Gamboa Rainforest Wildlife Tour: Encounter Sloths at Their Sanctuary

Embark on a thrilling Gamboa Rainforest Wildlife Tour and interact with captivating wildlife like sloths, crocodiles, and toucans. Visit a sloth sanctuary and witness these fascinating creatures in their natural habitat. Don’t miss this unique wildlife encounter!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gamboa - Get close to four different species of wildlife on this beautiful island.
  • Primate Refuge and Sanctuary of Panama - Observe the three-toed and two-toed sloths that have been rescued. We will learn about their life and unique habits and about the efforts that are taken to preserve these amazing animals.
  • Panama Canal - We will…
What's Included
  • Tour to Monkey Island, Sloth Sanctuary, Butterfly house and Orchid & Frog exhibition
  • Pick-up and drop off at your Panama City lodging
  • Boat Tour
  • Bi-lingual guides (English/Spanish)
  • Entrance to the Sloth Sanctuary, Butterfly House and, Orchids and Frog exhibitions.
  • Well-maintained, air-conditioned car
  • Monkey Island entrance fees
  • Water Bottles
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • PICK UP AND DROP OFF OUTSIDE OF PANAMA CITY: SUCH AS COSTA DEL ESTE, PLAYA BONITA, AMADOR CAUSEWAY
Additional Information

Experience an intimate encounter with the diverse wildlife of the Gamboa rainforest. Visitors can feed animals that come near the boat, eagerly taking food from their hands. Encounter a variety of wild creatures such as crocodiles, toucans, sloths, iguanas, turtles, and a wide array of exotic birds.
The tour also includes a visit to a sloth sanctuary,…

Location
Gamboa
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Hemant_m
Jan 13, 2026
Gamboa Wildlife at its best! - Alex, our guide is a true professional, focused to provide all the important information, history, cultural background about the local region and all. He is conscientious to make sure everyone’s curiosity, questions and fully reaolved, takes his time patiently to fulfill his duties. He is trained well to spot and invite the little beautiful creatures close enough to feel being really in the rainforest.
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B4085tqjeffreym
Jan 9, 2026
Awesome trip - Great experience. Guide Richard was awesome. Monkeys jumped right into our boat. Saw tons of animals and nature. Highly recommend.
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Companion20992012302
Jan 6, 2026
A nice place to have dinner. The views of the harbor make it a relaxing place. The waiters were good. The food was ok. - It’s a nice place. The location is relaxing with beautiful views of the Harbor. The service was good.. Food and prices were average.
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Kreg
Dec 28, 2025
Monkeys, bats, iguanas, birds and Sloths. Awesome. - First our guide was Richard. He was professional and full of knowledge. Richard grew up in Gamboa and was extremely proud of Panama and it's history. The boat tour of Monkey Island was the highlight . I would highly recommend this tour. Richard and our boat captain found us numerous types of monkeys, bats ,even a sloth in the wild plus iguanas and birds. Next we went to the Slot sanctuary and saw and learned about these amazing creatures. Definitely would go again on this excursion. Richard was an awesome guide.
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Jessica_d
Sep 29, 2025
We had a blast, our tour... - We had a blast, our tour guide, Danny, was fun and he really knew his stuff!! Would definitely recommend to anyone!
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James_s
Jun 16, 2025
Our guide, Oscar, made... - Our guide, Oscar, made this a really great experience. He filled us in on so much information about the history of the canal and Panama in general. My wife was ecstatic to get to interact with the white face monkeys and also to see the sloths at the sanctuary. Overall, a truly great experience.
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Raginiverma
Apr 10, 2025
Enchanting wildlife getaway - This was a trip to Gamboa to see the Massive Gatun lake and see the monkeys. Oscar picked me up promptly, was communicative throughout and we had a very chatty ride to the boat. The boat ride was amazing, with monkeys coming to the boat, Oscar and Julio were very experienced. And knew how to attract monkeys. It was such an amazing experience. Then we went to see butterflies, and the superstars of the trip, the sloths! So adorable. Such an action packed 4-5 hrs.
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Christine_d
Apr 7, 2025
Daniel, our guide, was... - Daniel, our guide, was the best! Punctual, knowledgeable and fun!! His English was great and he made everything a very smooth and easy experience.
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Cheryl_o
Mar 17, 2025
Communication was... - Communication was excellent with our pickup at the hotel! And the tour was amazing…we saw 3 different kinds of monkeys, and were able to get close and feed 2 of them. We also saw a sloth at one of the monkey islands! The sloth sanctuary and butterfly exhibit was incredible as well. All in all…I would definitely recommend this tour.
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Sue_g
Mar 11, 2025
Not what I expected - The monkey islands part was great(except where the guide said there were Tigers in Panama 🤦‍♀️). We arrived at lobby of Rainforest hotel...was not told how long we had(we could have actually sat down for coffee and something to eat if we had of known). Then the sanctuary, frogs etc. Guide stayed at hotel while we were trucked down and put in a group of at least 30 people!! I was not happy! There were 5 in our group. The reason I book through Viator is i know group size ahead of time. Definitely would NOT book this particular tour again.
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up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).