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Embera Community: Cultural Experience
5.0
40 Ratings
Panama City
Explore Embera culture and Chagres waterfalls. Join a shared tour from Panama City for an unforgettable adventure and cultural immersion.
Explore Embera culture and Chagres waterfalls. Join a shared tour from Panama City for an unforgettable adventure and cultural immersion.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Panama City - Travel along the highway to reach the tribe or Chagres National Park.
- Avenida Balboa - Enjoy a drive along the stunning road by the city skyline.
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Chagres National Park - Expansive natural area covering over 320,000 acres adjacent to the Panama Canal’s Gatun & Alajuela Lakes, featuring rivers and lush rainforests.
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- Panama City - Travel along the highway to reach the tribe or Chagres National Park.
- Avenida Balboa - Enjoy a drive along the stunning road by the city skyline.
- Chagres National Park - Expansive natural area covering over 320,000 acres adjacent to the Panama Canal’s Gatun & Alajuela Lakes, featuring rivers and lush rainforests.
- Chagres River - Experience the Chagres River by navigating it on a “Piragua,” a traditional indigenous boat. Enjoy a 20-minute journey to a breathtaking waterfall with gentle mountain river currents.
- Panama Canal - Take a quick drive near the Panama Canal, where the Chagres River feeds the impressive man-made Gatun Lake.
- Comunidad Embera Tusipono - A welcoming community with friendly people focused on customer service. They offer a warm reception to all visitors, along with a delightful lunch and cultural presentations including speeches and dances.
- Cinta Costera - Drive along the picturesque road by the Panamanian Pacific bay.
- Casco Viejo - Travel near the historic Casco Antiguo or old town of Panama to drop off the groups.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch (Fresh Tropical Fruits, Fried Fish Tilapia & Fried Plantains)
- Bilingual tour guide (Fluent English and Spanish)
- All fees and/or taxes
- Air-conditioned vehicle (Round Trip Road Transportation)
- Bottled water
- Lunch (Fresh Tropical Fruits, Fried Fish Tilapia & Fried Plantains)
- Bilingual tour guide (Fluent English and Spanish)
- All fees and/or taxes
- Air-conditioned vehicle (Round Trip Road Transportation)
What's Not Included
- Handicrafts & Temporary Tattoos (Bring small cash bills)
- Handicrafts & Temporary Tattoos (Bring small cash bills)
Additional Information
Explore an Embera community in Chagres National Park/River and embark on an unforgettable adventure. This journey is just a 1-hour drive from Panama City. Delight in a serene canoe ride along the river. Trek to the enchanting “La Bonita” waterfall and immerse yourself in nature. Visit the welcoming Embera people, who will be thrilled to greet you. Our…
Explore an Embera community in Chagres National Park/River and embark on an unforgettable adventure. This journey is just a 1-hour drive from Panama City. Delight in a serene canoe ride along the river. Trek to the enchanting “La Bonita” waterfall and immerse yourself in nature. Visit the welcoming Embera people, who will be thrilled to greet you. Our knowledgeable Panamanian tour guides, fluent in both English and Spanish, will provide an insightful overview of the culture and explain the interconnectedness of the river, rainforest, Embera people, and the canal. Join this incredible experience to dine with the locals, learn about their traditions, enjoy their traditional dances, and create lasting memories as you dance the Rumba Embera with them.
Location
Panama City
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(40 Ratings)
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430berangerep
Sep 27, 2024
Unforgettable trip with the Embera tribe - An experience not to be missed. We spent an extraordinary day with Orlando. He introduced us to beautiful places and introduced us to the Embera tribe. They are all really adorable and very welcoming (we even have trouble leaving them). The places are sublime, the meal is delicious and the dances amazing... I highly recommend.
A big THANK YOU to Orlando for making us spend such a magical moment. Despite the fact that we do not treat bilingual or very little he did everything to help us understand. He really takes care of his customers. You can go with your eyes closed.
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Z0rayec
Sep 27, 2024
Amazing and Educational! - I’m always hesitant to go to indigenous tourist attractions because there’s this connotation that the people there don’t actually get any of the money or are doing it because they have to. And of course to some degree they still do, but it was nice to know that the money that you pay to see everybody goes to the tribe. Everyone is so welcoming and kind and they are so passionate about their community and their culture. Not only are they warm and welcoming, but they also provide so much information about not only their tribe, but the other six tribes across Panama.
Our tour guide Orlando was amazing! I didn’t have on the right shoes and he kept holding my hand and walking me through the path to get to the waterfall and to get back to the boat. He is also very excited and also very passionate about the community. We went in a group of 17 people for my aunt’s birthday and we all had an amazing experience!
Sidenote: definitely bring water shoes! Some of the rocks are slippery and regular sneakers will just get soaked in water. Oh, and the food is delicious!
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Akalabb
Sep 11, 2024
Awesome guided tours - Orlando was the most amazing tour guide. He was very punctual and greeted our family like we were old friends. He is very knowledgeable about the history of Panama and gave us awesome little tidbits on the life and culture in the country. We even learnt some Panamanian greetings (Que sopa) that we used throughout our stay.
From the stop at the fruit vendor to the greetings by the villagers and their children, it is clear that he is well loved all over. Added benefit, his English is exceptional so that's an asset to persons on the tour who are not fluent in Spanish.
He readily answered any questions we had and suggested places to visit and eat that made our entire stay in Panama all the more enjoyable. We'll definitely be back and will remain in contact.
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371shamikab
Sep 4, 2024
Embera Village and Chagres waterfall experience - It was truly amazing. I would definitely do this tour again
Our tour guide, Orlando, was the best 👌 He was well versed in the language of the native tribe. Bell boa is how you say thank you in the embera that'stheonlywordi can rememberas i had to say it so many times. The scenery was breathtaken and just what we needed to get away from the Hustle and bustle of city life.
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Nataleenp
Aug 30, 2024
Amazing Tour and Guide - Went on a solo birthday trip to Panama where I went on the Panama Embera and waterfall tour. Would I recommend this tour, absolutely! It was amazing! The hike in the rain forest was a little challenging for non hikers but the water fall at the end made it worth every minute of struggle. Orlando our guide was awesome. He was informative and engaging. I enjoyed the indigenous visit, the history and the fresh food!! Yummy! I recommend this tour with Orlando it was well worth it.
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Gabriele_a
Aug 29, 2024
A perfect day - It was an exzellent day, boat tour in Rio Chagres with the dschungle aside, beautiful views and warm welcome in the Embera village. For waterfall trail bring good shoes which can get wet (wet slippery underground, you have to go through the water of little river several times).
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Cthsxm
Aug 27, 2024
Amazing experience - We spent a great time.
We had a SUPER guide : Orlando.
I provided a great service and he take care of his clients.
The journey is really interesting and so exciting.
We got an amazing experience with the meet of this Indian People and their community.
Before to arrive in their village, you take a short hike, very accessible, passing through the water at times to reach a beautiful waterfall to swim in.
There is also a very nice canoe trip (motorized) of one hour in total (round trip).
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Sandra
Aug 27, 2024
Superb and memorable day in the forest in Panama - We had a wonderful and memorable day! Visit the village of an indigenous community, walk in the forest, swim in a waterfall. Everything was top, interesting and organized (we have it as a family is great for children). Our Orlando Guide can be ranked #1 . We have great memories! This activity is to be done and not to be missed!!
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Sandrasn9100mm
Aug 26, 2024
A unique and unforgettable day - We spent a wonderful and unforgettable Day! It worths it! We discovered thé life of an autochtone community in the Rain forest, we walked through the forest and swim at the cascade. Very good expérience with family. And our guide Orlando was so nice he was the Best! An activity you must do at Panama!
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433scarlettc
Aug 17, 2024
WoW - The Panama Embera tour is exciting and intriguing, with getting to meet some of the indigenous people of panama while navigating the beautiful rainforest, brings out the adventurous spirit within me. Then we ended the tour with a celebration with said indigenous people which left a great feeling of appreciation of different cultures.
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