Land of Wonders: Venezuela’s Most Incredible Spot Unraveled

We leave for our second destination in Venezuela, the Canaima National Park. To do this we went to the international airport located in La Guaira, although many will find it as Caracas airport.

From here it is an hour’s flight and at the time we did it, only the Conviasa company flew 2 times a week at 2 different times. You can fly on Thursdays and Sundays, so the minimum stay if you fly on a Thursday is 3 nights.

When you arrive at the Canaima National Park, you find a super small airport where there are only people who take the same flight that you arrived on, of course all walking, there are no buses, busses or much security.

Before heading to the hotel you must pay an entrance fee of $40 per person for the Canaima National Park.

Accommodation in Canaima National Park

In our case we stayed for 3 nights at the Arameru Lodge, a truly incredible hotel, in a magical environment that invites you to enjoy the place.

The hotel staff is already waiting for you upon your arrival at the airport to take care of your luggage and for you to directly get on a little truck so that in 5 minutes you will be at the hotel enjoying a delicious drink and some snacks while they explain some things about the park to you. , hotel and itinerary.

The hotel has views of the 2 most famous waterfalls, something they are going to do in Canaima on the day of their arrival.

Among the services, the most incredible thing besides its rooms is that it has a pool with a replica of Angel Falls and above it a jacuzzi.

The Arameru Lodge is all-inclusive like most of the accommodations in the Canaima National Park, although of course you can opt for one that is not and it will be cheaper. The all-inclusive anyway is not that you can drink alcohol or eat all the time but rather we could say that it is a full board, covering 3 meals, soft drinks and also an excursion to the nearby waterfalls.

When should you travel to Canaima National Park?

Choosing the date is quite a matter because it involves choosing between traveling without rain but seeing the main attraction of Canaima a little dry or almost without water or traveling in the rainy season to see the place in all its splendor, but risking getting rained on all the days and that you even see the Angel Falls covered by the clouds. There is no special month, it is a lottery and the weather is a matter of luck.

The only thing we can tell you is that the rainy season begins in May, we traveled at the end of the month and we saw a lot of water but it rained a lot and Angel Falls was not perfect but we were able to see it. In short it was great.

If you go a little earlier, you will probably have sunny and clear days but you risk dry rivers or waterfalls with little water.

What to do in Canaima

As we mentioned, one of the excursions that all all-inclusive accommodations have in their itinerary is to visit the 2 waterfalls near the hotels, which are El Sapo and El Hacha waterfalls.

Once the entire group is ready to leave, they will board a typical boat to cross one of the lagoons and begin a short trek of about 30 minutes accompanied by a hotel guide.

El Sapo Jump

The first thing you should know is that you are going to get very wet because you literally pass behind each jump and then in this case you are also faced with how impressive this place is. Therefore, it is key to wear clothes to get wet, some socks to avoid slipping, and if you have some Crocs-type flip flops, even better. It is also ideal to have one of those small towels that curl up and dry quickly so you are not carrying so much weight.

Another thing to keep in mind is that if you go with bags before crossing behind the jump, you can leave everything right there so that nothing gets wet. Regarding cameras, obviously everything gets wet, so it has to be waterproof or with a case for cell phones.

You have to be very careful because the stone is quite slippery and also the step behind the waterfall is not that short and many times they form like whirlpools of water or part of the waterfall falls on top of you. It really is something unique.

In addition, the entire route is double because you go and return along the same path. In this case, we later ended up going to the top of the waterfall, also a kind of viewpoint of the entire landscape of Canaima.

El Hacha Jump

We returned to the place from where we had left for El Sapo and took a boat again to cross to Salto El Hacha. In this case, this jump had more water flow but the path where one travels behind the waterfall is much wider.

Best of all, when you reach the end you can sit so that the jet falls directly on your back. From here the excursion ends, returning to the hotel at sunset, soaked but happy.

This waterfall is the one we see from the hotel and which can be accessed by just walking a few steps towards the Canaima lagoon. Therefore, if you want to take photos of the place in front, know that you will be able to access it at all times.

The next day we left for Angel Falls, undoubtedly why everyone comes to visit the Canaima National Park.

Visiting the indigenous community of Canaima

Something that hotels also usually do is take you to visit the indigenous community of the National Park, who are the ones who mostly work in Canaima and are in charge of almost all the tourist services. Imagine that there are only about 1500 inhabitants. There you will be able to buy crafts, try some local foods such as termites and worms and also enjoy typical dances and songs by the children of the community.

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