What‘s Included

Meeting and Pickup

What To Expect

Reviews

• Excellent trip..

  swainarcner102,

  Aug 29, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Richard was timely, friendly and very knowledgeable about the area and the tribe..fodd was amazing. Waterfall was majestic..would do it all over again.. Richard thanks again for making it happen and making my experience to panama unforgettable

• Top notch guide and experience

  252daynan,

  Mar 7, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Richard started as our guide and ended as our friend! My husband and I spent the day with him on our experience to Embera Tribe. Each part of the tour was well guided and immersive. Fluent in English, Richard was a guide who made us feel like old friends. I we wish we could take with us on all activities! If you are in the Panama City area, don’t miss this tour and his other offerings! If

• Forest and Embera Tribe Cultural Immersion

  K2143XNjohns,

  Mar 11, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This is a great experience if you a have a day to spare in Panama. Richard will pick you up at your hotel and bring you to the forest where the Embera live. After an hour ride you take a piragua (Boat) and bring you up river to the village. A quick dip at the waterfall followed by great lunch and Embera cultural immersion.

• Amazing learning experience

  Tom N,

  Feb 15, 2024

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Exceptional tour in every way. Luis was amazing and we will do this again when family comes to visit. And this is our second tour to this village!

• Wonderful

  bethaQ709CM,

  Dec 17, 2023

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Wonderful day! Beautiful scenery. Fun boat ride. The tribe was delightful—interesting and giving and informative. Richard was perfect. He brought fruit and water. He knew all of the players.

• Awesome experience!!

  Ileana S,

  Jul 2, 2023

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Lloyd Express was a great choice!! Mr. Richard the tour guide was very responsible, respectful and knowledgeable. This was a journey of a kind!! Will never forget the experience of fun,appreciation of other cultures,socialization and fully enrichment of a trip!!!

• Amazing Tour Guide

  angela0903,

  Nov 19, 2019

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This tour was one of my favorite parts from my trip to Panama! Our tour guide Richard was absolutely amazing and took us to hidden beauties few people get to experience! We hiked through the jungle to an awesome waterfall/watering hole where we got to swim and hike (pack water shoes!!). We then went back to the indigenous village where we learned about their culture and ate a delicious lunch cooked by the tribe members. Richard is fluent in both English and Spanish which was so helpful and made everything so easy! If you want to explore all the diversity Panama has to offer, book this tour!!

• Best Tour of Panama!!!

  katiebutler510,

  Nov 7, 2019

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This tour was an incredible experience & it was all thanks to Richard, our tour guide of Lloyd Express. Richard is fluent in both English & Spanish, which makes the trip run so smoothly. He is punctual, arriving at exactly the time he says & is a very safe driver. The tour itself was very exciting, as we got to swim and climb in a beautiful waterfall and then be a part of a dancing celebration in the indigenous village. Lunch was provided for us and was so delicious. We had the opportunity to purchase hand made crafts from the village. If you can, also book monkey island with Richard! That tour was amazing as well. Richard knows the best times to visit the different locations!! Best part of panama was these tours!!

• Authentic Glimpse of Indigenous Peoples

  dandds,

  Oct 28, 2019

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  I have to admit that I knew almost nothing about the Embera tribe before the tour. This tour was SO GOOD! The tour includes transportation to the tribe, located about the middle of the country between Panama City and Colon (or so). Richard our guide, kept us entertained on the way with facts about what we were driving through, such as ex (US) military installations and Panama Canal information, as well as an introduction to the tribe itself. Upon arrival to the tribe's area the tour consists of a boat ride in a dugout, a jungle hike through dense jungle, and back and forth across a tributary (Have water shoes!) to a beautiful waterfall where you can and should swim. The hike might not be for everyone from a physical standpoint. While not rigorous, it does require good balance and an ability to walk through flowing water. For me, as and ex-Army guy who has trekked the jungles of Asia, kayaked in the Arctic ocean, and climbed the Grand Canyon it was thrilling. Imagine the sound of a roaring waterfall, punctuated by thunder, and the accompanying screech of howler monkeys--oh so good! You will return to the village, and have your delicious lunch cooked by the tribe; eat it under a thatched roof and receive a talk by a tribe member, and get to watch and participate in tribal music and dance. Afterward there are local made crafts that you can buy--but no pressure. There is even a butterfly project a short walk up the hill from where you eat your lunch. Our guide, Richard who proved himself so great on the Citiy tour the day previous was once again our guide. We booked this tour on the basis of the previous day. If you like to get out of the bus and savor a time, place and people so exotic--this is the tour for you.

• Embera Tribe Tour

  CharleyHammel,

  Jul 21, 2019

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Absolutely amazing! The tour began with a ride in a hand carved boat. We were a small group so we hiked to a waterfall, then swam in the waterfall. Later, we visited the homes of the tribe people. They cooked for us, shared some traditions and danced with us. The Embera Tribe is a must when visiting Panama.