Through the Panama Canal: Colon to Panama City
The canal transit itself with the rainforest either side of it: Gatun Lake, the Chagres watershed and the Pearl Islands at the Pacific end.
- Operated by: National Geographic × Lindblad Expeditions
- Ship: National Geographic Quest
- Length: 6 nights
- Regions: Central America
- Wildlife: Howler monkeys and sloths on Barro Colorado, capuchins, keel-billed toucans, and brown pelicans and frigatebirds in the Gulf
- From: $6,125 per person
- Next departures: 2026-12-06, 2027-01-17, 2027-01-25, 2028-01-25, 2028-03-09
- Route: Colon → Portobelo → Panama Canal (Gatun Lake) → Pearl Islands → Balboa (Panama City)
The ship
- National Geographic Quest: 100 guests, built 2017
Departures
- 2026-12-06: $6,125
- 2027-01-17: $6,125
- 2027-01-25: $6,125
- 2028-01-25: $6,125
- 2028-03-09: $6,125
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