Panama Canal Partial Tour: Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks Exploration
4.6
173 Ratings
Panamá

Experience the thrill of navigating through the Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks on a partial tour of the Panama Canal. Learn about its history and operations while enjoying the comfort of the M/V Pacific Queen.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Panama Marine Adventures - Our check in point is at Flamenco Marina, located on the last island of the Amador Causeway. It is right next to the Panama sign and behind the Duty Free Shop.
What's Included
  • Professional bilingual guide
  • Lunch
  • Tea and coffee
  • Sodas and water (all you can drink)
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Transportation to/from the meeting point
Additional Information

• Take center stage on your journey through the Panama Canal
• Traverse the intricate Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks.
• Delight in the dynamic workings of the Panama Canal.
• Immerse yourself in over a century’s worth of history!
• Unwind in the large and comfortable M/V Pacific Queen during your Panama Canal excursion.
• The M/V Pacific Queen…

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Location
Panama Marine Adventures Tour Office
Located behind the Duty Free, next to the PANAMA sign. Please Note: The exact check-in or pick-up time will be confirmed the day before your tour via email. Please make sure you check your inbox.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.6
(173 Ratings)
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Karenebroyles
May 13, 2025
Great way to see the canal. - This was a great way to see the canal. We went early in the morning, and it was definitely easier to have pre-arranged transportation to and from tour. The boat has seating in the sun and the shade, and also great indoor seating with AC. The food was good. I especially loved seeing the boats that accompanied us in the locks. One was a giant ship from China. It was interesting to see them looking out the windows at us and taking pictures just like we were. The canal is definitely worth seeing. It is an amazing feet and I thought that this half day trip was long enough to take it in and not get too hot or bored. I would recommend it.
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Joelle_g
May 10, 2025
Great Canal Tour - Be prepared for an early and long morning but it’s definitely worth it. Young children may have a different opinion though. The food issuance is efficient but I recommend eating before boarding as the meals are light. Snacks are also sold on board. The tour allows you to be up close with massive container ships and experience the canal operation. Well organized tour, including the seemless boarding of buses at the end.
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Umberto_b
May 6, 2025
Best way to experience the canal - Great experience, the guide was extremely knowledgeable and the crew very approachable. Very nice way to discover the canal, it's history and admire the engineering of it all! Not to be missed.
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Trip38339
Apr 26, 2025
Amazing experience -awesome personnel - Hats off to the organizers. Luis, the narrator is the coolest person we've ever seen on a tour. We didn't have breakfast, excellent lunch. I recommend it 100%, a unique experience. Thank you so much for all the staff.
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Meryl_r
Apr 22, 2025
The tour guide was great.... - The tour guide was great. Very informative. The food was good. A little slow for the kids. The half tour was good with them
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C1707ocmarkh
Apr 13, 2025
Outstanding! - Superbly narrated by Edwin. Excellently coordinated. Breakfast and lunch were a welcome addition. Highly recommend this trip.
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Glenn_d
Mar 15, 2025
It's important to know... - It's important to know that you don't travel back to your start point by boat. You are taken back by bus which can take up to an hour. We decided to Uber to lunch instead of taking the the bus because we were starving. But is was such a great excursion. Definitely worth the early rise. It's an engineering marvel. Just a very long day.
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Maschulen
Mar 7, 2025
Canal cruise highly recommend - This was well organized and comfortable. . We were given 2 meals. The narrator was excellent. The whole cruise was enjoyable and educational and we were thrilled to go through the locks
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Damien
Feb 28, 2025
Trip to Panama ! Feb ‘25 - An experience of a lifetime ! Absolutely fantastic crew and well looked after from the start ! Very well organised with great information all along the way ! Very clean vessel and people so friendly , helpful and courteous ! A special thank you to Hosé who was the tour guide and floated around the craft talking to everyone and answering any questions ! Also if it was a special occasion for anyone , he was delighted to announce it and wish people well ! A very special top class bloke ! Well done to all the crew and I couldn’t recommend this trip highly enough for anyone considering going to Panama and having the experience of going through the locks , the Calubra Cut and on to Balboa ! A treasured memory and much thanks and many blessings to all involved! Well done ! Best regards! Damien …… Ireland ☘️☘️☘️
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Dedric_p
Mar 3, 2025
Great time, warm host, as... - Great time, warm host, as described. Was a bit chaotic getting on and off vessel. Mainly because somepeople just don't like to follow direction. In all great time.
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