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6 MONTH PROGRAM (Price EURO €5,300/USD $6,831)
Mochima - 2 weeks
You’ll spend your first two weeks based around Playa Colorada, getting accustomed to the pace of life and the traditional culture. Intensive Spanish class should establish the basics quickly. We’ll introduce you to Kayaking then take you for a 3 day expedition to the offshore islands where you’ll encounter dolphins, snorkel on spectacular reefs, enjoy beach games like volleyball and try fishing to catch dinner. There are great hikes to the top of the islands for spectacular views of the park and the chance to try sport-climbing or rappelling. On the islands you’ll learn how to make a shelter, a fire, find food and water and learn a few simple knots as well. During this time you’ll have an introduction to local cooking, visit neighboring villages and waterfalls and try your hand at Salsa and Merengue dancing.
Caripe – 1 week
Just a few hours drive away is the ‘Eden of the East’, the lush and mountainous Caripe region famous for its coffee plantations and farming culture. Exploration of the Guacharo cave and it’s inhabitants. Visits to coffee plantations, fruit and vegetable farms and local markets. Mountain trekking, horse riding and camping. Ongoing Spanish classes.
Orinoco Delta Kayaking expedition - 2 weeks
Your kayaking in the Mochima will have prepared you for one of the real highlights of your trip. Travelling and living as the Waraos have done for over 20,000 years, exploring the waterways, jungles and sabanas and being amongst an amazing abundance of wildlife and flora. Ancient Warao culture and language. Artesania, including Moriche weaving and wood sculpture. Visiting Warao families and settlements. Ongoing Spanish class. Savannah horse riding. You’ll stay in a Warao home, construct your own bush camp and even stay at a luxurious lodge. Sleeping is in hammocks.
Playa Colorada – 1 week
Return to Jakera Lodge for an introduction to the history and culture of Venezuela and some beach time. Intensive Spanish / history / culture classes. Beach volley ball and football tournaments with locals. Cooking classes. Snorkelling and freediving. Visits to historical sites in Barcelona and Cumana.
Gran Sabana, the Lost World and Roraima – 2 weeks
Jeep Safari to the mystical and ancient highlands of Venezuela, visiting various indigenous Pemon settlements, spectacular waterfalls and the climax a week round-trip hiking to the top of Roraima. Ongoing Spanish classes. Camping in tents.
Playa Colorada – 4 weeks - Volunteer work program
This month we dedicate to working on a community project. Working with local people we try to give something back to our host in this under-developed country. Spanish classes in the morning, volunteer project in the afternoon.
Work Experience - 8 weeks
You can choose two different programs for 4 weeks from all sorts of incentives including, teaching English, National Park experience, photography, tour guiding, adventure sports training, journalism, tourism, barwork, restaurant and hotel management, building and construction, gourmet-cooking, amongst many other options. You will live with a host family or in a camp or posada.
Canaima and Angel Falls – 2 weeks
We spend one week hiking into Canaima from La Paragua stopping in isolated Pemon settlements along the way and sleeping in the wilderness. The second week you’ll live in the Pemon village of Canaima, exploring the area and studying Spanish. There’s an optional day trip to see the world highest water fall Angel Falls. Flight back to La Paragua.
Playa Colorada – Jakera Lodge
Plenty of chill time, fun on the beach and farewell parties, time to work on your suntan and polish of your Spanish skills before going home. Tents and hammocks.
If you’d like to contact a representative to discuss further please email waz@jakera.com