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History of the Canal

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Road Scholar over 6 years ago

Can anyone recommend one of Road Scholar's 3-4 Panama Canal programs?

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  • cgbobo6311011255
    cgbobo6311011255 over 6 years ago
    "Grit and Glory" is good if you want to see the canal, focus on its history, and travel through it on a small boat. The trip does not include other explorations (jungle, beach, indigenous cultures) in Panama. This is a popular trip - 50 people on my transit - so keep that in mind if you prefer a smaller group. Hotels and food are good, buses will be full.
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  • pliverpo55050857
    pliverpo55050857 over 6 years ago in reply to cgbobo6311011255
    Thanks for that bit of feedback. I am doing "Grit and Glory" in November 2017 and from what you say it sounds exactly what I am looking for.
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  • conniehaugen011206
    conniehaugen011206 over 5 years ago in reply to pliverpo55050857
    Did you go? How was it?
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  • dhfleisig112250
    dhfleisig112250 over 5 years ago
    We just completed the trip on Saturday. For reasons never explained to us we were only allowed to go halfway thru on the boat. Then we were bussed to our hotel. I would grade the hotels as OK at best and the food as poor.
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  • conniehaugen011206
    conniehaugen011206 over 5 years ago in reply to dhfleisig112250
    Thanks for your response. Hmm...most of the published reviews are positive 5 stars. I’m trying to go in Feb from CA. Initially routing thru Atlanta with a solo late night Panama arrival -no way! I’m researching LAX & SFO, if I can get to one on my own. I’m hoping you still would recommend the tour?
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  • dhfleisig112250
    dhfleisig112250 over 5 years ago
    The canal itself was fascinating. The guides were good. So it depends how much you care about the other stuff.
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  • ridept041451
    ridept041451 over 5 years ago in reply to conniehaugen011206

    Just returned from the "Best of Panama" tour. 15 people max. 2 days on the canal/Panama city ( which was plenty of time for all 15) then on to the Rain Forest and Carribbean coast. I think this tour is relatively new, (I think we were the 2nd group). I guarantee that this will be a favorite when the word spreads. No one was disappointed. All loved it.

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  • patmaharg010504
    patmaharg010504 over 3 years ago in reply to ridept041451
    Hi! I am signed up for this trip this summer. Any advice on what inoculations to get for trip?
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