Panama Canal Tours

This was our third cruise after one through the Panama Canal and another to Antarctica. It was our second on the Discovery so it was almost like coming home. This was a two week cruise on the MV Discovery which took us to London, Norway (Flam and ...

... to different function by the Goverement of Panama. What was once a large military base whose responsibility was to protect the Panama Canal, has been changed to private and governmental offices for the people of Panama as the country does not have a ...

... City. After breakfast we took a tender into the dock area, and after shopping in the duty free area we caught a taxi into Panama City. The driver, Julia, began taking us to all the sites of antiquity, such as the old church with the solid gold altar ...

... he was by himself. They were staying at Cocomo on the Sea. Joey stayed in Panama City because he was so stubborn to see the Panama Canal. I told Jon that I was going to meet them later on. Linsey and I went back to Colon Island and grab something to ...

... the ruins of Panama Vieja (Old Panama). The city was re-established in its present location Casco Viejo. In 1914, the Panama Canal was completed (by the Americans, after the French failed with 22,000 dead through disease), an amazing feat of engineering. ...

... Maersk, which crept through the second passage in Miraflores Locks. At at a guess the ship is Scandinavian. A water lifestyle only the Panama Canal knows of. There was even a wee bar and restaurant up there, didn't buy anything though, but of all the ...

... 'tours' mostly drop you off at shopping districts and malls, finally ending at the only real attraction, the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal however was worth it in the end.  Its an impressive display of engineering set to correct the difference ...

... nbsp;                        Panama Canal The next pictures are of the canal. At the time of Panama Viejo the gold was carried by mules across the ...

... average at best, so rather just fly there in one hour and have it done with. After all that farting around we went to the Panama Canal to visit Miraflores Locks to see some big arse boats go through the locks. Its a pretty awesome site, and when you think ...

... ! The only downside - we learned to walk through the corridors quickly as they weren´t as sound-proof as our room... PANAMA CANAL With our ever-improving Spanish we have little need for organised tours anymore. We jumped on a city bus out to ...

... on since it resembled a stick, and some type of marsupial. At the top there are amazing views of the entire city and the Panama Canal (2nd lock) and a huge Panamanian flag that can be seen from all over the city. A great walk up and down the mountain. ...

... ! I went straight to the uppermost deck to watch a small cruise ship and a couple yachts/sailboats pass through the locks. I was at the Panama Canal. It's one of those moments where you just have to let it sink in. It was warm but very muggy, so I went to ...

... to the area and gives us a running commentary of Panamanian history as we tour the area. We try to get a train ride alongside The Panama Canal but it's sold out - big disappointment for Josh but he handles it well. We toured the old and new parts of ...

... Grouse Mountain. Panama City is no exception. The full splendour of the city and its setting along Panama Bay and the Panama Canal are best enjoyed from the top of Cerro Ancon. Note: the size of Cerro Ancon is greatly exaggerated on the map Here it ...

... (brother of Martin Fisher) for transport to old Panama City ruins, the old city center, and then on to the Miraflores Locks on the Panama Canal.  At the canal tourist center we enjoyed a movie, museum tour and sitting on the outside deck at the ...

... that comes here!since i arrived ive been quite busy doing tours around the city. today was the best as we visited the panama canal and got to see huge cargo ships crossing from the carrabean to the pacific and vice versa. an amazing peice of engineering, ...

... I thought. My parents did the Jungle Eco- Adventure boat trip and they loved that as well—saw an anteater, monkeys, birds. Day 5: Panama Canal. Today we got up at 5am to watch our ship make it’s approach to the canal. Near the entrance, there ...

OK, this is for my foodie people.....and as with a lot of blogging....a way to remember what we did. Since Panama is a country of immigrants and expats there is an amazing amount of international cooking/eating done there. Of course the big resorts ...

Today was the day Mike had been waiting for since entering Panama. Today was our Canal Tour. We had booked a partial transit tour with Canal and Bay Tours. It was great, they even came to pick us up. Well, they came to pick up the guests at the Marriott ...

... we did manage to see quite a bit of the city and it does have some lovely areas. Casco Viejo - the old town of Panama, before the canal was built in the early 1900s this was Panama City, now being restored and full of lovely old squares, churches and ...

... , had lunch at a Longhorn Steakhouse and early dinner at the airport. Departed ATL at 5:50 and arrived in Panama City around 9 PM.  Our Gamboa Tours driver, "Marshal" was very informative.  Had no sympathy for the people in "shanty town" because ...