Rainforest resort · Gamboa
Gamboa Rainforest Resort
Rainforest resort on the Chagres River at the edge of the canal, with its own aerial tram and river trips. Often visited as a day trip from the city rather than for Shabbat.
Photos from the hotel, via our hotel supplier.
Shabbat at this hotel
Other options. No Orthodox shul within about an hour’s walk and no documented Shabbat stay. Fine for the week; plan Shabbat elsewhere.
- Walk to the nearest shul
- Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
- Room keys
- Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
- Elevator or low floors
- Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
- Doors and sensors
- Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
- Staff help with keys and doors
- Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
- Kosher food
- Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
- How observant guests manage
- Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
- Eruv
- Outside the Panama City eruv area described by Chabad of Panama
Rooms and live rates
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Walking to synagogues
No Orthodox shul within walking distance
Times are estimates along a mapped walking route between map points, at about 80 m a minute, not door to door. How we work out walking times.
Good to know
No kosher food on site; pack meals.
Details
- Drive to Paitilla
- ~32 km, about 40 min free-flow (OSRM)
- Family or connecting rooms
- Family loft rooms mentioned in listings
- Nearest orthodox shul walk
- Shevet Ahim ~29.9 km by OSRM foot route; not walkable
Sources
- gamboaresort.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- openstreetmap.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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