Don't want to spend $680 for 4 for Panama Tour

[shellgoodman]

so can we just take a cab to Gatun Locks on our own and then figure out something else to do that day? I think my kids will be bored with an 8 hr excursion.

[AlanAllyn]

You probably want to be on a tour in Panama. We toured last December with MyFriendMario. He does a variety of tours. We went to Gatun Locks, the rain forest, and a fort. It was 6 hours @$60 pp.

[marshalljm]

We are on the same ship and feel the same way about spending $$$ for the six of us when all we want to do is see the canal. Maybe we can get a big van to take all of us together??

[Silverscreencruiser]

so can we just take a cab to Gatun Locks on our own and then figure out something else to do that day? I think my kids will be bored with an 8 hr excursion.

 

The tours that cost $150 or so per person involve taking a boat that actually goes through parts of the canal so you can see the locks operating from the inside, not the outside.

 

Both the ship and My Friend Mario offer tours for under $100 a person that go to the Gatun Locks and other places as well for a few hours. You could also get a cab to take you there, but with cab drivers, you pay your money and you take your chances.