Private Panama Canal Boat + Wildlife Search

Panama City, Panama

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Snacks
Air-conditioned vehicle
Coffee and/or Tea
Bottled water

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pick you up anywhere in Panama City at the main entrance of your hotel or airbnb

Itinerary

Parque Nacional Soberania

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gatun Lake

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

based on 5 reviews

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Ultimate nature focused private tour!

Michael_D, Nov 2025

Worth the private tour. The stated focus was to locate wildlife and WOW! It exceeded my already high expectations. Sorhay spotted several low hanging sloths, a common basilisk (Jesus lizard) and an Agouti, all before we even got to lake Gatun. There we saw a crocodile, many white-faced capuchins, Geoffroy's tamarins and howler monkeys. It was amazing. Sorhay was the ultimate guide with a true passion for nature and was just as excited as we were. She also took us to a local neighborhood for some amazing Panamanian oxtail and visited a great coffee shop. Overall it was an amazing day. I highly recommend this your for people that want to explore nature and authentic culture.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Wooooo hoooooo! Thank you dears Mr. Michael and Mr. James. Better lucky than good… anytime… We were at the right places at the right time… Loved spending the day with you guys and learning a bit about the nest structured city in the whole USA: Chicago. I am thankful that you chose us and we were able to deliver! See you next time, Much love for both of you! Sorhay

Highly recommend recommend

Susan_T, Feb 2025

Lilly was an excellent guide and naturalist. Our family had a great time seeing the monkeys, sloths and birds. We also saw an iguana and crocodile. Lilly was able to spot the animal and talk about their habitats. The boat driver was excellent and we travelled in and out of inlets in search of animals. It was beautiful!

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Hola Mrs Susan. I am Happy to read this review about your day with my Lili. She took you to one of our favourite spots to experience the “real” panamanian jungle away from everyone else. I am sending your pics and videos shortly. How is the at cruise going? Sure is fantastic! It was an honor to serve you and show you a bit of Panama! Sorhay (on behalf of Lili)

Excellent Tour Highly Recommended

Victor_D, Jul 2024

Excellent and very personable guide. She started us with a stop for local coffee to start the tour then monkeys, sloths, boat ride on Gatun, stopped at the locks and watched 2 ships pass. Watched the Panama Canal movie at the IMAX at the locks. Highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

My lovely Damiani family. Pleasure and honored to have you guys. We made the day easy and enjoyable as a vacation day should be. that’s it! Thank you Thank you Thank You Thank You for this review and for taking your precious time to do it! Keep traveling and enjoying life to the fullest :-) Hugs Sorhay

Great private tour with a great guide

Gil_S, Apr 2024

Very knowledgeable and empathetic guide! We were able to see and interact with multiple kinds of monkeys. Our guide knew how to find and attract them in a way superior to any other boat tour around us. She topped the wonderful nature trip off with a few additional culinary stops at the city on our way back, which were wonderful. Her advice for the rest of our trip made it successful, too!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

My darlings. I am going to keep this answer short. Lucky me to have a free life therapy with Dr Leah…. I need some more please!!! I loved spending the day with you guys and was very happy to be luckier than the other boats… hahaha I know how busy your life’s are and I can’t thank you enough for writing these lines!. Todá rabá, Gracias Thank youuuuuuu Hugs Sorhay

Knowledge and Fun

Doug_R, Mar 2024

Our guide, Alexis, was incredibly knowledgeable and made the experience very unique. He took us to amazing places where we enjoyed local coffee, experienced wildlife up close, and witnessed the locks in full operation.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you Tenner family. We were happy to have you and Panama’s wildlife showed up. Thank you for choosing panamanians, real panamanians to enjoy or country. GRACIAS for taking your precious vacation time to write this review for my Alex.