Travel Destinations - Venezuela

TRAVEL DESTINATIONS IN VENEZUELA Jakera offers adventure-travel excursions to all Venezuela’s main destinations whatever your budget. We’ll give you an insight here and you’ll find much more detail, photography, travel itineraries and costs under ‘Adventure travel’.

Travel Destinations - Venezuela: Orinoco Delta
The Orinoco Delta is a vast unspoilt ecosystem of some 25,00kms. Home to some 20,000 nomadic Warao Indians, these peoples live simply by the water, travelling by dugout canoes and have had very little contact with the outside world for over 20,000 years. The wildlife and scenery is simply spectacular and encounters with wildlife including River Dolphins, Jaguars, Pumas, Perro de Agua, Anacondas, Pythons, Howler and Cappuccino Monkeys, and prolific birdlife including, Macaws, Tucans, Parrots, Storks, Kingfishers and Woodpeckers are virtually normal. The best way to interact with the Orinoco’s people and wildlife is by water either kayaking or by river boat.

Travel Destinations - Venezuela: Gran Sabana – The Lost World
The area known as La Gran Sabana is located in the South-eastern corner of Venezuela at the border with Brazil and Guyana. These mystical highlands reveal an abundance of waterfalls, natural springs and "Pemon" Indian settlements. Highlights include the chance to scale the highest tepuy peak of Roraima where one encounters the eerie moonscape plateau of Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World."

Travel Destinations - Venezuela: Mochima National Park
Occupying virtually 1000sq km of Eastern Venezuela, Parque Nacional Mochima encompasses an endless parade of white-sand, palm-fringed of Caribbean beaches, 32 islands and a significant portion of the adjacent coastal mountain ranges. Trips to the offshore islands for one or more days by kayak, sailing yacht or motorised boat virtually guarantee interacting with dolphins and on the islands you’ll easily spot iguana’s. Fishing, diving and snorkelling are excellent as is the seafood. Inland, abundant waterfalls, natural springs, caves and the culture of Columbus's first port of call, Cumaná.

Travel Destinations - Venezuela: Angel Falls
The highest waterfall in the world plunges down from the western flank of a gorge in the middle of the Auyan-tepui. With a total height of 979m, and free fall of 807m, it is more than 19 times higher than Niagara. The water that leaves the summit takes fourteen seconds to reach the bottom. This journey to the world's highest waterfall by boat unveils a collage of lush jungle, rampant rapids, serene lagoons and 700 indigenous species of plants.

Travel Destinations - Venezuela: Amazonas
The vast untouched tropical wilderness of the Amazonas stretches virtually 200,000sq kms. These rainforests, rivers and broad savannahs offer the increasingly rare possibility of real wilderness-adventure. 22 indigenous ethnic groups and 680 different species of birds flourish in a melting pot of coexisting cultures. A chance to encounter the "Yanomami" Indians and explore 3 gargantuan protected National Parks.

Travel Destinations - Venezuela: Caripe and the North East
The way to Caripe, also known as “Humboldt’s Route”- is a picturesque mountain area made up of Haciendas of coffee, orange and pineapple plantations. Caripe is home of the Guacharo Cave and was explored 200 years ago by Alexander von Humboldt. Apart from its size, over 10 kilometers have been explored, there are numerous stalactites and stalagmites. It also has a huge population of the nocturnal Guacharos or oil birds - up to 18,000 have been reported.

Travel Destinations - Venezuela: Los Roques
The pristine National Park Archipelago of Los Roques is located 150kms north of Caracas and is the largest marine park of the Caribbean. In the middle the dazzling azure Caribbean ocean rise 50 islands each with virgin white beaches, turquoise lagoons and marvellous coral reefs. It is without any doubt one of the most beautiful natural areas of Venezuela. Yacht charter, scuba-diving, snorkelling, kayaking, windsurfing, kite-surfing and sports-fishing make this an ideal location for the water-sports enthusiast. For those who just want to relax and soak up the sun you’ll also enjoy the high standards of cuisine and bohemian accommodation.

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TRAVEL DESTINATIONS IN VENEZUELA

Jakera offers adventure-travel excursions to all Venezuela’s main destinations whatever your budget. We’ll give you an insight here and you’ll find much more detail, photography, travel itineraries and costs under ‘Adventure travel’.

Orinoco Delta
The Orinoco Delta is a vast unspoilt ecosystem of some 25,00kms. Home to some 20,000 nomadic Warao Indians, these peoples live simply by the water, travelling by dugout canoes and have had very little contact with the outside world for over 20,000 years. The wildlife and scenery is simply spectacular and encounters with wildlife including River Dolphins, Jaguars, Pumas, Perro de Agua, Anacondas, Pythons, Howler and Cappuccino Monkeys, and prolific birdlife including, Macaws, Tucans, Parrots, Storks, Kingfishers and Woodpeckers are virtually normal. The best way to interact with the Orinoco’s people and wildlife is by water either kayaking or by river boat.

Gran Sabana – The Lost World
The area known as La Gran Sabana is located in the South-eastern corner of Venezuela at the border with Brazil and Guyana. These mystical highlands reveal an abundance of waterfalls, natural springs and "Pemon" Indian settlements. Highlights include the chance to scale the highest tepuy peak of Roraima where one encounters the eerie moonscape plateau of Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World."

Mochima National Park
Occupying virtually 1000sq km of Eastern Venezuela, Parque Nacional Mochima encompasses an endless parade of white-sand, palm-fringed of Caribbean beaches, 32 islands and a significant portion of the adjacent coastal mountain ranges. Trips to the offshore islands for one or more days by kayak, sailing yacht or motorised boat virtually guarantee interacting with dolphins and on the islands you’ll easily spot iguana’s. Fishing, diving and snorkelling are excellent as is the seafood. Inland, abundant waterfalls, natural springs, caves and the culture of Columbus's first port of call, Cumaná.

Angel Falls
The highest waterfall in the world plunges down from the western flank of a gorge in the middle of the Auyan-tepui. With a total height of 979m, and free fall of 807m, it is more than 19 times higher than Niagara. The water that leaves the summit takes fourteen seconds to reach the bottom. This journey to the world's highest waterfall by boat unveils a collage of lush jungle, rampant rapids, serene lagoons and 700 indigenous species of plants.

Amazonas
The vast untouched tropical wilderness of the Amazonas stretches virtually 200,000sq kms. These rainforests, rivers and broad savannahs offer the increasingly rare possibility of real wilderness-adventure. 22 indigenous ethnic groups and 680 different species of birds flourish in a melting pot of coexisting cultures. A chance to encounter the "Yanomami" Indians and explore 3 gargantuan protected National Parks.

Caripe and the North East
The way to Caripe, also known as “Humboldt’s Route”- is a picturesque mountain area made up of Haciendas of coffee, orange and pineapple plantations. Caripe is home of the Guacharo Cave and was explored 200 years ago by Alexander von Humboldt. Apart from its size, over 10 kilometers have been explored, there are numerous stalactites and stalagmites. It also has a huge population of the nocturnal Guacharos or oil birds - up to 18,000 have been reported.

Los Roques
The pristine National Park Archipelago of Los Roques is located 150kms north of Caracas and is the largest marine park of the Caribbean. In the middle the dazzling azure Caribbean ocean rise 50 islands each with virgin white beaches, turquoise lagoons and marvellous coral reefs. It is without any doubt one of the most beautiful natural areas of Venezuela. Yacht charter, scuba-diving, snorkelling, kayaking, windsurfing, kite-surfing and sports-fishing make this an ideal location for the water-sports enthusiast. For those who just want to relax and soak up the sun you’ll also enjoy the high standards of cuisine and bohemian accommodation.