Top Panama City Wildlife Watching

We will admire the wildlife and vegetation of the rainforest, as well as Monkey Island, where you can admire white-faced capuchin monkeys, marmosets and howler monkeys in their natural habitat. Just a short trip out of town, the Gatun Lake and Monkey Islands Expedition has a combination of history, wildlife, nature and the unique experience of traveling by boat through the Panama Canal alongside cargo ships . Your guide can take you to the monkeys and other animals. After admiring the wildlife of the monkeys, the boat will take you to the Emberá Katuma community. When you arrive at the community you will be welcomed with traditional music and dance. Then, they will talk to you about the history and culture of the Emberá Katuma community. Next, you will take a tour to get to know the community. Before finishing the tour you will enjoy a delicious traditional lunch , usually fish and patacones.

Casco Viejo, Panama City’s old town area, is a must-visit and you’ll get so much more out of sightseeing with a guide. Hear the stories behind the beautiful facades of the centuries-old churches, town houses, and government buildings on a walking tour. The neighborhood is also full of fashionable restaurants, and your guide will be able to share their recommendations.

Get up close to Panama’s wealth of wildlife on this boat tour of Lake Gatun. Spot monkeys—such as howlers, white-faced capuchins, and tamarins—in their natural habitat, and look out for sloths, anteaters, crocodiles, capybaras, manatees, and a variety of exotic birds. Cruise through this immersive setting with a guide, and benefit from included hotel pickup and drop-off, too.

Encountering traditional Embera communities in Chagres National Park is a memorable part of exploring Panama, but visiting the park on your own can be tricky. On this day tour you cruise a jungle river, hike to a waterfall, and see a performance of traditional song and dance, with a traditional lunch and round-trip hotel transport from Panama City included.

Escape Panama City on the newest and largest catamaran for a day of boating, swimming and dancing. During this 6-hour tour, you will swim on a beautiful virgin bay, visit the beach and the Island Village. Onboard the catamaran, enjoy sundecks, shaded areas, music, animation, morning snacks, lunch, and an open bar. This 6-hour tour is the perfect choice to avoid the afternoon tropical weather and have enough time for night plans.

Cruise the Panama Canal to Gatun Lake on a nature tour from Panama City that includes round-trip transport from central Panama City and time to explore Gatun’s wildlife-rich shoreline by boat. Visit jungle islands that were cut off from mainland Panama by the construction of the canal, which protect a thriving population of monkeys, birds, crocodiles, and mammals.

This Experience takes place in a Special Tropical Home private residence in the former Canal Zone. The home, former US Air Force Officer’s housing, is over 80 years old and thoroughly remodeled. We will have a delicious breakfast made by a cook from the interior of Panama in a large screen room with views of the garden. While we are eating breakfast and sipping on our smoothies, we will watch a variety of tropical birds come in to the bird structures set up for this purpose. Some of the birds are quite large, some are quite small, some are quite pretty, and some are quite noisy!! Animals come into the garden too, such as gatos solos (Coatimundi) Mono Titi monkeys (Geoffrey's Tamarin), Ñeques (Agouti) and Variegated Squirrels.. The home is full of unusual art, both upstairs and downstairs. You will be able to tour the house during your Experience and get a good idea how some Expats live in Panama!

The rainforest is crawling with countless flora, thousands of creatures, and millions of insects and fungi—in daylight, many of those wonderful critters are hiding. With this private night tour, you’ll follow a trained naturalist into the green, your eyes perked for mysterious sounds, your headlamp shining light on all that’s wild (and weird). Get ready to spot furtive mammals, hooting owls, jumping frogs, and so much more.

Explore the Panamanian rain forest and take a boat journey through the Panama Canal's waterways on this eco-adventure from Panama City. With your naturalist guide, board an aerial tram bound for a 280-foot (85-meter) peak surrounded by leafy jungle. Hear the calls of the howler monkeys and watch colorful birds fly around you. Then board a boat for a trip through the Panama Canal, observing marine life like caimans, crocodiles and turtles. End your tour with lunch overlooking the Chagres River.

Travelers interested in culture and nature will love getting out of Panama City for the day. With a guide and small group (max. 6) you’ll visit an indigenous Embera village, where you’ll meet the local people and learn all about their way of life. Take a canoe tour along a river surrounded by rainforest and look out for a wide variety of plants, birds, and animals.

This Visit is inspiring and its purpose is to contribute to the conservation of sites of biological interest and the continuity of Panama’s enormous biodiversity. Includes boat trips along the Panama Canal with prior reservation.

Come experience the zipline adventure like never before in the heart of the Gamboa Rainforest. The Canopy is an exciting adventure that allows visitors to soar to treetop level through a series of cables, enjoying the wonders of nature from an incredible (and completely safe) vantage point. Come visit us to feel all the adrenaline that awaits you! The trees that support the cable system have been selected among the tallest, strongest and most resistant, allowing it to be between 2 and 32 meters above the ground in an adventure designed for adults and children. children. In the world there are 6 species of which 3 live in Panama, including the Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni (2 fingers) and the Bradypus variegatus (3 fingers) that we will see at the sanctuary.