Old Canal zone tour: Miraflores Locks and former military bases

4.8 (14 reviews) Panama City, Panama
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Duration4h - 5h
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LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

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.

Options

Former Panama Canal zone tour (military bases, museums and more)

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What's included

  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Miraflores Visitor Center entry to be paid on site to the canal staff

What to expect

  1. Museo del Canal Interoceanico de Panama
    Pass by
    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.
  2. Panama Canal
    1h
    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
  3. Miraflores Visitor Center
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    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.
  4. Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial
    15m
    let's honor the fallen soldiers
  5. Avenida Balboa
    10m
    the Zone's administrative capital, as well as the location of the harbor and the main high school on the Pacific side
  6. Panama Canal Administration Building
    30m
    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.
  7. Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador)
    30m
    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.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

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

Additional information

  • 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

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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