"Panama Canal Full Transit" Top 5 Page for this destination Panamá City Off The Beaten Path Tip by call_me_rhia

Our short trip to panama was all organized around one single event, that takes place only once a month: the full transit of the Panama canal... which was quite and experience, albeit a very long one, too. We were picked up at hour hotel at 6.30 AM and taken to the marina where our boat would leave from.

The trip was very enjoyable and on the same boat there were only the people who had opted for the shorter partial transit tour. All together we passed the two first sets of locks, navigated the Gaillard Cut (also called Culebra Cut) which is the most scenic part of the trip, and ended up in Gatun Lake, where they disembarked.

This first art of the tirp was the most interesting, but it's also true that the boat was a bit packed. After most of the people left, the transit became less interesting but much more relaxed and, as we were sailing towards Colon, we witnessed some really amazing sunsets. For this reason I would suggest you take the full transit rather than the partial transit.

The company we used (see details below) was recommened to us by a Panamese VTer. The trip costed us 165 USD per person and it turned out to be the cheapest of all the companies we had contacted ourselves. We were very happy with their service and we have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone. A word of warning: the food that's served on the boat is highly toxic (greasy and fatty - real junk food) - so do bring your own food on board.

othercontact: mario@myfriendmario.com
Phone: (507)6680 8894
Website: http://www.myfriendmario.com/?page=transit