Full Day Tour to Embera Community From Panama City
This is a tour to the Emberá community that begins with your pick up at your hotel or residence in Panama City at 8:00 a.m. With your guide, you will make a tour in the Emberá village, you can swim in the Chagres River or if you prefer, you can relax on the shore and enjoy a natural and cultural paradise while sharing with the locals. You will see dances and you can buy crafts. At the end of the tour you will be taken back to your hotel or residence in Panama City at 3:30 p.m.
- Visit to the Emberá community with boat ride and dances
- Lunch included with a bottle of water
- Enjoy the clear waters of the Chagres River (safe for children)
AVAILABILITY
Everyday
DURATION
8 hours
START LOCATION
Your Hotel / Residence in Panama City
END LOCATION
Your Hotel / Residence in Panama City
Tour Language
English / Spanish
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Detailed Description
This tour in the Embera community starts from Panama City and lasts for 8 hours. The tour begins when your guide picks you up at your hotel or residence at 8:00 am to take you to Corotu Port.
Then, in Corotu Port you will board a boat, where you will be given a life preserver and your guide will tell you about the history of this site. There are possibilities that you can see some animals while you make the tour through the Chagres River in the boat that will take you to the Emberá Drua Village.
When you arrive at the village you will be welcomed by the members of the community with a welcome dance, if you wish you can join to dance with them.
Then, they will share with you about their customs and traditions. You will also have the opportunity to buy crafts made by the members of the community and they will invite you to make a temporary painting on your body if you wish, as the Emberás do with a natural fruit called "Jagua". You can take photos and enjoy your passage for 2 hours through the village.
Later, around 12:00 pm you will have time to take your lunch which is regularly fish or chicken accompanied by fried plantains, salad, fruits and a bottle of water. Lunch is included in the tour price. No vegetarian option.
After lunch, you can enjoy a swim in the clear waters of the Chagres River with the locals or if you prefer, you can sit on the shore and relax.
After having enjoyed the river, around 1:45 p.m. you will be returned to the port and from there your guide will take you to your hotel or residence in Panama City where you will arrive around 4:00 p.m.
Tour Tickets (may vary by date)
Ticket | Price (USD) |
---|---|
General (01 - 01) (P/P) | 140.00 (USD) |
General (02 - 04) (P/P) | 120.00 (USD) |
General (05 - 10) (P/P) | 100.00 (USD) |
General (11 - 30) (P/P) | 90.00 (USD) |
Tour Itinerary
7:45 – 8:00
Pickup in your hotel/residence
8:00 – 9:15
Transfer to Corotu Port
9:15 – 10:00
Arrival at the Emberá Drua Village
10:00 – 12:00
Emberá Drua Village (Cultural event, crafts purchases, history about the place)
12:00 - 12:30
Lunch
12:30 – 13:15
Enjoy in the Chagres River (Safe for children)
13:15 - 13:45
Return to the Corotu Port
13:45 – 15:30
Transfer to your hotel/residence
Included
- Round trip from Panama City.
- Boat transfers.
- Lunch with a bottle of water.
(Fish or chicken accompanied by fried plantains, salad and fruits).
- Taxes.
- Temporary painting on your body.
- Bilingual guide.
Not Included
- Beers or alcoholic drinks.
- Purchase of crafts.
- Tips.
Recommended
- Sunglasses.
- Hat / cap (to protect yourself from the sun).
- Raincoat.
- Bottle of water.
- Sunblock.
- Clothes to bathe in the river.
- Snacks.
- Bath towel.
- Camera or cell phone charged.
- Medicine (If you need it).
- Mosquito repellent.
Cancellation Policy
- Cancel before 48 hours of the tour for a full refund. No refunds available after this point.