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Panama Canal Tour: Explore Monkeys and More
4.9
19 Ratings
Farallon
Discover Panama City’s history, culture, and attractions. Visit Amador Causeway, Old Town, and the Panama Canal. Enjoy a Panamanian lunch and shop for souvenirs.
Discover Panama City’s history, culture, and attractions. Visit Amador Causeway, Old Town, and the Panama Canal. Enjoy a Panamanian lunch and shop for souvenirs.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Farallon - The tour begins with the collection of travelers from the beach hotels, heading towards Panama City. The one-way journey takes approximately 2 hours.
- Gamboa - Upon arrival at the port of Gamboa, travelers are required to pay $30 per person to board the boat and commence the tour. It is advisable to carry cash, as the boat captains…
- Farallon - The tour begins with the collection of travelers from the beach hotels, heading towards Panama City. The one-way journey takes approximately 2 hours.
- Gamboa - Upon arrival at the port of Gamboa, travelers are required to pay $30 per person to board the boat and commence the tour. It is advisable to carry cash, as the boat captains do not have card payment facilities.
- Gamboa - Upon reaching Gamboa Rainforest, tourists need to pay $26.75 to enter a vehicle that will take them to see the sloth sanctuary, orchid display, and butterfly exhibit.
- Panama City - After the activities, travelers can inform Junior or the tour driver of their preferred lunch spot. The tour is set in a forest and nature environment, so there are no nearby restaurants, but McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and other eateries are available about half an hour away.
- Avenida Balboa - Travelers will be returned to their hotel or apartment in Playa Blanca. The return trip is approximately 2 hours, but traffic is heavier after 4 pm due to rush hour.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Boat ticket
- Entrance to the sloth center.
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Boat ticket
- Entrance to the sloth center.
Additional Information
This tour offers an opportunity to connect with nature and explore the ecological environment of Gamboa’s forest. Enjoy a boat ride to Monkey Island, where you can observe three different species of monkeys and various birds native to the Panamanian jungle. Following this, visit the Sloth Center to gain insights into the lives of these fascinating…
This tour offers an opportunity to connect with nature and explore the ecological environment of Gamboa’s forest. Enjoy a boat ride to Monkey Island, where you can observe three different species of monkeys and various birds native to the Panamanian jungle. Following this, visit the Sloth Center to gain insights into the lives of these fascinating creatures. For further details, please reach out via WhatsApp: +507 67787435.
Location
Farallon
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(19 Ratings)
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Denys_m
Mar 20, 2025
Monkey experience was awesome! - Junior was fantastic! He was friendly, professional, and great with communication. He arrived right on time, which was much appreciated.
The tour started with a visit to the sloth sanctuary in the Gamboa Rainforest Reserve. It was nice, though the orchids weren’t in season, so the nursery didn’t have much to offer. The butterfly garden was nice to see, with a variety of beautiful butterflies. We also saw some tiny poison dart frogs in their exhibit and learned about them, which was interesting. The sloths were a fun part of the experience as well. The entire tour through the exhibits lasted about an hour and was perfect for kids—my 10-year-old son really enjoyed it!
But the monkey experience was the best part! Junior joined us on the boat ride, and the weather was perfect. Went through the Canal, saw different wild animals, and we got to see and feed three different species of monkeys, which my son absolutely loved. That was definitely the highlight of the tour!
Just a heads-up: the Viator price covers transportation to these locations. The Gamboa portion is a separate tour through the reserve with its own entrance fees, and the monkey boat ride costs an additional $30. Overall, I highly recommend this tour and would definitely do it again!
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Bella909
Mar 18, 2025
You need to do this tour! - We arranged our tour through Viator. Junior reached out to us and we arranged pick up at our rental property. During our two hour drive, Junior shared some educational info on Panama. He then dropped us off at Gamboa Hotel and Sanctuary. We had a 45 min wait before we started our first tour - highly recommend going to the pool and getting yourself a pina colada while you wait and walking the hotel property, which is beautiful! We then spent an hour long tour of their frogs, butterflies, turtles and sloths. Junior was not part of this tour, he waited for us in the van.
After this Junior drove us to our stop for Monkey Island, we were a small group of 4, and no one other groups joined us. The boat ride to
Monkey island is about 15 min, and during the ride you get a lovely tour of the Panama Canal, the huge ships and smaller islands that surround it. We stopped at 4 mini islands, to see four different kinds of monkeys. The experience was so wonderful and Junior was able to coax these beautiful creatures on to our boat. My girls absolutely loved the experience and myself included. We stopped for lunch on our way back. Ask for Junior!
Bring exact cash too!
Sloth tour- 26.50 pp
Monkey Island- 30.00pp
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463brittneyj
Mar 17, 2025
great experience! - This was soooooo much fun! Junior was great, he picked me up on time and took our group to get lunch on the way back. He’s also really good with getting the monkeys to come to us. Do this! Such a great experience and the highlight of my trip 😊
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Shanises2023
Mar 13, 2025
Amazing Tour! - Junior was absolutely awesome! We could not have picked a better tour guide! He knows Spanish and English. Very knowledgeable and ensures we had a great time! Highly recommended:) I wish I could give more than 5 stars!!
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Shanise_s
Mar 12, 2025
Amazing Tour! Highly recommended! - Junior was absolutely awesome! Great communication before and during the tour and very knowledgeable! I would highly recommend him and his tours to anyone looking to explore Panama. He was on time and drove safely the entire way! Btw He spoke English as well as Spanish. The monkey tour was my absolute favorite and the tour guide was awesome there as well. I wish I could give more than 5 stars!
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849sherria
Mar 2, 2025
Junior the amazing guide and driver - We went with Junior he was amazing , pick us up a the resort stay with us the whole trip. Was very polite and knowledgeable, driving skills were great on are two hour bus ride made us feel very important and took care of are whole group of 8. Would recommend him to others which we did to poeple back at the resort. If I ever come back to Panama I will be calling Junior again. He is now my friend from Panamá🥰🥰🥰❤️👍
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Darquisel2022
Mar 1, 2025
Monkey Island, Sloth, butterflies, frogs conservatory, lunch and Panama Canal - Junior was a great contact person for us while in Panama. He tailored a full day of our wish list of things to do. He speaks English very well. He was accomodating stopped when we needed and made sure we kept on track to see all that we asked to visit. Was a very memorable day.
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Sydneycj6335fw
Dec 28, 2024
5/5 Wonderful times! - Junior was a great addition to my trip in Panama with my family.
-On time
-Great communication (Flexible)
-Knows a lot of information about his country; Panama
- Fluent in Spanish and English!
-Drives safely
Junior will be called if we will return to Panama!🇺🇸🇵🇦
Junior fue una gran incorporación a mi viaje a Panamá con mi familia. -A tiempo -Gran comunicación (Flexible) -Conoce mucha información sobre su país; Panamá - ¡Habla español e inglés con fluidez! -Conduce con seguridad ¡A Junior lo llamarán si regresamos a Panamá!🇺🇸🇵🇦
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Safari64197880236
Dec 7, 2024
Great Experience - Junior was an excellent guide. Junior was on very knowledgeable. Junior had great customer service. We had a great time at the monkey tour and the Nature center.
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O3572jxmichellem
Feb 25, 2025
Itenerary was misleading - Junior was really nice and friendly. We found the itenerary of this tour misleading though. The itenerary states we would be stopping for lunch and then souvenirs at some outdoor markets, however we drove there (2 hours), did the boat tour, which was a lot of fun, and then we had to ask to stop somewhere for souvenirs, which was just a little shop along the way back. We were not offered to stop for food or drink, and it was a 6 hour day. Junior was nice, and a good driver, but not over informative regarding local attractions along the way. We were happy with the boat tour part of things, but for the cost for the tour plus the additional $30 for the boat, I’m not sure I’d recommend . The boat part of things also has to be paid in cash. I would have rather it was all paid for the tour and then junior pay the boat guide rather than handing junior cash and watching him and the boat guide count and split the cash. His vehicle was air conditioned and seemed to be in good running condition which was nice. The photos under the heading of “monkey island tour” are also misleading as they show attractions that you will not see.
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