Panama City Combo Tour: Rainforest Exploration, San Lorenzo Fort Ruins & Canal Expansion Discovery
4.6
185 Ratings
Colon
Embark on a thrilling Panama City combo tour that takes you on a journey through the lush rainforest, explores the historic San Lorenzo Fort ruins, and unveils the marvels of the new Panama Canal Locks. Discover diverse wildlife, learn about the fort's fascinating history, and witness the impressive canal expansion in action.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Colon - The tour starts with hotel pick from Panama City followed by a 1.5-hour mini bus ride to Colon. There, you will take a minibus ride around the rainforest. There will be many stops for your to observe and take photos of the multiple wildlife you will see.
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Agua Clara Locks - You will have the opportunity to see post-Panamax boat transiting the new Canal Locks.
Admission fee: US$15 adults and US$10
After see the Canal, we going to the rainforest to observe wild animals like safari, for the nature lover , they will be able to walk into one jungle trail, to observe the dense vegetation and find few animal during the walk.
- Fort San Lorenzo - The ruins of San Lorenzo Fort which is famous for repelling attacks by all the pirates of the Caribbean for almost 75 years.
What's Included
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan or Minibus
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Beverages (soda, water or local beer)
- Professional driver
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees to National Park San Lorenzo
- Entrance fee Canal expansion Admission fee: US$15 adults and US$10 Children
- Lunch
Additional Information
Visit the Caribbean Rainforest, learn the San Lorenzo Fort history and observe the new Panama Canal Locks.
Panama is home to 159 species of mammals, 98 species of reptiles, and 65 amphibious species. Among these are monkeys, sloths, anteaters, spider and caimans, crocodiles, and many snakes. This rainforest is an ecological paradise not to be missed! There are many stops included for photo opportunities. The tour continues on to the ruins of San Lorenzo Fort which is famous for repelling attacks by all the pirates of the Caribbean for almost 75 years, our guide will expalin the history behind the famous ruins. Then you will stop at the new Canal Expansion: Agua Clara where you will observe how work the new Canal system with super tanker and big cargos ships transiting the new locks.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Location
Colon
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
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Julielv5481hu
Mar 31, 2024
Great tour, great guide! - This was a great trip, very small group and our guide and driver made the experience very memorable. Guide was knowledgeable about everything we passed and moved between English and Spanish flawlessly. Our driver was great for finding wildlife for us to see, sloths, monkeys and even Toucans!
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V_n
Mar 5, 2024
Panama's history - This was an amazing informational tour. I enjoy every bit of it... I would Def recommend it. The guide was very knowledgeable and worked hard to find me a sloth!!!! It was a site to see.
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Diana_b
Mar 3, 2024
Great tour with Alonso + Mario - I must say, Alonso was amazing. Really a very knowledgeable guide who knew so much of the history of Colon + Panama Canal events. He gave us ample time, walked us through the rain forest and taught us about the wildlife. Our driver Mario was incredibly kind, had great snacks, and stopped also along the route and helped spot wildlife! We saw a bunch of different monkeys, sloths, and birds. Overall, would recommend and had such a great time at the fort! Beautiful, would come back!
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Jennifer_g
Feb 27, 2024
Aqua Clara Lock and San Lorenzo Fort- Panama - My friend who was celebrating her birthday that day, thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our driver Oriel was very skillful and our tour guide, Alfonso, very patient, attentive and informative. Everything was good about this tour but we both mostly enjoyed the time at San Lorenzo Fort. It was certainly well priced for what was included.
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Yehuda_l
Jan 29, 2024
Great guide and fun time - Daniel was great. He was personable and knowledgeable. We had a great time. The canal was interesting and the fort was cool.
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Janice_b
Jan 16, 2024
A great trip to the Atlantic and the canal at Colon. - Loved going to the canal and being able to be so close to the ship going through. Also, stopping the car and seeing the animals by the side of the road was very exciting.
The only drawback as far as we were concerned was that it said it included walking in a rainforest. But we drove through the rainforest and that's it. That was disappointing to me.
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Susan_v
Jan 5, 2024
Great tour, highly recommend - The guide was very, very knowledgeable and friendly. Day long with pickup from our hotel. We stopped to get drinks and snacks on the way.
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Miriam_r
Feb 18, 2024
History of canal& fort - Agua Clara& fort worthwhile but incorrect to call it a safari-van stopped on side of road. other people saw toucans, sloths all kinds of animals as they went in and walked around.!
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Devi_r
Feb 16, 2024
Good tour - It was a good tour. Our guide Kenny was very knowledgeable and shared lots of information about the country, the animals and the Canal. We went to Agua Clara locks and San Lorenzo Fort. We were expecting a walk through the rainforest, but there wasn't one, the driver just stopped to show us animals whenever he spotted them along the road. We saw a couple monkeys, a sloth and a gatos solo. They provided water and beer and stopped for us to buy lunch after the tour.
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Jonathan_b
Jan 15, 2024
Fun and Interesting experience - The Agua Clara Lock was amazing, as was the San Lorenzo Fort. We saw some wildlife on the drive from the lock to the fort, but calling it a "safari" is a stretch. The guide spoke a bit too much, particularly in the strong sun at the fort. And there was no lunch break, so bring your own food. But overall, it was a fun and interesting experience
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