Upbeat Journeys provider
Live Folks was created by a tours guide/traveler who believe the best journeys are not just seen, they’re felt. Our roots run deep in Panama, where we craft bespoke travel experiences that blend barefoot luxury, cultural depth, and sustainable exploration. We’re more than a tour operator / Travel Agency and DMC, we’re your local storytellers, nature guides, and design-minded hosts. Every itinerary we create reflects a deep respect for the environment, local communities, and your need for both comfort and discovery. Whether you’re hiking through untouched rainforests, sailing to hidden islands, or sipping rum under the stars, we ensure your journey leaves a light footprint and a lasting impression.
We are a 2 Times Travel and Hospitality Award Winner, with an unwavering commitment to excellence. We craft exceptional bespoke panama trip packages, that are immersive, eco-conscious adventures, tailored to travelers of all background and preference who seek meaningful luxury and deeper connections.We offer a wide range of travel packages, Incentive Travel, Meetings, Events organizations, day tours, multi-day tours, tailor-made tour, Group Travel, airport transfers, business travel, and transportation. Our Top-Tier Panama Tours and Holiday Packages reveal the essence of Panama, its hidden gems, multi-culture, history, gastronomy, wildlife, indigenous tribes, communities and your desire to return to Panama in no time.
it all started off with this young man originally from Haiti, despite the odds, believed in a better and brighter future, moved to Panama in his early 20s forging that better and brighter future and made Panama his second home. Hector Pierre-Louis, also known as Hector P., is the founder and owner of Live Folks. He started off as a tour guide in 2015 and quickly learned the industry pros and cons and most importantly learned exactly the type of travel experiences that tourists were seeking.
LIVE FOLKS was founded in 2018 as a travel solution that is customer-oriented offering authentic local and cultural travel experiences. This way we provide a much broader and more enhanced travel experience.
Our business name as our slogan UPBEAT JOURNEYS are ways to express the joyful, educational, highly personalized, entertaining, and unmatched experiences that we provide.
We have the firmed conviction to contribute to the economy and to the advancement and benefits of our nation through its people in their communities. For these reasons we hire the best local tour guides, local suppliers for accommodations, restaurants among others, making sure that the investment tourists make through our agency goes to the people of this beautiful nation.
Additionally, we work with local communities by cooperating with them the best we can to show case their communities’ attractions to travelers with sustainable tourism practices. Help them organized themselves and generates employment and remain in their community they cherish.