Top Gamboa Half-day Tours

Nature and wildlife-loving travelers will enjoy this full-day small-group tour on Gatun Lake with a nature walk in the Soberania National Park. You’ll cruise along the Panama Canal to Gatun Lake, learning about the local biodiversity from your naturalist guide. Look out for monkeys, crocodiles, sloths, and more. Enter the national park on foot and encounter more diverse species along the way.

Join us to meet one of the seven indigenous tribes in Panama, the Embera tribe, where you can exchange traditions and culture, don't let them tell you and live the experience.

Whether you’re an avid birdwatcher or just a lover of the natural world, a visit to Panama will leave you astounded. This biodiverse country is a haven for hundreds of animals and a visit to Pipeline Road showcases over 400 species of birds. Stop near the entrance to Pipeline at the Soberania National Park and marvel at the colorful birds in the sky. Visit the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center where you can climb an observation tower for a better view.

We stand out for 15 years of local expertise, offering personalized, authentic tours that go beyond the typical tourist spots. With a team of passionate, knowledgeable local guides, they create unique itineraries tailored to each traveler’s interests. Their focus on sustainability and responsible travel ensures a positive impact on both the environment and local communities. Whether you’re seeking adventure, culture, or relaxation, we provide insider access to Panama's hidden gems and a truly immersive experience.

The Park is vital for the Canal of Panama functioning due to the rainforest and Gatun Lake water tributaries. It is also part of a biological corridor that goes all the way from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. In our way we will pass by the former Canal Zone, the Pedro Miguel Locks, Centenario Bridge and the French Cemetery (in honor of the canal workers). Accompanied by our bilingual guide, you will hike through a dense tropical canopy, looking out for birds, monkeys, butterflies, frogs and many others species while listening to the informative commentary about the region’s incredible biodiversity.

This is a 100% private tour, I am a certified tour guide and driver with more than 22 years of experience;we are going to see one of the seven wonders of the modern world anointed by the American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE in 1994 .The Panama Canal, inaugurated in August 15, 1914 by the USA and expanded by Panamanians in 2016,and share stories and experiences, learning everything from the Panama Canal in live action and in the same morning, we have a walking tour in the Old City, the history of Panama is fascinating, with charming places and beautiful spanish and french, architecture, vising the Cathedral and the most iconic squares and providing all the information you need. STAR SIX HOSPITALITY CERTIFICATE

Tour to the top Panama City highlights (Panama Canal, Amador causeway & Casco Viejo “Oldtown”) with a knowledgeable and charismatic tour guide, fluent in English and Spanish. During our 5-Hour tour, many local drinks are included such as Panamanian Duro (Frozen Natural Juices), Coconut Water, Lemonade & More. Our tours are unique due to the passion that we put showing up Panama!

This is the only night hiking adventure inside a National Park 35 minutes away from Panama City, this experience begins at 6:30 pm with the transition from daylight to total darkness at the entrance of the Pipeline Road inside Soberania National Park, this service road was reopened in 1988 by the Smithsonian Institute so that their scientists could have a safe area to explore and collect samples in the forest, without the risk of entering directly, this is a dirt gravel road, my tour offers you the opportunity to feel the sounds of the rainforest at night in a safe way, possibilities to see insects and exotic plants, this tour is not to see animals at night but it can happen with luck, we provide headlamps for everyone and a poncho, after the hike, we drive over the Centennial Bridge for a bird's eye view of the canal at night, we also stop at the Pedro Miguel parking lot to explain how the Panama Canal works and drive towards Amador to show you the night skyline of Panama City.

We go on a private boat in this tour with a 21 years experienced tour guide all the time in this expedition we pass next to the ships crossing the Panama Canal container ships, LPG tankers, bulk carriers etc., on the way to Gatun lake with amazing views of the rain forest and exploring different sections of the lake: looking for howlers and Capuchino monkeys also the Jeffreys Tamarin monkeys iguanas eagles herons, etc. and on the same area we visit one Indian Village at the Chagres river they love to share their culture this is something very unique,

Active travelers who love nature and the outdoors won’t want to miss this guided private half-day kayaking tour on the Chagres River. Paddle on the river at the point before it reaches Gatun Lake, surrounded by thick tropical forest, and look out for wildlife like sloths and turtles. Stop on land for a break and to check out an indigenous Embera site.