Go through 2 of the 3 Panama Canal Locks as part of this memorable experience. Go through the famous Gaillard Cut, The Centennial Bridge, the Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Locks and finally, as you reach the Bay of Panama, go through the Bridge of the Americas.
Itinerary for the Panama Canal Partial Transit Tour
You will start the tour at 9:30AM from the Flamenco Resort & Marine at the Amador Causeway in Panama City. You will take the tour bus which will transport passengers to the Gamboa area, where the trip starts. This transfer will take 45 minutes. Then you board the ship and you will be transiting the Gaillard Cut (Corte Culebra), this area is one of the most important attractions of the trip because it's full of history. Then you will cross under the Centennial Bridge (Puente Centenario) and that is when you will be on the way to transit Pedro Miguel Locks.
Also, you will witness the works being done for the Canal expansion project. When entering Pedro Miguel Locks you will experience a drop of 9 meters in one step and find the Miraflores Lake, an artificial lake that connects Pedro Miguel Locks with and Miraflores Locks.
Now you will enter the last set of locks called Miraflores Locks in the Pacific Ocean where you will be lowered 18 meters in two different steps. You will be sailing the Pacific Ocean on the way to the disembarkation point at Amador Causeway but before that, you will be passing under the Bridge of the Americas (Puente de Las Americas). You will be in the Panama Bay and that is the end of this unique trip.
The Panama Canal Partial Transit Tour Includes:
English/Spanish guide-narrator
Complete Lunch (chicken, pasta, rice, salads, desserts and unlimited soft drinks and bottle water)
Snacks
Transportation from Colon to Panama City
Partial Transit Tour Details
Duration of the Full transit Tour: 4 to 5 hours
Pick Up and Arrival Times:
Must be at the dock at 9:00 AM with Return approximately at 2:00 PM
Panama Canal Partial Transit Tour Prices:
Adult $115 Children Under 12: $65 3 years and under travel at no charge.
Tour Available every Saturday all year round, Also on Thursdays and Fridays from December to March.
Things to bring :
Sun protection
Cameras
Cash for onboard purchases
Panama Canal Partial Transit Reservations
To make a reservation email us at:
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or call us in Panama at 209-5657 or from USA or outside Panama: 1-954-282-8214