Embera Village and Jungle Tour

Highlights

  • Travel with ease from Panama City to Chagres National Park

  • Cultural presentation, dance performance, and lunch included

  • Minibus transport includes pickup from selected hotels

Summary

Meet your guide in the lobby of your Panama City hotel. Climb aboard an air-conditioned minibus and meet your small tour group, limited to 15 people or fewer.  Arrive on the banks of Lake Alajuela, meeting some members of the Emberá tribe at Puerto Corotu. Board a motorized dugout canoe and, assisted by a motor, head up the Chagres River to the village of Embera Drua. On the way, visit an impressive waterfall deep in the park.  Native Emberá tribe members greet you upon arrival with a traditional dance and a presentation about their culture, history, and modern way of life in the forest. Walk around and explore the village at your leisure, chat with the locals, and take photos.  Eat a lunch of fresh fruit, plantains, and fried fish, then receive temporary traditional tattoos if you like or shop for handicrafts.  Step back into the canoe and return to Panama City the way you came. Your tour concludes with drop-off back at your Panama City hotel.

Tour info

Duration
7 hours
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Commentary
Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Getting to Emberá Drua—situated in Chagres National Park—isn’t easy to arrange yourself. Leave transportation and itinerary details to your guide during this day trip from Panama City. Ride in a motorized dugout canoe and visit the indigenous Emberá village on the banks of the Chagres River. Lunch and minibus transport is included.

What’s included?

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)

  • Local taxes

  • Bottled water

  • Lunch

  • Professional guide

  • Transport by air-conditioned minibus

  • Tour is guided in English

  • Entry/Admission - Chagres National Park

  • Entry/Admission - Colon

  • Gratuities

  • Due to heavy traffic, no free pickup from hotels located near Amador Causeway, Clayton (City of Knowledge) Playa Bonita. Separate transportation for the an extra charge

  • Playa Blanca, or Rio Hato, Metromall or Tocumen Airport need to arrange own transportation

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 7h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Panama Day Trips- Canal Eco Tours

About operator:

Small tour company with unique tours of the Panama Canal and beyond. Learn the history and fauna of the rain forest as we travel from the Pacific to the Caribbean while visiting the hidden gems up and down the Panama Canal.

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