The Panama Canal Train Ride: Is it worth it? globetrottergirls.com

Planning to visit the Panama Canal and thinking about doing the Panama Canal Train Ride? Here's our take on this iconic ride.. is worth it or not?

I have been fascinated with the Panama Canal for years, and we both love train rides – an activity nearly non-existent anywhere else in Central America.

The idea of connecting those two for a great day out was a no-brainer, with thoughts of speeding through the dense jungle which connects the Pacific and Caribbean coast, spotting exotic animals and fascinating flora, learning more about the canal and spotting the mega-container ships as they are lowered and lifted at locks along the canal. Unfortunately, the train ride didn’t quite live up to our imagination.