full day tour from Palenque. In this white-stone Mayan city, you’ll see striking temples, pyramids, carvings, and staircases that demonstrate the height of Mayan achievement, as well as the headless (and cursed) statue of the god Yaxachtun.
    Duration:
    8 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Mexico See Trip Details
  • Panama City: City & Canal Full Day Tour

    Take a day to explore Panama City and the history of the Panama Canal, one of the greatest marvels of human engineering. Pass through the ruins of Old Panama and visit Casco Viejo to learn about the city’s foundation before spotting massive trade barges passing through the canal at Miraflores Locks and touring the old canal town of Balboa.
    Duration:
    6 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Panama See Trip Details
  • Panama City: Gatun & Agua Clara Locks Full Day Tour

    Explore Spanish colonial sites and verdant national parks on this full-day tour of the Panama Canal and its surrounding landmarks. Cross the canal at Gatun Locks, visit the Castle of San Lorenzo, spot the remnants of Las Cruces Trail, and search for sloths, monkeys, and toucans in San Lorenzo National Park.
    Duration:
    6 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Panama See Trip Details
  • Panama City: Jungle Boat Tour & Hiking the Soberania National Park Full Day Tour

    Embark on a jungle boat adventure along the Panama Canal. On this day tour of Gatun Lake and Soberania National Park, you’ll search for incredible wildlife, spotting toucans, crocodiles, and three-toed sloths on your boat journey and later hiking through rainforest in search of primates, from spider monkeys to white-faced capuchins.
    Duration:
    6 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Panama See Trip Details
  • Panama City: Kayaking the Gatun Lake at the Panama Canal Half Day Tour

    Head out onto Gatun Lake to kayak along the Panama Canal and search for rare tropical animals. This half-day excursion takes you from Gamboa through the waterways of Soberania National Park, where you’ll see toucans, sloths, and monkeys in the surrounding rainforest.
    Duration:
    4 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Panama See Trip Details
  • Panama City: Panama Canal Full or Partial Transit

    Take a full day to cruise the famous Panama Canal, the largest engineering marvel in human history. As you pass through the canal’s locks, you’ll learn about the canal’s history and witness the incredible work that continues to expand and upkeep this icon of human ingenuity.
    Duration:
    3.5 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Panama See Trip Details
  • Panama Transcontinental Train

    The historic Panama Canal Railway offers an unforgettable experience with spectacular views of the landscape at the heart of the Panama Canal Watershed. Recreate the experience of the California Gold Rush and enjoy the spectacular landscape at the heart of the Panama Canal Watershed from the comfort of your train cabin. The huge panoramic train windows allow you to see breathtaking views as you weave in and out of lush tropical rainforest along the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal Railway offers an unforgettable experience on the first railroad to join the two oceans. The train can be taken in the morning from Panama City or in the evening from Colon, EcoCircuitos highly recommends taking the train in the morning, as it offers incredible views of mystic morning fog lifting off the rainforest and the chance of combining this unique experience with other day tour options in the Colon Province, like the Fort San Lorenzo and the colonial town of Portobelo.
    Duration:
    1 Hour
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips, Rail Travel Ideas
    Panama See Trip Details
  • Paracas: Champagne Bites & Luxury Yacht Ballestas Islands: VIP

    Experience the incredible Ballestas Islands with a flute of champagne in hand on this VIP yacht excursion. Enjoy champagne and hors d’oeuvres on a luxury yacht voyage through these islands where you can spot penguins and sea lions, as well as the mysterious geoglyph, the Candelabro.
    Duration:
    2 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips, Luxury and Beyond
    Peru See Trip Details
  • Paracas: Dune Buggies in the Peruvian Desert Half Day Tour

    'Hitting the slopes' means something a bit different in Huacachina. Embark on a 4-wheel-drive dune buggy adventure, coasting over the dunes at high speeds. Then try your hand at sandboarding, an adventure sport this region offers like few others can.
    Duration:
    3 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Peru See Trip Details
  • Paracas: Huacachina Oasis Tour

    Discover the desert oasis of Huacachina on this excursion from Paracas. Venture along the coastline south of Paracas and discover this oasis surrounded by sand dunes and palm trees. Indulge your adventurous side with a full day of sandboarding and dune buggy rides before touring nearby Ica.
    Duration:
    8 Hours
    Prices:
    On request
    Trip Type:
    Day Trips
    Peru See Trip Details
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