Lake Gatun Wildlife Tour from Panama City: Close-Contact with Various Monkey Species
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953 Ratings
Lake Gatun

This tour, lasting four hours, provides the simplest method for you to interact closely with various monkey species like the white-faced, howler, and Geoffrey’s tamarin.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lake Gatun - The tour starts with hotel pick up in Panama City followed by a transfer to the Gamboa Marina. Once there, you will go on a 15-minute boat ride on the Gatun lake until you observe 3 kinds of Monkeys in a wild.

Together with a guide, you will spend about 80 minutes observing the different species of monkeys. After the visit, you will go on a 15-minute boat ride back to the Gamboa Marina followed by a transfer back to your hotel.

What's Included
  • Professional local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Boat ride
  • Transport by air-conditioned car or minivan
What's Not Included
  • Meals
  • A $20 fee applies for round-trip transfer, if your hotel is outside of our designated hotel range
Additional Information
  • May be operated by a multilingual guide
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Location
Lake Gatun
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Dpbnj
Apr 23, 2024
Perfect 1/2 day excursion - Tour was easy to join as they picked me up from my hotel in Panama City right on time. The tour guide and monkey whisperer were very fun to spend the day with. They made sure even if at a particular spot we did not see any monkeys we returned to try again did not feel rushed at all and tour lasted longer than expected which was perfect. The company really went the e tea mile yo ensure everyone had a great time.
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Tammicakes
Apr 22, 2024
Monkey see, monkey do! - This was an amazing experience! The guides were so knowledgeable about the wildlife and were very funny! 10/10! I got to feed monkeys and saw so many different animals. What I loved the most is that there was very little walking involved.
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George_g
Apr 20, 2024
Once in a lifetime experience - It was worth every penny. I got to see 3 types of monkey. The white face monkeys came right up to everyone on the boat. There were also small bats, crocodiles, and birds along the way there and back.
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Cathleen_n
Apr 18, 2024
Great tour! - Daniel was a good guide that enabled us to see monkeys and other native species.. Highly recommend for all.
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Cassandra_c
Apr 17, 2024
Do it, worth it! - So much fun and worth it! Had an amazing tour guide and saw some super cool wildlife that wasn’t just the monkeys.
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Kiva_r
Apr 17, 2024
Great family activity! - Amazing encounter with the wildlife and exceptional guide! What an experience to have monkeys jump on our boat
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Michellepg3719oa
Apr 16, 2024
Great wildlife tour with knowledgeable guides - This was a great, easy wildlife tour of Lake Gatun! We got picked up and dropped off at our hotel, so everything was very easy for us. There is no guarantee that you’ll see anything in the wild, so we were prepared for that possibility, but we ended up seeing everything we’d heard about and more!!! The “monkey whisperer” and the boat operator seemed to know the islands very well and were able to spot monkeys and sloths immediately. We saw three types of monkeys who all came into our boat and ate right out of our hands. Since we spotted those monkeys pretty quickly, we spent the rest of the time just cruising around for other wildlife. We ended up seeing and holding two baby crocodiles, and seeing sloths and iguanas! We even saw/sailed right next to a huge shipping container going through the canal. We were so happy with our experience and the expertise of our tour guides.
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Joel_h
Apr 16, 2024
Great way to spend the afternoon… - Such an enjoyable excursion. Got to see plenty of monkeys and other wildlife while cruising in the Panama Canal. Prompt, courteous, and professional is how I would describe the staff. Would definitely do this again.
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Shanasha_t
Apr 13, 2024
Great tour - Great tour! Daniel our your guide was amazing!! We seen monkeys, birds, fish, and all kinds of wild life. Definitely worth the money.
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Edgardell
Apr 17, 2024
Just OK - We think this trip was not worth the money. The guides did find some monkeys and we did have the opportunity to feed them, but I don't think it was $150 worth. Just something to check off the bucket list.
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