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My Friend Mario - Day Tours

Calle Arnoldo Cano, Panama
00 (507) 6680-8894
Ranked #10 of 36 tours in Panama City
4.5 of 5 stars 59 Reviews
Type: Tours
Useful Information: Activities for older children
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Virginia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2012
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We booked a “Panama City Tour + Panama Canal Visit” tour with My Friend Mario after reading numerous good reviews on TripAdvisor.com and CruiseCritic.com. However, we cannot give the same kind of rave reviews as others did. The initial booking process was smooth. My Friend Mario was responsive and everything was set up easily. They warned us about the “fake”... More

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west lothian
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2012
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many Thanks to Mario (no.3 Mario) for our great day trip with you on 31st March, we were delighted we choose that tour because it gave us such different aspects of Panama. Mario's personality and knowledgeable information made it a great trip, we now have wonderful memories of a fabulous part of the world. definately recommend this trip and the... More

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Malvern, Worcestershire
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012

My wife and I booked with My friend Mario to visit the Embera Indian Village, to our surprise we were the only people booked on the tour that day and we had a fabulous time. We had about a 30 minute drive to the canoe departure point. This fortunately is a powered journey across the lake and takes about 40... More

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Panama City, Panama
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2012

Great trip, to a lovely island for snorkling! Mario (one of four Mario's in this company) was a great guide. The only thing thats bad, its that we were picked up by a sedan. More

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Lake Worth, Florida
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7 reviews 7 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 30, 2012

The cruise went to Panama. Of course that means you have to see the canal. (PS BORING!!) Anyway, the cruise ship takes you there and back and charges a lot. My Friend Mario supplied a nice small bus with driver and guide who took us to the Gatun locks (Did I mention BORING) and then we got to see an... More

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 22, 2012

March. 9th, 2012 I can't say thank you enough to Mario who gave us a wonderful experience in Panama. 5 of us were supposed to go to Barro Colorado, but there were only 3 seats available. 2 of us had to look for other options and I am very happy choosing my friend mario as our tour guide. I made... More

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Tampa, Florida
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 21, 2012

Me and 2 other friends in our 30's were excited about our first day of tour to the native indians. I like it's a smaller tour with only 2 other tourists with us. Our tour guide is the best that I have ever seen! He is very nice and helpful! After the first day of tour, we had so much... More

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St. Petersburg, Florida
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 20, 2012

Mario was excellent. We initially booked him for a day tour to a local tribal village via a canoe ride and enjoyed Mario's company so much that we booked him for a trip the following day for a cave located 2 hours from Panama City. I highly recommend Mario. More

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West Midlands
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 20, 2012

We booked 2 trips with Mario whilst we extended our cruise vacation in Colon. Rey our guide on both trips was superb - friendly , professional , perfect English and made our time in Panama truly memorable. The first trip was straight as we disembarked the cruise ship and our luggage was not a problem. the second trip was a... More

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Fort Worth, Texas
Senior Contributor
28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 18, 2012

We booked several services with Mario based on recommendations on Cruise Critic. Unfortunately, Mario did not live up to expectations. Our airport to hotel transfer went smoothly, but the next morning things fell apart. We were booked on a partial transit of the Panama Canal with an 8:30 AM pick-up. At 8:35 I received a call at the front desk... More

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