Tripology

Meet a Turpial Travel assistant at the Maiquetía airport in Caracas. Our assistant will welcome you to Venezuela, answer all your questions, and transfer you to your hotel. Overnight at a hotel.

Early in the morning take a flight to Barinas. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to one of the most spectacular Hatos (ranches) in the world! Between the airport of Barinas and the Hato, enjoy a 3-4 hour drive with our guide and marvel at the countryside. Overnight at a ranch.

Spend the following day taking an excursion to observe the wildlife at its best! At the ranch there are over 250 species of birds and nearly 50 species of mammals, including jaguars, pumas, ocelots, white-tailed deer, foxes, capybaras, red howler and capuchin monkeys, opossums, anteaters, and armadillos, and over 40 species of reptiles, including caimans, green iguanas, anacondas, turtles and red-footed tortoises. Overnight at a ranch.

Take a morning excursion at the ranch. Around noon, head to Santo Domingo with our guide. On the way, see the beauty of the Andean Region bound by Sierra Nevada and Sierra de la Culata. Overnight at an ex-monastery.

On the way to Merida, travel through the Andean Paramo. The paramo is a high-altitude region with a neotropical ecosystem. It is located between the upper forest line (about 3800 m altitude) and the permanent snow line (about 5000 m). The ecosystem consists of glacier formed valleys and plains with a large variety of lakes, peat bogs and wet grasslands intermingled with shrubs and forest patches. This neotropical ecosystem hosts about 5000 different plant species, where 60% of the species are native to the area. You will see tussock grasses, ground rosettes, dwarf shrubs, cushion plants, and conspicuous giant rosettes such as the Espeletia (frilejon) and Puya (in the family Bromeliaceae).

Visit the world’s longest and highest cable car that takes you from the Barinitas station (1577 meters) to Mirror Peak (Pico Espejo) at an altitude of 4,765 meters above sea level! From the cable car enjoy panoramic views of the beautiful city of Mérida, enclosed between mountains and peaks covered with snow. As you ascend in the cable car you will see detailed landscapes of Sierra La Culata, the Chama valley river, and the majestic Bolivar’s Peak (Pico Bolivar).

Leave Mérida in the morning and head to Lake Maracaibo for a bird and butterfly watching expedition. In the evening, take a night safari and observe the Catatumbo lightning – a mysterious semi-permanent lightning storm that occurs where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo. The frequent, powerful flashes of lightning over this relatively small area are considered by some to be the world's largest single generator of tropospheric ozone. Overnight in Palafitos; sleep in hammocks.

After breakfast, continue to enjoy the landscape and wildlife of the Maracaibo region. After lunch, return to Merida City. Overnight at a hotel.

Take a morning flight from El Vigia airport to Caracas and then to Los Roques National Park. At the main island, there will be a travel assistant waiting for you. Our assistant will take you to an all inclusive guest house (posada). Rest, freshen up and take a short walk around the picturesque fishing village. Around 8:00 P.M., enjoy a wonderful dinner at the posada. Overnight at a posada.

Spend the day lying on a white sandy beach at your own private island key, reading a book or swimming in the turquoise blue waters. Overnight at a posada.

Another day at the spectacular archipelago. If you feel like snorkeling, diving, canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing or taking an ultra light aircraft flight over the keys, this can be arranged at an additional cost. Overnight at a posada.

Fly back to Caracas. Upon arrival, our travel assistant will be waiting for you to transfer to your hotel. Overnight at a hotel.

Our travel assistant will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the airport to take your flight home. END OF SERVICES.