Roraima Canaima National Park

Day 1: After yet another hearty breakfast we headed to Canaima airport, which is so small it was only just opening at 8.30am. We had been told our flight was at 9am, and as only one flight goes a day to Santa Elena we made sure we were there nice and ...

... really was an amazing waterfall to see in person and one of those must see things if you come to Venezuela. We then headed back to the main village of Canaima causing some sore bums again.  It had poured with rain during lunch so the boat ride back ...

The Canaima National Park in Venezuela is huge!  There was so much to choose from amongst activities.  Most of the group went off on a 3 day tour of Angel Falls, and got to see the falls from below and fly over them in a plane.  I really ...

... before they swirled back in to reclaim the falls. But it was worth the hike for me. Maybe it wasn't ideal but hey, this is Venezuela in the rainy season. Let's face it, it's prolly gonna rain. After a feed we headed back to the campamento the way we ...

... and the scenery was astounding, tepui after tepui and not a single one we had to walk up. It was breathtaking and not in a Roraima way which takes your breath and refuses to give it back until you stop walking up and down mountains. We fought rapids in ...

... the airport in a car that would usually be parked in a junk yard back home. Had a voucher in hand to give to the park ranger in Canaima, but other than that, there wasn't anything that could be classified as a boarding pass. Two of the guys, on the ...