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Embera Experience at the Chagres National Park
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Panama City
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The Emberá ethnic group, renowned for preserving their traditional attire, offers a distinctive cultural immersion. Their minimal clothing provides a window into a unique heritage, and a journey in Panama reveals an unexplored side, promising a captivating experience that dispels worries. Connecting with the Emberá culture unveils people distinguished by unmatched nobility, kindness, and purity.
Rafael Tello, the tour guide and founder, hails this as his favorite tour. Boarding the boats brings a pause to time, with nature's embrace and the people's astonishment creating an unparalleled tranquility. This expedition challenges participants to leave their comfort zones and uncover the HIDDEN ...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Small-group tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Professional & Bilingual Tour Guides
Snacks
Lunch
Seasonal Tropical Fruits
Gratuities (recommended)
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Important Information
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Children must be accompanied by an adult
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At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
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Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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The Emberá ethnic group, renowned for preserving their traditional attire, offers a distinctive cultural immersion. Their minimal clothing provides a window into a unique heritage, and a journey in Panama reveals an unexplored side, promising a captivating experience that dispels worries. Connecting with the Emberá culture unveils people distinguished by unmatched nobility, kindness, and purity.
Rafael Tello, the tour guide and founder, hails this as his favorite tour. Boarding the boats brings a pause to time, with nature's embrace and the people's astonishment creating an unparalleled tranquility. This expedition challenges participants to leave their comfort zones and uncover the HIDDEN ...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Small-group tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Professional & Bilingual Tour Guides
Snacks
Lunch
Seasonal Tropical Fruits
Gratuities (recommended)
Need Help?
Itinerary
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Panama City
Our guide will pick you up at your hotel and welcome you, apply the biosecurity protocols and guide you to this incredible day full of incredible surprises!
5 minutes
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Cementerio Municipal de Pueblo Nuevo
This is where you start to discover a different part of Panama City that you will only know if you dare to enjoy this incredible adventure.
From the road, see a cemetery in its traditional form.
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San Miguelito
The further we advance, the further we enter the heart of the local towns, San Miguelilto is one of them. Known for being declared a special district since the late 1960s
With its more than 300 thousand inhabitants, distributed in areas of social invasions that took place with the seizure of power by the military and the dictatorship of the time, San Miguelito, has become one of the areas in the Republic of Panama, with higher population density.
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Carr Transístmica 1001
La Cabima has become the commercial center of the communities that live in the mountains of that area. Transportation problems, very dense traffic and long hours on public transport to get to the city center, has been the number one cause of growth in this area.
Here we make a 10-minute stop to buy the fruits with which you will accompany your lunch. The main reason for our stop is to support the local economy. By doing this, we contribute to making our tours more sustainable while supporting producers in the region.
You can also enjoy taking the best photos of true Panamanians in their hard daily work.
10 minutes
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Cemex
Cemex is the world's largest cement factory that arrived in Panama during the boom in the construction of the 3rd set of locks for the Panama Canal and its Expansion project.
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Parque Nacional Chagres
Here begins our journey within the limits of the Chágres National Park.
You will be able to see the way of life of the locals who today are the guardians of this invaluable natural reserve.
After having reached the northern limit of the province of Panama, we entered the limits of the Chágres National Park. We make a 15-minute stop to use the restrooms and tour the Park's visitor center.
The Chágres National Park Visitor Center offers a very good introduction to the location, biodiversity and lifestyle of the area's inhabitants.
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Puerto Corotú
Puerto Corotú is an artisanal port of embarkation for locals used by the surrounding communities, located right in front of Alajuela Lake. This man-made artificial lake, flooded in the late 1930s to contain the waters of the Chágres River during the rainy season, is the entry point to beautiful communities of fishermen, peasants and indigenous people.
Here will be your meeting with the indigenous people of the Embera ethnic group, who will welcome you, remember the biosecurity protocols during your visit and guide you to the place where you will board your "Piragüa" (boat made from the trunk of a single tree)
15 minutes
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Lake Alajuela
This artificial lake, created in the mid-1930s by the Americans, became the first improvement made to the Panama Canal. The water that supplies this lake comes mainly from the Chágres River
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Chagres River
The Chágres River is the most important river for the operation of the Panama Canal. It provides more than 35% of the water that is required for the transit operations of ships through the interoceanic route.
During the dry season, the tour of this river can be extended up to 1 hour of navigation. In the rainy season, the river is at its maximum levels and the travel time is reduced to 40 minutes of navigation.
You will enjoy a trip through the tropical jungle, and nature will surprise you with its species of birds, amphibians and reptiles that you can appreciate, while the skilled indigenous people maneuver the boat on its journey through El Chagres!
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Purubiakirú
This is the place where two worlds meet ... The fascinating Embera Indigenous culture and visitors from all over the world.
Their music, their art, their gastronomy and their sincere smiles will mark your memory with incredible memories!
Here you will enjoy the best experience that you will never forget !!!