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Panama Canal Safari: Wildlife and Jungle Adventure
4.9
1,038 Ratings
Panama City
Explore Panama’s jungle: boat safari, Monkey Islands, jungle walk, and taste local treats. Morning or afternoon tours available.
Explore Panama’s jungle: boat safari, Monkey Islands, jungle walk, and taste local treats. Morning or afternoon tours available.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Gatun Lake - Experience an exhilarating boat ride alongside the large vessels in the heart of the Panama Canal and explore its wild side. Spot capuchins, howlers, sloths, tamarins, or toucans.
- Gamboa - Take a drive through a former US military facility. Enjoy snacks and a bathroom break. Pass by the Gamboa - Smithsonian Tropical Research…
- Gatun Lake - Experience an exhilarating boat ride alongside the large vessels in the heart of the Panama Canal and explore its wild side. Spot capuchins, howlers, sloths, tamarins, or toucans.
- Gamboa - Take a drive through a former US military facility. Enjoy snacks and a bathroom break. Pass by the Gamboa - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and embark on a 2km adventure on the renowned Bird Watcher Pipeline Trail. Walk through the jungle and discover a wide variety of flora and fauna.
- Centennial Bridge - The Centennial Bridge spans the Culebra Cut (Gaillard Cut) near the Pedro Miguel locks, where a brief stop will be made. Enjoy the scenic view over the area where the original French excavation faced many challenges. The bridge features a cable-stayed design with a total span of 1,052 m (3,451 ft). The main span measures 420 m (1,380 ft) and provides 80 m (260 ft) of clearance above the canal, allowing large vessels to pass beneath it.
What's Included
- World Top 5 Tour 2025 Experience Awards Ultimate Travel Bucket List
- Top 20 winners Viator Experience Awards for Latin America
- Professional guide and lots of fun
- Operates in all weather conditions
- Military Jungle grade ponchos if it rains
- Snacks
- World Top 5 Tour 2025 Experience Awards Ultimate Travel Bucket List
- Top 20 winners Viator Experience Awards for Latin America
- Professional guide and lots of fun
- Operates in all weather conditions
- Military Jungle grade ponchos if it rains
- Snacks
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Boat Ride 20.00$ pp
- Gratuities
- Boat Ride 20.00$ pp
Additional Information
Embark on “The PAPI,” a high-speed motorboat adventure with music through the Panama Canal. Experience a boat safari featuring monkeys, sloths, and birds, with a stop at Monkey Islands. Discover the diverse flora and fauna surrounding Gatun Lake. Enjoy a jungle walk and swing from vines like Tarzan. Savor traditional Panamanian treats such as deep-fried…
Embark on “The PAPI,” a high-speed motorboat adventure with music through the Panama Canal. Experience a boat safari featuring monkeys, sloths, and birds, with a stop at Monkey Islands. Discover the diverse flora and fauna surrounding Gatun Lake. Enjoy a jungle walk and swing from vines like Tarzan. Savor traditional Panamanian treats such as deep-fried empanadas, carimanola, ojaldre, and the sweetest pineapple.
*Morning or afternoon tours are available
Tours operate in all weather conditions. In case of rain, military-grade jungle ponchos are provided for added fun.
Pick-ups are available from Airbnb, Casco, and Financial District hotels not listed. Please provide the GPS location and building name in the special requirements section.
- Tour Duration includes travel time
Location
Gatun Lake
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
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(1038 Ratings)
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Lajayce81
Sep 23, 2025
Panama Wildlife Win 🐾 - Amazing monkey & sloth tour! Our guide was super helpful, very knowledgeable, and switched between languages effortlessly. Well organized, fun, and totally worth it. Highly recommend!
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Jennifer_r
Sep 22, 2025
Great tour, knowledgeable... - Great tour, knowledgeable tour guides and amazing wildlife and the boat ride was refreshing! You will not be dissapointed.
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Ivan_r
Sep 22, 2025
Amazing experience - Enrique was very nice and knowledgeable about the canal and the wild life and history. I am going to recommend this tour for friends and family for the future . We did a lot of activities and ate delicious snacks included in the tour . Really Good deal for your money. Really good experience.
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Keith_l
Sep 22, 2025
Really enjoyed the tour - This was a great tour. We really enjoyed all of the wildlife that we saw. They also supplied us with plenty of water and snacks. They made it really stress free
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Francisco_r
Sep 22, 2025
Amazing Tour Staff + Monkeys! - The Tour hosts went above and beyond. Words are not enough to say how good they are! Worked tirelessly to find the monkeys and were honestly good people.
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Kentw700
Sep 21, 2025
Great experience - We had a great time. Our guide was friendly, well informed and spoken several languages. It was a noticeable difference from the other boat cruise we encountered while visiting the monkey island. Their guide gave no education and didn't interact to educate and inform as our guide did. We can't recommend them enough.
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Morgan_n
Sep 20, 2025
Best Nature Tour in Panama - The tour was absolutely fabulous. Our tour guide, Manolo Ruiz, gave us a wonderful window into the beautiful history, nature and culture of Panama. Funny and informative, fluent in English, Spanish and French. We saw a variety of wildlife, including sloths, crocodiles, several kinds of monkeys, a number of rare birds and more. We also learned a lot about the plant life in the rainforests and jungles of the region. The tour also included a lot of fascinating information about the history of Panama and its people. The snacks were great. Water was provided throughout. We were picked up and dropped off right at our hotel. The drive wasn’t very long. The boat ride was fun and comfortable. Our van driver Carlos and boat driver Alexi were great. The hike through the jungle was also very nice. Highly educational. Very highly recommended. Would book again.
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Shanee_h
Sep 20, 2025
Awesome Experience...Book It - This was a wonderful experience. We enjoyed the tour from start to finish - from the pick-up at the hotel, the boat ride to see the canal and monkeys, the stop for snacks, the walk in the jungle, the stop to see the sloth and the drive. Lenny, our tour guide, was pleasant and knowledgeable about the history of Panama and other countries. This is a must-do excursion when you visit Panama! I would definitely recommend, especially the morning tour.
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Faith_g
Sep 20, 2025
This was such a great... - This was such a great experience! Our guide Alexis was very knowledgeable. The included Panamanian snacks from the local restaurant was delicious too!
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Dontez_g
Sep 20, 2025
Must see Monkeys - This is a must do while in Panama!
The Van picked me up from my Hotel around 6am. Tight but still comfy 1 1/2 hour informative ride to the Excursion. pulled over to say hello to a few sloths gracing in the trees. Bring your $20 for amazing speed boat ride. Pulled up and fed a monkey from my lap. seen iguanas and rode alongside some of the ships of the canal. Grabbed a light appetizer and walked through the rainforest.
a perfect 10 trip. Mario was amazing
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