Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela Travel Blogs

Bush camping and amphibious vehicles!
Jul 20, 2006 (2 photos)

Today start our several day drive towards Brazil through the beautiful Gran Sabana - miles of grasslands with loads of waterfalls and hardly any tourists. Today we had to drive east first and then get on the only road south towards the Gran Sabana. ...

Chilling in Ciudad Bolivar again
Jul 19, 2006 (3 photos)

Go into town today to do group shop before we head for the middle of nowhere. After lunch we sit by the pool for a few hours and watch the pet toucan sit on my sun lounger for a while and then the pet monkey steal a packet of cigarettes off Ian in our ...

Anticipating the great falls
Jul 15, 2006

... for our camping although it is quite pricey and our kitty master is far too strict. Find our campsite just outside Ciudad Bolivar which again is very nice although we are properly camping this time. Is incredibly humid here despite the intermittent ...

Magnificent Angel Falls
Jul 17, 2006 (3 photos)

After much tossing and turning we slept ok but apparently I was kicking someone in the head with my feet as the hammocks were hung so close together. Fortunately he wasnt concussed. Woke up early and watched the light change on the falls and yet more ...

Angel Falls
Sep 13, 2005 (7 photos)

Our trip to Parque National Canaima began at the small airport in Cuidad Bolivar, we had to split up the group to take the houre flight as each plane only held 5 persons. The planes looked really old and it was a little disconcerting to see the pilot ...

In the middle of the Gran Sabana
Jul 21, 2006 (2 photos)

My cook group scores brownie points today by cooking bacon sandwiches for all before we set off further south. First we go through a couple of towns and past another security checkpoint where we show our passports again. Fortunately the number of times ...

Angel Falls - Canaima
Mar 18, 2006 (17 photos)

Salto Angel!!! The majestic Angel Falls :o)

On our way to Angel Falls
Jul 16, 2006 (4 photos)

Up at the crack of dawn to get to the airport here where we got on our 5 seater plane. Am usually quite scared of flying but fortunately the scenery took my mind off it. Beautiful lakes and flooded plains with small islands became dense forest and table ...

A Trip to Angel Falls
May 16, 2006 (16 photos)

... historic city of Cuidad Bolivar. Its historic because it was here that Simon Bolivar negotiated the final details of Venezuela´s independence. Mr Bolivar also helped forge independence for Columbia, Equador, and Alto Peru. Alto Peru was so grateful that ...

Getting drenched at Salta el Sapo
Jul 18, 2006 (3 photos)

Nice to sleep in a bed although think we would have slept anywhere to be honest! After break we walked down to the lagoon just next to one of the big waterfalls and got a boat across. Today we were walking to some other big falls and were told we ...

Back In Time.......
Mar 30, 2005 (3 photos)

This morning we arrived at Tabule and eventually got off on our Delta tour by around 2 pm....although we were on a small boat, we were stocked up with food, beer and cuba libras!! Within 30 mins of being on board, the drinks were flowing and lunch was ...

Lost World of the Gran Sábana
Oct 15, 2006 (20 photos)

... the clear, cool air, and decided that this was definitely an area that merited further exploration. By the time we reached Ciudad Bolivar, sweltering in the hot, humid lowlands, we were ready to sign-up for a three-day expedition back into the heart ...

The Angel Falls - Tallest in the world!
Sep 21, 2006 (51 photos)

... frog) falls then onto a boat and back to the airport. It was Sunday, so the crappiest airport in the world was closed of course! This meant we got a free direct flight back to Ciudad Bolivar in an hour rather than having to endure the 3hr 4WD ride again.

Jungles, Speed boats and the Tallest Waterfall
Nov 7, 2006 (21 photos)

This is the kind of adventure that I travel for... Local night bus from Caracas to Cuadia Bolivar which arrived at 4am.  Another "lowrider", potentially "pirate taxi" to the small deserted airport and more than a couple bervous moments waiting for ...

Jungle Bound
Aug 3, 2005 (20 photos)

... suddenly we stop outside what, at least in these surroundings, could be the Ritz... The posada La Casita is 11km outside Ciudad Bolivar in a suburb bizarrely named "24 de Julio" and seemingly run by descendants of Hitler - only a little more anal. ...

Hola, República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Mar 7, 2007 (6 photos)

Anscheinend wird fuer die República Bolivariana de Venezuela ;-) kein visa benoetigt, so zumindest laut einem kollegen der venezuelanischen botschaft, wir werden sehen... kein visa, war extrem einfach reinzukommen, muss wohl eine neuregelung sein oder ...

Ciudad Bolivar
Nov 2, 2008

Terug van Canaima en een paar uur later de nachtbus in.

Water everywhere
Jun 18, 2007 (30 photos)

... and very refreshing after the trek under the Venezuelan sun. After returning to camp and having lunch we then caught a plane back to Ciudad Bolivar (this time a 6 seater!) and got a taxi to our hostel. And that, folks, is the story so far. We plan to ...

Angel Falls
Aug 11, 2007

Wow

Ciudad Bolivar
Oct 27, 2008 (13 photos)

... heb er als een houten klaas tussen gestaan en een beetje onbeholpen mee bewogen en voor hilariteit gezorgd. Woensdag met de auto naar Ciudad Bolivar. 4u rijden over een soort van snelweg, maar dan een waar zo nu en dan dikke gaten in zitten waar je je ...

Ciudad Bolivar
Feb 14, 2009 (8 photos)

... help. WE WERE DRESSED FOR EFFING ANTARCTICA!! And this country is having a pretty hot summer. Anyway, we finally made it to Ciudad Bolívar, hungry and tired. We caught a táxi to a place called Tonys Bar to get some dinner. We had a very friendly waiter ...

cuidad bolivar
Aug 7, 2006 (1 photos)

Stayed here for a couple of nights, the place itself isn´t up to much but it´s kinda the place to go for getting to Angel Falls. I stayed in a nice place in town, posada amor patrio. There was mad thunder and lightning last night - a great view from the ...

Venezuela
Dec 2, 2008 (18 photos)

... get some brilliant photos, worth the early start. Then we returned down river towards the civilisation of Canaima and flew back to Ciudad Bolivar in our own private plane - just El Capitano and us two! At one point Capitano opened his bumbag and ...

Angel Falls, Ciudad Bolivar
Aug 25, 2005 (3 photos)

Travelled via ferry and coach to Ciudad Bolivar (12hrs). We did the day trip to Angel falls the following day. It started with a hair raising hours flight on a 5 seater Cessna to Canaima, an indigenous village close to the falls. Canaima is situated on ...

Angel Delight
Sep 20, 2007 (23 photos)

Well what a day! We were up at 6.00am this morning after having to use an alarm for the first time in a fortnight to be taken to the airport. We were checked in and supposed to leave Margarita at 8.00am. Unfortunately the front tyre of our plane was flat ...

Angel Falls and a Happy New Year awaits
Dec 29, 2005

... was alive!!). Returning to Manaus, I commenced another epic journey to Venezuela and the most uncomfortable to date - 52 hours. So arrived in Cuidad Bolivar in Venezuela absolutely knackered and organised a trip out for the New Years at the Angel Falls.

6 Days in the Jungle
Oct 12, 2007 (59 photos)

 

Maciek where are you
Feb 20, 2007

... . Our plan would take us to Angel Falls in the central part of Venezuela. The tours to the Angel falls are organised from Ciudad Bolivar and this was our next destination.    As mentioned in the earlier story I had no idea that I will still ...

Angel falls
Dec 18, 2007 (10 photos)

From Ciudad Bolivar, which has a pretty old town on the banks of the great Orinoco river, we took a flight to Caniama for a trip to Angel falls. I'm not a plane buff so I don't know what type of plane it was, but it had room for five passengers and the ...

angel falls!
Jul 10, 2006 (24 photos)

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