Gamboa Resort Panama

... so aside from the fabulous pool there was no a lot to do. Our one big "outing" included the Panama Canal, as you might guess. The Gamboa Resort advertises itself as "On the Chagres River....at the Panama Canal". They do indeed have a restaurant on ...

... in the NE. It seemed like the travel agent always took several days to check on each thing. This resulted in only 4 nights at Gamboa Resort (it was booked solid) instead of a week, and a week at the Playa Blanca Resort on the Pacific coast as the last ...

... day so I have an early night tonight, leaving the casino at 2.30am! Up at 5.30am (ouch!), then a taxi to Gamboa Rainforest Resort for an early morning guided birdwatching trip along Pipeline Road and surrounding area. Pipeline Road is supposed to be a ...

... but I can't remember). From lunch we traveled inland to the Gamboa National Park. We were scheduled to stay the night at the Gamboa Resort, but at $250/night and really bad Internet reviews, we decided against it. That didn't stop us from taking a look ...

... point...saw some monkies also, spending half a day in Isla Barro Colorado, having the biggest coctail I have ever had in Gamboa resort (served in real coconut) and doing some kayaking while watching birds over there also...even though I still admire the ...

... 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 ...

... canal, despite the fact that the air con didn't work, the rooms were old and the food was awful. We should have stayed in Panama City, it's a wonderful metropolis, or at least it will be when it is finished. The sky line is amazing, Donald Trump is ...

... 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 simple ...

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 ...

... 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 residences of canal ...

... has everything you could want.  The waffles are muy excellente.  This morning we took the half day cruise throught the Panama Canal.  Very interesting commentary and we learned quite a bit.  It was done in Spanish, English, and either ...

... a hotel. That being said, the hotel was amazing with grand landscapes windows of the Lago Gantun and the Panama Canal on the opposite side. The resort contained outstanding pools, tours, and muchos touristos and a beautiful dark wooden Monkey Bar where we ...

Sunday we hired a tour driver to take us out to the Canal, and Gamboa, the Tropical Rain forest resort area which includes a tram ride, and a monkey island boat ride. The panama canal is worth seeing  When we were there we got to see a container ...