Panama - Gamboa Rainforest Resort

Intro

Gamboa Rainforest is Panama's finest 5 star incentive and spa resort, a unique and unusual destination for event planners and organsiers of meetings, conferences and incentives worldwide.

Gamboa Rainforest Resort is a luxury destination resort located on the Panama Canal, in the heart of the lush Panamanian rainforest. The resort has been carefully designed to provide a variety of educational and adventure experiences. Exploring the rainforest has never been easier, since all of our attractions and most of our tours are found right on property, or only minutes away from your doorstep.

Gamboa and the surrounding Panama Canal area have been protected and preserved for over a century, and large tracts of tropical rainforest, rich in biodiversity, are host to thriving plant and animal populations. Panama is a country with a long and interesting history and fascinating cultural heritage. It is the newest alternative travel destination in the Americas and an excellent choice for your next incentive and adventure. Gamboa Rainforest Resort.

Rooms

The accommodations at the resort consist of 38 one and two bedroom air-conditioned, renovated villas and a new, 107 room luxury hotel. The villas, originally built in the 1930's and 40's, are the former residences of Panama Canal administrators and their families and have been completely refurbished to capture the ambiance of the original buildings. The main hotel facility is comprised of 107 deluxe, air-conditioned river front rooms, each offering spectacular views of the Chagres River and the surrounding Soberania National Park.

Choice of Garden Views Rooms, Deluxe River View Rooms, Jr. Suites, Deluxe River View Suites and the Tivoli Master Suite … all are spacious modern rooms according to the highest hotel standards of a five star property. All of the rooms and suites come with minibar, electronic safe deposit box, satellite TV, crystal showers, hair dryers, makeup mirror, iron/ iron board, coffee/ coffee makers, monogrammed robes, fire protection system and balconies overlooking the Chagres River and the Rainforest.

Facilities

Dining

• Corotu Restaurant – Three meals service, international cusine, theme diners,
• Chagres River View Restaurant – Chef Selection Specialties
• Los Lagartos Restaurant – Tropical cuisine, Sunday Brunch, Surrounds the Charges River and views of the Panama Canal
• Iguana Café – fantastic coffee, gelatos and appetizers, cocktails & Hors d’ouevres
• Monkey Lobby Bar – located in the main lobby with a terrace overlooking the Soberania National Park, live music and cocktails
• Capibara Club & Discoteque – enjoy the best of jungle night life within a man made cave!
• Las Cascadas Pool Bar – swim up bar, refreshing tropical juices and frozen cocktails with light foods and snacks.

Meetings

Features for Special Groups and Incentives

Attractions

The Soberania National Park is a tropical rainforest where a vast diversity of flora, mammals, birds, insects and reptiles coexist in one of the world's most complete ecosystems. To help you better understand the complexity of this remarkable ecosystem, we have created several exhibits to showcase the vast diversity of the rainforest's flora and fauna.

Strolling along the pathways and trails located throughout our resort, you'll discover a variety of educational exhibits, each one designed to explain a different element of the rainforest. You can visit our freshwater fish aquarium, orchid and botanical gardens, butterfly nursery, turtle and iguana nesting areas, a reptile exhibit, historical and cultural displays, or sign up for various nature and observation tours.

For a bird's eye view of the Soberania National Park and Panama Canal, climb aboard our specially designed aerial tram and glide quietly through the rainforest canopy where you'll encounter plants and animals rarely seen by visitors on the ground. But your appreciation of this tropical environment doesn't have to stop at the forest floor. Our first class marina provides tours of the Chagres River and Lake Gatun, sport fishing trips for peacock bass and other exotic freshwater species (catch and release only), kayaking trips, and tours to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on Barro Colorado Island.

Location

Destination

Gamboa Rainforest Resort is located within the Soberania National Park, 30 minutes away from Panama City on the Pacific Coast, and 30 minutes from the Colon Free Zone on the Caribbean. It also lies along the banks of the Chagres River and Gatun Lake, the main water sources for the Panama Canal and part of Panama's most precious assets.

General Information

• Panama has over 10 daily direct flights from 6 different gateways from the U.S. (Miami, New York, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando) and daily direct flights to almost every major city in Latin America.
• Connetion flights through Europe include Madrid. Panama is just 2.5 hours away from Miami. 5 Hours from New York.
• Local currency US Dollars Temperatures are warm and enjoyable year round, varying between 80 and 95 F. Dry season runs from late November to April and Green season runs from May through early November.
• Voltage 110 V.
• Spanish is Panama's office language, although English is widely spoken
• Time GMT -5. United States Eastern Standard Time
• Americans, Canadians, European Union citizens and most Latin American citizens do not need visas to enter Panama.