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7 Day Trip Orinoco Delta + la Gran Sabana |
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Delta Orinoco, la Gran Sabana:
This excursion combines the Orinoco Delta, with a jaunt through the rain forests of the delta, where we will meet with the people of the Warao tribe. We will journey through the mouth of the delta; where the fresh, dark glossy waters of the Orinoco fuse with the salty Atlantic ocean. We then move on to the Gran Sabana in Canaima with its diverse water falls, tepui mountains and the indigenous Pemon tribe
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First Day :
In the morning, we collect you from your hotel and take you to the airport where you will board a flight to Maturin, the capital of Monagas state. From there we will continue by car to San Jose de Buja, where our motorboat will pick you up.
In a couple of hours, we will arrive at our Orinoco Atlantic Lodge. Located in the mouth of the Orinoco River, and only a few moments from the Atlantic ocean. As you negotiate this part of your adventure, our guides will try and spot Cappuccino monkeys and fresh water dolphins. When you arrive at the lodge we will check you in to your cabin and shortly after we will serve lunch and refreshments.
In the afternoon, we have an excursion with a motorboat through mangrove islands, where you can observe the flora and fauna, including an island where bird’s shelter for the night and an opportunity to watch an unforgettable sunset over the Orinoco delta. Then we return to the lodge for dinner where our river bar is always open to serve refreshments. |
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Second Day :
Breakfast is served at 08:00, and at 09:00 we board a motorboat and journey to a simple camp, one and a half hours south east of the Orinoco Atlantic lodge. This is our camp Winamorena, which is located in the heart of the jungle surrounded by virgin forest and populated by an Indigenous Warao community, who have very little communication with the outside world. Jungle trekking, canoeing, piranha fishing and a visit to a region of indigenous Warao will be the activities of the day.
Later in the afternoon, we will leave for the Orinoco Delta Lodge, traveling through corridors of jungle and savanna. Once you have checked into your cabin, dinner will be served and refreshments will be available. |
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Third Day :
You will checkout after breakfast and then we will make our way by boat to the town of Boca de Uracoa.
The Gran Sabana tour is by car and jeep. The area is enormous and to cover most of it, involves traveling many kilometers. Our intention is to show you the breathtaking landscape and spectacular water falls, punctuated by the Tepui (table mountains) which have there own unique environment. Sleeping will be in tents and food will be cooked by our guides with your help. We aim to provide an exhilarating experience where you will come away from your expedition feeling a sense of accomplishment. To help achieve this, everyone is expected to take part in setting up and organizing the camp.
A six hours journey by car and a ferry trip across the Orinoco River is where we head towards El Dorado, a small gold mining town where you stay over night in a posada (small Inn). On the way, we have a stop in El Callao the gold trading centre of Venezuela. |
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Fourth Day :
Early in the morning we breakfast, and then continue by car to Appanwao river where there are water falls of approx eighty meters in height. Here the guides will set up the camp to stay overnight in tents. Hiking, swimming and a little social merrymaking at night with a camp fire is the plan. |
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Fifth Day :
After breakfast we decamp and move to the waterfall Kame, where we will have lunch. Then we head to Santa Elena de Uarien, a small border town just north of Brazil. After checking in to a simple posada, our guides will bring you to La Lina a small Brazilian village (no visa required) for dinner. After that you can hit the night life of S. Elena. |
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Sixth Day :
Following breakfast we will visit Jaspin Waterfall, which is famous for its semi-precious stones. Then we will continue on and visit a society indigenous to the area. Then we move on to Kilo metro 88, a small town close to the border of English Guiana for an overnight stay in a posada. |
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Seventh day:
In the morning after breakfast, you will leave for Puerto Ordaz where you will fly to Margarita Island. |
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Delta Orinoco, la Gran Sabana - This excursion will take you from the mouth of the Orinoco delta where the fresh, dark glossy waters fuse with the salty Atlantic ocean; through the rain forests of the delta, and encounters with Warao societies. Then on to the vast open expanses of the Gran Sabana, abundant with waterfalls, table mountains and indigenous communities.
As an optional extra we can bolt onto this excursion the opportunity to visit Canaima. Where you can explore the Canaima national park, see Angel falls and visit local indigenous communities. |
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