Panama Canal Cruise & Panama: A Continent Divided, Oceans United (2012)

Panama City • Anton Valley • Gamboa Rain Forest • Panama Canal Cruise • Panama Railway Train
  • 11 days
  • from only:
  • $2495
  • $227 per day
    Small Ship Adventure Only
  • 11 days
  • from only:
  • $3145
  • $286 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes

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on all April-December departures
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Extend Your Adventure:
  • The locks of the Panama Canal are one of the world's engineering marvels, and we'll see them in full daylight during our canal cruise.
  • We visit a village of the indigenous Embera people, where a culture centuries old is being passed on to future generations.
  • In Panama City, we explore the historic Old Quarter, home to Spanish colonial legacies like the Metropolitana Cathedral.
  • During our Panama Canal cruise, we'll have the chance to explore by kayak for a closer look at our tropical surroundings.
  • We may glimpse the three-toed sloth and many other kinds of tropical wildlife as we explore Panama's rain forest—which is preserved in a pristine natural state in the canal's watershed.
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Small Groups: Never more than 16-24 travelers—guaranteed!

Visit the Panama Canal, among mankind’s most astounding achievements, during a Small Ship Adventure that champions a culmination of toil, diplomacy, and engineering prowess unmatched in the modern world. We’ll take three nights to complete our full daylight transit of this man-made marvel aboard our privately chartered, 24-passenger catamaran, the M/S Discovery. The epic tale of the construction of the Panama Canal will unfold before us as we cross the canal—and ride alongside it during a train journey aboard the legendary Panama Railway. And our land explorations trace the footsteps of conquistadors and pirates, and introduce us to Panama's indigenous people, and take us into the country's spectacular rain forests. From the bustling activity of the Canal Zone and the abundance of wildlife in the rain forest to the quiet beauty of the Pacific Coast, Panama beckons.

Now save up to $800 per couple on all April-December departures.
Applies to all 2012 reservations.

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Pre-Trip Option: Bocas del Toro, Panama: Wild Archipelago 3 nights from only $695
Post-Trip Option: Colonial Cartagena, Colombia: The Emerald of the Caribbean 5 nights from only $945
Day Destination Accommodations
1   Depart U.S./Arrive Panama City, Panama Hotel El Panama
2   Panama City Hotel El Panama
3 Grand Circle Foundation visit Panama City/Coronado Los Mandarinos Hotel or similar
4   Anton Valley Los Mandarinos Hotel or similar
5   Anton Valley/Gamboa Gamboa Rain Forest Resort
6   Gamboa Gamboa Rain Forest Resort
7   Gamboa/Embark M/S Discovery/Taboga Island M/S Discovery
8   Miraflores & Pedro Miguel locks M/S Discovery
9   Fort of San Lorenzo/Gatún Locks/Portobelo M/S Discovery
10   Portobelo/Panama Railway train/Panama City Hotel El Panama
11   Panama City/Return to U.S. or Begin post-trip extension
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