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5 Day Angel Falls
Highlights: Caracas, Canaima
Trip start: Caracas
Trip end: Caracas
Price Range from £1,272 to £1,458 *
* GBP per person based on 2-4 people, double occupancy. Custom designed personal tour. Prices subject to change.

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Trip Summary
Map of Itinerary
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Located near Canaima in southern Venezuela, Angel Falls is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall (height 979m / drop 807m). The falls were discovered in 1935 by the American aviator and adventurer James C. Angel, after whom it is named. This UNESCO World Heritage site is considered by many as the eighth natural wonder of the world. Visit the Sapo and Yuri Waterfalls, followed by a breathtaking flight over Angel Falls. Enjoy a relaxing stay at Waku Lodge, an idyllic paradise surrounded by wildlife, cascades and lagoons. Tour also includes one pre-night in Caracas and domestic flights to/from Canaima.

Day Activities Hotel
Day 1
Caracas
  • Meet and Greet
  • Caracas: Transfer - Airport (06:00-19:59) - Vehicle/Driver
  • Dinner (not included)
Pestana (5*) (B)
Day 2
Canaima
  • Breakfast (included)
  • Transfer - Airport (06:00-19:59) - Vehicle/Driver
  • Air - Caracas - Canaima [Connecting Puerto Ordaz (2.5 hrs)] - Economy Air
  • Canaima: Transfer - Airstrip - Hotel Shuttle
  • Lunch (included)
  • Dinner (included)
Waku Lodge (B,L,D)
Day 3
Canaima
  • Breakfast (included)
  • Shared - 1/2 d Sapo Waterfall (Waku Lodge) - Dugout Canoe/Guide
  • Lunch (included)
  • Shared - 1/2 d Yuri Waterfall (Waku Lodge) - 4x4/Dugout Canoe/Guide
  • Dinner (included)
Waku Lodge (B,L,D)
Day 4
Canaima
  • Breakfast (included)
  • Transfer - Airstrip - Hotel Shuttle
  • Shared - 1/2 d Angel Falls Overflight (Waku Lodge) - Flight
  • Transfer - Airstrip - Hotel Shuttle
  • Lunch (included)
  • Dinner (included)
Waku Lodge (B,L,D)
Day 5
Caracas
  • Breakfast (included)
  • Transfer - Airstrip - Hotel Shuttle
  • Air - Canaima - Caracas [Connecting Puerto Ordaz] - Economy Air
Depart 
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, 1/2d = Half Day, Al = All Inclusive

Trip Options
All of our itineraries may be customized as you wish, add extra days, change a hotel, see different sights. Contact one of our expert consultants for your free, no-obligation vacation plan.

Itinerary

Day 1 Caracas

Caracas lies in a series of valleys 1000 meters above sea level and surrounded by majestic tree-clad mountains. Traces of the city's colonial roots are still proudly displayed in the historic buildings and contrast dramatically with the imposing modern skyscrapers of the city.

Upon arrival you will be met by our local representative who will help you locate your vehicle.

Airport transfer with private vehicle, and driver.

The Pestana Hotel is located in a privileged area, the new financial center, near Parque del Este and close to the exclusive area of Los Palos Grandes, home to some of the most distinguished shops, restaurants, banks, and a few of the main business centers in the city of Caracas, and facing the subway station. The Pestana Hotel in Caracas has 195 fully equipped rooms and suites, an international cuisine restaurant with 130 seats, lobby bar, conference rooms, meetings and events, together with the most roomy, modern and innovative multipurpose room in all the city of Caracas.

Overnight at Pestana (5*).


Caracas
Caracas
Pestana Hotel
Pestana Hotel
Day 2 Canaima

Between the rainforest of the Amazon Basin and the watershed of the Orinoco River, is a rugged wall of remote mountains and deep, heavily forested canyons. This is Canaima National Park. Many of the mountains have precipitous rock walls that rise thousands of meters where they end in an almost perfectly flat top. These formations are known by their Indian name: Tepuis. Originally the tops of the tepuis were joined together in a vast continuous plateau that stretched over a large part of northern South America. Over time erosion carved steep-walled valleys and crevices into the plateau leaving fragments of it completely isolated. The region remains one of the most thinly settled and most beautiful of all natural areas in South America. From one of these Tepuis plummets the world's highest waterfall: Angel Falls (979 meters).The fall is more than twice as high as the Empire State Building and three times higher than the Eiffel Tower.

Airport transfer with private vehicle, and driver.

Fly from Caracas to Canaima with a stop in Puerto Ordaz (you may be required to deplane). Flight time is approximately 2.5 hrs.
Please note: Flights rate and availability are subject to change until booking

Enjoy a shared transfer between the Canaima airstrip and your lodge (or vice versa).

The new Waku Lodge (4*) in Canaima is an oasis surrounded by exotic nature. The camp is located a few minutes from the Airport of Canaima, right in front of the Canaima Lagoon and with a spectacular view of the water falls “El Hacha” and “Golondrina”. Inaugurated in the year 2001, Waku offers 12 confortable rooms with beautiful views of the surrounding nature with personalized attention. Rooms contain private bathrooms, hot water, ceiling fans and mosquito nets. Direct TV is available in the lobby. The hotel also contains a restaurant which offers samples of delicious local flavours.

Overnight at Waku Lodge.


Canaima
Canaima
Waku Lodge
Waku Lodge
Day 3 Canaima

We board our dugout canoes at Canaima beach, and cross Canaima lagoon with impressive views of its seven waterfalls. A short walk through savannah, and we start walking behind! the impressive water curtain of Sapo falls. It is a truly exhilarating experience: a cliff to the right, the roaring falls to the left, and water spray everywhere. Once on the other side of the curtain, we walk to the top of the falls for a wonderful view of the Tepuy landscape. Return to Canaima beach. The fall might have less water in the dry season.

We board our 4x4 vehicle that will take us through the savannah to the port of Puerto Verde. Here we board our dugout canoes and navigate down the Carrao rive. A short walk through the jungle, and we arrive at beautiful Yuri waterfall. Time to relax at the pink sandy beach at the bottom of the fall, surrounded by the spectacular scenery of Canaima National Park, and to enjoy a refreshing bath! Return to Canaima.

Overnight at Waku Lodge.


Sapo Waterfall
Sapo Waterfall
Yuri Waterfall
Yuri Waterfall
Day 4 Canaima

Enjoy a shared transfer between the Canaima airstrip and your lodge (or vice versa).

Departure from Canaima airstrip, and flight over the spectacular landscape of Canaima National Park. After approx. 20 min. we enter the impressive Devil's Canyon, and soon we see the highest waterfall on earth: Angel Falls. It was 1935, when a stranger offered Jimmy Angel $5000 to fly him to an uncharted mountaintop in southern Venezuela, and the bush pilot, down on his luck, jumped at the chance. He flew his mysterious passenger to this mountaintop, and set up camp by a stream. In three days, they found 75 pounds of gold. Returning to Caracas, Mr. Angel lost contact with his passenger. Trying to return, but without his treasure guide, he fruitlessly scoured the vast wilderness for the golden stream. One day he crash landed on top of a 2400 meter high mountain. Two weeks later the exhausted adventurer emerged on foot, bearing with him knowledge of a secret the local Pemón Indians had guarded for centuries: Churún Merú, the world´s highest waterfall.

Enjoy a shared transfer between the Canaima airstrip and your lodge (or vice versa).

Overnight at Waku Lodge.


Angel Falls
Angel Falls
Day 5 Caracas

Enjoy a shared transfer between the Canaima airstrip and your lodge (or vice versa).

Fly from Canaima to Caracas, please note there will be one stop in Puerto Ordaz, you may be required to change planes. Flight time is approximately 2.5 hr.
Please note: Flights rate and availability are subject to change until booking

Depart from Caracas Airport. End of itinerary.

Overnight at Depart.



Trip Includes
Guaranteed departure - Accommodation, Activities, Transfers, Meals, Fees where indicated as per the itinerary - Local and international traveler assistance during your tour - Specialised and personalised services

Trip Excludes
Tips - Laundry - Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages unless explicitly noted - Optional activities/extras – Visas (unless noted) - Vacation insurance

Trip Terms & Conditions

  • Your deposit is due immediately on booking (30% of program price, minimum $250). The balance is due 90 days prior to departure. We accept payment via credit card, certified check, wire transfer or money order.
  • Tour quotes do not include airfare to/from the trip start point unless noted on the itinerary
  • Cost increases in currency exchange, government fees, taxes, surcharges or hotel/lodge tariff increases between quote date and start date are payable by the client.
  • Availability cannot be guaranteed until booked. We will exercise best efforts to book hotels per the itinerary, however, in busy seasons and with client bookings made within 90 days of tour date we may be forced to offer substitutes.
  • Cancellations of confirmed bookings 90 days or more prior to departure will receive full refund minus a $350 (per person) administrative fee and any non-refundable paid fees (e.g. non-refundable airfare, cruise or hotel deposits). 60-89 days will be subject to loss of deposit. 30-59 days will be subject to loss of 50% of program price. 29 days or less will be subject to 100% of program price.
  • Payment of the program price constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions set out at www.kensingtontours.com/terms-and-conditions
  • Living Standards and practices at destination may differ from those in North America with respect to provisions of utilities, services and accommodation.