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7-Hour Tribal Experience Of Embera Village In Panama City
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Canoeing, Tribal Experience

  • Duration

    7 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, French

Description

Meet the several families of Embera that settled near the Chagres River several years ago and developed an ecotourism project allowing them to maintain their way of life and their customs in the face of the fast-developing modern world.

Highlights
  • Visit the indigenous community of Emberá
  • Enjoy a traditional meal and "Jagua" body painting
  • Buy local crafts like small tagua animal figurines
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    • Meet up with your local guide and begin the tour.

    • Visit the indigenous community of Emberá, Parara Puru, located at the end of the Chagres River.

    • Start with a 30-minute boat ride along the river by canoe.

    • Stop at the fall for those who want to swim.

    • Get greeted by women and children, who arrive dressed in their traditional outfits with brightly patterned skirts, music and ancestral dances. Your Panama guide will explain in detail their culture, their gastronomy and their particular language.

    • Enjoy a traditional meal and "Jagua" body painting.

    • Buy their crafts, which include small tagua animal figurines. The men of Embera make detailed sculptures in cocobolo wood, and the women weave beautiful baskets in palm fibres.

    • Appreciate the beautiful flora and fauna of the region and learn a little more about the community's lifestyle.

What's Included
  • Round-trip transportation to and from your hotel or place of stay in Panama City

  • Canoe ride on the Chagres River

  • English-speaking Panama City tour guide

  • Live tour commentary by the Embera people themselves

  • Traditional lunch and drinks

  • Body painting

What's Excluded
  • Handy-crafts you may buy at the community

  • Tips and gratuities

  • Personal Expenses

Meeting Point

Embera, Panama

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
2 To 14 USD 118 Per Person
Child
1 To 3 USD 96 Per Person

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USD 118 / person