Gatun Lake: Group Wildlife Boat Tour From Panama City
Be ready for convenient pickup at your Panama City hotel; morning or afternoon departure times are available. Travel to the Gamboa Marina in an air-conditioned tour vehicle with your guide and group. Transfer to a riverboat for a ride on the Chagres River. Observe wildlife, including white-face monkeys, howler monkeys, and Geoffrey's tamarinds during this tour. Snap photos and learn about the different species from your guide as you go, and even spot the large ships that sail regularly through the Panama Canal. After time on the water, return to the marina and to Panama City the way you came; your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.
Highlights
- ✓Relax with round-trip transit from your Panama City hotel
- ✓Follow your guide, rather than a map, so you can focus on your surroundings
- ✓Learn more about the local wildlife from your guide's commentary
- ✓Keep comfortable as you travel in an air-conditioned vehicle
What you'll see & do
- ✓The tour starts with hotel pick up in Panama City followed by a transfer to the Gamboa Marina.
- ✓Gamboa is a peaceful rainforest town located at the meeting point of the Chagres River and the Panama Canal. Known for its lush jungle, abundant wildlife, and historic canal infrastructure, it’s one of the best places in Panama to experience nature up close. Visitors can enjoy stunning views of Gatun Lake and the surrounding rainforest.
- ✓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 90 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
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Most time on the lake
- ✓Viator's badge of excellence
- ✓Transport by air-conditioned car or minivan
What's not included
- ✓Meals
- ✓Boat Fee to be paid on site
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
May be operated by a multilingual guide
The duration of the tour includes travel time.
Please note we go to multiples hotels and the pick up time will be Morning tour: between 6:15am and 7am or Midday tour: Between 10:40am and 11:55am 1. Please read all details of the tour description including the $20usd boat fee to be paid at pickup. 2.Customers in the casco viejo and santa ana area need to meet us at the Tantalo Hotel due to heavy traffic which delay the tour. 3. No Pickup available from Dreams, Westin, Costa del Este, El Dorado and Causeway you will have to meet us at the closest pickup location available. 4. No transfer available for the hotels near or in Tocumen international airport.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Gatun Lake: Group Wildlife Boat Tour From Panama City
Be ready for convenient pickup at your Panama City hotel; morning or afternoon departure times are available. Travel to the Gamboa Marina in an air-conditioned tour vehicle with your guide and group. Transfer to a riverboat for a ride on the Chagres River. Observe wildlife, including white-face monkeys, howler monkeys, and Geoffrey's tamarinds during this tour. Snap photos and learn about the different species from your guide as you go, and even spot the large ships that sail regularly through the Panama Canal. After time on the water, return to the marina and to Panama City the way you came; your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.
Highlights
- ✓Relax with round-trip transit from your Panama City hotel
- ✓Follow your guide, rather than a map, so you can focus on your surroundings
- ✓Learn more about the local wildlife from your guide's commentary
- ✓Keep comfortable as you travel in an air-conditioned vehicle
What you'll see & do
- ✓The tour starts with hotel pick up in Panama City followed by a transfer to the Gamboa Marina.
- ✓Gamboa is a peaceful rainforest town located at the meeting point of the Chagres River and the Panama Canal. Known for its lush jungle, abundant wildlife, and historic canal infrastructure, it’s one of the best places in Panama to experience nature up close. Visitors can enjoy stunning views of Gatun Lake and the surrounding rainforest.
- ✓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 90 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
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Most time on the lake
- ✓Viator's badge of excellence
- ✓Transport by air-conditioned car or minivan
What's not included
- ✓Meals
- ✓Boat Fee to be paid on site
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
May be operated by a multilingual guide
The duration of the tour includes travel time.
Please note we go to multiples hotels and the pick up time will be Morning tour: between 6:15am and 7am or Midday tour: Between 10:40am and 11:55am 1. Please read all details of the tour description including the $20usd boat fee to be paid at pickup. 2.Customers in the casco viejo and santa ana area need to meet us at the Tantalo Hotel due to heavy traffic which delay the tour. 3. No Pickup available from Dreams, Westin, Costa del Este, El Dorado and Causeway you will have to meet us at the closest pickup location available. 4. No transfer available for the hotels near or in Tocumen international airport.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.