Canal – Partial Transit
Itinerary
8:30 a.m. pick up and transferred to Flamenco Resort and Marina, where you will board a motor coach to Gamboa town–home of the Panama Canal Dredging Division. Once in Gamboa, board the boat to enter the canal at the north end of Gaillard Cut, the narrowest section of the Canal, with an approximate length of 13.7 kilometers, located 26 meters above sea level.
Travel the Cut on the way to Pedro Miguel Locks and observe the work in progress for the Panama Canal Expansion Project. Pedro Miguel Locks, one of the two sets of locks on the Pacific side, where the vessel is lowered 9 meters in one step. Get to Miraflores Lake, a small artificial body of fresh water that separates Pedro Miguel from Miraflores Locks, the latter being the final set of locks before reaching the Pacific Ocean. At Miraflores Locks the vessel is lowered 18 meters in two steps.
Once in the Pacific Ocean the vessel will sail to Flamenco Marina where passengers disembark. A once in a lifetime experience.
Schedule
8:30 a.m. pick up time in Panama City.
Tour length: 4-5 hrs. approx.
Rates
US $140 per person +7% tax (2-3 pers.)
US $125 per person + 7% tax (4+ pers.)
A $20 per person surcharge roundtrip, will be assessed for day tours beginning and/or ending at Soberania and other surrounding Panama City areas.
Includes
- Bilingual guide/narrator.
- Full Lunch.
- Soft drinks & water.
- Land transportation from Flamenco Resort & Marina to Gamboa.
Bring
- Sunblock.
- Camera.
- Light clothing.
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