In this tour uou will get up close with the Panama Canal and the abundance of wildlife on its shores. You will take a cruise in a boat right next to the transiting ships and visit islands in Gatun Lake that are full of wildlife. We will get to taste Panamenian food with some amazing views of the Panama Canal, followed by a Rainforest Walk in the Soberanía National Park.
To start this tour, you will be picked up at central Panama City Hotels and taken to the old Panama Canal Zone. Pickup at hotels outside of central Panama City can be arranged at an additional cost.
45 min - We will drive halfway up the Panama Canal to the town of Gamboa, where the Chagres River meets the canal. Here we will enter our covered boat to start our eco cruise.
1 hr 15 min - During your 75-minute eco-cruise you will ride along the waters of the Panama Canal right next to the ships passing through on their way to the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans. The destination is Gatun Lake, where you will cruise around islands created during the canal construction and see the abundant wildlife on their shores. You will visit the famous Monkey Islands where we can see capuchins, howlers, and tamarins in their natural habitat. The islands are situated in a world renowned tropical birding area, and along the shores you might catch glimpses of crocodiles, capybara, coati, agouti, iguanas, and much more.
1 hr - After the boat ride, we will have a restroom break in the town of Gamboa. After our break, we will have an amazing Panamenian Breakfast overlooking the the Panama Canal, once we finished with breakfast we will enjoy a walk in Soberania National Park. Here we can experience nature in one of the most biodiverse rain forests in the world. The length of the walk and type of trail will be determined by the guide after consulting with our guests about their physical capabilities.
We will drive over the Centennial Bridge and you can enjoy some views of the Gaillard cut and the New and Old Locks
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
A great tour, well worth booking! Paola was an excellent guide and really made this excursion special. The boat ride was great with excellent monkey sitings. The breakfast included was super delicious and really exceeded our expectations, and then the walk through the rainforest was really nice as well. Paolo was super knowledgable about the wildlife and the area, and answered every questions succinctly and professionally. A great, worthwhile tour if you are visiting Panama City!
We spent part of the day with Enrique who was entertaining and very knowledgeable and kept our kids attention. We had a lovely morning boat ride and saw monkeys and sloths, some flying toucans, it was very cool. We had a picnic breakfast and then did a rainforest walk. Didn’t see anything on the rainforest walk and there were cars up and down the pathway so it ended up just being a really hot sweaty hike for an hour on a gravel path…that part of the tour seemed like a waste and we would have rather done something else where we could have seen things. But overall, we had a blast and the tour crew helped us see a sloth on the side of the highway.
I am so glad that we booked this experience for our family! Our tour guide was John, and he was incredibly knowledgeable about the history, plants, and wildlife within the Panama Canal and beyond. He did an excellent job of communicating with us leading up to the tour, and picked us up at our hotel without any issues. Our tour included a lunch, and the locally-sourced and prepared food was delicious. John and his assistant truly took this memorable experience to the next level. I'm looking forward to visiting Panama again, and will likely book another tour through this company while we are there.
Our guide Paola made this one of the best experiences on our travels. We started early, 6am, and were able to see plenty of monkeys, birds, crocodille, etc. Paola talked with huge enthusiasm and knowledge and she kept us entertained the whole time. Very educational experience, super fun, our whole family loved it! Thank you!
Paollea was a fantastic guide! Super friendly and great knowledge you. Didn’t see too many monkeys but they are finicky
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