Chagres National Park

Fantastic introduction to the Embera people

The pirogue journey on the Chagres river is already worth the visit on its own, for the beautiful scenery and wildlife on and along the river. We visited the village of Parara Puru and received a war...

A great day on the Panama Canal !

I have a great tip for those heading to the main boat tour embarkation point at Gamboa Public Dock at Muelle Publico Gamboa, to get there you pust drive thru a beautiful tropical Rain Forrest preserv...

Embera Drua Village is one of the best visits we made in Panama!

Our Overseas Adventure Travel group were loaded into long, narrow canoes that were outfitted with a small outboard motor and were expertly guided down the rocky and sometimes swift Chagres River. Agui...

A must visit for nature lovers.

After a 40 mins ride we arrived to the park and then to the shore of river Chagres.- In a motor canoe with native people we travrled for a few minutes to one of the 7 villages aroud the park. Once th...

Unique

The Chagres National Park is unique and is situated on the outskirts of Panama City. It can be accessed from Colon as well. There are several Embera Indian settlements inside this park. While visiting...