If you want to discover the Darien Gap you need to turn towards the Americas. The Darien Gap is the only break in the 30,000 mile Pam-American highway.

Separating North and South America it’s a wild 50 mile wide stretch of swampland and jungle. Famous for the untapped adventures it offers the area is so unique and mysterious it captures the imagination of all adventurous travellers.

The Darien Gap was once described by Hilary Bradt, the much loved guidebook author, as a ‘swampy wasteland crawling with venomous creatures ready at a moment’s notice to suck unsuspecting explorers into its oozing depths.’ And while parts of the area remain a no-go zone the security situation has settled down in the majority of the Darien making exploratory trips possible.

For those who like their adventures to keep a sense of spontaneity and to ditch their creature comforts in exchange for a genuine adventure to one of the least travelled places on earth then a trip to discover the Darien Gap is for you.

Here are two experiences to Discover the Darien Gap in 2016

To the edge of the Darien Gap – Panama Adventure

This trip will involve trekking and exploring the coastal fringe of the rainforest. You’ll start off from Cartagena and cross the gorgeous beaches in Capurgana. From there you’ll cross into Panama and explore by plane and boat around the San Blas Islands. This is all the homeland for the Kuna people and you’ll have lots of opportunities to get to know them and their traditional way of life. You’ll also spend one of the last nights of the journey with the Embera people and wrap up with a partial transit along the infamous Panama Canal.

Jungle Trek to the Darien Gap Panama

This extraordinary jungle trek to the Darien Gap expedition aims to cross the Darien Gap from Puerto Quimba to Playa Muerto. The aim of the trip, beyond putting you in a tiny group of people who’ve ever achieved this feat is also to locate lost Petroglyphs and chart a previously unexplored area of rainforest, accompanied by indigenous Embera tribes.

Exploring new trails and hidden corners of this legendary jungle, this expedition is the ultimate in modern exploration and adventure.