Autana
Autana Tour (4 Days / 3 Nights)
This exiting and unique excursion does bring you into the Amazonas by boat. Here, where the sacred Autana Mountain is located, from which the native Indians belive, that it is the trunk of life, you will get to enjoy the beautiful nature of the huge tropical rainforest of Venezuela.
Tour Overview:
1st Day:
Our tour begins at 9:00AM with a tasty breafast in Puerto Ayacucho. Afterwards, you are heading out for an about one hour drive by car. Having reached the end of all road connections, you are going to board a Bongo, which is an indigenous boat type, made out of a single tree. After the boat is packed, you are heading up the river Orinoco.
Our next stop is Isla de Raton (Island of the Mouse). From here you continue on the River Rio Sipapo. During the whole journey you will observe several Piaroas Tribes, of which you will some as well be visiting. This will give you the unique opportunity, to learn about these people’s culture and history. Sitting on stone cliffs, in-between the magnificent nature of the rain forest, you will have your lunch.
Having finished lunch, you will be once again heading up the river, until you get onto the Autana River. You will sail up this river for a couple of hours, right through the amazing landscape and animal world of the rainforest. Interested tour participants will also get the opportunity to take a fresh natural bath in the river, in the afternoon.
At the evening you can look forward to a nice, fire cooked dinner. Here you have a chance to chat to and exchanger with the other travellers, or ask the native indios about their history and culture. With a little luck, you might also be able to see some shooting stars. After an exciting day, you will stay the night in hammocks in so called Churuhatas, a special and traditional palm construction, where they can be hung up. (B/L/D)
2nd Day:
After breakfast you start he day with an approximately two hour hike through the jungle. Here you can see the Conuco, a product of the typical indigenous agriculture. With a little luck, you might also get to see some tarantulas. Afterwards the journey continues to an indigenous community, where you will be paddling down a nearby river for about four hours. This time the ride will take place in a Curiara, a longer and slightly bigger boat the the Bongo, without an engine and with no roof. This will give you the chance to observe the Amazonas wildlife as close as possible.
You continue with another approximately three hour walk across the rainforest to your camp for the night. Here a fire will be lighted at the evening, to prepare the dinner. After dinner you will be once again heading out, this time straight into the night: You are going to search the area for Caymans, a subspecies of the alligator, before you will return to the camp for the night, which you will spend once again in a hammock. (B/L/D)
3rd Day:
The third day begins with a delicious breakfast, before you will once again boar the Curiaras for a three hour trip back to the indigenous community, you have visited before. Back in the village, you board the Bongo and head, after a short stop for dinner, towards the sacred Autana Tepuy, using the Autana River. On this journey we pass some interesting attractions, such as the mountain “Cara Del Indio Durmiendo” or face of the sleeping indian. This night you will once again stay with the native community located at the foot of the Guajari Mountain, where you will sleep in a hammock. (B/L/D)
4th Day:
After breakfast you are going on a four hour hike to the Gujari Mountain. From there you get to enjoy an impressive panorama view on the Autana River, as well as on the huge rainforest of the area. Here you will get a chance to collect some last impressions of the trip, before you are heading towards the end of the tour, back to Puerto Ayacucho. (B/L/-)
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Price: on request
In the price included:
All Transfers, Overnight Stays, Multilingual Guides, Provisions, Nonalcoholic beverages
What you should bring:
IMPORTANT: All Travellers MUST bring their ORIGINAL passport in order to participate in the tour!
Solid Shoes, Sandals, Long Pants, Shorts, Two T-Shirts or Shirts, Pullover, A pair of Socks, Cap, Rain Coat, Swimming / Bathing Clothes, Towel, Sun and Mosquito Protector (Only in the form of crea. Sprays are NOT allowed!), Also remember to bring sufficient memory cards and batteries for your camera.
This tour we offer also as a 3-day trip
Autana Tour (3 Days / 2 Nights)
This exiting and unique excursion does bring you into the Amazonas by boat. Here, where the sacred Autana Mountain is located, from which the native Indians belive, that it is the trunk of life, you will get to enjoy the beautiful nature of the huge tropical rainforest of Venezuela.
1st Day:
At 8:00AM in the morning, the tour does start with an approximately one hour drive in the car, beginning in Puerto Ayacucho to Puerto Samariapo. There, at the end of all road connections, you pack your bongo (a traditional indigenous boat, made of a single tree), and prepare for a boat trip on the river. This boat trip does begin with an approximately one hour trip on the Orinoco. Afterwards your trip continues – also by boat – on the Sipapo River, where you will get to enjoy a tasty lunch inbetween the nature. You will sit on the the cliffs or on small islands and have a chance to chat with other tour particpants or to just enjoy the nature.
Afterwards, the trip continues on the Sipapo , until you reach the Autana River. You are following the Autana for some more hours, until you make the next stop of this tour. This will be at the village Baquiro, an indigenous village. Here you will prepare your place for the night, which will be a so called Curuhata, a special palm construction, where you can hang up your hammocks. The rest of the afternoon you have some time for a fresh bath in the river, or to chat and relax, before you are going to cook a nice dinner, fresh on fire.
After dinner you get another opportunity, to swim, or to chat with the other tour participants. This is also a good opportunity, to ask the tour guides and the native indians about their lives, culture and history. They will happily answer all questions you may have. At night you might be lucky and see some shooting stars as well, there are little better ways to end the day, than this. (B/L/D)
2nd Day:
After breakfast the tour continues with a two hour hike through the jungle. Here you get some opportunity, to learn about the Conuco, the typical agriculture of the indios who live in this region. If you are lucky you might also be able to see some tarantulas. Back in the village, you once again board your Bongo and continue to drive up the Autana River towards Tepuy.
On the way to the sacred Tepuy you pass another point of interest: The Mountain Cara del Indio Durmiendo „Face of the sleeping Indian”. It is already lunch time, so you will get another tasty lunch, to prepare for another four hour walk through the rainforest, to reach the Cerro Guajari. This is also a mountain as well as a frequently visited point of interest. The night you will stay once again in hammocks, this time in a small indigenous village called Ceguera. The small community is located at the foot of the Cerro Guajari. (B/L/D)
3rd Day:
After breakfast you are returning to Samariapo. At between 5:00 – 6:00 PM you will be picked up by a car, which will transfer you back to Puerto Ayacucho, where our tour ends. (B/L/-)
Price: on request
In the price included:
All Transfers, Overnight Stays, Multilingual Guides, Provisions, Nonalcoholic beverages,
What you should bring:
IMPORTANT: All Travellers MUST bring their ORIGINAL passport in order to participate in the tour!
Solid Shoes, Sandals, Long Pants, Shorts, Two T-Shirts or Shirts, Pullover, A pair of Socks, Cap, Rain Coat, Swimming / Bathing Clothes, Towel, Sun and Mosquito Protector (Only in the form of crea. Sprays are NOT allowed!), Also remember to bring sufficient memory cards and batteries for your camera.