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Old Canal zone tour: Miraflores Locks and former military bases

Location Panama City, Panama
$125
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

The former Canal Zone tour offers a unique glimpse into Panama's rich history. Starting from your hotel, this journey takes you through significant sites related to the Panama Canal.

  • 🚢 Visit the Miraflores Locks for one hour, where you can see boats pass through the second-largest locks in the Panama Canal and explore the exhibition rooms on the fourth floor.
  • 🏛️ Explore the former base of Clayton, established in 1919, which once housed over 20,000 civilians and soldiers.
  • ⚓ Discover the historic town of Corozal, home to the American military cemetery and the site of the first transoceanic railway in the world.
  • ✈️ Learn about the first American airfield in Albrook, delving into the significant history of this area.
  • 🏙️ Visit the old town of Balboa to see the Panama Canal Administration Building, a landmark of Panamanian history inaugurated on July 15, 1914.
  • 🌉 End your tour at the Amador Causeway, which includes former U.S. Army bases designed to protect the southern end of the Panama Canal.
  • 🚐 Enjoy comfortable travel in an air-conditioned vehicle with bottled water provided for your convenience.
  • 🗣️ Benefit from the knowledge of a human tour guide fluent in English, enhancing your understanding of the Canal's history.
  • 💵 Entry to the Miraflores Visitor Center is $17.22 per person and must be paid on-site to the canal staff.
  • 🎟️ Optional entry to the Canal Museum is available for $15, also payable on-site.

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The experience offers several options. This price includes:

Former Panama Canal zone tour (military bases, museums and more)
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide

The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottled water
  • Private transportation
  • Miraflores Visitor Center entry to be paid on site to the canal staff

  • 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. (pass by)
  • Panama Canal
    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
  • Miraflores Visitor Center
    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.
  • Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial
    let's honor the fallen soldiers
  • Avenida Balboa
    the Zone's administrative capital, as well as the location of the harbor and the main high school on the Pacific side
  • Panama Canal Administration Building
    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.
  • Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador)
    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.

  • 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
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    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    Old Canal zone tour: Miraflores Locks and former military bases

    Location Panama City, Panama
    $125
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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