Kayak Orinoco and tributaries.
River, savannah and jungle experience, suitable for inexperienced kayakers, but adjustable for the more experienced. Possibilities for bird watching, fauna and flora in general, sport fishing, swimming in crystal-clear natural waters, photography and nature.
The Orinoco River forms one of the largest hydrographic basins on the planet (2,300 km), considered the third largest river in the world in terms of length and flow after the Amazon and the Congo. 34% of the river is in Colombia and 66% in Venezuela.
The Vichada Department presents rock outcrops of the Guyanese Massif or Guyana Shield, which is the oldest geological formation on earth (2 billion years).
Day 1. Adaptation: Puerto Carreño and Dagua River.
Reception at German Olano Airport (Puerto Carreño) and ground transfer to Caño Dagua (1 hour).
This channel of crystal-clear waters and white beaches will be perfect for getting in touch with the kayak.
We ended the day on a beach on the Dagua.
Day 2. Casuarito and Atures: the widest rapids in the world.
We will climb Cerro Dagua to watch the sunrise. We will then take a boat ride to photograph the Atures rapids in front of Casuarito, where the Orinoco becomes a beautiful succession of stone islands, some with petroglyphs. This rapids is considered the widest in the world.
In the afternoon we will kayak to Santa Elena Island, where the Orinoco River reveals a set of enormous rounded stones with strange shapes, some of which form natural pools with cold water.
Our next 3 nights will be at the Ventanas Reserve beach.
Day 3. Labyrinth and Ventanas Island.
We will climb Cerro Dagua to watch the sunrise. We will then take a boat ride to photograph the Atures rapids in front of Casuarito, where the Orinoco becomes a beautiful succession of stone islands, some with petroglyphs. This rapids is considered the widest in the world.
In the afternoon we will kayak to Santa Elena Island, where the Orinoco River reveals a set of enormous rounded stones with strange shapes, some of which form natural pools with cold water.
Our next 3 nights will be at the Ventanas Reserve beach.
Day 4. Black Canyon, Green Canyon and birds.
We will go up the Caño Negro by boat until we reach the junction with Caño Verde, a spectacle that will leave you speechless! Its waters are crystal clear and its green color predominates throughout the entire canyon.
In the afternoon we will kayak down the Caño Negro until we reach the mouth of the Orinoco River, a perfect place for bird watching.
Day 5. Bita Biodiverse.
Boat trip along the Orinoco River to the Bojonawi Nature Reserve, where we will hike along the El Pañuelo lagoon. We will continue our boat trip upstream along the Bita River, a treasure trove of biodiversity.
It is a very healthy river that originates in the Orinoquia savannahs, measuring between 400 and 500 kilometers, a tributary that has not yet been affected by livestock farming or the extraction of natural resources, in whose basin there is no presence of indigenous groups, but jaguars, dolphins, tapirs and many species of turtles do live. Experts have classified it as one of the healthiest and most biodiverse tributaries in Colombia.
The river has enough beaches to give you the pleasure of choosing.
Day 6. Meta Dolphins.
We will kayak along the confluence of the Bita and Orinoco rivers. We will then take a boat ride to visit the mouth of the Meta River in the Orinoco, a perfect place to see dolphins.
In the afternoon we will arrive at the hotel in Puerto Carreño, where we will spend our last night. We will walk to Cerro de la Bandera where we will have a 360° panoramic view.
Farewell dinner with our guides.
Day 7. Puerto Carreño and return.
Free day: walk through the local market and the boardwalk.
Return.
