My dissatisfaction isn’t with the Embera village or the people living there: the village was quite interesting, and the people living there very friendly. Rather, the problem is with the tour operator, in particular the lack of even basic facilities. She charges $250 for a one-night stay. For that money, your sleeping surface is a very thin sleeping mat (5... More

If you want a small, personal guide experience visiting local highlights of the Panama City Region, I highly recommend Rudy's Tours. He was recommended to me, and I found him online. He picked me up at the hotel, and drove to the Gatun River. There we (a German school teacher and myself) were picked up in a motorized canoe by... More

My family (mother, father, husband) took a 6-day trip to Panama in February 2012. While staying at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort, we ran into a Canadian family who had been out with Anne Gordon to the Embera Puru village earlier in the day. They recommended the tour so highly, that we called up Anne on the spot to book a... More

myself,my wife and 21 yr old son spent a great week in Panama in February.We stayed in a apartment right in casca veijo to experiance local living.We didn't want your typical vacation or big group tours.Katia was recommended by some locals and the canal tour along with a trip to fort San Lorenzo was better than could be expected.Katia takes... More

Wow-we've done many adventurous things in our lives and visiting the Embera Indians ranks as one of the most amazing and touching experiences ever. It is like visiting something straight out of Natl. Geographic. We were picked up at our hotel by Anne Gordon and driven for about an hour through the Gamboa and Sobernia parks while she delivered great... More

While most of our cruise passengers went off to see the locks, we were treated to a special day with the Embera Indians with Anne Gordon. Anne met us as planned and we had about a one-hour van ride to where the canoe was waiting for us. We rode the motorized dugout canoe (Note: you WILL get wet. Front of... More

Prior to going on the Embera village visit we were concerned that we (tourists) would be exploiting a native people or that the villagers would simply be exploiting us (for $). As it turns out the experience was neither. The villagers seemed happy to see us and genuinely interested in teaching us about their culture, lifestyle, etc. It was not... More

Do you want an experience that feels like you are in the midst of a National Geographic photo spread? Then go with Ann Gordon to visit an Embera village in Panama. A totally delightful experience, best done with a small group. A full day experience. Lunch is included. More

Ann Gordon's tour to the Embera Indian Village was extremely well organized and professionally executed. We were staying at the Gamboa Rain Forest Resort with my daughter, her husband and their boys, ages 3.5 and 1.5 yr. old. The trip was arranged ahead of time, through Ellie who answered all our questions immediately. Ann picked us up in her air... More