Campamento Morichal Canaima Canaima National Park

... it was not possible to see where we were treading and we had to bend double to be able to breathe. In other places it was possible to stand and look right through the water to the other side of the lagoon. I could always reach out and feel the power of the water as it spilt off the top of the fall, though it was almost impossible to hold my hand steady against the flow. What a wonderful experience!<br><br>Having reached the other side, we could splash about in a rockpool of red ...

... we would not have to push the boat the next day, and it also meant that Angel Falls would be fed with more water. Although it was also bad news as we had to walk back down via a track that had become a river.<br><br>The second day consisted of upstream boat trip of 4 hours to reach Angel Falls. About 30 minutes into the journey there&#8217;s a stretch of rapids that is now illegal to carry tourists through as there is a long ...

... understand why it is the tallest in the world: at times you couldn´t see the top of it due to clouds. We had an interesting night sleep as there was a large group of Venezulean´s staying at the same camp and they are known for their late night loud talking. They were chatting loudly non stop (high on sugar from the "Big Cola" we suspected) until someone from our group pulled out the call of the trip in broken Spanish - ´Hey Amigo´s ...

... together anyway! A highlight of the holiday so far was THANKFULLY being put in a different tour group than THE most annoying American you will EVER meet. There are not enough superlatives in English or Spanish or sign language to descibe this fool! We'll try over some drinks when we are back! moving along... Bundled into a little Cessna and buzzed our way 1.5 hours over endless forests and beautiful views to land in Canaima and pretty ...

... walking, pretty amazing though as after we walked along the top of it and could see the thrust of the water going down it. To get to Angel Falls is a 4 hour boat road down the river in a dug out Canoe where there is only about 1 inch of wood between you and the water. We then had a trek through the jungle and view the famous waterfalls for ourselves - wow it was amazing. You can swim in the part underneath it as it isnt ...

... through the rainforrest was even better in the rain! We finally arrived at Salto el Sapo. Walking behind the waterfall is amzing!! And fun! See pics! We then treked up to the topo f the waterfall where we had a beautiful view of the surrounding área, which is stunning! We were informed that this is where they filmed jurassic park 2. "DINOSAURS WERE HERE??!!??!!" Karina exclaimed. This made it even more exciting! We then made our way back to the hostel. Our ...

... doesnt usually accept credit cards, you think it would be easier to use Mastercard than AMEX right? Wrong! So finally go to the plane. We realise the plane is in fact a cessna!!! Adam smiles, Karrina turns around and walks back into the airport. Like **** we are getting on that tiny little thing!!!! No choice. OK, we finally board. There are 5 of us (including the pilot) in this thing, or plane, or whatever u want to call it. Plus our luggage, 10 bottles of ...

... waited for the rain to stop, so we could hike to the mirador (lookout point). It began pouring it down at at around 8pm the night before and was still drizzling as we jumped in the canoe to cross the river at 9am. It is a one hour trek through the jungle along a winding muddy track, wading across rivers and streams with the last half hour climbing uphill with the sound of the falls getting louder and louder. The mirador was amazing despite the rain still ...

... bent. Na 4,5u kunnen we dan voor het eerst een blik werpen op de hoogste waterval ter wereld. Nadat we onze spullen in het basiskamp hebben gedropt (dit wordt mijn tweede nacht in een hangmat, en na mijn eerste ervaring kijk ik er nog niet heel eg naar uit. Jelmer is meer bezig met uitvogelen hoe hij er niet uit gaat vallen) gaan we een hike maken naar een uitzichtpunt. Die 90 minuten ploeteren door de jungle ...

... amazing - our first glimpses of Tepui´s waterfalls, and lakes. We got to Canaima, and after been divided in indigenous camps met with our group (us, a colombian guy, and a venezuelan family), and were told we had 10 minutes to get changed, because we would be going straight to the falls. From now on - not even one minute to breathe... one activity after another. The next part of the trip would be by boat. These were around 3ft by 20ft, with a large motor ...