Waldorf Astoria Hotel Panama

 

 

3 Nights Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts

 

 

Day 1. Panama City. Waldorf Astoria Hotel Panama City Panama.

Arrive at Tocumen International Airport. You will be picked up and driven to your hotel in the capital city of Panama.

• Hotel: Waldorf Astoria Hotel Panama City Panama
• Stay: 3 nights.
• Rooms: Deluxe Double. Breakfast included.

 

Day 2. Panama City Tour + Miraflores Locks and Canal Visitor Center.

• Breakfast
• Pick up at Waldorf Astoria Hotel Panama City Panama.
• Duration: 5 hrs approx.
• Includes: Transportation, guide, entrance fees, lunch.

 

City Tour + Panama Canal Visitor Center

 

After Breakfast your guide will meet you at the lobby to take you to discover the most modern city in Latin America. This four-hour tour will allow you to learn a little about Panama City.

Discover the Old Panama (Panama Viejo and Casco Antiguo). And know the main attraction of the city and one of the wonders of the world The Panama Canal.

On this tour you will see the 2 sides of Panama, where you will visit the modern side of Panama, the sophisticated city center, the historic side of town where you will visit the city’s Old Town. Historic heritage of humanity. Here you can feel the Panama’s colonial past and its importance. And appreciate the different architectural styles of Europe in the New World.

Then visit the Miraflores Locks Visitor Center. Where you can see up close the full operation of the Panama Canal. Finishing with a scenic visit of Amador Causeway at the southern entrance of the Canal, a path that connects the mainland of Panama City with the islands Naos, Perico and Flamenco.

This road was built with material and rock of the Culebra Cut, when building the Panama Canal. This tour includes guide, transportation, and entrance to the Canal.

 

Day 2. Panama City. Panama Canal Partial Transit Tour or Full Transit Tour.

• Partial Transit. Duration: 5-6 hours approx.
• Partial Transit Includes: guide, buffet lunch, water and soft drinks (all you can drink).
• Full Transit. Duration: 11 hrs approx.
• Full Transit Includes: guide, light breakfast, buffet lunch, water and soft drinks (all you can drink).
• Tour Schedules 2022: HERE

 

Details Panama Canal Partial Transit Tour.

We enter the canal at the north end of the Gailard cut, where the Chagres River flows into the canal. The Gaillard Cut (also known as Culebra Cut because its curves resemble a snake) is one of the main points of interest for visitors because it was carved through the Continental Divide and this section of the Canal is full of history and geological value.

The Vessel will travel the Cut’s 13.7 kilometers on the way to Pedro Miguel Locks. As you transit the Cut you will be able to appreciate the continuous maintenance that this area requires, because it is very susceptible to landslides. In this area you will also be able to observe the work in process for the Panama Canal expansion project.

Before reaching the Pedro Miguel Locks at the southern end of the Cut, you will be able to view the new Centennial Bridge which crosses over the Canal.

Next, the Pacific Queen will enter Pedro Miguel Locks, which is one of the two sets of locks on the Pacific side, and here the vessel is lowered 9 meters in one step. You will then enter Miraflores Lake, which is a small artificial body of fresh water that separates Pedro Miguel from Miraflores Locks, the latter being the final set of locks before reaching the Pacific Ocean. At Miraflores Locks the vessel is lowered 18 meters in two distinct steps.

Once in the Pacific Ocean the vessel will sail to the beautiful Flamenco Marina where passengers disembark. On the way to Flamenco, you will pass under the Bridge of the Americas, and later, you will be able to admire the Bay of Panama and Panama City’s splendorous skyline.

 

Details. Full Transit Tour. Ocean to Ocean.

Our trip departs from the Amador Causeway at 7:00 a.m., and you will travel from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean on the same day. Once in the cruise, you will be able to admire the Bay of Panama and Panama City’s splendorous skyline before passing under the Bridge of the Americas.

The vessel will then transit through the first set of locks, the Miraflores Locks, where it will ascend 18 meters in two distinct steps. Next, the cruise will enter Miraflores Lake, which is a small artificial body of fresh water that separates Pedro Miguel Locks from Miraflores Locks. The vessel will transit through Pedro Miguel Locks, which is one of the two sets of locks on the Pacific side, and here the vessel ascends 9 meters in one step.

After exiting Pedro Miguel locks, the cruise will travel through the Gaillard Cut, where the Chagres River flows into the canal. The Gaillard Cut (also known as Culebra Cut because its curves resemble a snake) is one of the main points of interest for visitors because it was carved through the Continental Divide and this section of the Canal is full of history and geological value.

As you transit the Cut you will be able to appreciate the continuous maintenance that this area requires, because it is very susceptible to landslides. In this area you will also be able to observe the work in process for the Panama Canal expansion project.

Gatun Lake

You will enjoy a trip through Gatun Lake, which was formed by erecting the Gatun Dam across the Chagres River. During your transit through Gatun Lake you will pass the Smithsonian Research Station at Barro Colorado.

You will also experience the Gatun Locks, which are the only set of locks in the Atlantic sector. In Gatun Locks, the vessel will be lowered a total of 26 meters in three distinct chambers. Upon arriving at Colon, you will disembark at Pier 6, where transportation back to Panama City will be provided. 　

 

Day 4. International Airport

Breakfast

Destination: Tocumen International airport.

 

Rates:

 

Single Occupancy. 

• Rates with Partial Transit Tour: $1340 USD per person. Based on 1 person. Single occupancy.
• Rates with Full Transit Tour: $1430 USD per person, based on 1 person. Single occupancy
• +7% government tax.

 

Double Occupancy

• Rates with Partial Transit Tour: $870 USD per person, based on 2 people. Double occupancy.
• Rates with Full Transit Tour: $940 USD per person, based on 2 people. Double occupancy.
• +7% government tax. 

 

This Luxury Packages Includes:

 

• 3 nights / Panama City. Buffet Breakfast.
• Panama Canal Partial Transit Tour or Full Transit Tour. Lunch.
• Panama City Tour + Miraflores Locks + Canal Visitor Center. Lunch. 
• Round Trip Transportation to the pier.
• Airport private transfers (25 kmts each way).