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!
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!
- Museo del Canal - This tour begins with a journey through history, exploring the events surrounding the canal from the French era to its completion by the Americans, along with the contributions of various nations to this transformative maritime project.
- Panama Canal - The former Clayton base, established in 1919, once accommodated over…
- Museo del Canal - This tour begins with a journey through history, exploring the events surrounding the canal from the French era to its completion by the Americans, along with the contributions of various nations to this transformative maritime project.
- Panama Canal - The former Clayton base, established in 1919, once accommodated over 20,000 civilians and soldiers. The tour proceeds to Corozal, an old town in the canal zone, featuring the American military cemetery and the first interoceanic railway station. The journey continues to Albrook, the first American air force station in Panama, where much of the area’s history is revisited, and concludes in the historic town of Balboa, home to the Panama Canal Administration Building and the Amador Causeway.
- Miraflores Visitor Center - At the Miraflores locks, visitors will spend an hour exploring the exhibition rooms before ascending to the fourth floor to witness ships navigating the second largest locks in the Panama Canal.
- Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial - A place to honor the fallen soldiers.
- Avenida Balboa - Known as the administrative capital of the Zone, it also hosts the harbor and the main high school on the Pacific side.
- Panama Canal Administration Building - Inaugurated on July 15, 1914, this building is a significant landmark in Panamanian history, representing a vital part of the Canal’s legacy.
- Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador) - Originally Fort Amador and Fort Grant, these former U.S. Army bases were built to protect the southern entrance of the Panama Canal at Panama Bay in the Pacific. Amador was the primary land site, located beneath the Bridge of the Americas, while Grant consisted of a series of islands just offshore.

- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- 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
- 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
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…
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.
- Miraflores Visitor Center entry 17.22 dollars per person Must be paid to the on-site to the staff
- Canal Museum 15 dollars entry Must be paid on site to the staff
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.