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Detailed costa maya port map9/17/2023 Board a ferry boat to sail ~ 3.5 hours from Gamboa, through Gaillard Cut, under Centennial Bridge, through Pedro Miguel Locks, Miraflores Locks, past Bridge of the Americas to L a Playita Marina in Panama City. Here are the GPS coordinates for use in Google or Microsoft maps to find these key points for this tour and create your own maps:īus departure point = Gatun Yacht Club GPS = 9.261621, -79.915581įerry boat departure point = Gamboa Public Dock GPS = 9.113497, -79.691013į erry boat end point = L a Playita in Panama City GPS = 8.912288, -79.528088īoard a bus at Gatun Yacht Club in Colon for a one hour, 46 mile drive to the dock in Gamboa. Subject to change depending on the number of people on the tour. T he size of the boat used for the tour is NOTE: This catamaran boat tour only covers part of Gatun Lake.Ī 6 hour Partial Transit of the Canal on a Ferry Boat 60 minute catamaran boat tour of Gatun Lake with a guide to explain the rainforest ecosystem and point out sights including monkeys, toucans, and sloths.60 minutes at the Gatun Locks observation area.20 minute driving tour through the rainforest to visit Embera Indians.You take the ship's tender ashore to join these excursions.Ī 5 hour excursion around Gatun Lake area that includes : Some ships anchor in Gatun Lake and tender passengers ashore for boat tours of the lake or a partial transit of the canal.Ĭaribbean Cruise Ships offer two boat tours in the Panama Canal :Ĭruise ships pass through Gatun Locks into the lake. Some sail around in Gatun Lake and then pass through the locks back to the Atlantic. Most cruise ships sail through Gatun Locks. For a partial transit, take a Caribbean cruise to Colon. Pass through the three-step set of Gatun Locks to lower your ship 85 feet to sea level in the Atlantic Ocean. Gatun Lake provides tropical rainwater by gravity flow to fill locks which are then emptied to the oceans. The lake surface is 85 feet above sea level, but lake depth is less than 45 feet. Sail past several small islands in the the 164 square mile Gatun Lake. You'll see working dredges where the canal twists and turns to the west. Sail past Centennial Bridge and scenic views of the landscape to Gamboa where the Chagres River flows down from the mountains bringing water from Madden Lake into the canal and Gatun Lake. Pass under Bridge of the Americas, a key part of the Pan-American Highway, and sail through Miraflores and Pedro Miguel locks raising the ship 85 feet above sea level.Įnter Gaillard (Culebra) Cut, the most challenging part of the canal excavated through mountains at the continental divide to 45 feet below the river surface. Sailing from the Pacific, your first view is the skyscrapers in Panama City. 52,000,000 gallons of tropical rainwater are used to fill each lock .The Coral Princess ship is 106 feet wide. The three sets of locks raise and lower ships 85 feet.A ship sailing New York to San Francisco saves 8000 miles via the canal vs around.Through Miraflores and Pedro Miguel locks to Centennial Bridge Coral Princess took 3 hours to travel the first 3.1 miles from the Bridge of Americas.Time for ship's passage = 8-10 hours through the 48 mile long canal.Travel in comfort on your air conditioned, 4 to 5 star cruise ship (hotel).Take great photos from different perspectives, and.Learn about the history and engineering via the ship's lectures and videos,.See and experience the canal up close and personal,.It's an amazing engineering wonder of the world
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