Tour Canal de Panama Esclusas del Agua Clara (Locks) Expanciòn del Canal

Visit to the Agua Clara Visitor Center
• For your visit to the Agua Clara Visitor Center located in the Atlantic exactly in the province of colón, we will start from the starting point of your preference either airport or hotel, then we will start with the transfer to it with a longer duration 1 hour 30 minutes inside the city of panama by highway including tolls in the corridors, the schedule of transit of boats in the visitor center is between 8:30 AM - 12 PM and then 2:30 PM which within that schedule in very varied transit which we suggest to have enough time for this tour.

Crossing the Clear Water and Gatun Locks
• When we get to the Agua Clara locks we will start crossing them in Auto, this is a unique experience which you will be able to observe live the gigantic gates of the Gatun locks and pass over the clear water locks, once we cross the locks We will return immediately to the visitor center, this precess has a duration of 3 minutes which can be several times the waiting time if a boat is passing by as we must wait for the passage to continue, to cross the canal locks Expanded and Gatun Locks in Vehicle must be at a departure time of 7AM since the passage to vehicles is closed at 9AM, this process is subject to changes by the Authority of the channel.

Transport

The transport vehicle would be in a compact vehicle for your comfort between 1 to 8 people.

Road to the Visitors Center of Agua Clara

During your tour you will be able to observe large forests and vegetation until you reach the visitor center. After arriving at the facilities as a private tour you will have to pay your entrance ticket at the ticket office of the facilities, upon entering the center you will be able to observe gastronomic spaces, fast food restaurants, accessories stores and a film screening, park diversion for children, ecological forest but above all and most important is its attractive wide viewpoint with an excellent panoramic view where you can observe the transit of boats in all its splendor, the viewpoint has narrative banners containing information on the operation and history of the Expanded channel also has a projector where you can observe the boats and the locks with greater visibility.

Return to Panama City

After seeing the traffic of boats and experiencing this wonderful experience, we will return to Panama City to your pick-up point, either hotel or airport.