*This is what our itinerary looked like, tours to Venezuela are suspended until further notice*

Monday 18^th April

• Guests arrive at their own schedule (or from Havana) to be picked up by the local guide at the airport
• We transfer to the former Caracas Hilton, now known as the Alba Hotel. If you’ve enjoyed hotels like the Yanggakdo, or Nacional in Cuba then this will truly give that state hotel feel
• The group head for dinner in the city

Tuesday 19^th April

• We get up early for one of the trip highlights the barracks, museum and final resting place of the father of Bolivarianism Hugo Chavez. No shorts allowed for this part of the trip
• Following the mausoleum we take a walk around the surrounding slum areas that have benefited the most from Chavez being in power, taking time to take pictures of the numerous socialist art that litters the area.
• We visit one of the local cooperative programs that are run in the area and look after the social programs for poorer Venezuelans
• Lunch in the city
• We take a trip to the former home and museum of Bolivar
• Mausoleum of Simon Bolivar
• We flex our collective financial muscle by heading into town for a big dinner before finishing the evening checking out the many late bars of the area
• Overnight in the Alba

Wednesday 20^th April

• We finish our time in Caracas by seeing the flip side of the coin by checking out the main areas of anti-government protests that have seen people dying over the last few years
• We visit the rich part of Caracas for a walk around and lunch to get a true understanding of the contrasting aspects of the country
• Lunch
• Walking tour of central Caracas where it will be possible to purchase the legendary Chavez baseball jacket
• We finish the evening with dinner and drinks by the pool in the Alba followed by a visit to the hotel nightclub
• Overnight in Alba

Thursday 21^st April

• We head to the airport for our short flight to Boliva
• On arrival in Bolivar we transfer to our guesthouse which is a converted colonial building and one of the nicest places we stay
• Lunch in hostel
• City tour of Bolivar, which is a great chance to take photos of this old Colonial sleepy town
• Dinner drinks and overnight in guesthouse

Friday 22^nd April

• Up nice and early for our 8 am flights to Angel Falls aboard the 6 seater prop planes. A truly amazing experience.
• The Angel Falls are located impenetrably deep inside Canaima national park. Your tour begins with an impressive flight in a light aircraft to the camp, close to the Laguna de Canaima, from which you can see the beautiful Hacha Falls.
• After a tasty local lunch in the indigenous village you will be taken across the lagoon and past the Hacha falls in a small boat. From this side of the lagoon you will walk along the pink sand banks and up, through the jungle, to the majestic Sapo Falls. From here you can swim in the lake before walking up through the jungle and behind the falls and enjoy the scenery through the powerful curtain of water.
• Dinner at the camp before falling asleep in your private room to the sound of crickets.

Saturday 23^rd April

• After breakfast at the camp you will walk through the jungle before taking a motorized canoe along the Carrao and the Churún Rivers, to the spectacular Angel falls. As you travel along the rivers you have time to take in the lush scenery and the dramatic Tepuys and enjoy a light lunch.
• Only when you arrive at Devil’s Canyon can you see the Angel Falls cascading over 1km from the top of the Auyán-Tepuy to the Rio Churún. From here we will walk up through the jungle for an hour to the Mirador Laime vantage point and then down to the rock pools near the base of the falls where you can swim in the fresh water.
• At night you will eat a delicious, freshly prepared meal at a camp close to the falls before falling asleep in your hammock to the sound of the falls.

Sunday 24^th April

• Lunch before we jump back on our little planes to Bolivar
• Afternoon arrival in Bolivar
• Dinner in guesthouse
• Walking tour of the Malecon and drinks
• Overnight in guesthouse

Monday 25^th April

• Up early for the 5 am, but extremely scenic drive back to Caracas
• Breakfast stop in Barcelona
• Early afternoon arrival, transfer to airport and end of tour. For those carrying on to the next part of the trip we will transfer directly.

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