Feel like Indiana Jones in Venezuela

Itinerary

Wednesday 28 October – Caracas

• Arrive at your own convenience in Caracas. While the city used to be known as one of the most dangerous cities in the world, these days it’s a lot more relaxed which gives it the typical Latin American city vibe.
• Meet in the hotel lobby at 12:00 p.m. for the pre-tour meeting.
• Visit a colonial house and the birthplace of Simón Bolívar, the revered liberator of South America from Spanish rule.
• Highlight: Head to the National Pantheon, Venezuela’s most sacred monument.
• Continue to Plaza Bolívar, the beating heart of Caracas.
• Overnight stay in Caracas.

Thursday 29 October – Caracas – Canaima National Park

• Early breakfast before boarding the 1 hour flight to the heart of Venezuela’s Gran Sabana.
• Highlight: After a 4×4 ride, board a motorized canoe and begin a river tour upstream along the Carrao and Churún rivers. Expect a raw, immersive journey through dense jungle and mist-shrouded cliffs.
• Lunch break at a secluded waterfall.
• After a last stop on a pink beach, we’ll take the final stretch to our camp, next to Angel Falls,  flowing from the top of Mount Auyán-Tepuy. With a height of approx. 1 km the waterfall is the highest in the world.
• Our local guide, including cooks, will prepare an amazing meal for us, while we can see from our camp Angel Falls.
• At night we’ll sleep in a hammock, from which you’ll have a view of the fall.

Friday 30 October – Canaima National Park – Angel Falls – Mayupa Village

• After breakfast, we cross the river and start the hike through the jungle (around 1.5h) to Angel Falls.
• Highlight: Our first stop is the Mirrador Salto Angel, from where you’ll have a picture-perfect view of the falls.
• Next is another hour treck to the Japanese viewpoint (named after the Japanese who often came here for quick photos). Here you’ll see the falls from the side.
• Time for a swim! We descend to the Angel Falls pool, where you can swim in the water coming directly from the top.
• We return to our camp where a freshly prepared lunch will be waiting for us.
• After lunch, we take our motorized canoe again and we return to the start of Canaima National Park.
• We’ll stop this time at Mayupa Village, a small village where the people still live a traditional life.
• Once more we’ll spend a night in our comfortable hammock with falling asleep to the sound of frogs and crickets.

Saturday 31 October – Mayupa Village – Canaima

• We’ll have breakfast in the village, after which we’ll say goodbye to them. Time to slowly head back to the main village of Canaima.
• Highlight: After a short boat ride and hike we arrive at Sapo Falls. First, we’ll see it from the top and afterward we descent down and take a walk behind the falls. An incredible experience as the waterfall is extremely powerful and intimidating. You will return completely soaked, but also full of adrenaline!
• Highlight: We’ll take a short hike towards the beach at Canaima Lagoon. Take a dip in the water before we head to the Hacha Falls. Due to the enormous power of the water, we can only watch it from our boat, but it’s still an incredible experience.
• When we arrive in Canaima village we’ll head to the Posada where we’ll stay for the night. Not a hammock this time, but a real bed!
• Free time to explore the village of Canaima or to hang around at the beach and take a dip.
• We’ll head for dinner at the local school, where they prepared a special local dinner for us.
• Overnight stay in Canaima village.

Sunday 1 November – Canaima – Caracas

• After breakfast, we head for the tiny airport to catch our 9.30 AM flight back to Caracas.
• We’ll start exploring the immense city of Caracas, up to 4 million people live in the city, with huge class differences.
• Head to 23 de Enero, one of Caracas’ most iconic and politically charged neighbourhoods.
• Visit the Mausoleum of Hugo Chavez, a deeply symbolic site for Chavistas and a key part of understanding modern Venezuela.
• After lunch, drive to the military core of the city: Avenida de Los Próceres, lined with tanks and military symbols.
• Visit the monument that pays tribute to the country’s revolutionary lineage, from Bolívar to Chávez, and showcases the state’s emphasis on historical legacy.
• Wrap up the final night in style, heading to one of Caracas’ trendy bar districts for food, drinks, and conversation.
• Overnight stay in Caracas.

Monday 2 November – Caracas

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to the airport for departure.
• End of tour.