1st Day:
09:00 a.m. Departure by Jeep from Puerto Ayacucho to Puerto de Samariapo (1 hour). Navigation through the Orinoco River. Visit to Isla de Ratón and the school of the Mission. Navigation through Sipapo River. Lunch at a place of the river. Navigation through Cuao River to Raudal de Danto waterfall. Visit to the Piaroa native community. Overnight stay in a hammock. (/L/D)

2nd Day:
09:00 a.m. Start a long walk through the jungle (3 hours). Return to the camp to enjoy a bath in the river. Lunch. Return by boat. Visit to the native town to find out about the conucos [smallholdings] and the processing of yucca. You can buy craftworks. (B/L/D)
Navigation through the Orinoco to Puerto de Samariapo.
05:30 p.m. Transfer by Jeep to Puerto Ayacucho. Overnight stay in a city Hotel. (B/L/D)

3rd day
08:00am Leave the hotel to visit the native’s market and have breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Board the plane at 11:00am. End of our services. Breakfast not included but you can eat at the market or the airport.

It includes:

• All meals and non-alcoholic drinks.
• Bilingual guide (Spanish-English)
• One night stay at a city hotel in a double sized bedroom with A/C.
• Lodging at a single size room will have an additional fee.
• Pictures to the natives are not guaranteed.

Not Included:
Plane ticket Caracas-Puerto Ayacucho-Caracas and Puerto Ayacucho-Camani Camp- Puerto Ayacucho.
Lodging at Puerto Ayacucho Hotel (If required)
Minimum 3 people

DETAILS ABOUT THE EXCURSION
Boat and equipment:
The boat used for this excursion is a 14 meter (45, 93 feet) long wooden boat equipped with a roof made with the leaves of palm trees which is typical among the native’s tribes of the area and it is powered by a 40 HP outboard motor. Overnight staying takes place in hammocks with mosquito nets placed in the camp. There is gas and solar lamps for night lightning.
We are equipped with coolers and enough ice for all trip, as well as bottled mineral water and cooking gear.
In addition, there will be first aid kits, safety equipment for the boat and radio communication with the main office in Puerto Ayacucho and every emergency station in the area.
Our guides will make food at the moment. It is varied and plentiful. Breakfast and dinner will be served at our camping sites. Lunch is the lightest meal and will take place as we travel or in the boat. In some of the places we will be visiting there are available latrines, in other areas will be informed about proper ways to avoid damage to the habitat.
These are adventure excursions; however, we strive to fulfill our passenger’s needs in order for them to enjoy the trip.

DETAILS ABOUT THE TRIP
We will be navigating through the Orinoco River starting from Puerto de Samariapo just before the torrents up the river until we get to one its most interesting tributaries, which is Sipapo River. In addition, there will be visits to the some of the native communities along the riverbank. There are native tribes that do not like being visited so in some cases we will have to observe them from the boat.
Navigating will not take more than two hours with visits and stopovers in between to enjoy the landscape and the rivers.
The Piaroa native tribe inhabits the area we will be visiting. Our guides will direct visits to native tribes; during this visits we will be able to observe and learn about their daily life, as well as mythology and customs. Our guides will let you know how to behave in order not to disturb them and negotiate with their chiefs the possibility of taking pictures.
Along the way, our guides will give you general information about the sceneries we will be visiting as well as their characteristics. This is a jungle adventure excursion so you must listen carefully to all our guides’ recommendations to minimize the risks of accidents and the damage to the surrounding habitats.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

1. We will be navigating for around 250 km (155, 38 miles) through Orinoco, Sopapo, Cuao and Autana rivers.
2. We will be able to identify Sipapo River’s basin natural reserve.
3. We will be visiting the Piaroa’s native tribe territory, which is the most numerous and deeply rooted to its culture in all the Venezuelan Amazon.
4. We will be able to see over 600 registered species of birds, some of them endemic to the area.
5. In addition, we will be able to experience and learn about the characteristics the rainforest.