Tours | Los Llanos

Los Llanos is the animal paradise of Venezuela. Pink river dolphins, Iguanas, Turtles, Capybaras, Howler Monkeys, Caymans, Snakes, different fishes and birds have here their home.

Day 1:

We start at 06:30 a.m. in Mérida. Our drive leads us along the Mucubaji Lagoon and the St. Domingo Valley. On our way we find a place where are lots of butterflies. We stop for a butterfly observation as most of our guides are specialists in this field they can explain us a little. In the midday we arrive in Barinas, where we have lunch at a typical restaurant. After 4 more hours we arrive in San Vicente. Our dinner and overnight stay is in this small fishing village, in our private house, next to the Apure River in San Vicente. At night we start our 2 hours night tour by boat to observe snakes and caimans. We only catch animals by hand and if you want to have a closer look at the animal. No ropes are used which can hurt the animals. We are totally against captured animals.

Day 2:

After breakfast we go further south for wildlife and birds observation by boat. We return to the Camp for lunch. In the afternoon we go on a 4 hour boat ride for a closer wildlife observation in a different area. Pink river dolphins, Iguanas, Turtles, Capybara, Howler Monkeys, Caymans, Snakes (including Anacondas) and different fishes and birds are animals that you will see definitely: Giant Anteater, Deer, Jaguar, Ocelot, Jaguar, Capuchin Monkeys and Giant River Otters have also been see during our tour one in a while. During our boats safari we will stop to fish Piranha, which we will eat for dinner.
Our dinner and overnight stay is at small fishing shelter during the rain season or in the jungle during the dry season. In these Camps we have a great campfire atmosphere and all kinds of strange jungle sounds!

Day 3:

After breakfast we start off by boat for a 2 hours wildlife and bird observation. We return to our camp for lunch then we go by our van back to Barinas. There we can see the Upper Llanos and the foothills. The dinner and our overnight stay is at "Campamento de aventura Arassari Trek". In the evening you can go swimming and relaxing in the refreshing and crystal clear Acequia River!

Day 4:

After breakfast we go for a 1-2 hour hike through the foothill scenery - like a tropical rainforest - with the majestic Sierra Nevada in the background. Afterwards we are tubing down the Acequias River for 1 - 2 hours This river is one of the cleanest and most scenic in all Venezuela. For lunch we return to the Arassari Trek adventure camp. In the afternoon we return to Barinas, where we arrive about 03:00 pm and to Merida where we arrive about 08:00 pm.

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