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 - We start the day with and early pick up at your hotel by our naturalist tour guide, we will drive to the area of gamboa to aboard and expedition boat to navigate on the waters of the Panama canal, after pass the dredging division of the canal we will reach the gatun lake to visit different islands 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
  • Gratuites
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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(51 Ratings)
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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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Zoltan_c
Mar 13, 2025
Great Tripp with great... - Great Tripp with great guide trough Panama Canal, it’s wild nature, culture and life style from the past to now!
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Lucy_k
Feb 24, 2025
Excellent tour - We highly recommend this experience. Our very experienced guide, Juan, is very passionate and knowledgeable about the natural world and was able to point out many different animals and birds. We saw at least 3 different types of monkey, bats and more than 10 different types of birds. Added bonus was he brought with him a powerful telescope through which we were able to get a very close look at several animals and birds. He is also very knowledgeable about the history of Panama which we enjoyed learning about.
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Tedar2001
Jan 23, 2025
Personalized tours of Panama made our visit more memorable and fun - We used Juan for three tours of Panama City: a walking tour of Casco Viejo, a day tour of Panama City and a day tour of Gatun Lake and Monkey Island. Juan is friendly and personable and customized our tours to our interests. He timed our lock visit perfectly to lessen the wait and to ensure we saw a ship passage through the canal. Since one of us had lived here as a child, he took us on a walk up Ancon Hill and visited our friend’s former home! When he learned that we love ceviche, he took us to the local market to sample the freshest and most delicious ceviches. And he made sure we saw as much of the wildlife we could see. Being a bird enthusiast himself with the necessary equipment that he share with us, we many of the varied and colorful birds of Panama. It’s those connections that made our tours with Juan memorable. We highly recommend Juan and this tour company.
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Jill_r
Jan 10, 2025
Brilliant excursion! - Brilliant trip! Juan was an excellent guide and so knowledgeable about all the wildlife and birds in the park and lake
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Miriam_w
Dec 24, 2024
Lake Gatun is amazing - The boat ride on the canal and the visit to Monkey Island was fantastic. Lunch at the fish market was delicious. The nature hike was just ok.
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Daschwab5
Jan 13, 2025
Excellent Monkey Islands tour, but skip birdwatching - The Monkey Island portion of the day (2 hours) was a 5. We were able to closely observe both capuchin and tamarind monkeys. However, birdwatching at Soberania National Park was very disappointing. Our guide, Juan, did not even have a scope or binoculars which is imperative for finding birds.
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Mael
Mar 8, 2025
3 hours of national park, 4 hours of empty space... - We started this day very well on the water of Lake Gatun. This lasts two hours. Unfortunately, the trip to the national park continues in the park of a hotel... A 45 min walk on an uninteresting trail. Then a visit to the Amador Botanical Park. Which has nothing to do with the national park. Finally "visit" the vicinity of the marina of the port of Amador. Our guides were friendly and certainly following the itinerary requested by their employer. However, this tour does not take you for 7 hours to the national park. The title is misleading and the result very disappointing...
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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).