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🌎  Venezuela 🇻🇪

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4.7
(1857)

📍  Parque Nacional Canaima

✈️  General Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport (PZO)

🚗  495.8 KM

⏱️  13 hours, 23 minutes

Canaima National Park, home to the majestic Angel Falls, offers an unparalleled remote adventure, best explored via guided multi-day tours due to its challenging accessibility. Reaching the park typically involves small plane flights from major Venezuelan cities to Canaima town, followed by dugout canoe (curiara) and trekking expeditions, making it unsuitable for those with significant mobility challenges. The ideal visiting period is the wet season (May-November) when river levels allow access to Angel Falls and waterfalls are at their peak, though the dry season offers clearer weather for other explorations. Costs are substantial, often running into several hundred to over a thousand USD for multi-day Angel Falls excursions, including flights, accommodation, and guides, and visitors should budget for a typical duration of 3-4 days to fully experience the main attractions. Essential insights include preparing for basic lodge accommodations, respecting the local Pemon culture, being aware of health precautions (e.g., malaria), and recognizing the remote nature of the park with limited connectivity.