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Wendy enjoying this immense vehicle carrier.
From Pedro Miguel Locks our guide Javier informing our guests.
Unique view.
Giant vessel carries vehicles on a rainy afternoon, the Channel does not stop.
View of Panama City from the Amador Causeway.

Panama Canal Tour: Miraflores Locks and Canal Zone

By Cositas De Panamá
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is $170 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Experience the Panama Canal and learn the secrets of the Canal Zone on a private tour designed for your convenience.

✅ PRIVATE AND EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE
A tour designed just for you and your group.

✅ LIVE CHANNEL OPERATION
Get to know strategic points where ships traverse one of the most important trade routes in the world.

✅ HIDDEN HISTORY AND LEGACY OF THE CHANNEL
Delve into the old Canal Zone and see the key sites where the Torrijos-Carter Treaties were forged.

✅ ICONIC PLACES
Unique details of the Canal Administration Building and the historic Paseo del Prado.

✅ PANORAMIC VIEWS AND BRIDGE OF THE AMERICAS
Cross the Amador Causeway, enjoy spectacular views, until you reach the Bridge of the Americas, the first great continental link.

✅ IMAX AND LIVE TRANSIT
Watch Morgan Freeman's IMAX film and the transit of ships in Miraflores.

Book today and live an experience designed for you to enjoy every moment.

Activity location

  • Miraflores Visitor Center
    • East Side of the Miraflores Locks
    • Panama City, Panama

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Miraflores Visitor Center
    • East Side of the Miraflores Locks
    • Panama City, Panama

Check availability

Home: Panama City
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Option for those who are staying in Panama City.
Pickup included

Price details
$170.00 x 1 Adult$170.00
Total
Price is $170.00
Home: Out of the City
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

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

Price details
$190.00 x 1 Adult$190.00
Total
Price is $190.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPick-up and drop-off service to place of stay included
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transportation
  • What's includedWhat's includedPersonal tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMiraflores Visitors Center non-residents adults $17.22 minors $7.22. Residents $3 and $1.50

Know before you book

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

Activity itinerary

Miraflores Visitor Center
  • 2h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
We head to the Miraflores Visitor Center where we will have the opportunity to see the 45-minute documentary about the Panama Canal, narrated by Morgan Freeman at the Imax theater, we will know the history and operation of this important and imposing construction and see the transit of Panamax ships that pass through the locks of Miraflores. This time includes transfer to the Miraflores Locks.
Pedro Miguel Locks
  • 15m
From the Miraflores Locks we arrive at the Pedro Miguel Locks, this is the smallest lock built and very important as it levels the ships at the level of the snake cut which is the most dangerous and complicated part of the transit of the ships. Time includes transfer to the locks of Pedro Miguel.
Puente Centenario (Pass by)
We pass the Centennial Bridge where you will see the start of the famous Corte Culebra and the entrances to the Locks of Pedro Miguel, Miraflores and Cocolí.
Mirador de Las Americas
  • 30m
We arrive at the Mirador de las Américas where we have a panoramic view of the Bridge of the Americas and the main ports of the Pacific: Puerto Balboa and Puerto PSA and Cerro Ancón. Time includes transfer from the Administration Building.
Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador)
  • 30m
We continue our adventure and finish at the Amador Causeway where we will know the importance of this area when the Panama Canal was inaugurated and enjoy the breathtaking views of Panama City and Panama Bay. Time includes transfer from the Mirador de las Américas.
Edificio de La Administración del Canal de Panamá
  • 30m
We continue to know more about the Panama Canal and arrive at the Panama Canal Administration Building, where we will walk along the Paseo del Prado (which has an interesting history) and the Monument to George Goethals. Time includes transfer from the locks of Pedro Miguel.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMiraflores Visitor Center
    • East Side of the Miraflores Locks
    • Panama City, Panama

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMiraflores Visitor Center
    • East Side of the Miraflores Locks
    • Panama City, Panama

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