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Meals:
Total Breakfast (B); Lunch (L); Dinner (D) B= 0 / L= 0 / D= 0
Max Pax:
10
Type:

Destination Tour
Duration:
2 nights
3 days
Activities:
Trekking
Destinations:
Gran Sabana (The Lost World)
Level:

Moderate
Price:
From $195.32 for person
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I had a great time. The places we visited were great. The hotels were good. The tour guide Oscar was great. The itinerary was a good mix of organized activities and free time. Overall, it was thoroughly enjoyable experience.
Richard Berry
United Kingdom | 04/21/2009

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Trekking the Chirikayen Table Mountain

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Type of service:
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Room Type:
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Trekking the Chirikayen Table Mountain
From $195.32 for person
in Standard Double Room
Trip Highlights:
  • Cross savannah, rainforests and see small gold or diamond mines.
  • Feel the magical world of flat-top mountains and enjoy the fantastic views from the top.
  • This is a great trip for beginners to get the feel for trekking!


Day 1: Santa Elena

We pick you up from you hotel/posada in Santa Elena and travel for about 90 minutes to the typical Indian village of Chirikayen. From there we start our 4 and a half hour hike to the foot of the Chirikayen mountain. “Chirika” means in the Pemon's language "small parrot" and “yen” means "place". Our overnight stay is in tents next to a small lagoon.

Day 2:

After breakfast it takes 45 minutes to reach the mountain and nearly two hours to hike to the top at 1650m. Then you cross the mountain which takes another two hours. The campsite will be right next to the abyss from the mountain. You won't forget this view! The rest of the afternoon is spent exploring the top of Chirikayen and discovering unique plants and taking pictures. We have dinner and sleep in tents on the top of the mountain.

Day 3: Gran Sabana (The Lost World) Santa Elena

After breakfast we cross the mountain again and spot orchids or carnivorous plants. Then we walk a different way back to Santa Elena. We walk around seven hours, mostly through the Gran Sabana! Lunch is served on the way. With some luck you can see anteaters or deer. One group even saw a jaguar! After that, return to Santa Elena. End of our services.

We recommend you bring:
  • Passport (with photocopies)
  • Travel insurance (with photocopies)
  • Airline tickets (with photocopies)
  • USD o EURO cash and/or travelers checks
  • Credit card
  • Turpial Travel vouchers, pre-departure information and printed copy of your Itinerary PDF
  • Alarm clock
  • Flashlight
  • Sun hat, sunblock, sunglasses
  • Insect repellent
  • Water bottle
  • Small towel and swim wear
  • Toiletries (biodegradable)
  • Sturdy walking shoes/sport sandals
  • Moneybelt
  • Shorts
  • Long trousers
  • Hiking pants/track pants
  • Shirts/T-shirts
  • Swimwear
  • Warm clothes and windproof/waterproof jacket if you are traveling to the Andes or taking a trekking/climbing expedition.
  • Waterproof clothes for wet season May-Oct. Umbrella or waterproof jacket
  • Cover for backpack or plastic bags to keep clothes dry
  • Clothes for temples – long pants or sarongs
  • Camera and film
  • Reading/writing material
  • Binoculars
  • Pocketknife
  • First-aid kit (should contain lip salve, aspirin, band aids, anti-histamine, imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhea, re-hydration powder, extra prescription drugs you may be taking).
  • If you are under medical treatment, please bring medical treatment for the days you will be traveling with us
For this tour we recommend you get the YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION.

Special Needs: Those who have special needs need to let us know in advance so we can make the necessary arrangements (e.g. allergy to specific foods, etc).
Tour includes:
  • A comprehensive pre-departure information
  • Airport assistance
  • Accommodation with confort type service on a twin-share basis
  • Domestic flights, if indicated on the itinerary. If not, it is not included. Baggage allowance in domestic flights is 10kg.
  • Private ground transfers as listed on the itinerary
  • Excursions and meals as indicated on the itinerary
  • Professional English-speaking naturalist guide for the tours (for comfort and superior service levels)
Tour does NOT include:
  • International flights and airport departure taxes (approximately $65)
  • Airport taxes, if we include the internal flights in the itinerary (approximately $12 per flight)
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Tips / Gratuities
  • Personal expenses
  • Personal Gear (or other items of a personal nature)
  • Entrance fees to National Parks if included in your itinerary ($26)
  • Medical treatment
  • Excess baggage costs
  • Meals, alcoholic beverages, tours, or other services not listed on the itinerary.
  • Holliday surcharges
  • Visas
  • Expenses incurred in preparing for the trip such as but not limited to: non-refundable airline tickets, travel insurance or additional expenses encountered as a result of flight delays, cancellations, or missed connections.
NOTES:
  1. Trips extensions can be arrange for any of our tours at an additional cost.
  2. Allow for USD 20 per day for meals not included and/or additional personal expenses 
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* Step 2: Pre/Post Hotels & Transfers in Caracas - Need extra nights in Caracas before or after your trip? If you do, you will need to fill out this section. If you don’t you will skip this section and proceed to Step 3. 

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We recommend using Option A since it was designed to save our clients time and money!

Option B - Personalize my Trip: If you need to adapt the itinerary to your specific needs (e.g. make changes to the itinerary and/or the pre-departure dates), you will fill out Questions 1-4 in “Your Trip Cost” section and press the PERSONALIZE MY TRIP button. Next, you will proceed to fill out some basic information needed to process your request. Once you submit this information, you will receive an email letting you know that your enquiry has been sent to the Department of Sales & Reservations and a Travel Assistant will contact you shortly.

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Upon receipt of your booking form, we will proceed to call you and confirm your information. If all is correct, you can purchase the tour by credit card or bank transfer. On receipt of the payment, we will send you all necessary pre-departure information pertaining to your trip. In the pre-departure information you will receive all the details necessary for you to prepare for your holiday.

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