Venezuela Highlights Tour

Itinerary

1. Day One

   Arrive in Caracas

   • Arrive into Caracas and transfer to the hotel for check-in.

   • Rest of the day at leisure.

   • Overnight in Caracas.

2. Day Two

   City tour of Caracas

   • Today we take a city tour of Caracas, visiting the historic downtown, 23 de Enero neighbourhood, Hugo Chavez’s Mausoleum and the San Agustin ‘barrio’.

   • Overnight in Caracas.

3. Day Three

   Cainama National Park

   • We take a morning flight to Canaima National Park.

   • Embark on a river expedition to Angel Falls.

   • Arrive at our camp which overlooks Angel Falls in time for dinner and sleep under the stars in hammocks.

   • Overnight at camp.

4. Day Four

   Hike to Angel Falls

   • Today is a half-day hike to Angel Falls and take a swim at the bottom of the waterfall.

   • Travel by boat to a camp near Canaima Lagoon which is administered by local indigenous Pemon people.

   • Overnight at camp.

5. Day Five

   Hacha Falls

   • Today we will hike to the top of a ‘tepui’, the flat top mountains that are famous in Canaima National Park.

   • Later, we will visit the stunning Hacha Falls before returning to Canaima.

   • Overnight at local guesthouse.

6. Day Six

   Return to Caracas

   • This morning we return to Caracas.

   • Next we will drive to Galipan, before visiting the Ghost Cable Car Station and Waraira Repano National Park.

   • Overnight in Caracas.

7. Day Seven

   Catatumbo Lightning phenomenon

   • Today we head to El Vigia.

   • We take a boat ride on Maracaibo Lake to visit the stilt-village of Ologa.

   • Night in hammocks in Ologa to witness the Catatumbo lightning phenomenon.

8. Day Eight

   Merida

   • We have breakfast in Ologa and a short visit to local families living on stilt homes.

   • Return to land by boat and travel south to Merida, the capital of the Venezuelan Andes.

   • Enjoy the evening at leisure.

   • Overnight in Merida.

9. Day Nine

   Barinas

   • We first take a city tour of Merida.

   • We will have the opportunity to take the longest cable car in the world. This costs $50 extra per person.

   • Drive across the Andes to the town of Barinas.

   • Overnight in Barinas.

10. Day Ten

    Choroni

    • This morning we will depart early for the long drive north to the colonial Caribbean town of Choroni.

    • Arrive in the late afternoon and enjoy your evening at leisure.

    • Night in local guesthouse in Choroni.

11. Day Eleven

    Village of Chuao

    • We will take a short boat ride to the village of Chuao to learn about Cocoa processing and Afro-Venezuelan culture. Famously in 2020, US mercenaries plotting a coup d’etat against the Venezuelan government were detained by fisherman in Chuao.

    • Lunch by the beach before the boat ride back to Choroni.

    • Return to Caracas for overnight stay.

12. Day Twelve

    End of tour

    • Today the tour ends. Transfer to the airport for onward travel.