this is a fine national park. It has a number of units, all in the same area. It has water features, and of course, jungle paths. it has active research happening, some of the finest and longest running tropical research in the world. but it is hot, very hot and humid and one must be prepared for that.

It's worth the time to hike up to the view point. It's about a mile and the hill isn't too steep. I heard it's very crowded on weekends with tour buses dropping off lots of visitors.

We did several hikes and really enjoyed the area. I would recommend hiking boots or good shoes as there are some wicked plants and insects in the rain forest. We hiked along the pipe line road, the camino de cruces, which is the historic route where gold was shipped from Peru to the caribbean, where you can still walk on... More

Soberania National Park is the real thing--rain forest with incredible density of wildlife, paired up against the bizarre backdrop of huge cargo ships going down the Panama Canal. This is a rainforest though, and the amazing array of wildlife can be hard to spot. we had an incredible guide who recognized the calls or spotted birds, then zoomed in on... More

An accessible park with easy trails and so many birds. The Pipeline Road and the Plantation Road are highly recommended. Enjoy the monkeys! It'll get really hot, so go early and take supplies.

we spent 4 hours there.. it was great. the representatives were very helpful. lots of hike trails in the park and not crowded at all

We had a great 15K hike along the Pipeline Road (round trip) and loved it. Monkeys, sloths, tucans... all really good. There's a mixute of primary and secondary forest and enough creek crossings to slip in for a quick shallow dip if it gets too hot.

This quaint little zoo near Gamboa is worth an hour or so of your time. There are several kinds of monkeys - one little one who likes his belly scratched. The jaguar was not to be found but we did enjoy the rest of the animals. Admission was $2. We also enjoyed seeing the rubber trees, bamboo and the highlight... More

Not far from the city you can get into this lovely stretch of road connecting Gamboa with the Highway to Colon. It also offers a couple of tracks for those keen to hike (I never managed to get myself off my bike seat though).