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Top 3 Places to Visit in Panama

21st February, 2009 - Posted by Marissa -

If you are taking a trip during the holidays you might consider going to Panama. Panama has many places to go and see and you will be amazed with the beauty of the ocean and the rain forest combined. Three excellent places to visit when you go to Panama include Monkey Island, the Embera Indian Village tour, and visiting the Gamboa Rainforest Resort.

Panama City is a popular destination around the world to visit. Many people don’t realize the many different places you can visit. It is impossible to get everything in one trip but there are a few places you just cannot miss. Panama provides a vacation of a lifetime no matter which time of year. If you choose to travel to Panama during the holidays you can appreciate the beautiful artificial Christmas trees lining the street and towns. There are prelit Christmas trees in the hotels. Everywhere you go you can appreciate the decorations and artificial Christmas trees when you travel to Panama during the holidays.

One of the favored places to go from the Panama Canal is Monkey Island. This is an amazing trip you can take by boat leaving from the Panama Canal waterways. You can enjoy an up-close sight of the rainforest and visit an amazing island called Monkey Island. This island is covered in four major types of monkeys through the jungle. The monkeys may even jump into the boat you are touring on. A lunch is included in the tour and you can see other wildlife like crocodiles and exotic birds.

The Gamboa Rainforest is another resort that you must see when you go to the Panama Canal. It is only 45 minutes from Panama City and has a handful of different tour packages to fit your needs. There is an aerial tram you can ride on that will take you above the canopy of the rain forest. There are many exhibits and places to dine that have amazing views of the Panama Canal and the Chagres River. The Los Lagartos Restaurant is a favored place to dine at the Gamboa Rainforest resort. You can enjoy a fine dining experience of tropical and international cuisines and amazing views. There is also an abundance of tropical wildlife on the terrace you can watch while you dint. You can throw your bread to the wildlife below the decks also. The wildlife you can enjoy includes large turtles, tropical birds, alligators, and more.

Another place you can enjoy when you travel to Panama City is the Embera Indian Village. You can take an amazing tour just like you would see in the magazine of National Geographic. The tours from Panama City to the Embera Indian Village will take you through a village on a motorized canoe through a river that runs through the rainforest. You will travel through the jungle and a river bank and see a village consisting of homes built with palms and stilts. The Indians will offer body paintings, crafts, and perform a tribal dance also.

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