Layover from Colon Port to City & Panama Canal Visitor Center

Layover from Colon Port to City & Panama Canal Visitor Center

Combine a tour of the Panama Canal’s Aguas Claras Locks with a walking tour of Panama City’s UNESCO site and a city driving tour to notable landmarks — it’s an 8 hours of visiting the attractions at the capital’s top attractions.

- Panama Canal Aguas Claras Locks
- Causeway Amador
- Old Town (Casco Antiguo)
- Cinta Costera

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

The Panama Canal expansion project (Spanish: ampliación del Canal de Panamá), also called the Third Set of Locks Project, doubled the capacity of the Panama Canal by adding a new lane of traffic allowing for a larger number of ships, and increasing the width and depth of the lanes and locks allowing larger ships to pass. The new ships, called New Panamax, are about one and a half times the previous Panamax size and can carry over twice as much cargo.

Entrance fee is $15 per person and it is NOT included in your tour price.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador), Av Amador, Panama City Panama

Built in 1913, with rocks from the excavation of the Culebra Cut during construction of the Panama Canal, the Causeway joins Panama City with four islands: Naos, Perico, Culebra and Flamenco.
The site was part of a US military complex called Fort Amador that had established to protect the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Currently, vestiges of the military installations can be seen on the islands.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de Francia Casco Viejo, Panama City Panama

Casco Viejo is a charming neighborhood along the southwestern edge of Panama City. It was the second site of Panama City (the first being Panamá Viejo), was the city center until the early 20th century, and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Casco Viejo has undergone restoration projects since the 1990s and they’re beginning to pay off. These days the neighborhood has a romantic, almost artsy feel that makes it a pleasant place to stroll and explore.

Here you can by something to eat like a Sandwich or Snacks.

Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Cinta Costera, Panama City Panama

Avenida Balboa Is Now Known As The Coastal Belt (Cinta Costera)
The Republic of Panama has recently created what is known as the Coastal Belt (Cinta Coastera) -
The Costal Belt runs right along the Pacific Ocean in Panama City Panama - from the Piatilla neighborhood to the very large fishmarket. It is actually now possible to hike and/or bike from Paitilla to the fishmarket and actually the pathway now even continues right through the fishmarket on to Casco Antiguo. The Coastal Belt has ten (10) traffic lanes - 6 lanes one way to the west and 4 lanes one way heading to the east.