Board a charter flight from San José bound for the Costa Rican highlands • Visit a local chocolate farm for a guided walk between cacao orchards, coffee trees and peppercorn plants, with tastings of house-made chocolate • Birdwatchers, pay homage: visit the historic home of Dr. Alexander Slutch, the father of ornithology • Share a very special home-cooked dinner served by the women of the community • Hike through mossy jungle high in the Talamanca Mountains • Raft a narrow river canyon whose steep banks bristle with steaming jungles • Keep an eye out for river otters playing in the spray and sloths in the low-hanging treetops • Check out the luxe Casa de Agua spa facility, where you can hop from pools to steam rooms to a mineral mud bath and then relax on a heated stone bench with a cup of tea and a mountain view • There’s time built in to try our resort’s many optional activities—from horseback riding to tree climbing—or just to relax on one of its boho-chic verandas. 

A flight and boat ride bring you to our second destination, the Caribbean paradise of Panama’s Bocas del Toro Islands • Unwind from the journey on a kayak or stand-up paddleboard or just relax in your private villa’s plunge pool • Gentle waves and flickering lanterns set the scene as you dine on a terrace over the water • Hike across Bastimentos Island with a local guide • On the white sand of secluded Polo Beach, snorkel in clear shallows or bask in the sun • Kayak through the watery labyrinth of a mangrove forest • A private boat takes you to secret coves for snorkeling and exploring • Toast to the last night of your trip at a beachside dinner under the stars • A yoga session within earshot of the waves might be just the thing to fit in some gentle movement and fresh air before your onward travels.