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Embera Tours Panama

One hour from Panama City, Panama City, Panama
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Ranked #8 of 63 activities in Panama City
Type: Tours
Owner description: Join with me as an authentic Embera guide I will give to you thrusful, deep information as no one,have the opportunity to learn about my culture,... more » Owner description: Join with me as an authentic Embera guide I will give to you thrusful, deep information as no one,have the opportunity to learn about my culture, believe, tradition of the real Embera experience. « less
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Olean, New York, United States
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 15, 2013 NEW

I don't have a lot of specifics to add to the earlier reviews, except to say how awesome it was to have a tour director (Garceth, the owner of the business) who is himself an Embera and grew up in a village much like the one that we visited (in Darien, not in the area that we visited on the... More

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North Carolina Beach & Florida Gulf
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9 attraction reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
54 helpful votes 54 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 28, 2013

We were on a private tour,just the two of us and a guide. The village we visited was very small in number, just one family. They wore native costumes and were very nice and informative, serving us a traditional meal. Unfortunately, they had no handmade goods to sell us. The attention we got was fabulous, our guide wonderful, however, at... More

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Ellicott City, Maryland, United States
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4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 14, 2013

Taking a dugout canoe ride to the village made for a nice time--we saw a decent amount of wildlife and it was good to get out of Panama City for a while. It was educational to learn about Embera life and overall a very good way to spend the day. However, some posters give the impression that they are having... More

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Houston, Texas, United States
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

After reading the 5-star reviews from others who had done this excursion, we were eagerly anticipating this experience and booked through Holland America. The hour and 15-minute drive through the countryside was nice. When we arrived at the canoe launch site we were given life vests and proceeded down what is a relatively steep dirt path, especially for the elderly... More

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Vancouver Island, Canada
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3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2013

I have been traveling Central America for the past 5 months and yesterday, just before the end of my trip, I had the most amazing tour with www.emberatourspanama.com. The owner and guide is Garceth Cunampio and he is extremely knowledgeable and personable, being an Embera himself. The trip started at 7:30am, a drive of just over an hour to arrive... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 26, 2013

excellent tour we also booked online =) everybody was very friendly with us. Good and nice food, the dance was amazing. We recommend this tour to everybody. it was an amazing adventure for us. thanks a lot

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Brussels, Belgium
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68 helpful votes 68 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 19, 2013 via mobile

What a fantastic tour...we booked this online with the website mentioned above...this was the best tour we booked when we did our cruise through western caribbean...the guide was super friendly,on time in the morning and on time back to the ship...the people prepared food for us..fantastic fresh grilled fish in banana leafs...they danced for us ,we received also explanations about... More

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State College, Pennsylvania
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Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2013

I booked the Embera Indian Village excursion through Celebrity to be assured I'd finally visit a Central American indigenous tribe. Two failed attempts to visit the Carib Indians in Dominica due to excursion cancellations due to lack of interest. After a dugout canoe ride up the Chagres River and across Gatun Lake, we arrived at the village. The native dress,... More

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Arkansas
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14 attraction reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 18, 2013

Judy Tovar at Easytravel@cwpanama.net was a dream to work with. Daniel, our guide, picked the 8 of us up at the Bristol hotel before 8. A quick stop for fresh fruit at a road side market to be prepared for our lunch and we were off on an amazing adventure. Cesar met us in his handmade, motorized canoe for a... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 6, 2013

Accommodating would be an understatement. It was as if we were given a tour by a villager. The difference is that this one came and left with us. He even went swimming in the river with us. As a side note, I needed to get a phone card. This gentleman actually took us into the mall, facilitated it's purchase and... More

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