Colon activities on your own near Colon port

[bocaraton]

Have been to Colon several times. Besides getting off to feel earth beneath our feet does anyone have suggestions for sites orcshopscright near port.

[TeeRick]

There are some shopping areas nearby but be very careful walking Colon on your own.

[dpluta]

If you've been there before you should know to stay out of the port area. Get off the boat and go directly into a cab and go somewhere. Nothing to do in town except look at poor people and likely get mugged or worse. We're enjoying the boat the day we're there. It's a crummy port in my view other than visiting the Gatun locks

 

 

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[annbarker23]

Have to agree with the other posts. Would not consider wandering around this port independently.

 

 

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[GOLDENBONNY]

Have been to Colon several times. Besides getting off to feel earth beneath our feet does anyone have suggestions for sites orcshopscright near port.

 

Nothing to do around the port.Did you try Embera village tour?

[ClaudiaB]

One of the only times we'd take a ship's excursion. Either take a tour to the Canal (there are different ones) or a Gatun Lake excursion or stay on board. You do not want to wander on your own. Seriously. Seriously.

[annbarker23]

We did a rainforest hike - not much fauna but spectacular flora.

 

 

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[dpluta]

Read the reviews on the Embara tour before you go. Some folks found it kind of cheesy and fake. The "natives" actually live in concrete buildings with satellite service. It's a contrived show they say

 

 

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[travelpeon]

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Galeta Marine Labs is near Colon and their website notes that you can visit if you make a reservation. There is a small fee.

https://www.stri.si.edu/english/visit_us/galeta/

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g298428-d1036563-Reviews-The_Galeta_Marine_Laboratory-Colon_Colon_Province.html

 

If you haven't been to the Agua Clara Visitor Center to see the Canal Expansion, that might be an idea? Celebrity offers this as a tour and so do the colon independent tour operators.

[bocaraton]

Have to agree with the other posts. Would not consider wandering around this port independently.

 

 

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Here now. Stayed near ship ... a few touristy vendors and back to ship thanks for advice.

[hcat]

Here now. Stayed near ship ... a few touristy vendors and back to ship thanks for advice.

 

Glad you played it safe. The excursions pass terrible areas just outside the port.If not on an excursion no reason to get off...even the fenced flea market is bad! Enjoy the cruise...

[annbarker23]

Me too. Glad you are back on board sailing to much nicer and much safer destinations.

 

 

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[cb at sea]

If you look thru binoculars at the "city" in the distance, you'll see it looks like a war zone....I know when we stopped there, we weren't ALLOWED out of the port area, without a ship's excursion.

[bocaraton]

If you look thru binoculars at the "city" in the distance, you'll see it looks like a war zone....I know when we stopped there, we weren't ALLOWED out of the port area, without a ship's excursion.

 

Used almiza tours. Rey was guide. Pouring. But we watched ship go thru new locks. Saw visitor center. Crossed new bridge. Went to Frank gehry new museum did loads 6 of us on a great little van.. don't d Tay home get a real guide and 're something

[Pilgrim70]

If you've been there before you should know to stay out of the port area. Get off the boat and go directly into a cab and go somewhere. Nothing to do in town except look at poor people and likely get mugged or worse. We're enjoying the boat the day we're there. It's a crummy port in my view other than visiting the Gatun locks

 

 

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We disembark in Colon. Any issues with leaving the ship and getting a taxi to take us to our hotel in Panama City?

 

 

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[bocaraton]

Thanks for advice. We knew it CRummy but figures somebody knew something we missed. Why this ship is overnighting here must involve dockage fees. We stayed aboard the second day like a day at sea and were much better off. It is Nov.13. Are you onboard with us? Anyway for when we go to Carribbean it's a necessary stop to or from certain ports. As long as u treat it as a sea day it's a bonus.

[BillB48]

We disembark in Colon. Any issues with leaving the ship and getting a taxi to take us to our hotel in Panama City?

 

 

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Colon is a place you don't want to venture out on your own... going in a taxi or other private tour is not a problem.