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Private Old Canal Zone Tour (Miraflores Locks, Former Bases, and Museum)
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From $132.65 per person
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The Experience
What your day looks like
The former Canal Zone tour starts from your hotel and takes you to the Miraflores Locks, where we will spend an hour. You can visit the exhibition room between the observation decks to learn about the history and see the boats pass through the second-largest locks in the Panama Canal. After that, we will head to the former base of Clayton, which dates back to 1919 and housed more than 20,000 people, including civilians and soldiers. Then, we will drive to Corozal, an old town in the Canal Zone, where we can visit the American military cemetery and the train station, which was the first transoceanic railway in the world. After that, we will travel to the first American airfield in Albrook, where we will learn more about the history of the place. Finally, we will visit the old town of Balboa, where we can see the Panama Canal Administration Building, and end the tour at the Amador Causeway.
Highlights
Why travelers choose this experience
- See ships pass through the Miraflores Locks.
- Explore historic sites in the former Canal Zone.
- Finish at Balboa and the Amador Causeway.
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Panama City
Sightseeing at Museo del Canal Panama.
Continued
Panama City
Boating at Panama Canal.
Continued
Panama City
Sightseeing at Miraflores (Panama).
Continued
Panama City
Sightseeing at Balboa Avenue.
Continued
Panama City
Sightseeing at Amador Causeway.
Planning Details
Before you go
Included
Air-conditioned vehicle Private transportation
Not Included
Miraflores Visitor Center entry fee to be paid on-site to the canal staff 17.22 dollars per person Canal Museum to be paid on site to the Canal Museum staff
What to Bring
Comfortable clothes/shoes
Restrictions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level. Not wheelchair accessible Near public transportation
Meeting & Pickup
- Start: Multiple pickup locations offered. - Pickup details The guide will be meeting you in the lobby of the hotel, Airbnb, or building, holding a sign with the company's logo and the lead passenger's name. - Hotel pickup offered During checkout, you will be able to select from the list of included hotels. - Airport pickup offered During checkout, you will be able to select from the list of included airports. - Albrook Gelabert Airport, Marcos a Gelabert, Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama - Port pickup offered During checkout, you will be able to select from the list of included ports. - Panama ports, Carr. Interamericana, Provincia de Coclé, Panama cruise port pick up offered For shore excursions, we provide pickups and drop-offs at the cruise terminal, always ensuring to be on time before departure time
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: Yes Confirmation: Manual By Business
Traveler Impressions
What travelers are saying
2026-03-01
5.00 / 5
Jorge made this the best private tour we have ever taken. He went beyond what we expected to take us to all the sights I wanted to see from my early life in the Canal Zone. A few of those sights were very obscure, but Jorge took as there. We saw tourist sights as well and he gave us good information. Highly recommended.
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