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TEPUYESTravel to the Lost WorldThe Tepuys are mountains with a very particular shape, have vertical walls and a relatively flat top, which resembles a large table. They are mainly made of sandstone and quartzite and it’s name comes from the Pemon’s language, who are the habitants of the area, and which means “Mountain”.

These mountains have a special meaning in the culture of the area residents who consider them the home of their gods and are the source of many legends.

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AUYANTEPUYHome of Angel Falls

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TREKKING

RAPPEL OF ANGEL FALLS

RIVER TRIP

Explore the top of this wonderfull mountain, filled with amazing formations and a completely different landscape from other tepuys, with rivers, forests, crevasses and many other places to discover.

Duration: 9 days.

One of the most challenging and interesting activity that offers this mountain, rappelling by one of it’s biggest walls with an amazing view of the highest waterfall in the world. Join us in this adventure.

Duration: 13 days.

Meet the Kamarata Valley and the famous canyons of Uruyén and Kavak. Then embark on a journey through three rivers, which take us along the profile of the Auyantepuy, and finally to one of the most majestic places on earth: the Angel Falls, with its 980 meters is the highest waterfall in the world, and finish our trip in the popular community of Canaima.

Duration: 7 days.

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RORAIMAThe lost word

TREKKINGThe highest and most visited of all Tepuys. Its name means “mother of all wathers” in the Pemon’s languaje, not so far of the reallity because in its top, rise some of the most important rivers of the area, like the Yuruani river, tributary of the Caroni river. With its 2.810 meters of altitude, rules the landscape of the Gran Sabana (great savanna) and the Eastern Tepuys. Geografically important because in it’s top converge the frontiers of Venezuela, Brasil and Guyana.

Duration: 9 days.

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KUKENÁN

ACOPÁN

SARISARIÑAMA

Kukenan is the neighbour Tepuy of Roraima, know as Matawi too. The Access is restricted and the ascent is more tecnical than Roraima. From it’s top, fall the second highest waterfall in Venezuela, but is not permanent all year long, it stops in dry season. We can find a lot of curious formations and incredibles landscapes.

Belongs to Chimanta Masiff and better know by the lasts climbs in its walls, we can reach the top, making a really interesting trek, that could be an unique experience, because is a really unvisited mountain and that let us live an amazing expirience.

Located on the southeast of the Bolivar State, it’s main atraction is the presence of two big holes, wich are really circular shaped. That be a mistery to scientists. Located totally isolated of the rest of the others tepuys and have a really intrincate access. We have to options to get here, the first one and the most challenging is to visit and explore the holes; and the second one is to visit the top of the mountain by and interesting trek on the south face of the mountain, close to the Yecuana communuity of Kanarakuni.

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VENEZUELAN

ANDES

SIERRA NEVADA MÉRIDA

Caribbean SnowVenezuela, along with Colombia, share the north end of the great Cordillera of the Andes. And despite of being known as a tropical country, with beautiful beaches, we have a range of mountains over 4,500 meters that lead us to the fascinating world of the High Mountain.

The craddle of many mountaineers and the main objetive of most Venezuelan mountaniers, because in this range of

mountains are the known “Aguilas Blancas” (White Eagles),that are the five highest

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MÉRIDA

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HUMBOLDT PEAKHumboldt Peak is one of the emblematic summits of our country. It’s the second highest and currently has the largest glacier in Venezuela. This mountain is very special because many Venezuelan climbers have here their first contact with the spectacular world of snow and high altitude mountains.

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HUMBOLDT PEAKThe Bolivar peak is Venezuela’s emblematic peak for it’s name, the name of one of the most important figure of the Independence of Venezuela and another countries and it’s height of 4.986 m. This mountain is the highest in our country and is popular for many climbers, for their beauty and their spectacular climbing.

This tour allows us to climb the two highest mountains in the Venezuelan

Andes, Pico Humboldt and Pico Bolivar, plus we do one of the most beautiful hikes

in these range of mountains.

PICO BOLÍVAR

HUMBOLDT BOLÍVAR &

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GAVIDIACANAGUÁTRAVESÍA MÉRIDA-BARINAS

This traverse covers the antique “Camino Real del Carrizal”(royal trail of Carrizal), which was frequented by pre-hispanic population and currently runs nearly abandoned towns, where there is almost no human intervention. Also allows us to go through all environments from the paramo to upland areas of the plains.

Duration: 6 days.