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Full Day Gatun Lake and Indian Village Tour from Panama City
4.7
279 Ratings
Panamá
Small group tour of Lake Gatun and Soberania National Park, searching for wildlife and visiting an indigenous village. This is a great combo of 2 popular tours, wildlife viewing where you can see up too 3 different types of monkeys as well as a real Indian village.
Small group tour of Lake Gatun and Soberania National Park, searching for wildlife and visiting an indigenous village. This is a great combo of 2 popular tours, wildlife viewing where you can see up too 3 different types of monkeys as well as a real Indian village.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Panama Canal - We will be ON the Panama Canal
- Soberania National Park - The whole tour is IN the national park
- Gatun Lake - once the largest man made lake in the world..
- Barefoot Panama - start / ending point
- Panama Canal - We will be ON the Panama Canal
- Soberania National Park - The whole tour is IN the national park
- Gatun Lake - once the largest man made lake in the world..
- Barefoot Panama - start / ending point

What's Included
- Professional guide
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Professional guide
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Avenida Central España
Departure Point: American Trade Hotel's Cafe TIEMPO
Address: Ave Central / Calle 10, Casco Antiguo
Panama City, Panama
Dates: Daily
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
4.7
(279 Ratings)
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Natasha
Feb 27, 2025
Barefoot is awesome! Highly recommend. Jose was amazing! - Jose was incredible! He really made our tour of the canal very memorable. He was a fantastic guide and we highly recommend him. He made our first time visit to Panama unforgettable :)
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406leenai
Feb 19, 2025
Memorable day - I found this excursion very relaxing and informative. . an excellent way to start experiencing Panama. Our guide was friendly, genuine and knowledgeable. It was a pleasure to meet him.
For me personally I would have loved to spend more time on a nature walk..
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Adamp57
Feb 13, 2025
Great Gatun/Monkey Your and Caribbean snorkeling - Our guide Juan was patient and informative. He told us all about the canal and even helped us get some monkeys on the boat with some bananas we snuck on. We did not do the native village. We stopped at an amazing side of the road fruit stand that had the best pineapple ever.
We also did the Caribbean snorkeling tour with Juan and it was amazing. Highly recommend both of these tours.
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Suzannekt3565oz
Feb 10, 2025
Would take this tour again. - Perfect tour to experience some highlights of Panamá. Enter the canal via Gatineau lake in a skiff, you are able to see the ships right up close, the scenery is unimaginable, you visit numerous little islands to see and interact with the monkeys, then you head to the Indian village via the Chagres river, and are educated on their customs and have opportunity to buy some of their handmade products.
Our tour guide and captain were amazing.
Highly recommend 😃
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292kristena
Jan 12, 2025
Highly recommended tour and tourist company! - We had a fabulous trip to see the Monkey Islands and visit the Indigenous village. Gonzo was a wonderful guide - he speaks perfect English and has so much information and knowledge to share. We saw all three monkey types that live on the islands. It was really cool to travel along the canal alongside large shipping containers. The indigenous village visit was also meaningful, and it was clear Gonzo was very well respected in the community. Great communication all around during the booking process, timely pick-up, and very professional company. I highly recommend this tour and Barefoot Panama!
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Relax108878
Jan 5, 2025
Knowledgeable guides! - Good experience! Made the booking last minute and they were able to fit me in. Alberto was our driver and was very knowledgeable. Gonzo was the tour guide on the boat and was absolutely great. Super knowledgeable.
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Richellel2025
Jan 1, 2025
5 star 3 in 1 tour - This tour is highly recommended (especially in case of a short stay). Pick up from hotel was on time. Only our very knowledgeable and friendly Barefoot Panama tour guide knew how to invite the monkeys for picture taking. We navigated pass a big container ship on our way to visit to the indigenous. The visit was worth it. We packed this experience in half a day.
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Yasminegulam
Dec 4, 2024
Amazing experience close to the luxury one - It was incredible experience with really nice guide.
the level of service is close to the luxury experience. I Love it. I strongly recommend Barefoot for any tour that you plan
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A8632ckkellyk
Dec 2, 2024
Professional and Personable Tour Company - Kevin was a great and responsive communicator and Jorge was a knowledgeable and personable guide. We booked a one day tour and had such a good experience that we booked a second one (Snorkeling Experience). I highly recommend this company.
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290jasminev
Jan 18, 2025
Decent monkey island / indigenous village tour - Seamless hotel pick-up and informative drive to the lake. Our guide spotted a sloth en route and we were able to pull over to take a closer look. That was awesome.
Lots of good wildlife viewing while on the boat, though I do wish the boat captains would not call to or feed the monkeys as this is disruptive to them (and against regulations). Our guide told us more than once that we would not be feeding the monkeys only for the boat captain to practically force grapes in our hands for the monkeys to take. Please let the wildlife stay wild!
Our guide also could have been a bit more attentive--we were on a rainforest walk with him leading and he left us pretty far behind most of the group, stumbling over vines and trudging up and down hills. Wear good walking shoes and perhaps bring hiking poles if you're not very steady on your feet.
Indigenous village visit was interesting with good shopping opportunities, an informative presentation about their history, and a short dance. It was a small village so not a ton to see but still nice. I hope the community is compensated for their time.
Although the trip was quoted as taking all day (8 hours), it actually only took 4. Not sure what we could have done for 4 more hours but a bit misleading to call it a full day tour.
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