15 Best Panama Canal Tours

“It was only a 30 minute ride from our hotel to the boat. Daniel was a very knowledgeable and fun guide. We saw plenty of monkeys. I recommend this trip.”

“Very enjoyable. Very friendly and knowledgeable guide, with a sense of humour. We learnt about the history of the canal and Panama. Highly recommend.”

“Our tour guide was amazing. Very prompt with his timing, very knowledgeable and engaging, so polite and consistent with his superb customer service. Accommodating for everyone on board. Would highly recommend.”

“We had a great time on the tour, our guide, César, was great and spoke very good English and told us a lot about the canal but also Panama in general. The canal and waterways around the area were beautiful. We had a monkey that…”

“Great experience. Ricky our tour guide was friendly, professional, knowledgeable and he adapted to our needs and what we wanted to do. Definitely recommend this tour and ask for Ricky.”

“This experience was amazing. I would recommend it to anyone to do. They do a very good job. They take you halfway up the canal, but you want to both serve you a great lunch and take you southbound. It’s about a five hour trip,…”

“Great tour but did start our rough. Pick up time was 5 AM so we were not able to eat any breakfast before leaving. When we got to the dock the boat did not have our name on the list so we were pushed off…”

“Dennis did a great job! We were in port on a Holland America cruise. We elected to do a private tour while in port. This was a perfect half day excursion with just me and my husband. Our tour guide, Dennis, was very knowledgeable and…”

“My husband and I bought this excursion last minute and we had a great time. Everything was well organized and went smoothly. We saw lots of animals including monkeys, bats, iguanas, and birds.”

“Cesar was a great tour guide. Very friendly and knowledgeable and answered all our questions. I would do a tour with him again”

“Richard explained question I had in detail. Very informative he also showed us places to go out in Panama”

“Luis was a wonderful tour guide. He spoke English very well and was prompt & courteous. Canal visit went s be moothly in spite of large crowds in a temporary viewing area due to construction. Movie was informative & extremely well done. Our Gatun lake…”

“We had a great day- saw a lot of monkeys and had a terrific tour guide. Gonzo was so knowledgeable and accommodating- highly recommend it!”

“What a wonderful experience!! This engineering marvel was so much more interesting to see from a small boat (vs from land at the Miraflores viewing platform or from a large cruise ship). We were able to go through the original locks, riding through each one…”

“It was a great experience, with magnificent views. It was worthy waking up so early, as you get to enjoy the sunrise at the sea. The explanations on the Canal well documented and interesting. Our guide kept our attention all the time without being exhaustive.…”