From Wikitravel

Canaima National Park is in the La Gran Sabana region of Venezuela.

Contents 1 Understand 1.1 History 1.2 Landscape 1.3 Flora and fauna 1.4 Climate 2 Get in 3 Fees/Permits 4 Get around 5 See 6 Do 7 Buy 8 Eat 9 Drink 10 Sleep 10.1 Lodging 10.2 Camping 10.3 Backcountry

Understand

Canaima National Park is home to the Angel Falls. There are some smaller spectacular waterfalls an lagoons that can be visited.

History

Landscape

Savanna with tepuys (table mountains)

Flora and fauna

Climate

Get in

There are no overland routes to Canaima. The only access is by air. Avior and Rutaca fly to and from Ciudad Bolivar and Caracas.

Access to the Sector Occidental is by air into villages like Canaima. However, the Sector Oriental has road access via the Troncal 10.

Fees/Permits

At arrival at the Canaima airport a Bs. 8000 (around 4 US$) entrance fee is collected.

Get around

See

The main attraction is Angel Falls, which itself is located about 5 hours' ride in a dugout canoe upstream from Canaima village. Most of the Park's attractions can only be visited with a guided tour from Canaima. These can be booked from outside Venezuela, from Caracas, or from Ciudad Bolivar but prices are much more competitive in Ciudad Bolivar. Most tours that take you to the foot of the falls are two nights (one in Canaima, one at the falls) and three days, and combine all of the three elements below (and also include food and transport). Alternatively you can hire shorter tours just to go up to Angel Falls and back again.

• Two day tours run to the foot of the Angel falls by motorized dugout canoe (curiara). The first day a five or six hour boat ride will lead you to the base camp. From there it's a one hour walk to the foot of waterfall. Here you can take pictures and swim. The night will be spent in hammocks and the next day another a five hours will bring you back to Canaima.
• A half day tour brings you to Isla Anatoly, very close to Canaima village, where some other waterfalls are visited such as Salto Sapo. Some of them can be walked behind the water curtain.
• Just west of Canaima is a beautiful lagoon with water stained a tea colour by the vegetation in the area, and with a nice view of the waterfalls and tepuy mountain.

A good option is the Canaima based Bernal Tours, which can be contacted through Adan Adventures [1] in Ciudad Bolivar, Tel: +58 281 268-9839 (adanadventures@cantv.net).

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

• Wei Tepü offers basic triple rooms with fan and private bathroom for Bs. 30,000 (around 15 US$). There are meals on request (breakfast Bs. 15,000, lunch and dinner Bs. 25,000).

Lodging

Camping

Backcountry

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