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Canaima National Park
Gran Sabana, Roraima Trek & Angel Falls
( 13 days,
12 nights )
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Day 1: Arrival in Caracas. Reception and transfer
to your hotel. Optional city tour
Day 2: After breakfast, flight to
Ciudad Bolivar. Before heading south to the Gran Sabana we'll stop at
Cachamay Park located on the Caroni River. A place with lush vegetation
and water falls. From here we'll continue to the Gran Sabana through
the towns of Upata, Guasipati, El Callao, Tumeremo and El Dorado, all
with a gold mining history. In El Callao we'll see miners digging for
gold in the Los Molinos underground mine. Later we'll stop in Tumeremo
for lunch á la carte. After passing El Dorado and going through
the mining village of KM 88 we'll stop briefly at the Natural Monument
"Piedra de La Virgen". From here we make the final leg and
reach the northern sector of the Gran Sabana at 1.400 meters above sea
level. Our first night will be at a modest lodge in Rapidos de Kamoiran
in double occupancy rooms with private bath and showers. Dinner will
be at the lodge restaurant.
Day 3: After breakfast we'll go to the indigenous village
of Liworibo where a 30-minute trip by motorized curiara (a native canoe)
will take us to Chinak-meru, a water fall popularly known as Aponwao.
With a height of 106 meters it is the highest waterfall in the Gran
Sabana. After enjoying the site, we'll walk back to the village, and
on the way we'll stop at Pozo Escondido and Pozo de Los Enamorados,
two water holes where we'll eat our picnic lunch and take a refreshing
bath in the cool water. In the afternoon it's back to Rapidos de Kamoiran.
Dinner will be at the lodge restaurant
Day 4: After breakfast our trip continues to Santa
Elena de Uairen stopping occasionally to visit interesting places like
Salto Kawi, Salto Kama-Meru, Mirador El Oso (a lookout point from where
you can take pictures of the tepuis), Quebrada Arapan and Quebrada Soroape
where we will stop for picnic lunch. Later we'll stop at Rio Yuruani
and Quebrada El Jaspe, to see a stream and water fall with a beautiful
red jasper floor. To end the day we'll take a quick jump to the border
with Brasil where we can browse and shop for souvenirs. The night will
be at pleasant Camp Yakoo where we'll enjoy dinner and the silence of
the sabana. Accommodations will be in double rooms with hot running
water. Dinner will be at the lodge restaurant.
Day 5: Return to Santa Elena where we will leave by
jeep and drive for about 2 to 3 hours to reach Pareitepuy which is our
starting point for the hike. After registration at the Indian chiefs
house and Inparques (National Park office) we will hike for about 4
to 5 hours to get to the Kukenan river. There are two refreshing river
crossings and some 30 minutes of stronger uphill walking to come. The
river crossing at Kukenan River depends on the water level and can be
dangerous! The rocks are extremely slippery. If the weather and visibility
is favourable, we will enjoy the views of Mount Roraima, Kukenan and
many other Tepuys that form the Guyana shield along the way. The terrain
here is mainly open savannah. Dinner at the campsite.
Day 6: Just after breakfast, we continue with a long
uphill walk. According to the season we might hike across complete fields
with thousands of orchids. There is 2 hours of good uphill and another
2 to 4 hours of hiking today before we reach the base camp with running
water coming from the top of "the ever fruitful mother of the streams
- Roraima". The Indian name is adequate as the mother’s water
feeds the Amazon, Orinoco and the Essequibo ...the 3 largest rivers
in South America.
Day 7: After a good night’s sleep just outside
a thick and lush belt of humid cloud forest surrounding the Tepuy, we
breakfast before continuing our journey. It will take us about 2 hours
to cross this thick and beautiful jungle with many neotropical plants
such as bromeliads, tree ferns and helicons. We walk for another 2 hours,
ascending along the ramp on big rocks to reach the top of the plateau
before stopping for lunch at the campsite. The afternoon is free for
an exploration on this “island stuck in time”.
Day 8: The plateau of Roraima is around
70 square kilometers wide so you could actually spend weeks exploring
this incredible place. Strange rock formations, flesh eating endemic
plants (droseras) and bizarre black frogs add to the “lost world”
belief. After breakfast we will find our way through this labyrinth
of black lichen tainted rocks and hike for the whole day. We will reach
the valley of the crystals, the obelisk monument of the triple point
(border of Venezuela-Brazil-Guyana).
We will hike on to "el Pozo", a natural water pit with a small
cave system below that we will begint o explore. Camp for the night.
Day 9: Last day for final photographs of this incredible
world before we start hiking down. We will hike to Rio Tek (around 6
to 8 hours), which is mostly downhill.
A refreshing swim in the cool river will be a supreme reward after the
days long trek.
Lunch on the way and dinner at the final camp.
Day 10: After breakfast, a final 3 to 4 hours walk
back to Pareitepuy where and refreshments will be waiting for us. Please
note that the people of Inparques will check everybody for crystals
and other items you are not supposed to pick up or collect on the mountain.
Return to Santa Elena in our jeeps.
Day 11: Transfer to the airport for the return flight
to Canaima. Transfer from the airport to the Camp in a local Indian
boat called a "curiara". We travel on the Canaima Lagoon to
the Anatoly Island. After Lunch we will take the "curiaras"
to visit the rapids and the Sapo Waterfall. We will camp for one night
in hammocks.
Day 12: After breakfast we will take the "curiaras"
to begin our little adventure on the Carrao and Churun Rivers to the
Angel Falls. During the trip we will see the Orchid Island, Devils canyon,
Wey Tepuy and many others. At the Raton Island we will have lunch. Then
we begin a one hour walk to the foot of the Angel Fall. At noon we walk
back to the camp on the Raton Island. We will camp for one night in
hammocks.
Day 13: After breakfast, we will travel on the "curiaras"
back to Canaima where we will take the flight to Ciudad de Bolivar and
onward onto Caracas for your return flight home.
For current availability contact us at info@amazingperu.com
and we will send you the relevant trip dossier along with a 90 day fixed
quote, terms and conditions
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