Panama Canal Kayaking Tour
Posted on Feb 10, 2011 | 0 comments
A fresh and exciting way to cruise the Panama Canal at water level is to take a kayaking tour. Your eight hour Panama Canal kayaking tour will include all necessary equipment and safety gear as well as a stop for a genuine Panamanian lunch. Leave the Gamboa docks and head out onto the world famous waterway. Stop to kayak in the canal proper and where the Chagres River feeds into fresh water Lake Gatun which is the central passage of the canal. Stop for a dip in a safe and shallow pool along the way. On this water level you will see birds and animals of the rain forest up close and personal.
Read MoreCruise the Historic Panama Canal
Posted on Feb 9, 2011 | 0 comments
One of the world’s greatest engineering feats was the construction of the Panama Canal. Built between 1904 and 1914 the Panama Canal is still considered one of the world’s most impressive engineering projects. Workers excavated over 240 million cubic yards of earth of rock and dirt, finding a way to reduce the toll of the tropical diseases that killed 20,000 in the French effort to build a canal. Over the last century the Panama Canal has provided passage to more than 800,000 boats.
Read MoreChoosing a Panama Canal Cruise
Posted on Mar 13, 2010 | 0 comments
Choosing a Panama Canal cruise allows tourists to both visit the “crossroads of the world” and see the engineering marvel of the twentieth century. Travelers have been crossing the Isthmus of Panama for hundreds or even thousands of years. Only recently have these crossings found the Canal as a destination, not just a passageway.
Read MoreCruising Panama’s Engineering Marvels
Posted on Feb 3, 2010 | 0 comments
Cruising Panama’s engineering marvels is an essential part of any trip to the Panama Canal. The Canal itself is the ultimate spectacle. Many people refer to the Panama Canal as the eighth wonder of the world or the engineering marvel of the twentieth century. In addition to this amazing waterway, the Canal also features two other impressive accomplishments, the Bridge of the Americas and the Centennial Bridge, which are sights to behold on any Canal cruise.
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