Price:$2,500.00
Angel Falls, Kavak & Canaima
Code: VETP001
Description
Enjoy a life changing river trip on Indian canoes through Canaima National Park up to the world’s highest waterfall, the 979 meters high Salto Angel or Angel Falls, named after the pilot Jimmie Angel who discovered it in 1937.
Explore the jungle, sleep in riverbank campsites, travel through red colored rivers, and enjoy the astonishing views of the tabletop mountains called Tepuys, all in the sixth largest National Park of the world.
The trip initiates in the beautiful Indian community of Kavak on the base of Auyantepui and goes through the river up to the Devil´s Canyon, a huge gorge eroded by wind and water over millions of years, that opens to the breathtaking Angel Falls!
| DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION | Simon Bolivar International airport | ||||||||||
| DEPARTURE TIME | Please arrive at least 2 hours before the flight. | ||||||||||
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Witness the power and beauty of the highest waterfall in the world
- Get delighted in a boat trip on red colored waters through savannas jungles and canyons
- Get amazed with the peculiar sceneries of the savannah and Tepuys in the Canaima National Park, the sixth largest National Park on earth
- This trip is ideal for people who love not crowded and of the beaten path trips.
TRIP DETAILS
- Physical demand (1-10): 5
- Travel Style: Relax – Active
- Price For Minimun 4 PAX
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Itinerary
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Day 1: CARACAS
Airport reception and accommodation in hotel near airport (D)
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Day 2: ANGEL FALLS & KAVAC
Flight to Canaima and to the Pemón Indian Community of Kavak. On route we overfly the Auyan Tepuy, the massive 270-square-mile, flat-topped mountain from which summit plunges the Angel Falls. Afternoon short hike along a nature trail to the Kavac Canyon, a narrow gorge to a secluded pool, where we enjoy a refreshing dip. Following, hike through an easy scenic trail through the surrounding savannah to the source of Kavac Falls. Sleep in native-style typical churuata or thatch-roofed shelter. (B,L,D).
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Day 3: ARENAL
Transfer to Kamarata where our river trip begins. Traveling in an open canoe provides the perfect opportunity to observe the wild, tropical nature surrounding us, as well as some native settlements. Along the river we stop for beautiful hikes. The Estrechura or Perwa Rapids, which we encounter this afternoon, are the most spectacular of the route. Sleep in hammocks at camp Arenal. Enjoy superb panoramas of the Tepuys from camp.
River travel: 7 hours. (B,L,D).
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Day 4: ANGEL FALLS
River trip continues to the Carrao River up to the confluence with the Río Churún, then head up to the Devil´s Canyon – a spectacular gorge with soaring vertical walls. Our route follows the river that receives the waters of Angel Falls. Arrive to Ratoncito where our campsite awaits for us.
River travel: 2 hours. (B,L,D).
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Day 5: ANGEL FALLS
After breakfast, hike through tropical vegetation to reach the Laime lookout point of Angel Falls. We are rewarded with our first close-up view of Angel Falls, whose waters free-fall 979 through the air before crashing into the rocks below!. After time to admire and photograph this initial vista, we may continue hiking another 30 minutes to a hidden pool and take a dip at the base of the falls. Walk back to Ratoncito camp and night in hammocks.
Hiking: 2 ½ hours Round trip. (B,L,D).
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Day 6: CANAIMA
Navigate back to the Río Carrao toward Canaima. We pass Orchid Island and observe the landscape changing to rolling hills and drier savannah with shorter trees. Hike to El Sapo Falls, 150 ft. water jump that has a cave you can walk behind the water curtain. Here, we are refreshed by the spray of the seven cascades, as we walk behind the waterfall. Later arrive to Canaima, located at a peaceful lagoon and surrounded by exotic cascades. Lunch and free afternoon to walk, relax and perhaps buy some local handcrafts.
River travel: Approx. 3 hours. (B,L,D).
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Day 7: CARACAS
Free morning and transport to airport for plane to Puerto Ordaz and Caracas.
River travel: Approx. 3 hours. (B,L,D).
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Day 8: GO HOME
Transfer to Airport.
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James Newmyer. Hollywood, USA –
Still the best trip ever taken and we have been to 30 countries in this 20 years.
Ben Rowswell –
Muchísimas gracias por todo su trabajo en la organización de nuestra visita al Parque Nacional Canaima esta semana. Fue uno de los mejores viajes de aventura de mi vida, y un regalo perfecto para mi madre. Su colega Felix es un guía extraordinario. Muchas gracias de haber incluido un guia con su nivel de conocimiento botánico, era exactemente lo que buscabamos.