Because
of this super abundance of water, many plants and animals have
been at home here for millions of years. Many scientists come here
in search for new discoveries and to find out about the secrets of
the Lost , that Arthur Conan Doyle writes about. 600 Million years
is worth a trip to find out about it, right? The Salto Angel is
one of the highlights in Venezuelan Tourism. Mainly during the
rainy season ( June-November) the fall is absolutely breathtaking.
Due to this fact, there are lots of visitors. We try to avoid
tourist crowds and therefore start our trip in Kavak (Kamarata)
instead of Canaima, from where all excursions start, because of
its nearness to the fall. We use indian curiaras (boats) to go
down the Akanan and the Carrao river. Our trip continues for a few
days, we sleep in hammocks equipped with mosquito nets in simple
camps along the way and unfortunately will have to do without ice
cold beer or drinks for a few days. It truly is one of the most
beautiful tours which we offer to our clients, always surrounded
by table mountains and the endless Gran Sabana! This tour can only
be made in the rainy season (June - Nov. / Dec.)
Duration: 5 days
SHORT
ITINERARY
1st
day: Flight Ciudad Bolivar-Kavac. Trip to the Kavac-Canyon.
Overnight stay in hammock (-/L/D)
2nd day: Boat
trip on the Acanan river. Overnight stay in hammocks. (B/L/D)
3rd day: Boat trip on the Acanan river to the Arenal Camp.
Overnight stay in hammocks. (B/L/D)
4th day: Boat trip to
the Base Camp and hiking to the Salto Angel. Overnight stay in
hammocks in a camp lokated in front of Angel Falls. (B/L/D)
5th
day: Boat trip to Canaima. Visit of Salto Sapo. Flight
Canaima-Ciudad Bolívar. (B/-/-)
B=Breakfast /
L=Lunch / D=Dinner
DETAILED
ITINERARY
1rst
day:Flight Ciudad Bolivar to Kavac
Flight Ciudad Bolivar in a
small propeller airplane to Kavak. If the weather permits we will
have a first look of the Gran Sabana and its spectacular
table-mountains, called Tepuyes. Kavak, a typical Indian village
of the Pemon tribe, is situated on the eastern wall of the mighty
Auyantepuy, mountain from where the famous Angel Waterfall
thunders 3,240 feet into the wild jungle and which is going to be
our final destination. Meanwhile we visit the cave of Kavak in the
afternoon, always startled by the power of water all around us. In
order to get to the impressive waterfall we have to swim through a
small canyon. Here in Kavak we will spend the night.
2nd
day: Boat trip on the Acanan river to the Iwana Meru camp
In
the morning we hike or drive to the nearby village of Kamarata,
from where our trip by Indian boat begins. This black-water river
Acanan introduces us into a magic world of wild jungle, changing
to open desert like plains always in company of its majestic
“Kings” the Table mountains. We spend the night at camp Iwana
Meru.
3rd day: Boat trip on the Acanan River to Camp
Arenal
After breakfast we’ll be back on the water, heading
for rio Carrao. The fascinating scenery all around us presents
another of the giants around here: the Wei-tepuy. But this is not
all the excitement for the day since we have to pass some tricky
rapids on the Carrao river in order to get to the camp. Devils
canyon is the name!
4th day: Hiking to Salto Angel.
Better be in good shape today. Early we start our trip and
soon will meet up with a small river called Churun, which will be
our guide to lead us to Salto Angel. Our speed depends a lot on
the water level and in case of low water we have to get out and
walk while the Indios drag the boat over the problem spots. Our
walk takes us for about 1,5 hr. through thick and fantastic jungle
where tall Ferns compete with even taller Palms entwined by
Orchids and Bromelias and other rarities. As we reach some kind of
a plateau we can see the Fall in all its beauty and splendor.
Well, all this effort and excitement calls for a refreshing bath
down below in some nearby lake. After this we return to our camp
in the afternoon and spend another night.
5th day: Boat
trip to Canaima & Flight to Ciudad Bolivar
We go downstream
on the river Carrao. We pass the island of the orchids and the
¨Pozo de la Felicidad¨-Fall until we get to the upper part
of the ¨Hacha¨-Falls in Canaima. Visit of Salto Sapo.
Flight from Canaima to Ciudad Bolivar.
PRICE
PER PERSON :
900 EUR (2
persons), 775 EUR (3 persons), 600 EUR (4 persons), additional
day 60 EUR,
INCLUDED:
-Flights
as indicated
-Trip to Kavac-Cañon
-English speaking
guide
-Meals as indicated
-All overnight stays
-We
provide hammocks and mosquitonets
-Boat trip
DOES
NOT INCLUDE
-Personal
expenses
-National park fee Canaima
-Local airport taxes
and tips
EQUIPMENT
TO BRING ALONG
Solid
walking shoes, Sneakers. Light cottontrousers, warm cloths,
long-sleeved shirt, rain-protection, bathing suit, sleeping bag,
sun protection/sun blocker, hat, insect repellent, knife,
waterbottle, flashlight.
Please take as little as possible
(max. 10 kg), because the space in the plane is limited
GETTING
THERE AND AWAY
The fastest way to
get to Ciudad Bolivar is
1-- Flight from Caracas to Ciudad
Bolivar with RUTACA Airlines, every day 19:30 except
Saturdays
or
1-- from Caracas to Puerto Ordaz by plane,
several flights per day
2-- from there with the taxi (aprox 25
EUR) to Ciudad Bolivar.
BUS
There are buses leaving from Caracas "Terminal de
Oriente" several times a day to Bolivar the journey takes 8
to 12 hours.
Recommended bus lines are : Expressos Caribe,
Expressos los LLanos, Expressos San Cristobal, Expressos Occidente
! Please note: If you take a bus in Venezuela, the driver used to turn on the air condition at full power and it can get very cold in the bus down to 7*C (45F). Take warm clothes inside the bus.
AIR
It
is 500 meters distance to the west from the international airport
in Caracas to the national airport.
At the moment there is one
link between Caracas C.Bolivar but there are several flights
leaving daily to Puerto Ordaz, (80km from Ciudad Bolivar to the
east)
PLEASE
NOTE:
You
can book now all internal flights with the KAMADAC travel service,
as well as airport assistances and Pick-up services. We offer a
pick-up service from all airports in Venezuela (including Isla
Maragarita). Our driver will wait for your flight at the airport
with a sign bearing your name. This is for your security, so you
can be sure you are in safe hands, which is particularly important
if you arrive late at night. The driver will then transport you
and your luggage safely to your hostel/hotel.
We gladly
organize your round trip from and to Caracas as your wish.
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-KAMADAC-
Calle Urdaneta, Santa Elena de Uairen 8011-001, Estado
Bolivar, VENEZUELA.
Tel : +58 (289) 9951408, (289)
8088994, (414) 8866526, (416) 1877216
