Gamboa Rainforest

... services and taxi we had no problem paying the fee and soon set out for the safety of Gamboa.  Gareth had booked the Gamboa Rainforest Resort as a surprise and treat for my birthday.  I would have been more than happy with just a ...

... and there are 4 stories of glass overlooking the Chagres River (on its way to the Panama Canal) and the hills covered with rainforest. They hand you a rum punch drink and life is good. BUT....We stayed in the Traditional Villas, left over from the 50s ...

Si il y a un endroit, à visiter à tout prix lors d'une séjour à Panama, c'est bel et bien Gamboa Rain Forest. Situé à 40 minutes du centre-ville, c'est une localité qui borde le canal de Panama, en plein coeur de la junge tropicale. Le plus ...

It is really a hypnotically green, lush, diverse, and plush-ily rainforest flora- padded environment down here at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort. To get to my room I walk down a 4th story outdoor hallway with banana plants, bamboo, and coconut palms rising ...

... restaurant at the Canal, but to spend a day and nigh at a resort about an hour's drive outside the city. The Gamboa Rainforest Resort is a wonderful place. There are two choices of accommodation: the old style buildings which used to be the ...

Today we took the bus back to Gamboa so that we could walk to the rainforest Canopy Tower.  It was another hot and sweaty afternoon of walking, on our way to the tower we saw an Agouti which is from the rodent family but bigger than a rat. We reached ...

... Panamanian". That's where you drink and dance from sunset to sunrise. Good times! I spent Sunday lazing around by the pool at the rainforest resort, pretending we had enough money to be a guest there. And today it was back to field work - I had to take ...

... were waiting to call the Ancon office to see if they could go today. Their lucky day! We drove 45 minutes to the town of Gamboa, where the Chagres River meets the Panama Canal. We met Ali, our boat driver, who took us on an adventure that crossed Gatun ...

... sort of egg roll wasn't so tasty, but the single shrimp in a rice dough wrapper was a winner. In general the food at Gamboa Rainforest Resort was beautifully presented and quite tasty. It does become a bit much to have 3 of those huge buffets every day ...

... the isthmus (the Canal runs for 80 kms in total) to the Atlantic. Along the way we spent 1 night at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort, a surprise (to Adrienne) splurge to mark the beginning of her birthday month and the fact we had reached our destination. ...

There was no rain today so we were able to go not only on the aerial tram but later we went to monkey island. The tram ride is interesting as the guide explains all the differen types of plants and you take numerous pictures.  At the top of the tram ...

Last night we flew back to Panama City and took the half hour taxi ride to the resort.  It was dark so we didn´t see much until we got to the hotel.  And what a hotel it is.  Very luxurious.  We were going to stay in the historical ...