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PANAMA 5 Night/6 Day Land Tour January 19Th – 24Th, 2012 PANAMA 5 Night/6 Day Land Tour January 19th – 24th, 2012 Day 1 - ARRIVE TO PANAMA Arrive to Tocumen Airport, Panama City, in the early afternoon. Your local hosts will be waiting for us outside Customs to greet you and to assist you with the luggage. Transfer to your hotel. After freshening up you will enjoy an introduction to Panama and the Panama Canal with a presentation by a special guest over cocktails and dinner. Night at the Rainforest Resort, Deluxe Riverview room (D) Day 2 - OCEAN TO OCEAN PANAMA CANAL TRANSIT Early morning drive to the Flamenco Marina at the Amador Causeway, on the Pacific side of the canal, where you board the transit ship. You will meet with a Panama Canal specialist who will be your host for the day. You will first sail under the bridge of the Americas, which reunites the land divided by the Panama Canal as part of the Pan-American Highway. Breakfast will be served buffet style. The Panama Canal is 80 kilometers long from deep waters in the Pacific Ocean to deep waters in the Caribbean Sea. It was cut through the lowest and one of the narrowest saddles of the long mountainous Isthmus that joins North and South America. The original elevation was 95 meters above sea level where it crosses the Continental Divide. Northbound on the Panama Canal the ship will reach Miraflores locks. Due to the Pacific Ocean’s extreme tidal variations, Miraflores locks miter gates are the tallest of the canal’s locks system. In two steps, the vessel will be lifted 16.6 meters onto the 2-kilometer long Miraflores Lake in a transition from salt water to fresh water. Next the ship is raised an additional 9.4 meters, in one step, at Pedro Miguel locks. At this point the ship will be sailing on Gatun Lake at 26 meters above sea level and entering Gaillard Cut, the narrowest section of the Panama Canal. The 13.7-kilometer long portion of the waterway was carved through rock and shale and it is flanked by the backbone of the Continental Divide. Gaillard Cut opens up into Gatun Lake where the Chagres River flows into the waterway near the town of Gamboa, site of the Panama Canal's Dredging Division. The Chagres River has the distinction of being the only river in the world that flows into two oceans and it is the main source of fresh water which guarantees the operation of the waterway. Lunch is served buffet style, while enjoying views of the giant cranes and dredging equipment near Gamboa, ships traveling southbound carrying cargo or passengers and the islands that dot Gatun Lake. Panama is currently undertaking the monumental task of expanding the Panama Canal. The US$5.25 billion grand-scale project contemplates building of even larger locks and deepening the channel to accommodate post-Panamax ships, the largest of all cargo ships that now have to bypass this waterway. The project is estimated to be completed by 2015. You will have the opportunity to look at the advancement of this extraordinary engineering venture. Half way through the voyage in Gatun Lake you will pass by Barro Colorado Island where the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has been carrying out research on rainforest biodiversity since 1923 after this area was flooded and the lake was formed. Gatun Lake covers an area of 423 square-kilometers and the islands in it are actually the tops of hills and mountains that were not flooded. Gatun Lake was once the largest man- made lake in the world. Just before the ship reaches Gatun locks on the Caribbean end of the canal you will see Gatun Dam. The locks at Gatun will lower the ship 26 meters back to sea level in three steps onto the Caribbean Sea. You will disembark at the port in Colon City from where you take a 1 hour and 30 minute coach bus ride back to your hotel. Night at the Rainforest Resort, Deluxe Riverview room (BLD) Day 3 – THE PANAMA CANAL – BEHIND THE SCENES A special day has been prepared for you. Access to off-limit areas within the Panama Canal have been secured for your group. Today you will not only learn about the history and current operation of the waterway, but you will also have access to restricted areas where the actual expansion works are taking place. You will learn first hand about the current Panama Canal locks system which has been in operation for 95 years and will also learn about the new locks system which will be in place by 2014 securing the efficiency and competitiveness of the Panama Canal for yet another century. You will tour Miraflores Locks, a dredging site and an earth removal site. At Miraflores Locks you will tour the on-site museum and exhibits and you will have lunch overlooking the trans-oceanic ships making its way through the Panama Canal. This afternoon you will tour the Biodiversity Museum construction site and Panama City, a contrasting metropolis filled with historic landmarks, skyscrapers and green areas. Dinner tonight will be in town, overlooking the Bay of Panama. Night at the Rainforest Resort, Deluxe Riverview room (BLD) Day 4 – SITE INSPECTIONS AND MEETINGS This morning’s agenda includes site inspections to some other important projects in Panama. The City of Panama has plans to build a subway system and expects to complete phase one by 2014. In addition, the city is already undergoing a major project to update the entire city’s water collection and treatment which also includes the cleaning of the Bay of Panama. The US$350,000,000 project includes a 130km sewage network with multiple pump stations and sewage treatment plants. Panama City’s construction boom can be appreciated from any corner of the city with cranes and skyscrapers growing everywhere. The 2.4 million square feet, 64-story high, Trump Ocean Club Tower is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010. Lunch today will be hosted by the Panama Canal’s Administrator at his residence. The afternoon has been set aside for meetings with local businessmen, government official and contractors who may be of interest to you. Night at the Rainforest Resort, Deluxe Riverview room (BLD) Day 5 - OPTIONAL TOURS A variety of optional tours will be available today to choose from (small expedition boat Panama Canal tour, Peacock bass fishing in the Panama Canal, nature/bird watching, hiking, etc.). A farewell dinner will be held at a special restaurant in Panama City. Night at the Rainforest Resort, Deluxe Riverview room (BLD) Day 6 – DEPARTURE DAY Today we will be picked up 3 hours prior to our flight departure time to be transferred to Tocumen International Airport (B) * Single rate $3200.00 per person ** Double rate $2599.00 per person *** Triple rate $2475.00 per person The above rates are land only per person. AIRFARE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THESE RATES. A non‐refundable deposit of $500.00 per person is due by February 28th, 2011 to confirm reservation. Personal and Comapany checks can only be accepted for payments on this group land tour. Remaining balance will be due by November 7th, 2011. All payments to be made to Great Southern Travel. This price quote is based on 50 participants. Cancellations made between 30 and 15 days of the schedule date of arrival are subject to a 75% late cancallation fee off the total land price of the trip. Cancellations made with 15 days of the scheduled arrival date are not subject to refunds. For Information and reservations contact: Beth Newhard, Great Southern Travel 6260 Mills Civic Pkwy West Des Moines, IA 50266 Phone: 515‐223‐7474 or Toll Free 800‐331‐0380 email [email protected] REGISTRATION Please make deposit checks payable to: $500.00 deposit per person Great Southern Travel, 6260 Mills Civic Pkwy Deposit due by February 28th, 2011 West Des Moines, IA 50266 Balance due by November 7th, 2011 Please register the following persons from my company. Names as it appear on passport with middle name and birthdate. Passport number, date of issue/date of expiration, and where issued. 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