7 Hours Nature Exploration of Monkey Island and Soberania National Park

Embark on a 7-hour nature exploration of Monkey Island and Soberania National Park. Spot wildlife, monkeys, birds, sloths, and crocodiles while navigating the Panama Canal and exploring the rainforest.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Panama Canal - The day begins with an early hotel pick-up by a knowledgeable naturalist tour guide. The journey leads to the Gamboa area, where an expedition boat awaits to explore the waters of the Panama Canal. After passing the canal’s dredging division, the tour reaches Gatun Lake to visit various islands teeming with monkeys and wildlife.
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What's Included
  • Boat included
  • Captain provided
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Land transportation included
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Start this fascinating journey with a pick up by your English speaking naturalist tour guide, we will drive for 45 minutes to the town of Gamboa once there we are going aboard our expedition boat to navigate into the waters of the Panama Canal.
On the waters of the canal you will see a giant ships  just next to our boat, reach the gatun lake to explore…

Location
Gamboa
Public marina of gamboa
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ely_r
Jan 3, 2026
Juan was a very... - Juan was a very knowledgeable and pleasant guide. We saw and learned about a variety of wildlife. I recommend this tour!
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Sheetal_g
Jan 1, 2026
A Must-See for Nature Lovers! - Fantastic tour to learn about the ecological landscape of Panama. If you enjoy nature, want to see animals and plant life, and want to get away from the overtly “touristy” tours, this is the tour for you! Juan was a knowledgeable, intelligent guide for our day and the small group format was fantastic. Juan picked us up at a reasonable hour from our hotel and we drove a short distance to Gambia. We learned about the local and regional wildlife and saw quite a few animals. We had lunch at a non-tourist local restaurant. Definitely a great experience!
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Arnold_s
Dec 17, 2025
Good trip and boat tour - Good day traveling with our guide. Juan was very knowledgeable of nature - the animals, trees and flowers of the area. Saw many monkeys during a boat tour, and short hikes in Sobernia.
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Stephen_s
Dec 4, 2025
An enjoyable adventure - Hector, Diego and Brian were all very kind to us on the tour. Hector was very knowledgeable about the canal and wildlife. Diego and Brian also shared some valuable information during the trip. Our weather was very good sunny and not too hot. However, we did not see as much wildlife as we thought we would have liked. We do realize that this is not a for certain part of the tour. We did see several species of monkeys, birds, and even some cayman. We enjoyed a very nice lunch overlooking the river.
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Mehmet_c
Sep 21, 2025
Great experience. Great team. - Wonderful experience. Guide Hector & driver Diego were very friendly. Hector is very qualifed regarding the animal, botanic and canal information. We got amazing pictures of wild animals and well understood the canal history In total much more than expected.
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Heather_h
Jul 15, 2025
Educational, entertaining, and the monkeys! - Wonderful way to see the canal and lake up close. We saw three kinds of monkeys and fed them mango and banana. That was by far our favorite part of the tour. The walk in the rain forest is very hot--take water or get it at one of the stops along the way. We also had lunch at the fish market, which was a request that our guides Hector and Diego honored. It was fun to eat fried fish with them! We learned a lot.
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Alexis_l
Jun 18, 2025
Great tour with an... - Great tour with an informative guide, definitely recommend this tour for anyone visiting Panama City.
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Jaypn5816rc
Apr 27, 2025
Great 4 days in Panama with Manakin Adventures! - We booked 4 days with Juan and Hector for our family of 4. Juan did a great job. We booked him for the Monkey Island tour, a Canal and Casca Viejo tour, a day at the Embrera Village and the Sleeping Indian Girl hike in Anton Valley. What a great 4 days learning more about Panama and seeing so much! Juan was super easy to work with in getting ready for our trip. He picked us up and we made some stops along the way for roadside stands (sugarcane juice!). Juan was a great tour guide and provided so much knowledge on Panama! We had a great day with Hector at Anton Valley. It was definitely a serious hike, but totally doable for my family with two teenagers. And well worth it for the views! We would totally recommend Manakin for anyone looking for a great trip to Panama.
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Kristal_p
Apr 20, 2025
An amazing experience!... - An amazing experience! Juan was an incredible guide. We saw lots of monkeys, birds, and other animals.
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Matthew
Mar 22, 2025
Fun day seeing monkeys, a sloth and a crocodile 😎 - Our kids will never forget the day they got to feed monkeys from their hands while cruising a boat in the Panama Canal. Our tour guide Hector could not haven more knowledgeable and fun four our family of five visiting from Texas.
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From $120
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).