What a great experience! Ricardo was on time picking my wife & I up from our hotel. He spoke perfect English and was very knowledgeable about the Canal & surrounding areas. The Miraflores lock & movie was amazing but going out on the lake to see the giant shipping boats was wild. The star of the show was the monkeys. I would highly recommend this tour!
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mareks597
October 9, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Dan was angriest guide but a trip itself was great
It was great trip not only that we have a chance to visit a canal gates, watch the informative movie but later go on the Gatun lake on the boat see the local animals and birds, pass next to the big ships. The best part was our guide Dan who told us a lot about Panama, thanks to him we have a totally different approach to this country and we will be back.
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mariaascanio
October 8, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Great visit with Ricardo
Ricardo was the best tour guide. He picked us up and dropped us off where we told him and on time. He was super knowledgeable about the history of the canal and was super friendly. He showed us all the monkeys and was a pretty awesome experience.
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Seaside430432
October 6, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Great experience
Excellent. Very informative and knowledgeable. Would do it again. Feeding the monkeys was a highlight
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Chels_Maree88
October 6, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Great Canal experience and fun monkey interactions
This tour was exactly as described and as wonderful as we hoped. It helped the Panama's weather cooperated, too! Ricardo picked us up right on time at our Casco Viejo hotel and started giving us Canal info on the drive out. He also provided bottled water as listed. Because we visited in the rainy season our small group tour ended up being private, which was nice.
We got to the Miraflores Locks before any crowds and had perfect viewing spots at the front of the balcony. We saw three different ships go through (at different locks and distances from us) and then watched the IMAX movie. Ricardo kept us on schedule without being pushy. Lots of other groups showed up after us and missed any ship action.
After the Locks we drove for a bit through the rainforest to get to Gatun Lake. We took a small boat and visited three different monkey islands (or three sides of one island, I'm not sure) and offered them fruit. Other boats hit up the same spot but everyone was friendly and we all got monkey time.
During the boat ride our operator stopped at multiple points so we could get photos with some of the massive ships passing through the Canal. Ricardo also gave us more history about the machinery and process through the lake.
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monettew99
October 3, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
A friendly sloth, mischievous monkeys and the Panama Canal!
We only had a couple of days in Panama, so booked this 5 hour tour. It was a wonderful exoerience. Javier, our driver and guide, was great - told us lots of stories and facts about Panama, introduced us to his monkey friends and toured the Panama Canal. We were very lucky indeed to see a sloth crossing the road, and got out to stop traffic to ensure it could cross safely and was a couple of feet away from it. Usually you see sloths high up in a tree, so this was extraordinary! Feeding monkeys from the boat was also so much fun. Very mischievous!
It was rainy season, so Javier stopped and picked us up ponchos. Still worth doing in the rain. Boating on the Panama Canal lakes was a fun time as well.
I highly recommend this tour!
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Jayesh_P
October 1, 2026 · via Viator
Javier was a great guide....
Javier was a great guide. Very knowledgeable and made sure we were able to see all the different types of monkeys close up. We also got to see a sloth and a crocodile. He provided a good overview and context of the Panama Canal and the Mira Flores locks.
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suebradley174
October 1, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Ricardo was a fantastic guide!
This is one of the best tours I’ve ever taken, and it’s definitely the best way to understand the canal. Ricardo was fantastic and made sure we had the best timing for the experience. He even extended the schedule so we could watch a cruise ship go through the lock a bit longer. Highly recommend this tour!
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yonab465
September 29, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Great private tour
It was a great private tour
Pick up and drop off from and to hotel
Ricardo was a great tour guide / driver
Thank you
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ChloeS1692
September 28, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Great informative tour!
Ricardo was a great guide and gave us a lot of interesting information about the canal. He was on time and never made us feel rushed. We highly recommend him!