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Discover the great variety of birds surrounding our center next to Pipeline Road in Gamboa. Walk on our trails and relax watching the hummingbirds in our Visitor Center at the borders of Soberanía National Park, just at a 40 minutes drive by car from Panama City.
The Panama Rainforest Discovery Center is an ecotourism and environmental education project under the administration of Eugene Eisenmann Avifauna Foundation, which main goal is the conservation of birds through environmental sustainability projects.

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Testimonials

Jakub Jílek:
Good place for a short stroll and if you have time you can rest and watch the hummingbirds
Yulideth Montilla:
The entrance fee is $12 for Panamanians. You can drive to the reception area via a rocky dirt road. You can also walk there; it's almost two kilometers from the entrance to the Soberanía National Par…
Nico Carrega (Nico):
It was an excellent experience! It’s a wonderful place to visit and relax. You can enjoy activities like walking, birdwatching, and looking for wildlife. José, the tourist guide, was extremely kind…
Laura Trivulzio:
A fantastic experience, with a super kind and helpful staff. We have seen colibri, sloths and monkeys. Definitively a must do!
Massimo Vinci:
The park is surrounded by nature, but the $30 adult fee is excessively high. Nothing justifies this price, considering the facilities are more than 15 years old and the trails are rough. The staff is…
Jakob Schmidt:
My wife and I visited this place because we love wildlife. Its takes about 30min to get there from where you would leave the car. On this way alone we already saw monkeys, toucans, manakins and many…
Daniela Perea:
Excellent place. I think it's the friendliest service I've received in Panama. The place is beautiful, and the walk is 100% worth it.
Joëlle Holterman:
Fantastic experience! Beautiful jungle and saw so many animals. The staff are incredibly friendly and happy to tell you all about the animals and nature.
Lisa Karder:
Easily one of the nicest places. This is rural nature preserved, so you can experience a Jungle easily. As it is not visitied by as many tourists as other places (wich is a loss for all that havent b…
Caroline Piersotte:
I had a wonderful time in this reserve. The trail is marked, and the team takes great care to point out the animals, especially at the hummingbird house (near where a sloth likes to perch). It's best…
Growing at Home:
I love how quiet and remote this nature preserve is in contrast to the bright lights and music of the city. This place helps one return to peace with its immersive, one-of-a kind experience less than…
Daniel Martin Fuentes Chamorro:
Highly recommended! The sky tower had phenomenal views above the treetops. It was a unique and informative experience, thanks to our guide, Yuris.
Florence P:
Very nice place! Yes, there is a price to pay, but local guides on site help you see animals. Thanks to a very kind person, we were able to observe a sloth in a tree and many hummingbirds! The observ…
Len. B:
Great Hiking area, from the entrance to the payment booth is 2km, takes about 30 mins walk at a slow pace. Highlights for me were the monekys and feeding the humming birds. Also, the tree top canop…
RidingMTL-QUE Biking Kayaking:
Superb, I cycled there from Panama City.
Colin Bartolomeo:
Wonderful experience. Easy day trip from Panama City. The staff is kind and knowledgeable.
Brad Ritchie:
this morning i visited Panama rainforest discovery center. I went up the tower to the canopy above the trees and that was very cool. I went to the hummingbird feeding area and the man had lots of gre…
In Here:
Very good service and connection with nature.
Fray Esteban, OFM Capuchino:
A nice walk and observation of several types of hummingbirds

    sounds, sights, smells

    Forests full of life

    The dripping mist from the leaves, the monkeys howling in the morning, the frogs croaking, and thousands of chanting birds filling up the silence.  These are the hosts and you are the visitor.
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    Our Facilities

    Designed and built with sustainable architecture, using recycled materials and clean technologies.

    Visitor Center

    Solar panels and rainwater collectors allow this self-sustainable open structure of 140m2 to stand up in the middle of the jungle minimizing it's impact on the environment. This is the place where all the hiking trails start.

    Built with 70% of recycled materials from the old Canal Zone constructions, the Visitor Center features a deck, cellar, and 2 restrooms. You can sit back and enjoy the variety of hummingbirds while sipping a free cup of coffee or hot tea.

    Observation Tower

    200m  from the Visitor Center, along a gravel path and wooden walkway, you will find our observation tower.

    A spiral staircase of 174 steps brings you to the resting & observation platforms every 8m until you reach the top deck at 32m high, just above the forest canopy.

    Forest Trails

    With 1.1 km long and 1.2 m wide, our circuit of trails through the forest was built using fine gravel. The trails include a range from easy to moderate difficult levels, also you can find two resting locations:

    One, by the edge of the Calamito Lake which has a small deck with benches great for observing water wildlife.

    Birdwatchers: this is for you

    blue bird on a green branch

    Our Bird List

    The Pipeline Road is one of the most renowned places in the world for bird watching. Here in 1985, 385 bird species were identified during a bird count organized by the Audubon Society, establishing a record number with the most species of birds seen within a 24-hour period.

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