Join us on a tour of the lesser visited Fort San Lorenzo on the Caribbean Coast of Panama and the Agua Clara Panama Canal locks. At 7:00am your English speaking driver and tour guide will meet you at your Panama City lodging from where you will continue on towards the Agua Clara Locks, located about 1.5 hours away, on the Caribbean side of the country.
Visitors can take their time here and watch the gigantic ships passing through the locks below. Stroll through the visitor center, watch an informational video, or hike on the nearby rainforest trail. Learn about how engineers were able to raise Gatun Lake, built new locks, and widened existing channels to accommodate the massive New Panamax ships.
At around 10:00am, we continue to the Fort San Lorenzo, arriving by 11:00am. Marvel in the rich history of the well preserved ruins as your guide explains the colorful history of this historic landmark.
At 12:00pm we return to Panama City and will arrive back at your hotel by 1:00pm.
Posted By : PaddyHH72
We throughly enjoyed our tour to Fort San Lorenzo. Our excellent guide Oscar was insightful and entertaining throughout our drive to Cristobal. The visits at the fort and the Neopanama canal locks at Gatun were informative and never rushed or overwhelming making time just fly by. We had a fantastic time!
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 12:29:35 
Posted By : HappyFamily43082
We booked directly through TAO for a private tour with Mario. Mario provided excellent information and answered our questions about Panamanian life. Our first stop was to visit the monkey islands on Lake Gatum. We did not see any monkeys on the first few islands, but we were successful. My son was able to feed them from his hands with bananas provided by Mario. The other boats visiting the islands had up to 20 guests who were only able to watch a guide feed the monkeys; our experience was so much better! Next, we visited the Agua Clara Locks, which were very interesting. Compared the the Miraflores, the Locks are relatively uncrowded. After stopping at the main visitor center, Mario took us to another stop to see the old bridge. Unfortunately, Fort San Lorenzo was closed for Good Friday, but Mario was able to take us to the mouth of the Chagres River so that we could still see the fort from a distance. We were hungry by mid-day, and he stopped to let us buy snacks. This was a fun day away from Panama City.
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Posted On : 2024-04-01 21:01:26
Posted By : kevinnromero
Last year we explored the Pacific side of Panama and booked various tours. This time around we are exploring the Caribbean side and boy was this a beautiful day away from the city. Our guide Daniel was such an amazing person and made all the difference for this tour. His sweet character and knowledgable explanations of the historical facts of the Canal and the Fort were nothing but amazing. We can highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to explore Panama's history on the Atlantic Coast
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Posted On : 2023-05-04 02:08:08
