Day 1

We will depart in the morning from Panama City in 4X4 toward Santa Fé in Darien. Lunch along the way in a traditional restaurant.   Once we enter the Darien province, the paved road ends and we begin the rough 4X4 terrain.   Later, we will board piragua (dug-out canoes) to the Wounaan Village of Boca de Lara. The Wounaan are very curious about us, just as we are about them, and will tend to hang around to observe and see the newcomers. We will have an opportunity to observe the local crafts and dances.  Then, we return to the vehicles and continue on to the Filo del Tallo Lodge.  Overnight at Filo del Tallo Lodge (L, D)

Day 2

After a hearty breakfast, we will have the option to observe the region on horse back in the company of some colonos with picnic along the route or kayak in the mangrove surrounding the Gulf of San Miguel.  We will return to the lodge by the late afternoon.  Overnight at Filo del Tallo Lodge (B, L, D)

Day 3

After a hearty breakfast, we will depart by panga down the mangrove to see this very unique ecosystem of the Gulf of San Miguel .  Some of the birds that you may observe here are: pelicans, ibis, herons, frigates and kingfisher.  We may have the opportunity to see some dolphins and some of the Spanish forts.  After lunch in La Palma, we will have the opportunity to swim in the ocean at one of the beaches close by.  We will return to the lodge by the late afternoon.  Overnight at Filo del Tallo Lodge (B, L, D)

Day 4

After breakfast, departure for a short trek through the hydrologic reserve of Filo del Tallo.  Our trek through the rainforest will bring us up close to some of nature’s most amazing flora and fauna.  In the early afternoon, we have lunch at the lodge and begin our return trip to Panama City (B, L)