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LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
The guardians of the Panama Canal Jungle. Learn the ancestral culture of the indigenous Emberá living within the jungle of the Chagres National Park and its biodiversity. Your experience will start at 7:30am with a pick-up at your hotel, and head to Chagres National Park. Our Emberá hosts will be waiting for us at the port of Curutu. They will take us in their traditional dugout canoes across the Chagres River, you will enjoy the beautiful nature and scenery to start a moderate 20 minutes hike through the jungle to a pristine waterfall where you can enjoy a freshwater swim in the middle of the rainforest. Afterwards, we will return to our traditional dugout canoes and head to the village of the Emberá community. We will be warmly welcomed with traditional music, and offered an authentic lunch of fried fish, plantains and fruit. We will then receive a presentation on their culture and traditional way of life and enjoy traditional dance and music performances.
What's included
Private transportation
Professional guide
Bottled water
Dugout Canoe transfer
Lunch
National Park and Community entrance
Optional Traditional body painting with juice from the fruit of the Jagua tree (20 USD)
What to expect
Panama City
5m
We will pick you up at your hotel in Panama City at 7:30 am and head to Chagres National Park.
1h 20m
Drive to Chagres National Park
20m
Our Emberá hosts will be waiting for us at the port of Curutu and take us in their traditional dugout canoes across the Chagres River
2h 30m
Moderate but slippery 20 minutes hike through the jungle to a pristine waterfall where you can enjoy a fresh water swim in the middle of the rainforest
2h · Admission ticket included
Head to the village of the Emberá community. We will be warmly welcomed with traditional music, and offered an authentic lunch of fried fish, plantains and fruit. We will then receive a presentation on their culture and traditional way of life and enjoy traditional dance and music performance
Panama City
1h 40m
It is time to say good bye to the Embera Community and beauty of the Chagres river and go back to Panama-City
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Additional fees apply for pick-up outside Panama-City:
Veracruz (Westin, Playa Bonita) USD 50.00
Name of driver and vehicle details will be provided to you
Additional information
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Not recommended for travelers with difficulties to walk in slippery terrain (possibility to remove this activity walk to waterfall) from the tour
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
