Park is nice but many areas are quite run down and some animals seemed to be quite depressed. But for locals I bet it is great pace to go with kids or just for a picnic for 2 dollar entrance fee (5 dollars for foreigners).

This is a wonderful family focused venue with many shaded spots and play areas for the little ones. The gardens are beautiful and well kept, but sadly many of the animal cages lack some basic care and maintenance.

Wonderful zoo and playground for kids. Cost us $2 per adult

(Translated by Google) Excellent place to enjoy it as a family and have a good time learning much more about the fauna that we have in the territory of Panama (Original) Excelente lugar para disfrutarlo en familia y pasarla bien aprendiendo mucho más de la fauna que tenemos en el territorio de Panamá

Very big park, but all the animals are locked in way too small cages. Fet so sorry for them that we left the park. Verry sad to see this in a nature park where they could live in the wild. Animals were walking rounds in their cages not knowing what to do and poking they nose through the fences. I don't recommend this place at all!

Nothing fancy, but we'll worth the $5 it cost to get in. Only in Panama for a few days, and found this as we were driving along the canal. It is $5us for non Panama residents, and takes a few hours to wander through, but it is very nice. Don't expect a big fancy zoo, more of a rescue location. When we were there it was not busy, the few workers we interacted with were good. It was quite hot so most of the animals were resting.

When you first enter the park, you get the feeling that it’s quite lovely and well manicured landscaping. You immediately see picnic benches and playground spaces and plenty of open space. All the making of a lovely park. Then the horror. It starts with the monkeys in their small pens. One supposes they are near the front offices for medical reasons. They are moaning and laying on the ground from the heat. Their pens are no higher than 4 meters high, and the wind can’t get to them. One supposes in the wild they would be up in the trees to stay cool. Next, the Ocelot, Oncillla, and Nasuas. In pens side by side, and no larger than 2 x 2 meters, they are all down on the ground, whimpering, and weak. Their pens reak of urine that has permeated the bare ground that they rest upon. They will look at you in the eyes and seem to ask “how can you do this to me?” It continues. All through the park. The Capuchins, raccoons. The cougar alone in its pen underneath a rudimentary wood structure. The lone tapir smelling the air, the jaguar. All alone. All miserable. You get to the harpy eagle and see what they have done to this magnificent bird. At its pen, horrifyingly small and with low ceiling there is a plaque commemorating the construction in August of 1998. I was hoping in my mind that this was all left over from when the canal was first constructed. Perhaps in my mind, maybe if I could say to myself that it was an archaic zoo constructed after world war 2. Nope. The boomer who built this is probably living in a high rise still to this day. May god have mercy on all our souls. My plea is that Panama shut this down and just be a botanical park for families to go. Free the animals for pity’s sake. Murderers in solitary confinement get treated better. Shame, Shame, Shame.

Nestled on the northern fringe of the city in Gamboa, this city park is well kept, and a treat for the eyes. It features a number of exotic animals, a mini butterfly conservatory and an expansive footprint of rolling hills perfect for picnicing families. Filled with beautiful native plants and flowering trees, This park is a great place to unwind and appreciate creation.

Such nice, open space to spend the afternoon. Not all the animals are out or active because of the heat, but it was still a pleasant time. Possibly try going early in order to find more animals such as the jaguar.

Nice place to spend 1/2 day or few hours to relax and enjoy mother nature and the weather.. There is plenty of space for parking and there is a nice building in the entrance that serve as a visitor center. You will enjoy the walks around the park and read about the different tress and plants around the park, there are label with valuable information. You can pack your lunch and enjoy your lunch at the picnic tables available around the park. Also remember to visit the zoo area and there is also a kid playground area. The animals things to be well keep but I think their cage are a little too small, at the time of visited the bathroom floor were wet due to a water issue with the toilets, in general the park is fine and is a great place to visit but maintenance needs to keep up to date to keep the park fresh and available to the public. There is an entrance fee and the park is closed on Mondays.

(Translated by Google) Very organized. In times of pandemic, due to the limited capacity of people (50) you must make the reservation before, either via whatsapp or by calling. The tours have a schedule from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and from 1:00 pm to 3.30 pm The personnel is very friendly. It has 80% of the animals that were kept, however they have variety considering the current situation, it has: Cat alone, varieties of monkeys, deer, turkey, jaguar, jaguar, ñeques, turtles, variety of parrots, squirrels, harpy eagle (beautiful), tapir among others. General admission is 2.00 PAB. It can be reached by bus starting from the albrook terminal on the bus from Miraflores, Forestal. There are many parking spaces available. (Original) Muy organizado. En tiempos de pandemia, debido a la limitación de capacidad de personas(50) debes hacer la reservación antes, ya sea via whatsapp o llamando. Los recorridos tienen un horario de 9:00 am a 12:30 pm y de 1:00 pm a 3.30 pm El personal es muy amable. Tiene un 80% de los animales que se tenian sin embargo tienen variedad considerando la actual situación, tiene: Gato solos, variedades de monos, venados, pavo, jaguar, yaguar, ñeques, tortugas, variedad de loros, ardillas, aguila arpía( hermosísimo) ,tapir entre otros. La entrada general es de 2.00 PAB. Se puede llegar en autobus partiendo de la terminal de albrook en el autobus de Miraflores, Forestal. Hay muchos parqueaderos disponibles.

(Translated by Google) Excellent. I recommend them to you, there are many varieties of animals you can take good photos of you or take photos of the animals and the best thing is that you can take a photo of our national bird the Harpy Eagle ..... ❤❤❤👌🏻 (Original) Excelente. se los recomiendo hay muchas variedades de animales pueden sacarse buenas fotos aya o tomarle fotos a los animales y lo mejor es que pueden tomarle una foto a nuestra ave nacional el Águila Harpía.....❤❤❤👌🏻

This is such a beautiful and large park and zoo. The staff were kind and the Harpy eagle was so mystical and enchanting. The jaguar was beautiful and the tapir so silly and peaceful! And the spider monkies very curious and odd creatures, haha. Please visit and support this nice place!! My mom and I were visiting from the United States.

Excellent to spend the day with family

If your profile is a father of 3 kids between 4 and 8 years, this is a nice spot to let them get tired and have a nice and sweet night. Right to me to get there is 15:00 to 17:00. Affordable 100% and bring water to drink.

Edit 24/04/2021: the renovations were completed and now park is better rounded. There's a visitor center, with water fountains, toilets, more benches on the shade, parking lot, etc. The zoo section is not revamped, unfortunately. There are more new children playgrounds. The problem now are the Covid-19 restrictions. You have to reserve 48 hours in advance. Still a great place to hang out a Sunday afternoon. There's been some remodeling and upgrades to some venues. The best of all is more parking spaces, but have to walk to the main entrance. They will open another entrance near the new parkings. Lots of trees and open spaces, ideal for kids and outdoor activities. The zoo section has been renovated as well. I highly recommend spend some family time on this open space. Update 23/02/22: Now you don't need to fill a form before visiting. Just go.

(Translated by Google) I loved (Original) Me encanto

(Translated by Google) Good for walking and stretching your legs (Original) Bueno para pasear y estirar las piernas

(Translated by Google) An excellent place to share with your family (Original) Un excelente lugar para compartir en familia

Full of fun

✌🌤👼💫

(Translated by Google) It is a quiet and economical place to walk. The facilities need maintenance, the enclosures are neglected and the animals do not look happy in these conditions. (Original) Es un lugar tranquilo para caminar y económico. Las instalaciones necesitan mantenimiento, los recintos se ven descuidados y los animales no lucen felices en esas condiciones.

great place for kids and families

It is a well-kept park with animal enclosures, some of which are too small for hospitalization damage to show. When the weather is good, it is worth enjoying the beautiful nature. Unfortunately, on a weekend in August 2021, it was not possible to buy drinks or snacks. Entry was very cheap at USD 10.50 for 3 adults and one child.

Great place and lovely for a walk with the family

Although the caged animals and birds are interesting, the real attraction of this park are the birds and insects in the wild who make the diversely populated plants and trees their home. This is probably the best place to spot various hummingbirds without resorting to sugar water syrup. And of course the harpy eagle is just so majestic and mesmerizing.

Lovely place for kids. Some cool animals. Lots of space and paths.

Prices as listed on their website. Able to buy tickets with credit card. Clean bathrooms, facilities were impecable. Great walk to see animals listed. There are descriptions posted about the animals, trees, bushes, and flowers. A must see while in Panamá. The road to get there is in poor condition. Drive slow. Mind the signs to watch for animals crossing.

Good place to visit with kids there are some places to play and many animals from Panama to see. Place look like a jungle so we enjoy the visit. We were with 2 years old kid

Nice place for kids and familly something like zoo.. and fast food inside

It was my 1st time there and i liked it enormously

A Simple nice, well cared park. Not too many animals, but large areas to have a nive walk. Not Jungle like, more a Botanical Garden with some animals.

One of the best outings we had while in panama..... so many animals, the park was very clean and not overcrowded.

I will say. Nice park for the manicured yards and playgrounds. Plenty of tables and shade to enjoy a picnic. Animals on the other hand… many looked depressed and their enclosures were unkept. I hope these animals are rotated and released often… but we enjoyed the walk through. Bathrooms around the park were nice.

Beautiful park. Lot of great places for Kids to play and animals to see.

Beautiful, serene, lush park, with rain forest features and temperatures. Do not go in the middle of the day. It is sweltering. Way hotter than South Florida in the middle of the day.

I personally think it’s worth the walk to see some cool animals. Really wish it was slightly better kept since some of the exhibits were empty.

/!\/!\ This zoo is a SHAME and DO NOT respect animal well being - please do something about the animal cages, especially the small guepards !!!!!! They are walking, coming to you and litteraly begging for HELP cause they are agonizing in such a small environment Really its a SHAME, the parc is very big, a lot of land is not even used, and the cages are insanely small !! What is wrong with you ???? The visit has been traumatizing for me. Thinking about those animals agonizing and begging for HELP makes me sick, you should be shut down and this poor creatures bringing back to their natural environment

Nice zoo that hosts lots of animals that were rescued from private owners that kept them as pets. There are regularly special events ob different topics and aspects of tropical ecology. It's recommended to visit during the week, it's usually pretty busy on weekends.

Great place to visit with the family. Butterfly farm, zoo with local species, walking trails and places to celebrate small family events.

It was much better when you could walk right up to cages. The park is stretched out to see the animals. Lots of open spaces but makes for a long walk

This is a great place to visit. So many animals to see and enjoy. Many are in small enclosures but it seems they are making some new larger ones. Thank goodness. There is so much space that there is no need to keep the animals in such small areas. The grounds are excellent maintained. Great areas for picnics. The washrooms need more attention as we left at 1pm & already there was no paper products and all them were in great need of being cleaned. They need to hourly checks in them.

The zoo is nice. It's very large, and the exhibits are spread out quite a bit from each other in some cases, or very close to each other in other cases. The monkey cages are packed tightly together with the small cats, for example, while there's quite a hike to the Harpy eagle and the tapir. Some exhibits could use better signage, perhaps on multiple sides of the cages. The park - outside the zoo itself - is really nice. There is a big play area for children, and a number of benches for seating and watching the agoutis and birds.

(Translated by Google) 1. The Lord who charged me did not have a mask 2. Many sectors were closed because they do not provide the maintenance it requires. 3. They do not replace the posters with the names of the animals ... The truth is that the animal area is very neglected (Original) 1. El Señor que me cobró no tenía mascarilla 2. Muchos sectores estaban cerrados xq ellos no le dan el mantenimiento que requiere. 3. No reponen los carteles de los nombres de los animales... La verdad que está muy descuidado el área de los animales

(Translated by Google) The place is well kept (Original) El lugar está bien cuidado

(Translated by Google) Missing more animals and improve the information, names of the animals and explain their habits (Original) Faltan más animales y mejorar la información, nombres de los animales y explicar sus habitos

(Translated by Google) Nice park to take the children and see animals. (Original) Lindo parque para llevar a los niños y ver animales.

(Translated by Google) Nice place to spend as a family. (Original) Bonito lugar para pasar en familia.

(Translated by Google) It has a very pleasant time ... The Harpy Eagle is beautiful and surprising. In addition, it has much more attractive animals. (Original) Se pasa un rato muy agradable...El Águila Harpía es hermosa y sorprendente. Además, tiene mucho más animales atractivos.

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

(Translated by Google) Excellent place for recreation surrounded by nature. Plants and animals native to the country. (Original) Lugar excelente para esparcimiento rodeado de naturaleza. Plantas y animales nativos del país.

(Translated by Google) Very pretty (Original) Muy bonito

(Translated by Google) Maintenance has declined a lot, it is not even 50% of what it was (Original) Ha decaido mucho en el mantenimiento ya no es ni el 50%de lo que fue

(Translated by Google) Make more art cm be in the whole city 😉 (Original) Hagan más arte cm esté en toda la ciudad 😉

Summit is a nice park to stay with your family and friends the whole day.

Nice park a short drive from the city. They have various animals and a playground.

Lovely place. Saddens me to see the monkeys in such small cages. They have so much land. Plenty of room to build bigger cages.

Really enjoyed the visit.

It was decent, not the best zoo Ive been to. Still a nice place to take the kids for a stroll. Our son enjoyed it. I recall it having more diversity in the past. Some of the displays have been restricted so we werent able to get too close to the animals or see them well. We were still able to get some nice photos. Beverage stands were expensive by local means, luckily we brought lots of bottled water. Also, bring mosquito repelent and sun block.

Got a little rainy but still had a great visit.

They are trying hard to help the animals

Great place to explore some of the Panamanian fauna and flora.

This is a fun place to visit. If you rank it against big city zoos you'll be sad. Remeber, this place is an animal recovery/conservation center inside a public park. It's become like a zoo... but really it's like a place where folks drop off wild animals they find.

(Translated by Google) It is a very beautiful place surrounded by nature. You feel a peace and tranquility (Original) Es un lugar muy bonito rodeado de naturaleza .se siente una paz y una tranquilidad

(Translated by Google) The best conservation park in Panama. However, you have to give it more maintenance (Original) El mejor parque de conservación de Panamá. Sin embargo hay que darle más mantenimiento

(Translated by Google) Super amazing I recommend it (Original) Super increíble se los recomiendo

(Translated by Google) Excellent attention (Original) Excelente atención

(Translated by Google) Nice work done (Original) Bonito trabajo realizado

(Translated by Google) After 7 months of confinement the best place to relax (Original) Después de 7 meses de encierro el mejor lugar para relajarse

(Translated by Google) very well (Original) Muy bien

(Translated by Google) Clean, biosecurity and security. Very different from 1 year ago that it was very abandoned. (Original) Limpio, bioseguridad y seguridad. Muy diferente de hace 1 año atras que estaba muy abandonado.

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

(Translated by Google) Excellent place to share with the family (Original) Excelente sitio para compartir con la familia

Beautiful 🥰💖

(Translated by Google) Excellent!!! Very clean and all biosafety measures. 👍👍👍Great attention from the staff. (Original) Excelente!!! Muy limpio y todas la medidas de bioseguridad. 👍👍👍gran atención del personal.

(Translated by Google) Very pretty, (Original) Muy bonito,

(Translated by Google) It is very nice it is somewhat neglected but everything because of the pandemic, but everything else is super (Original) Es muy agradable esta algo descuidado pero todo por la pandemia, pero todo lo demás está súper

(Translated by Google) Very nice everything (Original) Muy lindo todo

(Translated by Google) Excellent and varied menu (Original) Menú excelente y variado

(Translated by Google) Great new entry! (Original) Optima nueva entrada!

(Translated by Google) The park is very beautiful, the animals look very well cared for. (Original) Muy bonito el parque, los animales se ven muy bien cuidados.

(Translated by Google) Nice place to spend time with the family. Negative: little variety of fauna (Original) Agradable lugar para pasar en familia un rato. Negativo: poca variedad de fauna