Colon excursions

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Our full transit (18 day from Miami to  San Fran) cruise on Regent has offered a dozen or so excursions (included in the cruise fare on Regent).    So many of them sound interesting and in fact some of them sound similar.   I'm having a difficult time deciding which to choose.    Would love to hear about people's favorites.

Thank you.

[BillB48]

While not knowing what you are interested in, Regent does cover the more popular tours in general.  I'll just focus on what I believe to be the more popular excursions.  Exploration of the Canal... this is a partial transit of the Pacific Locks and the Gaillard Cut, (not the Gaylard Cut that they just cut and pasted from some other misinformed copy writer).  Just an FYI, Panama has gone back to the original name of the "Cut" and which is Culebra.  However Gaillard and Culebra are still rather interchangeable.  Note that you will cover much  of what this excursion covers in terms of the Canal on your transit the following day.  In other words you will go through the Gaillard Cut and the Pacific Locks on your transit of the Canal.  It is however a different experience see every thing from a smaller vessel.  It provides a completely different perspective of the Canal.  It may be something to consider if you are really interested in the Canal.

 

Encounter with the Embera Indians... a very popular excursion that many people equate to something out of National Geographic.  While most likely you will visit one of the demonstration villages, it does accurately depict their way of life.

 

Panama City tour... again a very popular tour that takes you to the ruins of Old Panama (Panama Viejo) that Henry Morgan provided his version of urban renewal and then on to the Casco Antiguo which was founded after Morgan's unwelcome visit to Old Panama.  In between those two places you will see modern Panama City, a sight that surprises many.

 

Two Oceans Railroad... this would be of particular interest to the railroad enthusiast.  Riding the rails of the first intercontinental railroad in the world.  Lot of history on those rails going all the way back to the California Gold Rush.  It may not be the fastest railroad in the world, but it is the quickest transcontinental railroad around!

 

There are other tours listed but these will be the most popular, but if one of the others strike your fancy then that would be the one for you.

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Thanks so much!!