Your day, step by step
08:30
Take a registered taxi from the Colón 2000 dispatch to Agua Clara. Agree a round-trip fare with waiting time.
09:00
Agua Clara Visitor Centre (open from 08:00): pay $10, watch the 12-minute film and the locks from the viewpoint.
10:15
Walk the 1 km country road for close views of ships in the locks, or the short ecological trail.
11:00
Use the centre's transport to the Gatún Locks viewing deck, included in your ticket, for the original 1914 locks.
12:30
Taxi back to Colón 2000.
13:15
Lunch at one of the terminal's restaurants, then browse the duty-free mall.
- Latest you can leave Agua Clara Visitor Centre15:45
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Agua Clara Visitor CentreRegistered taxi, 25–35 min15:45
- Gatún Locks viewing deckRegistered taxi via Agua Clara area, 25–35 min15:45
- Fort San LorenzoRegistered taxi, about 45 min via the Atlantic Bridge15:15
- PortobeloRegistered taxi, about 1 hour14:45
Where people get Colón wrong
Walking out of the Colón 2000 gates into the city, or attempting Panama City independently.
Built from our Colón guide, checked against 17 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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