Gatun Expedition Monkey Island Tour

This is a fantastic tour to explore Panama’s nature and wildlife. Cruise through the Panama Canal to arrive at Monkey Island in Gatun Lake, where you can see various species of monkeys and other animals such as iguanas, turtles, crocodiles, and numerous bird species. The tour includes roundtrip transfer to Gamboa dock.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Gatun Lake - We will sail the Panama Canal from Gamboa public dock until we reach Gatun Lake to spot some wild animals in the forest

What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Boat and Captain. $30.00 per person
Location
Gatun Lake
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Yvonne_w
Feb 16, 2025
Definitely worth it - Company communicated well regarding pick up. Air conditioned bus to boat. Daniel was our guide and he was excellent. Very knowledgeable and perfect English with a great sense of humor. We had the ‘monkey whisperer’ with us and she attracted the monkeys. We saw 3 types of monkeys, some tiny bats, an iguana and many birds. A fun trip.
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Mehta19722016
Feb 9, 2025
Madaleine & Rafaelo are the very best - Our guides were Madeleine and Rafaelo. They were superb. I had a fantastic time and loved every minute. They spotted sloths, iguana, crocodile, white monkey, tamarind monkey, the ones up the tree and another species. They knew some by name too. Loved it.
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Frédérique
Feb 4, 2025
Wow! - Everything was perfect: good humor, interesting, punctual and communicative! Daniel the guide was very kind and cultured, he loves his work and it seems!
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Jonathan_c
Jan 8, 2025
The best trip we have ever been on. The best guide we have ever had. - All of the help were fantastic. The guide was the best that we’ve ever had. He was knowledgeable, entertaining, engaging, and generous in the amount of information that he gave us. It was a long trip and he kept us filled with information. It has been the best tour that we’ve ever been on. I highly recommend E guide Dan for anybody.
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11vanessar
Sep 22, 2024
Well worth it - A truly unique experience to discover the flora and wildlife of Panama Canal. The pick up at the hotel was in time. Our guide Alfonso was truly knowledgeable and his English was perfect. He gave us a lot of useful information about the tour, the city, the history, the animals and the flora. Well organised and friendly. The trip on a boat next to the vessels transiting Panama was a unique experience. We could see plenty of animals ( birds, monkeys, iguana, sloth…) I loved that the group was not too big. Alfonso answered all the questions we had about a lot of local topics and about the animals. It was great. Highly recommend.
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Jt_t
Aug 26, 2024
Fun Adventure! - Loved this experience with the monkeys getting on the boat and taking peanuts & grapes from our hands. It was also educational to learn about other wildlife & natural resources.
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Derwyn_l
Feb 26, 2025
False advertising ........... - The tour was fine and the operators did a great job. BUT a major misunderstanding re the fees. Only AFTER I signed up was I informed that there would be a $30 upcharge each (cash) for the boat operator. They never asked for it throughout the tour so I assumed that was a misunderstanding. I gave Daniel (el jefe) a $30 tip to be shared and assumed that was the end of it. The operators are still after me for another $60!!
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Arun_d
Feb 24, 2025
Your website says $20... - Your website says $20 additional for the boat ride. The tour guy changed the price for the boat ride from $20 to $30. That was cheating!
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Amanda_c
Dec 7, 2024
Un organized tour - The experience was great!! Loved the monkeys! However I booked the day before and heard nothing from the tour personnel as to what time is pickup! I had to message them on the day of the tour for them to say that they can’t pick us up even though it stated it at the time of booking.. my tour was postponed until 2 pm! I booked for 12 noon! Late responses late with pickup also!! They didn’t take us back to the hotel!! I wouldn’t book again with Viator! Highly upset! Unorganized! If they overbook they need to state that and really need to communicate better with paying customers!! I will not book again! I felt lied to! And not satisfied! For the inconvenience of the time you all could have provided the transportation to make it right! That was ridiculous!! Never again!
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Thelefthander
Dec 4, 2021
They Never Showed Up - We had booked and prepaid a tour "Gatun Lake & Monkey Island: with this operator. The pick-up was to occur at 5:30 in the morning. They never showed up and also were not reachable until 8 am, at which time we gave up trying. Bottom-line is that they are unreliable and incommunicado. Viator refunded us the money, but having a full-day tour not happen without any advance warning when we only had three days in Panama really sucked. Our recommendation is to stay away from this operator.
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