Venezuela Discovery and Adventure
( 16 days,
15 nights )
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Day 1: Arrival in Caracas. Reception and transfer
to your hotel
Day 2: After breakfast, transfer to the airport for
the flight to Barinas. Transfer to your lodge.
Day 3:After breakfast, one and a half hour drive on
the transandina highway to the Andes town of St. Domingo, located at
2200m. Lunch and ride out at to the 17 000 hectare ranch and to the
Hacienda “El Baho”.
Day 4: This morning we will experience
an exciting canyoning adventure with six waterfalls from 6m to 48 m
high in beautiful tropical cloud forest setting. Lunch before continuing
our trip to Merida. Transfer to your lodge.
Day 5: Today a trip up the worlds
longest and highest Cable car, "El Teleferico de Merida" that
will takes us in less than 2 hours from 1600m up to almost 4800m close
to the glaciers of Pico Humboldt and Pico Bolivar (Venezuela’s
two highest summits) The National Park is home to frailejon, which has
a beautiful yellow bloom that attracts hummingbirds and a vast array
of insects. Afternoon at leisure or optional tandem paragliding flight.
Day 6: After breakfast, drive through
a cactus landscape down to the hot, evergreen basin of Lake Maracaibo
- the largest lake in South America. On the way we will visit small
sugar cane, chewing tobacco and coffee production sites. From Puerto
Concha, we will head out by motorboat through a gallery of forests out
on to the open lake. Exploration of the south side of the lake, known
as the Catatumbo Delta and National Park. Red howler monkeys, iguanas,
caiman, butterflies, snakes and thousands of birds.
are found in this pristine location. Accommodation in a house on stilts
built in the middle of the lake where our bed will be in hammocks. This
will allow us to enjoy the natural phenomena of the Catatumbo lightning
(also known as the Maracaibo lighthouse). These electrical storms of
uninterrupted lightning have no sound whatsoever, which adds to a very
eerie sensation. Conditions here are very basic.
Day 7:Departure around 7.30 AM for
exploring the jungle river and Mangrove swamps in search of the big
blue morphos. Two new sub-species of this butterfly family have been
recently discovered by one of your very wildlife and nature guides.
We will also look out for the Maracaibo lake sweet water dolphins and
endemic birds like the northern screamer. Lunch and Siesta on the house
on stilts. Return to the fishing village on the mainland and back to
the Andes. Overnight in a small village surrounded by coffee plantations.
Day 8:After breakfast, we drive up
to a pass in the National park "Batallon la Negra" over to
Guaraque, a small hamlet in the part of Merida known as the “Pueblos
del Sur” (villages of the south). At the entrance of the valley
of Rio Negro we begin our 19 kilometre mountain bike ride through a
truly spectacular scenery.... all dirt road and even some short single
tracks for the experts. At the end of the biking track we reach a 170
metre deep cave where many species of bats live. A nice and refreshing
bath in a natural waterfall and pool after the ride. In the late afternoon
we will reach "Campamento La Trampa" at the dam lake "la
Honda" located in a fresh mountain climate at 1200m.
Day 9: After breakfast, a short drive
to the San Agaton Hydroelectric station. A brief tour before our compulsory
rafting instructions and an intensive safety briefing. There will be
fun class 3 to 3.5 rapids awaiting us. As we enter the Doradas valley
we will stop in the middle of the wilderness and tie up our boat. An
hour hike through the lush and tropical rainforest, we will encounter
the ruins of a developed society that lived and built a “lost
city” in the Doradas valley almost 2000 years ago. This site is
practically unknown to science and very few people have even heard of
it. A brief explorations of the site before returning to our boats where
we will continue with another hour of rafting in soft class 1 waters
except for the last rapid which again is a class 3 rapid.
Picnic lunch by the shore of the river. Just 5 minutes walking distance
and we will come to the "blue lagoon" (pozo azul), with crystal
clear waters and a small waterfall in the middle of a beautiful jungle
landscape. Time to enjoy this pristine spot, swim, refresh and disconnect
from the world for a little while. Return to Campamento "la Trampa".
Day 10:Breakfast at the clubhouse.
A motorized boat-ride will take us out on to the lake to see and photograph
the beautiful natural waterfalls and rivers that feed the artificial
lake and the sunken village of Potosi. Here you will see just a church
peak (cross) protruding out of the water. After lunch a drive through
mountains and foothills to the Adventure Camp in la Acequia. (4 hours).
Rest of the afternoon time to relax, sunbathe or enjoy some bird watching.
Day 11: Morning hike through a tropical
rain forest to a viewpoint close to the camp from where you can see
the highest peaks of Venezuela on one side and on the other side the
endless plains known as "Los llanos". Afterwards, depending
on the weather, rafting or inner tubing on the Acequias river. Lunch,
followed by a downhill biking trail.
Day 12:Departure for our llanos tour. Around noon
we will reach a small fishing village. In the afternoon we will go on
a spectacular boat safari to observe pink river dolphins, howler monkeys,
perhaps some capuchins, iguanas, caiman, and many birds. According to
the season, we will also look for the largest snake on earth, the anaconda.(From
December to May the chances to find them are very high).The llanos is
well known for being the Serengeti of South America and is considered
one of the best wildlife sanctuaries on the whole continent. Overnight
in a small, fishing village, sleeping in hammocks.
Day 13:Safari by car to observe more
wildlife (capybaras, iguanas, caiman, and thousands of birds: perhaps
even a giant anteater, ocelot or jaguar). Fishing for the piranhas.
Overnight in Hotel.
Day 14:Return to Barinas. Transfer to the airport
for the flight to Maiquetia (Caracas) and from there on to Los Roques,
paradise islands of the Caribbean.
Day 15:Relax, sunbathe or snorkel
in some of the most amazing beaches and coral reefs that you can find
in the Caribbean. Optional diving, sea kayaking or Bone fishing.
Day 16: Transfer to the airport and return to Caracas
for your return flight home.
Equipement:
All equipment is imported and adheres to international safety
standards. For example all the Rafting boats are self bailing, imported
from New Zealand ( Brand: Incept). The mountain-bikes are brands such
as Merida, Specialised or Trek, neoprene suits are from Artistic or
Camaro, and with Petztl Canyoning Harnesses, and swiss Mammut static
ropes.
All Guides for Outdoor activities are very experienced and have received
special training and update courses for the past 5 years by specialists
from both New Zealand and France. The guides for the nature components
are well known Naturalists and Biologists.
Lodging: All equipment is imported and adheres to
international safety standards. For example all the Rafting boats
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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