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DAY TOURS
CHAGRES RIVER AND ITS EMBERA INDIGENOUS
 ID: PE-002
Price: US$120 per person (minimum 2 people)
Tour duration: approximately 6 hours.
Another exciting opportunity to visit the Embera indigenous villages located in the middle of the natural surroundings. Embera indigenous lifestyle remains nearly intact from decades ago, and they continue to live in their original homes, deep in the Darien. Learn and share all their traditional dances, music, songs, natural medicines made from natural resources such as flowers and plants, housing design and construction and many more Embera customs.
TOUR INFORMATION
Early morning you will be picked at your hotel lobby by a Panama Explorers naturalist guide and brought to El Corotu on the shore of Madden Lake.
In addition to being the principal source of drinking water for the cities of Panama City and Colon, Madden Lake also supplies a large percentage of the water required to operate the Panama Canal. Here, you will get on board and travel up the Chagres River to the Embera indigenous village.
The boat expedition takes you through the rainforest of the 320,000-acre Chagres National Park, which is the largest of the national parks protecting the Panama Canal watershed. Along the Chagres River, you may be able to spot the little blue and green heron, great egret, anhingas, neotropical cormorant, kingfisher (amazon, ringed, and green) along with keel-billed toucans and ospreys flying above. At the Embera village you will be greeted with dancing and music.
You will learn about Embera customs and their relationship with nature. There will be handcrafts available for sale and you will have a chance to be painted with the traditional jagua, a natural dye the Embera use to adorn their bodies. After a traditional Embera lunch, you will head back to Panama City.
INCLUDED
- Transportation from and to your hotel in Panama City*
- Traditional Embera lunch.
- Bilingual naturalist guide.
- Park, community and related fees.
*a US$25 per person surcharge (one way) must be added to day tours beginning and/or ending at Gamboa Rainforest Resort, Intercontinental Playa Bonita Resort or the Canopy Tower
DISCLAIMER
Prices and itineraries are accurate however they are subject to change due to weather or local conditions, availabilities or factors beyond Panama Explorers control.
RECOMMENDED TO BRING
- Camera (waterproof recommended)
- Cap or hat
- Sunscreen lotion
- Insect repellent
- Light clothing
- Bathing suit and towel
- Light raincoat
- Tennis shoes or sandals
If this tour doesn't suit your needs, feel free to plan your own tour or trip, we will be more than happy to quote it for you.
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