Nature · Pipeline Road, Gamboa
Panama Rainforest Discovery Center
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A nonprofit nature center on Pipeline Road run by Fundación Avifauna, with a visitor deck full of hummingbird feeders, forest trails and a 32 m observation tower (174 steps) that climbs above the canopy.
Good to know
The center has an online reservations form at pipelineroad.org/en/reservations-form and email reservas@avifauna.org.pa. Coordinates are for the PRDC kiosk mapped in OSM.
Details
- Hours
- Monday-Sunday 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Duration
- 2-4 hours
- Seasonality
- Year-round; early morning best for birds
- Best for ages
- Kids 6+ (child rate 6-12); the tower climb suits steady walkers
- Shabbat
- Requires driving to Gamboa; not a Shabbat activity.
- Kosher food
- No kosher food confirmed on site or along the way; bring packed food and drinks for the whole day. The center offers free coffee/tea at the visitor deck (per its site).
- Ticket price
- Foreign visitor $30.00; foreign child 6-12 $5.00; residents $12.00; Stopover promotion for foreigners $20.00 (pipelineroad.org pricing page, seen 2026-11-05)
- Distance from Panama City
- ~28 km straight-line from Punta Paitilla (computed from coordinates; road distance is longer); Gamboa is about 25 km from Panama City
Sources
- pipelineroad.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- pipelineroad.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- nominatim.openstreetmap.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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