Gatun Lake and Locks Cruise & Embera Indians
Gatun Lake and Locks Cruise & Embera Indians
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Points of Interest
- Panama Canal Expansion
- Panama Canal Expansion
- Panama Canal Expansion
- Panama Canal Expansion
- Panama Canal Expansion
- Panama Canal Expansion
- Panama Canal Expansion
- Panama Canal Expansion
Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.
Cruise through the rainforest on a 45 minute drive to a local marina. With over 50,000 acres of pristine rainforest, this natural gem hosts an incredible variety of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. After your trip arrive at Gatun Lake and board your boat. During the one hour cruise your guide explains the rainforest ecosystem and points out sights of interest. After your guided tour of the lake, you will encounter the Embera Indians. This tribe still lives in harmony with their natural surroundings in the rainforest. After meeting the Embera and witnessing their performances, you will have the opportunity to purchase native handcrafts. Leave the Embera village and continue to the New Panama Canal Locks & observation area. Your guide explains the engineering feat required to move ships over a continental divide that separates two oceans. After witnessing the locks in action, board your transportation for the drive to the ship.
Special Notes:
Sequence may vary. Wildlife sightings, while common, are not guaranteed. A light snack is provided. The Embera people wear minimal clothing; women do not cover their breastsThere are up to 40 steps each way to access the Indian village. Steps are handmade of logs. Ship sightings in the locks are not guaranteed.The Panama Canal Authority assigns specific time slots for the transit of a vessel through the locks. The ship will anchor in a designated area and will wait for instructions. Once clearance is transmitted to the ship, procedures begin to bring ship's tour passengers ashore. Therefore, tour departure times may vary and will be announced onboard. The return time of the ship to Colon or Cristobal may also be delayed due to transit through the locks. We recommend that you are prepared for any potential of delay in the ship's arrival to Colon or Cristobal and plan accordingly by bringing any needed medication or essential items on tour.
Depending on the voyage and itinerary guests will be dropped off in either Colon or Cristobal.
Child Price:
12 & under reducedDetails
Tour timeline may vary to avoid overcrowding, etc.