New Locks & Former Canal Zone
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Port
Fuerte Amador, Panama
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$84.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 5¼ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
The Panama Canal Expansion has been the largest project undertaken on this waterway since its original construction. The expansion created a new lane of ship traffic along the Canal, with the construction of a new set of locks doubling the waterway’s capacity.
Today you will visit the New Locks of the Panama Canal, which will directly impact the economies of scale associated with international maritime trade. The Observation Center is a park-style concept based on open platforms and roofed terraces built over an area of 10 acres. If you're lucky, you may see new neo-Panamax vessels crossing. Look out across majestic Gatún Lake, where ships continue their transit through the waterway.
The return route to the pier will take you past the former Panama Canal Zone, where the military installations of the American administration are a gentle reminder of the area's strategic importance.
Notes:
Depending on canal scheduling, you may not see vessels in the lock chambers.