Contact us for Large group prices as well as Private, VIP or Helicopter Emberá Village Tours.
For more info and to book this tour
For more info and to book this tour
Express Day Tour
This is the perfect tour for someone who doesn't have time for our regular full day village tour. Although this is a different village, with a shorter drive and shorter boat ride, it still offers the same authentic quality you want. Morning tours available.
Your adventure begins when one of our friendly and knowledgeable guides comes to pick you up at your Panama City hotel around 8:00AM and drive for about a half hour to the boat ramp. It is only a 5 minute boat ride to the village. Upon arrival in the village, you receive a traditional greeting of music and all the villagers welcoming you to their community. You are given a short presentation about the Emberá culture and traditions and their crafts. Afterwards, you have free time to wander around, purchase any of their exquisite crafts or receive a temporary tattoo or have a conversation with the Emberá people. Finally, the villagers perform some of their traditional shamanic and celebratory dances and music before we climb back in our boat and return to Panama City before noon.
Lunch is not included in the tour, but you can ask you guide to stop for lunch on your way back to the city.
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Day Tour
Your adventure begins when one of our friendly and knowledgeable guides comes to pick you up at your Panama City hotel around 7:30 - 8:00AM and drive for about an hour to the boat ramp where the Emberá meet us with their dugout canoe. We head upriver, so please bring a raincoat for possible spray from the water. Along the way you can view the beautiful flora and fauna of the area. Upon arrival in the village, you receive a traditional greeting of music and all the villagers welcoming you to their community. After about 10 minutes to wander around and explore the village on your own, you are given a short presentation about the Emberá culture and traditions and their crafts. After the presentation, you are served a delicious lunch of either fish or chicken and patacones (fried plantains). Once you have completed your lunch you are given free time to wander around, purchase any of their exquisite crafts or receive a temporary tattoo or have a conversation with the Emberá people. Finally, the villagers perform some of their traditional shamanic and celebratory dances and music before we climb back in the dugout and head back down river and return to Panama City.