SENDERO PANAMA - Eco Tour - Panama Canal Transit

For many people the word Panama is synonymous with the Panama Canal. Built in the early 20^th Century, the Panama Canal is one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken and has an enormous impact on shipping and commerce worldwide. Today over 300 million tons of cargo transits the canal annually, moving through the three sets of locks for the approximately 50 mile journey across the isthmus. Ever dreamed of transiting the canal and following the same route of those massive cargo carriers? Our Panama Canal Transit Tour aboard a ship designed precisely for this adventure is the way to go.

Whether you begin your adventure at the mouth of the Panama Canal on the Pacific and transit northbound or board the vessel at the epicenter of Gamboa, the dredging division, and head southbound, your transit will take you through the three lock steps required to raise or lower ships from sea level to the level of Gatun Lake (85 feet above sea level). Your transit also moves through the infamous Gaillard Cut (Culebra Cut), the only gap in the continental divide, and passes under the Bridge of Americas and the Centennial Bridge.

Accompanied by expert live narrative and full buffet breakfast or lunch, this is an experience not to be missed.