Panama Canal Layover Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
You can take a short 3-hour city tour from Tocumen or Albrook domestic airport while you are on transit in Panama or if your flight is delayed. A fascinating close look at the Panama Canal Miraflores lock center which includes an exhibition and movie center, a marvelous engineering work
Inclusions
What's included
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- Round-trip private transfer
- Driver/guide
- Airport/Departure Tax
What's not
- Entrance Fee to the Canal Visitor´s Centre
Itinerary
Starting with a 30 minutes ride to the Miraflores locks to observe the huge vessels passing the Panama Canal. The busiest hours are from9am to 11am and from 2pm to 5pm, so you will be able to see many ships getting lifted or lowered 16 meters in two distinct steps. You will enjoy the view on the Locks from a sheltered terrace and listen to the explanations of your guide. To complete the visit of the Canal you will visit the Museum and Visitor Center at Miraflores which gives you a good idea on the construction of the Canal a masterpiece of engineering. You will also learn about the history of the canal and its significance for Panama and the entire world trade as well as on the current expansion project. We will drop you off at Tocumen airport after the tour.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Lower level past customs door at VISIT PANAMA DESK
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Panama Travel Corp
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Layover is for a 3 hour visit the same day with round trip transfers
- Layovers exceeding 24 hours will require two different days reservations payments
How it compares in Panama City
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 95 city tours we list in Panama City.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 48 of 95.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Panama City
Panama City is the capital at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, with a colonial old quarter, a glittering skyline and rainforest at its edge.
Panama City sits on the Pacific coast beside the entrance to the Panama Canal, and ships queue in the bay for the passage. The Miraflores Locks, a short drive from the centre, let visitors watch vessels being raised and lowered. Casco Viejo, the old quarter founded in 1673, has restored colonial plazas, churches and balconied houses, and the Amador Causeway runs out into the bay with views back to the skyline.
Top-ranked sights in Panama City: Casco Viejo, Panama Canal, Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador).
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