Panama
Emberà community
Day tour to meet the Emberà indigenous community inside the Chagres National Park.
Price from 60$
- Pick up at your hotel in Panama
- Community based tourism
- Meeting at 8 AM
- Full day tour
- Daily departure
- Lunch included
- English speaking guide
- Confirmation required
Schedule
Nature and outdoors
History and culture
Solidariety and community
Food and socialization
A river seems like a magical thing. A magic, moving, living part of the very earth itself. Rivers are also an integral part of the Emberá lifestyle: it supplies food such as fish and aquatic plants. The Emberá indigenous community carry a strong mission of environmental conservationism and they work hard to provide tours that minimally impact their surrounding environment. During this tour you can take part in their life, hear their oral history and cosmogenic beliefs, which is based on the idea that everything, both animate and inanimate, is imbued with spirit.
The itinerary
Meeting with local driver-guide to start the tour dedicated to the indigenous Emberà community. An adventure that will lead us inside the Chagres National Park, in the heart of the rainforest, going up the Chagres river in a traditional wooden pirogue to discover the secrets of this indigenous culture, in a land that keeps its natural characteristics incredibly intact. You can observe the handicraft of the Embera people; let yourself be carried away over time by their music and dance, bewitched by the shaman who will reveal the virtues and miraculous properties of some plants. You will be able to observe birds, walk in the forest, swim in a natural pool under a splendid fresh water waterfall, have lunch with a delicious river fish served on a tree leaf and accompanied by tropical fruit. In the afternoon, return to Panama City. Estimated arrival at hotel: 2:30 PM
What is included?
- Transportation
- Guide in English and Spanish
- Entrance Fee Embera Community village
- Lunch in the village with bottled water
What NOT included?
- Personal expenses inside the community
What to bring?
We suggest you dress appropriately with light clothes, comfortable shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat or cap and raincoat. You should bring cash for personal expenses.
For those who want to swim under a waterfall: swimsuit, towel and dry underwear.
What to expect?
