Panama Canal Tour and Gatun Lake Ecotour

Name: Panama Canal Tour and Gatun Lake Ecotour
Brand: Safe Transportation Panama
SKU: 71405P2
Price: 129.00 USD
Rating: 5.0 (171 reviews)

Badge of ExcellencePanama City, Panama

Tour in the Panama Canal and Monkey Islands

From $129.00

Price varies by group size

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

5 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Discover the wonders of the Panama Canal and learn about its operation on this private tour. Delve into the fascinating history and operations of this engineering marvel at the Miraflores Visitor Center. Then, venture to Gatun Lake for a boat tour, where you'll witness ships navigating the canal's locks and encounter diverse wildlife amidst the lush rainforest of Soberania National Park.

A visit to the Panama Canal is a must for first-time visitors to Panama City
Avoid driving to the canal; round trip transportation is provided
Entrance fees to the Panama Canal Visitors Center are not included
Choose between a morning and afternoon departure time

What's Included

Private transportation by air-conditioned vehicle for pick up from hotels in downtown of Panama City
Entrance tickets to the Panama Canal Visitors Center in Miraflores
Tour by boat in Gatun Lake, through the channel of the Panama Canal
Bottled water

Additional cost for pick up from Playa Bonita or airport USD $30 cash per group (not per person)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Pick up included for all bookings from hotels or accommodations in downtown Panama City and Casco Viejo. Exact pick up time for Group tour will be informed by email after 8PM the night before tour date. For a Private tour, pick up time will be at the same time as booked.

What To Expect

Miraflores Visitor Center

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Gatun Lake

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Operated by Safe Transportation Panama

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. 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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Featured review

cheryl_H

Seeing the Panama Canal for myself, and having a great guide. The guide was very informative and helpful nothing was to much trouble.

Reviews

5.0

171 reviews

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What a great experience!

Rachel_S, Apr 2024

What an amazing day! Luis our guide was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Seeing the Panama Canal in person is something I will never forget. The boat ride at Gatun Lake was incredible. We saw shipping containers passing by and seeing birds and the monkeys was awesome too.

Super Guide & Great Learning

Jayne_A, Apr 2024

Our guide was super and we learned about the Canal from it first beginnings to the current operation.

Fabulous guide

PeterReilly, Apr 2024

Fabulous day with an amazing guide very informative and fun experience would highly recommend it to anyone

Fantastic experience, was...

Melissa_M, Apr 2024

Fantastic experience, was fortunate enough to be able to watch a ship go all the way through a lock!

Loved the Tour

Sheryl_L, Apr 2024

This was amazing experience to share with my friends and the tour guide made it even more splendid 10/10

Wow - an amazing experience!

Stephen_S, Mar 2024

Kelly was great guide! First class trip in every way - highly recommend!! The photo opportunities were wonderful.

Panama Canal Tour with Monkeys!

Justin_Y, Mar 2024

Everything about this trip was fun for the family. Make sure you ask to buy coconuts at the food stand on the way to the boat.

Seeing the Panama Canal...

cheryl_H, Feb 2024

Seeing the Panama Canal for myself, and having a great guide. The guide was very informative and helpful nothing was to much trouble.

Great tour guide, Orlando.

Paul_N, Feb 2024

Seeing the canal locks . The 3-D movie about the history of the canal. The boat ride to the monkey islands.

Exzellent

Dragutin_S, Feb 2024

It was wonderful time, really nice trip… Our guide Orlando was perfect, Thanks to good organization..

Very good for first tour

Mona, Feb 2024

We loved that we were only ones with guide! Great tour guide. Enjoyed Panamá canal history by guide and IMAX show. Just the right amount of time.

Wonderful experience

BillWendy_Y, Feb 2024

Really enjoyed the whole excursion, Panama Canal, Monkey Island. Our guide did a super job. Thankyou Orlando

Great tour

Melissa_W, Jan 2024

This was an interesting and informative tour. We unfortunately missed the last ship through the locks, but the IMAX movie had some good video showing how it works. The boat ride on Lake Gatun was beautiful and we saw three different species of monkeys. Our guide, Demetrio, was very knowledgeable and happily answered all of our questions.

Canal monkey island eco tour

jessica_h, Jan 2024

Our guide Demetrio was amazing and very patient. We saw the canal and three different types of monkeys and a sloth!! I would highly recommend booking this excursion. It was well worth the price.

Great tour of Miraflores and Eco Tour

Linda_H, Dec 2023

Estiphan (Stephen) was excellent! He knew a lot and made this a special experience! We were able to view some Panamax ships coming from Canal! It really gives you an idea of how massive these ships are! Enjoyed the tour!

Panama tour

Allister_H, Nov 2023

Esteban our tour guide was great, very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. He went out of his way to ensure we were comfortable.

Educational and Exciting

Diego_S, Oct 2023

Amazing experience visiting and learning about the Panama Canal. Gatun lack was also magnificent. Orlando as a tour guide was great, nice friendly and down to Earth guy. I would recommend private tours with him anyday!

Panama trip

Andel_S, Aug 2023

The entire tour was amazing to specify an individual part would take away the excitement recommend the trip

Dan was an excellent tour...

Allison_C, Aug 2023

Dan was an excellent tour guide! He was knowledgeable, friendly, fun, and accommodating. Highly recommended! The canal tour was so much fun and a must do while in Panamá

The Best Tour !!!

kimberlene_f, Aug 2023

We highly recommend the. your. Our guide Estaban was very warm, friendly and knowledgeable. Even though we had Spanish speakers, he addressed us in both Spanish and english. We had a few hiccups on the way but it made the tour even more memorable (eg: the van broke down and we had to switch boats while in the water due to the first one malfunctioning). As a native of Panama, he immersed us in the rich culture and history, especially of the Lake Gatun and Panama Canal. He was very patient with us and told us trinkets I don’t believe we would’ve known or discovered by ourselves (for example when the boats move through the locks, that most of the buildings in the area were previously Barack’s for American soldiers). He knew his way with the animals, how to call them, their names and their habits and preferences. We don’t regret one minute of this tour and believe it was money well spent and time well enjoyed.

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