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If cancellation is made up to 48 hours prior the departure date, you will not have any charge. Cancellations within 48 hours will incur a 100% service charge. If the tour is canceled by the operator due to unforeseen circumstances, a full refund will be provided.
We will pick you from any hotel located in Panama city but those located in the "Casco Antiguo" due to the size of the bus. The Partial Canal Transit departing from La Playita in Amador takes place minimum every Saturday all year round but between November and April the frequency could be even daily. This tour gives you the memorable opportunity of learning how this engineer marvel was built and also to transit two set of Locks. The ship departs the Flamenco Island in Amador, where the La Playita is located, and goes right under the Americas bridge, pass by the Balboa port on one side and the Rodman former American navy base on the other and head into the Miraflores Locks; the ship is raised up to 54 feet in a two steps process. This activity is achieved by sending water from Pedro Miguel’s lake by gravity to fill the chambers where the ship is locked. Once the process is finished, get into Pedro Miguel’s Lake. Calling at Gamboa you are NEXT transferred to a bus to return to Balboa approximately six hours after your pickup.
WE WILL ONLY KNOW THE PICKUP TIME THE PREVIOUS EVENING. We will be calling you at your hotel after getting the Panama Canal Authority information therefore is mandatory to know where you are. THE PICKUP TIME COULD BE SCHEDULE ANYTIME BETWEEN 5:30 AM TO NOON.
- Please wear light clothing, comfortable shoes, sunscreen and camera.
- A minimum of two adult passengers is needed per booking.
- Due to transit delays that might occur during the operation of the locks it is not advisable to book flights leaving the country before the 21:00 of that day.
If cancellation is made up to 48 hours prior the departure date, you will not have any charge. Cancellations within 48 hours will incur a 100% service charge. If the tour is canceled by the operator due to unforeseen circumstances, a full refund will be provided.
Panama Canal Partial Transit from Panama City Hotels in Ciudad De Panama
