The canal and Gatún Lake

Ocean to ocean: Agua Clara locks and Fort San Lorenzo

Drive to the Caribbean side, see the expanded canal's Agua Clara locks and the Spanish fort above the Chagres River.

Duration
About 8 hours
Price
On request: quoted for your date and group

Request this tour

Side profile of the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Caribbean, with tours along the route Pacific Caribbean Gatún Lake, 26 m above the sea Miraflores Pedro Miguel Agua Clara Culebra Cut Casco Viejo Taboga Gamboa Monkey Island San Lorenzo San Blas

Cross the isthmus by road to the Caribbean coast near Colón. At the Agua Clara Visitor Center you watch the largest ships pass through the newer, expanded locks.

Then continue to Fort San Lorenzo, a World Heritage Site where Spanish cannons still point over the mouth of the Chagres River, with a boat ride on Gatún Lake on some itineraries.

What you see

  • Agua Clara locks (expanded canal)
  • Fort San Lorenzo ruins
  • Caribbean coast
  • Optional Gatún Lake boat ride

Usually included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Guide
  • Entrances
  • Lunch (kosher packed lunch available)

Your written quote lists exactly what is included for your date.

Good to know

  • About 1.5 hours each way by road.

Request this tour

This is not a payment or a booking. We reply by email with availability and a written quote.

Kosher and Shabbos
Add more details

We use these details to reply and arrange your tour, and share what is needed with the local operator. Privacy.