Boat Hire in Panama City
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Boat Hire in Panama City
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What travellers are saying
- Explore108612686998 contributionsOur tour to Monkey Island and the sloth sanctuary in Panama was absolutely magical!!! This was largely because of our incredible guide, Pedro. His passion for the wildlife and deep knowledge of the area truly brought the experience to life.
We got up close with adorable monkeys and the cute sloths, learning fascinating facts along the way. Pedro's warmth, enthusiasm, and care for the animals and the country of Panama 🇵🇦 made the day really special for us.
There is also a 10 min bathroom break at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort and the views here are INCREDIBLEEEE. such a lovely unexpected surprise. I included a pic of the view in my photos - highly recommend this tour!! BEYOND worth it!Written 15 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Anna H1 contributionGreat service! Booked last minute and everything went smoothly. Punctual service and very accommodating. Recommended!Written 24 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- nathan c10 contributionsWow i loved it!! Big day with the family! We went fishing and we even saw a whale! Unforgetable experience perfect for adventure families couples and friends!!Written 12 August 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- WorldtravellerKNHUnited States156 contributionsTao travels confirmed our private tour of Gambao , monkey island, sloth sanctuary. We had paid for the trip and confirmed private tour. Instead on the day - they send a small car and made it a regular tour with others. So no private tour and the car was so small that we had a really difficult time fitting everyone and for the whole day it was extremely inconvenient. Moreover the customer when we called them had a don’t care attitude and rather than figuring out how to fix their screw up were painful. The last thing you want on a vacation is this attitude. Neither will I ever use them, but would suggest any of you to find any other agency (there are literally 100s) for your trip to PanamaWritten 4 July 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- MFC31London, UK4,002 contributionsOur experience with Canal & Bay tours is similar it seems to a lot of other people’s. Poor communication or incorrect information yet an amazing experience going through the locks on the canal.
We attempted to contact them 24hrs prior to our tour as requested in their email confirmation. 3 phone calls unanswered, but finally an email response around 830pm!
All of our paperwork suggested breakfast and lunch was to be included as we’d be picked up around 6-630am. The email response mentioned above said a 9am pickup. It became clear throughout the day that they do 2 tours per day. We were on the ‘lunchtime’ tour. Which meant no breakfast, luckily with the later start time we’d grabbed a coffee and a pastry to tie us over until breakfast was served. It never was!
Lunch was served on the boat about 140pm, meaning we’d been on tour for almost 5hrs before we were given any food despite having written evidence saying that breakfast was included!
Throughout the day, there was a lack of communication about what was happening and when. For example, once the boat docked we all got on a bus assuming it’d take us back to the hotel. Luckily, our assumption was correct!
Once we were on the boat, it was a brilliant tour! This part was worth a 5 star rating. Our guide, JC was full of information about the canal, it’s history, political significance and interesting trivia about it. He was engaging and funny, very approachable and just a fun guy.
It’s a real shame his talents as a guide are let down by a terrible run business. For $150US each, I honestly expected better organisation and breakfast!Written 26 December 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Kevin's Chili17 contributionsThis was a wonderful tour & a great way to pass time during a 9 hour layover. My friend & I booked the 5 hour tour. We were picked up at the airport by our guide after giving them our flight info & time. We saw the Panama Canal and Casco Viejo, Panama City’s colonial quarter. We learned about Panama's history from our awesome & very knowledgeable tour guide, Roger, who is 61, but looked like he was in his thirties! He has a passion for sharing his knowledge of the history & was an excellent guide! He had us back to the airport right on time. Awesome experience & grateful that we were able to do this! Thank-you!Written 9 April 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Robert1702481 contributionWe went to the San Blas, on the Caribbean side of Panama, little archipel you can only visit with a boat. Pure beauty, a big number of incredible islands that you before think they only exist in your dreams. Most of them have no inhabitants, just wonderful clear and colored water, super thin sand and coconut trees.
Oscar the Captain of the boat knows the San Blas by heart, knows where to lead you and make you discover the best spots, where you will be alone with only beauty as neighbour.
Great comfort on the boat, everything to cook good meals, have nice showers, everything very clean and practical.
But maybe the best was the kindness and the hospitality of Oscar and his wife Made, always active to please you and give you the best serviceWritten 26 January 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Honza888Panama City, Panama1 contributionWe spent amazing day with captain Morgan on his catamaran ! Sun,ocean,friends,music let's call it PURA VIDA ! All day with great music, drinks, prepared food, fishing and stops by islands in Pacific ocean just few minutes from Panama City ! We already book this trip more then 3 times and can't wait for another amazing day with captain Morgan ! Don't wait and make reservation !Written 10 March 2016This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- ktyrell88Brooklyn, NY14 contributionsVery intimate island and the most friendly people every. Fresh fresh, great view, and an even better tour guide. I would definitely go back.Written 17 March 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Sharon S1 contributionI had the opportunity to visit these beautiful offices and Jasmin attended me very professionally and in English, which is very rare in Panama to find people in Tourism who speak it, thank you very much for your very personalized and super professional attention!Written 27 August 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- JanNottingham, UK40 contributionsSpent 2 seperate days with birdwatching guide Josanel Sugash in Panama.
Jo was brilliant. His hearing and recognition of bird calls was amazing. His spotting of birds second to none. Can't praise him enough.
Jo also lovely man and good driver and more than delivered above our expectations.Written 16 March 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
