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Panama Canal Boat Tour: Explore Rainforest Wildlife
4.8
320 Ratings
Lake Gatun
Embark on an exhilarating boat tour through the Panama Canal and explore the rich biodiversity that surrounds it. This stunning experience takes you through lush rainforests, where you can spot animals such as monkeys, sloths, crocodiles, iguanas, birds, and more.
Embark on an exhilarating boat tour through the Panama Canal and explore the rich biodiversity that surrounds it. This stunning experience takes you through lush rainforests, where you can spot animals such as monkeys, sloths, crocodiles, iguanas, birds, and more.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Lake Gatun - We will pick you up at your accommodation in downtown of Panama City to go by car to the Chagres river, highlighting several points of interest on the way there, where we will take a boat and get into the Panama Canal. We will pass by huge ships and experience the scale and importance of this magnificent marvel of engineering. Inside…
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Lake Gatun - We will pick you up at your accommodation in downtown of Panama City to go by car to the Chagres river, highlighting several points of interest on the way there, where we will take a boat and get into the Panama Canal. We will pass by huge ships and experience the scale and importance of this magnificent marvel of engineering. Inside the Canal, at the Gatun Lake, we will arrive at a group of islands in a protected area in order to see as many species of animals as possible, among them monkeys, crocodiles, birds, iguanas, sloths and others.
You will identify animals and develop your vision to spot them.
This is an extraordinary and memorable experience, completely outdoors and that you will enjoy a lot!
Note: This tour is going outdoors (jungle and a lake) therefore there is not access to a toilet, it is suggested to use the bathroom before pick up time that will be informed the night before the tour.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Driver/guide
- Boat tour
- Round-trip transfer from downtown Panama City and Casco Viejo
- Bottled water
- Driver/guide
- Boat tour
- Round-trip transfer from downtown Panama City and Casco Viejo
What's Not Included
- pick up from Playa Bonita has additional cost of USD $30 cash per group (no per person)
- pick up from Playa Bonita has additional cost of USD $30 cash per group (no per person)
Additional Information
- This tour is going outdoors (jungle and lake) therefore there is not access to a toilet, it is suggested to use the bathroom before pick up time that will be informed the night before the tour.
- This tour is going outdoors (jungle and lake) therefore there is not access to a toilet, it is suggested to use the bathroom before pick up time that will be informed the night before the tour.
Location
Lake Gatun
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
4.8
(320 Ratings)
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Cheniya
Oct 10, 2025
The best time! - Alcy was AWESOME! We saw a few monkeys, birds, crocodile, and the trip was so fun. I definitely would recommend this to my friends and family who want to visit
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Dan_d
Oct 9, 2025
Must-Do Tour! - We very much enjoyed the tour experience with Alex. He was very friendly, conversational, and genuinely seemed interested in telling us about Panama, its history and culture. The boat ride in the canal to the monkey islands was well worth the tour, but the highlight was the wildlife experiences with several different species of monkeys. Alex worked hard to attract the monkeys and make sure that everyone had a chance to interact. A great experience that I would definitely recommend!
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Tutty52
Oct 6, 2025
Fun filled afternoon with monkeys - Really lovely experience despite some showers.Prompt pick up from Hotel and then a drive through the old town and along the promenade.Then onto marina and transfer onto boat for some fun.The guide and boatman were very skilled and knowledegable and managed to find 3 types of monkey that hopped onto the boat and gave quite a show.Great stress reliever and fun afternoon.
Highly recommend this trip.
Also the fact that it was for a small group.
Sorry cannot remember name of guide who was very friendly and informative.
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Archan_m
Oct 3, 2025
The guide was very... - The guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. The monkeys some come on to the boat and others did not.
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Armin_g
Sep 28, 2025
I'd love to! Here's your line... - I'd love to! Here is your text beautifully formulated in German:
Great tour! The guide was very punctual when picking up, and the ride was beautiful. I did the afternoon tour. The boater went to great lengths to find monkeys – and there were enough! We could even feed them, which was very funny. I can definitely recommend the tour.
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990shericas
Sep 27, 2025
Monkey tour - The transportation and tour was great! Dan was on time and very knowledgeable. He was very nice and gave us a mini history lesson on the way to our excursion. We even saw a sloth on our way. I’d definitely book again and recommend to others.
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Josiane_c
Sep 20, 2025
Super expérience - Expérience sympathique et le guide/chauffeur attentionné et efficace.
Merci à lui
Great moment and experience.
Great big up for the driver and guide, for his kindness master of the canal and the Islands visited.
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Audrey_w
Sep 20, 2025
Beautiful people guiding you through and amazing experience - An awesome safe and fun experience The monkeys seemed to know the tour guides personally 🤣. I was impressed
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Alexander_b
Sep 19, 2025
Super - Beautiful nature , smart Guide , fast boat. Lovely monkeys . Don’t go after barcrowel :) perfect trip
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Oluwatosin_o
Sep 15, 2025
Monkey Island - We had the best experience exploring the Monkey Islands with Fernando! He was very accommodating during the drive to and from the boat, sharing his knowledge and making the trip comfortable. On the water, he was incredibly knowledgeable about the history of the islands and the monkeys, and he even showed us how to attract them for amazing up-close views. Fernando went above and beyond—when we accidentally left a phone in the car, he turned around and delivered it to us right away. We truly had a great time and highly recommend this tour to any animal lovers or adventurers!
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