Boat Tour in the Panama Canal: Explore Biodiversity & Wildlife Adventure
4.7
162 Ratings
Lake Gatun

Experience the thrill of journeying through the Panama Canal and immerse yourself in the rich biodiversity that surrounds it. It’s a breathtaking escapade, encapsulated by wildlife and rainforests.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
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 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
  • Experienced driver/guide
  • Scenic boat tour
  • Convenient round-trip transfer
What's Not Included
  • 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.
Location
Lake Gatun
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.7
(162 Ratings)
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Esther_w
May 28, 2024
great tour! - This was an excellent tour! we had a great time and saw tons of monkeys- on the afternoon tour. I would highly recommend going, it was really fun.
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Danisha_g
May 13, 2024
Fun experience - I recommend this tour 100%, it was a great experience being able to interact with the monkeys. Our guide Alex he was amazing he answered every question we had.
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Jessica_w
Mar 28, 2024
Monkey Island - One of the best tours I took in Panama City, Panama. The canal was amazing. The tour guide was great, I. Would definitely recommend plus the monkey's word definitely hungry they came out and ate spent a few minutes with us! Awesome time
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Rosiew859
Mar 24, 2024
Must do - Our tour guy was Luis. He was very punctual and knowledgeable. We had a great and had an opportunity to feed the monkeys. 🐒
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Ievae2024
Mar 20, 2024
Super - I really liked it, picked it up from the hotel and delivered it safely. He explained everything in detail, a comfortable trip.
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533maschal
Mar 16, 2024
Wonderfull trip in Panama - We had a super nice guide named Dan, he told us so many things about the Canal and showed us where the monkey's live. Realy a super trip!
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Carolyn_m
Apr 17, 2024
Our guide Alex was great... - Our guide Alex was great with different wild calls to get the attention of the wildlife, and spotting wildlife. We saw a couple of alligators, two different types of monkeys, a sloth and some bats and our boat went past to large vessels that were heading towards the locks -they were massive! A great experience, not to long and not to short, it was just right :)
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Olinda_a
Apr 19, 2024
Not worth it. Save your money. - Not worth the money AT ALL. We saw a couple monkeys coaxed out of their homes with mango, a tiny lizard and a small crocodile. Was dropped off 20 mins from my hotel bc traffic was bad. I found this to be a giant rip off. Won’t do it again. First time buying a tour on Viator; I also won’t do that again. I would have hoped they would vet the tours on here. No way a 5-star review is authentic.
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Holly_p
Apr 5, 2024
This tour feeds the animals, so I can’t recommend - This is a difficult review to write because I have strong opinions on this matter. Firstly, I want to say that the over all experience was very pleasant and we saw a lot of animals. Great! However, there are two things that really bothered me. Firstly, this tour feeds wild animals. That’s really bad, because it habituates animals to humans and makes them easier to traffic. This is a high risk area for that, with police checking vans as we left for animals. Secondly, they left plastic behind. To be fair to them, the plastic was stolen by a monkey and there was nothing they could do about it. However I would HIGHLY recommend that this tour company only take paper or other biodegradable materials onboard. To leave plastic behind was truly heartbreaking for me. I went on this tour because I truly love and respect nature and I don’t feel that the experience reflected that. Saying that, if you want to feed wild animals and have them get (frankly) far too close, then this is the one you’re looking for. We did have a good time.
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Randall_r
Mar 24, 2024
Sucks - Pick up screwed up had to take Uber back from dock no one spoke English to tell us then when we got to the dock we were told yeah fun. Now I eat $200.
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