Canal Zone Tour: Explore Panama's Historic Sites

Embark on a captivating tour of the Panama Canal Zone, exploring military bases, museums, and historic sites. Discover the Miraflores Locks, Clayton Base, Corozal, and more!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Museo del Canal - Embark on a journey through time, exploring the history of the canal from the French era to its completion by the Americans, and recognizing the contributions of various nations to this transformative maritime project.
  • Panama Canal - Visit the former Clayton base, established in 1919, which housed over 20,000 civilians and…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Miraflores Visitor Center entry to be paid on site to the canal staff
  • Canal Museum to be paid on site to the canal Museum staff
Additional Information

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…

Location
Museo del Canal
Avenida Central, Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Catedral) between 5th and 6th street.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Connortk3031cb
Oct 13, 2025
A MUST DO! - Alex and Jorge were incredible! They were so knowledgeable, punctual, and friendly. There was so much history, and they make sure to take care of you along the way to make the trip as comfortable as possible. Thank you for an amazing tour!
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E7485puchrisy
Aug 21, 2025
Atlantic side with gatun, military bases, and cologne - Roderick was excellent. He allowed us to go back to our memories of colon and the military bases I last saw 50 years ago. It was very informational
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Doreenhi
Aug 17, 2025
Unique Tour of Panama Canal - We signed up for this tour to learn everything we could about the Panama Canal (particularly the history of building and operating) and it did not disappoint! Alex was a great guide sharing what life was like as we were touring all of the neighborhoods built by the military and canal logistics teams and what life is like today. Loved this tour as we got a sense of the culture of the people that made/make the Canal what it is today.
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Doreen_b
Aug 17, 2025
History and Culture of Panama Canal - 5 stars! - Great day with Alex touring Perico and Flamenco Island before launching into all things Panama Canal. We appreciated seeing all of the infrastructure and learning the history of what it took to build and run the canal before Panama took control of operations in 1999. Alex was a great guide and did a wonderful job explaining about the culture of Panama and US relations before US exited and how Panama is evolving today. Lots of history and great information. Highly recommend!
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Daniel
Mar 22, 2025
Very flexible, lots of interesting information and a great experience. Timing to see a ship transit the lock was perfect - A must for people passing through or staying in Panama City. Such history, such impressive construction. So easy to miss without a knowledgeable guide
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126lindaag
Dec 29, 2024
Amazing memories - The tour was amazing and Alex team was awesome, we were able to remember memories 47 years ago. The canal was an enjoyable experience
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Leslie
Nov 22, 2024
Great tour of the military history & canal - Great tour with Archie. Our military family lived here 50+ years ago and one of us was born here. Archie went out of his way to show us the area and buildings where our family worked and hung out. He even drove us by the hospital where one of us was born. He would stop so we could take pictures to send back to family. Archie has good knowledge of the military history, how different cultures contributed the area, and the best spots to go. We even stopped by a street side fruit market and a grocery store that family shopped at when they lived here. Very special for us. Our family loved the pictures and seeing the changes. Archie timed the canal perfectly. We got to see a huge boat navigate through the canal. If you are coming back to Panama to understand the military history or see things you heard about from military family, this is the tour for you. I searched all over for a tour that would show us Howard, Albrook, the canal, and give us a sense of what life was like 50+ years ago as an American living here. Archie did exactly that. This is the only tour I could find that provided that type of experience. Thank you for a great day.
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From $125
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).