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- Portuguese
- English
- Spanish
The former Canal Zone tour starts from your hotel and takes you to the Miraflores Locks, where we will spend an hour. You can visit the exhibition room between the observation decks to learn about the history and see the boats pass through the second-largest locks in the Panama Canal. After that, we will head to the former base of Clayton, which dates back to 1919 and housed more than 20,000 people, including civilians and soldiers. Then, we will drive to Corozal, an old town in the Canal Zone, where we can visit the American military cemetery and the train station, which was the first transoceanic railway in the world. After that, we will travel to the first American airfield in Albrook, where we will learn more about the history of the place. Finally, we will visit the old town of Balboa, where we can see the Panama Canal Administration Building, and end the tour at the Amador Causeway.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
The guide will be meeting you in the lobby of the hotel, Airbnb or building, holding a sign with the company's logo and the lead passenger's name
Itinerary
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1Museo del Canal Interoceanico de Panama
We begin this tour by traveling through time going through everything that happened in the canal from the French to the conclusion of the canal by the Americans and all the nations that gave their contribution to this work that changed the maritime world since then.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included -
2Panama Canal
The former base of Clayton date from 1919 and housed more than 20 thousand people, civilians, and soldiers, after we drive to Corozal an old town in the canal zone where we find the American military cemetery following the train station the first interoceanic railway in the world after traveling to the first American air force station in Panama Albrook where we will remember much of the history of the area and finally the old town of balboa where we find the Panama canal administration building and finally the Amador causeway
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
3Miraflores Visitor Center
The Miraflores locks where we will be for an hour where you can see the exhibition rooms after ascending to the fourth floor to see the boats passing through the second largest locks in the Panama canal.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included -
4Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial
let's honor the fallen soldiers
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Avenida Balboa
the Zone's administrative capital, as well as the location of the harbor and the main high school on the Pacific side
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Panama Canal Administration Building
The Panama Canal Administration Building was inaugurated on July 15, 1914 as a landmark for Panamanian history. This veritable legacy from the past is an important part of Canal history.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador)
Fort Amador and Fort Grant ( current Amador Causeway) were former United States Army bases constructed to safeguard the southern end of the Panama Canal at Panama Bay in the Pacific. Amador was the main on-land site, located below the Bridge of the Americas. Grant comprised a series of islands situated just offshore.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Miraflores Visitor Center entry 17.22 dollars per person Must be paid to the on-site to the staff
- Canal Museum 15 dollars entry Must be paid on site to the staff
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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