Panama Canal Transit - Ocean to Ocean

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A once in a lifetime experience, as rarely are people able to see such an engineering wonder from this perspective. Embark on a journey through the Miraflores Locks on the Panama Canal and see it in operation first hand. An amazing experience to see the rise and fall of water with only the use of gravity.

You will be picked up from your hotel then transferred to the Balboa Port, embark on the vessel and start this famous journey. Upon departure, get in to the Panama Canal in MiraFlores Locks, experience how your ship is raised up to 54 feet in a two step 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 first set of locks is transited, the vessel gets in to Pedro Miguel's locks to be raised up to 85 feet. Again no water pumps are used, they take advantage on gravity to transfer water from Gatun Lake, which is higher, to fill the last Chamber of the Pacific site.

Then, the ship transits the Gatun Lake, once, the biggest man-made lake in the world until reaching Gatun Locks in the Atlantic side. Here, the ship will be lowered to sea level using the same system, however, instead of filling the chambers they will be emptied in a three step process. It is worth to know that fifty million gallons of fresh water are thrown to the ocean per full transit. This experience ends in Cristobal where transportation will be waiting for your transfer back to Panama City.

Panama Canal Transit

The first and third Saturday of every month

Unavailable Dates:

• 10 December (Independence Day)

Tour departs from most Panama City hotels.
If you do not indicate your hotel for pick up at the time of booking, please call the supplier and advise them of this information directly. The contact details will be on your voucher once you have a confirmed booking.

• 6:00am

Tour returns to the original departure point

Complimentary pickup service available from most Panama City hotels. Please advise pick-up hotel at time of booking and call upon arrival in Panama to reconfirm pick-up time. If your hotel is not on this list, there may be an additional charge upon start of the tour. Port pick up is NOT available.

Panama City Hotels - Free Pick-Up:

• Ambassador
• Aparthotel Plaza
• Aramo
• Best Western Las Huacas
• Bristol
• Caesar Park
• Centroamericano
• Coral Suites
• Costa Inn
• Country Inn Amador
• Country Inn Dorado
• Courtyard
• Crown Plaza
• Crystal Suites
• De Ville
• El Ejecutivo
• El Panama
• El Parador
• Four Points
• Internacional
• Las Vegas
• Marbella
• Marriott
• Miramar
• Plaza Paitilla
• Riande Continental
• Riande Granada
• Roma
• Sevilla
• Soloy
• Torres De Alba
• Tower House
• Veneto Casino And Hotel
• Veracruz