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Panama Canal Tour in Columbus: Clear Water Locks and Gatun

By Cositas De Panamá
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $285 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

✅ PRIVATE AND EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE
No crowds or rushes – just you and your group, at your own pace, with bilingual guidance and stops for photos, water and questions.

✅ TWO ERAS OF THE CHANNEL IN ONE DAY
Take a close look at the expansion in Agua Clara and compare it to the new viewpoint of the historic locks of Gatun to understand how transits and Neopanamax vessels operate.

✅ DAM AND LAKE GATUN
Meet the Dam that gave birth to Lake Gatun, a key piece for the daily operation and one of the largest artificial lakes in the region.

✅ ATLANTIC BRIDGE AND SCENIC VIEWS
Cross the Atlantic Bridge and enjoy unique perspectives of the Channel and the Caribbean coast.

✅ COMFORT FROM START TO FINISH
Private transportation with A/C, bottled water and bilingual guide (ES/EN). A flexible and personalized tour.

✅ LOCAL TASTE IN COLÓN
If you wish, we stop for lunch or snack at a recommended place.

Ideal for : families, couples, friends, seniors and travelers in stopover.

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Activity location

  • Colon
    • Colon, Panama

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Colon
    • Colon, Panama

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Home: Panama City
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Option for those who start the tour in Panama City.
Pickup included

Price details
$270.00 x 1 Adult$270.00
Paid at activity$15.00
Total
Price is $285.00
Until Tue, Nov 4
Home: Out of the City
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Option for those who start the tour from: Bonita Beach, Tocumen Airport, Santa Maria, East Coast, Gamboa or Summit.
Pickup included

Price details
$300.00 x 1 Adult$300.00
Paid at activity$15.00
Total
Price is $315.00
Until Tue, Nov 4

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Pick-up and drop-off service to place of stay included
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private transportation
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Personal tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Clara Water Visitor Center (Adult)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Agua Clara Visitor Center (Child)

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Colon
  • 1h
Arrival time to the province of Colón.
Puente Atlántico (Pass by)
We passed through the Atlantic Bridge, which is the third bridge built over the Panama Canal. This bridge holds a world record as the four-lane concrete cable-stayed bridge with the longest span (530 meters).
Gatun Locks
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
After passing through the immense Atlantic Bridge, we make our first stop in the Gatun Locks to see the process of the Original Locks opened in 1914.
Gatun Dam
  • 10m
We arrived at the Gatún Dam, this construction was essential to create Gatún Lake, which is where ships sail when entering the Panama Canal.
Centro de Visitantes de Agua Clara
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
We go from the Gatún Dam to the Agua Clara Visitor Center, where we will be observing the operation of the new locks of the Panama Canal inaugurated in 2016. Includes transfer time from the Gatún Dam to the Agua Clara Visitor Center.
Panama City
  • 1h
And finally, we left the Agua Clara Visitor Center towards Panama City. Thank you for choosing us as your guides. The time includes the transfer to Panama City.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Colon
    • Colon, Panama

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Colon
    • Colon, Panama

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