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Panama Canal Safari: Wildlife and Jungle Adventure
4.9
267 Ratings
Panama City
Explore Panama’s jungle: boat safari, Monkey Islands, jungle walk, and taste local treats. Morning or afternoon tours available.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Gatun Lake - ~Ride on a fast boat next to the Big vessels in the middle of Panama Canal and safari its wild side, observe capuchins, howlers, Sloths, tamarins or toucans.
- Gamboa - Drive in a US Ex-military facility. Snacks, bathroom stop. Pass by the Gamboa - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and venture 2km at the famous Bird watcher pipeline trail, walk in the jungle look out for a vast array of flora and fauna
- Centennial Bridge - The Centennial Bridge crosses the Culebra Cut (Gaillard Cut) close to the Pedro Miguel locks where we are going to make a quick stop. This is a nice scenic view over where the original French excavation had lots of difficulty. The bridge is a cable-stayed design with a total span of 1,052 m (3,451 ft). The main span is 420 m (1,380 ft) and clears the canal by 80 m (260 ft), allowing large vessels to pass below it.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Professional guide and lots of fun
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Binoculars
- Scope
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Boat Ride 20.00$ pp
Additional Information
Climb aboard “The PAPI,” a high-speed motorboat with music, and cruise through the Panama Canal. Enjoy a boat safari to see monkeys, sloths, and birds, with a stop at Monkey Islands. Marvel at the flora and fauna around Gatun Lake. Take a jungle walk and swing from the vines like Tarzan. Savor traditional Panamanian treats like deep-fried empanadas, carimanola, ojaldre, and the sweetest pineapple.
Morning or afternoon tour times available
- Tour Duration includes travel time
Location
Gatun Lake
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(267 Ratings)
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Jimmy_s
Sep 25, 2024
Great tour - Very good tour with even a better guide. Enrique has a great energy en knows alot.
Really comfortable transfer with the bus and we stopped next to the busy road to spot a sloth in a tree. Really would recommend this tour!
5 stars.
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Dione_d
Sep 23, 2024
Awesome experience - Enrique was awesome, very knowledgeable and fun. He has a good eye to spot all the animals. We say monkeys, slots, birds and even different kind of ants😄 I think he offers the best boat tour with great music on board. Definitely a must do when in Panama. Go with Enrique and you will a great time!
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Meander30182104578
Sep 19, 2024
Great experience - I loved the tour. Our guide, Enrique was amazing. The boat ride was fun and with music! Our tour guide showed us all over and we fed the monkeys and we saw 2 sloths. I love it.
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Debbie_a
Sep 18, 2024
Great learning activity - Enrique was very friendly and knowledgeable about the Gamboan ecosystem. We saw 2 species of sloths and 2 types of monkeys. Tour started a little delayed but got us back safely to our hotel and on time. Great learning activity and excellent tour
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Katisha_m
Sep 17, 2024
AMAZING - This was an amazing experience. Enrique was very informative and knowledgeable. The tour did not disappoint. The time went spent with the monkeys was priceless. I HIGHLY recommend this tour!
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Phillip
Sep 16, 2024
Awesome tour - must do! - Enrique did an excellent job with the tour! He was extremely personable/knowledgeable. He made the tour fun and engaging. The best part was feeding the monkeys grapes. Worth every penny!
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Karen_m
Sep 16, 2024
Fun experience - Pulling over on the road because Enrique :) saw sloth in tree...and had magnifier so we could see up close. Monkeys coming to eat the grapes.
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Alpheus_r
Sep 14, 2024
Awesome and fantastic tour - Tour person was the best, he was very informative and enjoyable. We had the best time of our life. Seeing all the slothes and monkeys.
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Mollie
Sep 11, 2024
Wonderful time!! - This was a blast. It was so much fun. We saw a sloth, anteater and monkeys. The guide was so knowledgeable and friendly. I would highly recommend this.
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Chris
Sep 21, 2024
Sloths and Monkeys - We combined this visit with lunch at a hotel in the Gamboa rain forest. It was an hour by car to the location and an hour back. Monkeys were interesting but the sloths were “Sloths” pretty much motionless lumps of fur!
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