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Panama Canal tourism
By The Panama Gringo | April 23, 2007
If you have only one day free in Panama … or even just a half day… spend it crossing the Panama Canal! It will be well worth it. Yes it is the number one tourist attraction of the tiny country, and one that has a varied and intersting history, once you scratch the surface.
Panama Canal Cruises has a quick and easy tour setup that only requires a few hours to get a chance to cross the Canal, as well as absorb a bit of history about it.
Our Panama Canal transit tour starts with an early morning pick up at your hotel in Panama City and a 15 minute drive to the Port of Balboa in the Pacific side of the canal. Once aboard the ship you will be invited to have breakfast on one of the three decks as the ship departs from port. You will first sail under the bridge of the Americas, which soars over 100 meters above sea level and reunites the land divided during construction of the canal forming another link in the Panamerican Highway.
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