Tripology

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

After breakfast, board the curiara and travel up river to “Isla Raton”. At Isla Raton, trek an hour to the base of the magnificent Angel Fall. Enjoy the splendid view of the fall and if time permits, swim in the Angel Fall lagoon. Return to the “Orchid Island” for lunch and after that head back to the main camp (arriving there at 6:00 p.m. approximately). Overnight at a camp.

After breakfast, board the curiara and travel up river to “Isla Raton”. At Isla Raton, trek an hour to the base of the magnificent Angel Fall. Enjoy the splendid view of the fall and if time permits, swim in the Angel Fall lagoon. Return to the “Orchid Island” for lunch and after that head back to the main camp (arriving there at 6:00 p.m. approximately). Overnight at a camp.

After breakfast fly to Barinas. Upon arrival, you will be transfered to a ranch in Los Llanos (approx. a 3-4 hour drive). Overnight at a ranch.

Spend the following day taking an excursion to observe wildlife at its best! The ranch hosts over 250 species of birds, nearly 50 species of mammals (including jaguars, pumas, ocelots, white-tailed deer, crab-eating foxes, capybaras, red howler and capuchin monkeys, opossums, ant-eaters, armadillos and river dolphins), and over 40 species of reptiles (including spectacled caimans, green iguanas, anacondas, turtles and red-footed tortoises). Overnight at a ranch.

Spend another day taking an excursion to observe wildlife at the ranch. Overnight at a ranch.

Take a last wildlife excursion at the ranch. After lunch, you will be transferred to Santo Domingo. On the way you will get to see the beauty of the Andean Region - bound by the Sierra Nevada and the Sierra de la Culata, the Venezuelan Andean region has unparalleled biodiversity and Venezuela’s tallest peaks. 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 accident, mostly glacier formed valleys and plains with a large variety of lakes, peat bogs and wet grasslands intermingled with shrublands and forest patches. This neotropical ecosystem hosts about 5000 different plant species where 60% of these species are endemic, adapted to the specific climate characteristics of the place. Vegetation you will get to see in this trip are: tussock grasses, ground rosettes, dwarf shrubs cushion plants and conspicuous giant rosettes such as Espeletia (frilejon) and Puya (in the family Bromeliaceae). The paramo covers 2600 Km2 of the state!

Early in the morning, grab your jacket and get ready for an adventure. 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 watch 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. It occurs over and around Lake Maracaibo, typically over a bog area that forms where the Catatumbo River flows into the Venezuelan lake. Overnight in Palafitos (sleep in hammocks).

Continue to enjoy the landscape and wildlife of the Maracaibo region. After lunch, drive back to Merida City. Overnight at a posada.

Early in the morning, you will be transfered to el Vigia airport. From there you will take a flight to Los Roques National Park (connection in Caracas). At the main island, there will be a travel assistant waiting for you. He/she will take you to your posada (guest house). Overnight at a posada.

The following day can be spent lying on a white sandy beach, reading a book or just relaxing at a key. You can also take sometime exploring "El Gran Roque" (the main island). Overnight at a posada.

Another day spent on a white sandy beach, reading a book or just relaxing at a key. Overnight at a posada.

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

Transfer to the Caracas airport. END OF SERVICES