Panama Canal Railway and Agua Clara Locks

Panama Canal Railway and Agua Clara Locks

Get to travel in the first transcontinental railroad. Since 1501, when the Spaniards landed in the Isthmuss of Panamá, Panamá has been a natural transit route to cross from one ocean to the other. The construction began in august 1850 on the mainland around Monkey Hill (Mount Hope).

Visit the new locks of the Panama Canal, see the boats go through the Agua Clara Locks and how this new system works.

Note: tour not available on January 1, 8, 9; February (carnival, it change every year, you may need to contact us first), November 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 28 and December 8, 24, 25 and 31.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Panama Canal Railway, Colon Panama

You will experience how was the transportation from the Pacific side to the Atlantic side before the constrution of the Panama Canal (And how the still do it) in a trip from the train station in Panama City to the train station in Colon City, in this trip you will have a different view of the road of the Panama Canal, you will see the Gatun Lake and may see some animal along the way

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Agua Clara Locks, Avenida Bolivar Lago Gatun, Colon 0301 Panama

See the boats go through the Agua Clara Locks and watch a film about the construction of the Panama Canal and the new locks.

Duration: 1 hour