Gamboa Rainforest Wildlife Tour: Encounter Sloths at Their Sanctuary

Embark on a thrilling Gamboa Rainforest Wildlife Tour and interact with captivating wildlife like sloths, crocodiles, and toucans. Visit a sloth sanctuary and witness these fascinating creatures in their natural habitat. Don’t miss this unique wildlife encounter!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gamboa - Get close to four different species of wildlife on this beautiful island.
  • Primate Refuge and Sanctuary of Panama - Observe the three-toed and two-toed sloths that have been rescued. We will learn about their life and unique habits and about the efforts that are taken to preserve these amazing animals.
  • Panama Canal - We will…
What's Included
  • Tour to Monkey Island, Sloth Sanctuary, Butterfly house and Orchid & Frog exhibition
  • Pick-up and drop off at your Panama City lodging
  • Boat Tour
  • Bi-lingual guides (English/Spanish)
  • Entrance to the Sloth Sanctuary, Butterfly House and, Orchids and Frog exhibitions.
  • Well-maintained, air-conditioned car
  • Monkey Island entrance fees
  • Water Bottles
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • PICK UP AND DROP OFF OUTSIDE OF PANAMA CITY: SUCH AS COSTA DEL ESTE, PLAYA BONITA, AMADOR CAUSEWAY
Additional Information

Experience an intimate encounter with the diverse wildlife of the Gamboa rainforest. Visitors can feed animals that come near the boat, eagerly taking food from their hands. Encounter a variety of wild creatures such as crocodiles, toucans, sloths, iguanas, turtles, and a wide array of exotic birds.
The tour also includes a visit to a sloth sanctuary,…

Location
Gamboa
Cancellation Policy

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

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Gayoung_m
Apr 7, 2026
Tour guide explain about... - Tour guide explain about the history of Panama Canal during the driving time. He worked hard to find the monkeys and sloths and saw a lot of them. And got picked-up and off in the location where I wanted to. It was a nice experience!!
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Soma_c
Mar 29, 2026
Superb trip to Gatun lake - Our guide Richard George was great 👍🏼 Trip was fantastic - we saw cayman, howler monkeys , capuchins and also turtles, toucan etc - weather was fantastic - enjoyed the trip thoroughly- trip to butterfly garden and sloth rescue center was extreme nice - everything was on time - I strongly recommend it to others :)
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Raul
Mar 20, 2026
Excellent - There is nothing more beautiful in life than interacting with wildlife to the natural and Gamboa is an excellent choice to do so.
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Companion20992012302
Jan 26, 2026
A relaxing day in the rain forest. - It was a relaxing day of learning about all the animals and plants that make up Panama’s wildlife. We learned a lot. The motel there is very nice.
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Hemant_m
Jan 13, 2026
Gamboa Wildlife at its best! - Alex, our guide is a true professional, focused to provide all the important information, history, cultural background about the local region and all. He is conscientious to make sure everyone’s curiosity, questions and fully reaolved, takes his time patiently to fulfill his duties. He is trained well to spot and invite the little beautiful creatures close enough to feel being really in the rainforest.
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B4085tqjeffreym
Jan 9, 2026
Awesome trip - Great experience. Guide Richard was awesome. Monkeys jumped right into our boat. Saw tons of animals and nature. Highly recommend.
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Kreg
Dec 28, 2025
Monkeys, bats, iguanas, birds and Sloths. Awesome. - First our guide was Richard. He was professional and full of knowledge. Richard grew up in Gamboa and was extremely proud of Panama and it's history. The boat tour of Monkey Island was the highlight . I would highly recommend this tour. Richard and our boat captain found us numerous types of monkeys, bats ,even a sloth in the wild plus iguanas and birds. Next we went to the Slot sanctuary and saw and learned about these amazing creatures. Definitely would go again on this excursion. Richard was an awesome guide.
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Jessica_d
Sep 29, 2025
We had a blast, our tour... - We had a blast, our tour guide, Danny, was fun and he really knew his stuff!! Would definitely recommend to anyone!
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Alys_s
Feb 13, 2026
Really enjoyable trip - Really enjoyed the time on the boat trip and at the sloth sanctuary. Richard, our guide, was very friendly & knowledgable; we learnt a great deal about the country and he repeated all the info in Spanish & English. Saw plenty of wildlfe and got very close to the sloths in the sanctuary, plus he spotted one climbing along a fence - bonus!
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X4859yjanng
Mar 2, 2026
cancelled my trip last minute with no valid reason - i would not recommend this company. they canceleld my trip with less than 24 hours notice for no valid reason. they completely ignored me when i tried to communicate with them i was treated very badly
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From $152
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).