Orinoco

Safari

Orinoco Safari

TRIP

This safari takes you through the wildest corners, where its amazing sunsets next to its majestic river will make this experience a must for the country.

Ecosystem to Visit:

Fakery forest, Amazon forest, red sand beaches, natural savanna. 

Maximum group:

8 people + 1 expert guide.

Expected Weather

Jungle and savannas with heat and high humidity

Tour Difficulty:

Easy to moderate.

  •    DESCRIPTION   
  •    ITINERARY   
  • NEXT DATES   
  •     PRICES   
   DESCRIPTION   

Description

The vast area of the Orinoco is home to hundreds of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects; who live in full harmony in the most impressive area of the Colombian plain.

This safari takes you through the wildest corners, where its amazing sunsets next to its majestic river will make this experience a must for the country.

Cejal Camp Island

   ITINERARY   

Itinerary

Day 1: Flight Bogotá - Puerto Carreño and transfer to Orinoco Lodge.

Day 2: Boat tour and ecological walk on the Tomo River

Day 3: Visit to Pedro Camejo Island and the rapids of Maipures.

Day 4: Tour of the natural savannah and Rancho Baru.

Day 5: Boat trip on the Tuparro River and visit to an indigenous community

Day 6: Flight back to Bogotá

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DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 1. Flight Bogota - Puerto Carreño and transfer to Orinoco Lodge.


In the morning hours we will fly for 1:30 min, from Bogotá to Puerto Carreño (Vichada), from here we will travel in 4X4 trucks for 3 hours on an unpaved road through a natural savannah to the port of Garcitas (Orinoco River). , where we can enjoy a natural savannah landscape with birds and some mammals, then we take the flying boats over the Orinoco River that will transport us for 20 minutes to the lodge.



Day 2. Tour of the Tomo River

After having breakfast at the Camp, we navigate for 30 minutes along the Orinoco River until we find the mouth of the Tomo River, we will navigate upstream with stops at the different reddish sand beaches to register species such as: Curassows, Tapirs and Plain Caiman.

We will have lunch in the Caño de Peinillas, where we can swim to cool off from the heat and renew our energy with the Amazonian waters, then we will return to the Orinoco lodge.


Day 3. Visit to the eighth wonder of the World (Maipures rapids).

In the early hours of the day we will sail for one hour to the Raudales de Maipures, in the company of a local indigenous guide we will explore different paths of the Amazonian riverside forest where we will enjoy species of flora and fauna typical of this ecosystem (Macaws, Zainos, Pecaries, Foxes, Iguanas, birds like the oriole, the rock cocks)


We will have lunch at the Maipures stream with a spectacular view and then we will visit the Balancín stone "The Eighth Wonder of the World", then we will return to the Orinoco lodge to enjoy a spectacular sunset from El Cejal Island.



Day 4. Tour of the savannahs of the plain (Rancho Baru).

After having breakfast at the lodge, we will sail for 20 minutes along the Orinoco River to Puerto de Garcitas, then in 4x4 trucks we will travel through the natural savannah for 3 hours with stops to observe fauna and flora up to Rancho Baru on the banks of the plateaus river, On the way we can observe species such as: Deer, Capybaras, Alcaraban, Anteaters and Foxes.


It is possible to take a delicious refreshing bath in the rapids of the Mesetas River.

Then we will have lunch at Rancho Baru, rest in a hammock and then return to El Cejal Island.




Day 5 (6 May). Bird Watching Tuparro River

In the early hours of the morning we will navigate the Orinoco River for 40 minutes and then enter the mouth of the Tuparro River, where we will make several stops on the reddish sand beaches and in the riverside forests, where we can record species of animals like:

We will have lunch in the surroundings of the Tuparrito stream, then we will visit an indigenous community with which we can share and learn about their ways of life and learn about their crafts, a little later we will return to the Orinoco lodge.


Depending on the time of the flight the next day from Puerto Carreño to Bogotá, we will move in the afternoon to Puerto Carreño where we will sleep that night.




Day 6 (May 7). Flight to Bogotá and return home.



NEXT DATES   

Next Dates

August 2023

Day 1 (Aug 4) Flight Bogotá - Puerto Carreño and transfer to Orinoco Lodge.

Day 2 (5 Aug) Boat tour and ecological walk on the Tomo River

Day 3 (6 Aug) Visit to Pedro Camejo Island and the rapids of Maipures.

Day 4 (7 Aug) Tour of the natural savannah and Rancho Baru.

Day 6 (8 Aug) Boat trip on the Tuparro River and visit to an indigenous community

Day 7 (Aug 9) Flight back to Bogotá

September 2023

Day 1 (Sep 3) Flight Bogotá - Puerto Carreño and transfer to Orinoco Lodge.

Day 2 (Sep 4) Boat tour and ecological walk on the Tomo River

Day 3 (Sep 5)Visit to Pedro Camejo Island and the rapids of Maipures.

Day 4 (Sep 6) Tour of the natural savannah and Rancho Baru.

Day 5 (Sep 7)  Boat trip on the Tuparro River and visit to an indigenous community

Day 6 (Sep 12) . Bird Watching Tuparro River - Lodging in Puerto Carreño

Day 7 (Sep 8) Flight back to Bogotá

December 2023

Day 1  (Dec 1) Flight Bogotá - Puerto Carreño and transfer to Orinoco Lodge.

Day 2 (2 Dec). Boat tour and ecological walk on the Tomo River

Day 3  (3 Dec)  Day 3. Visit to Pedro Camejo Island and the rapids of Maipures.

Day 4 (4 Dec). Tour of the natural savannah and Rancho Baru.

Day 5 (5 Dec). Boat trip on the Tuparro River and visit to an indigenous community

Day 6  (Dec 6) Flight back to Bogotá

    PRICES   

Prices

The price per person includes:

  • 5 Nights at the Orinoco Lodge
  • Internal transfers to accommodation and daily activities
  • Full meals starting with lunch in Puerto Carreño and ending with breakfast on day 6 in Puerto Carreño
  • Drinks without alcohol
  • Professional guide
  • Basic travel insurance

Price does not include:

  • Meals for the first and last night in Medellín
  • Tips (recommended 150 usd for guides and 250 usd for staff, per person)
  • Additional baggage fees are not included and must be paid in cash in local currency.


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Important Trip Info

Commercial establishments in Colombia cannot receive USD/EUR due to exchange restrictions for locals, please make sure to have Colombian pesos when buying locally. Covid tests are not included, however, Fish Colombia's team, can help you to set appointments if needed. Have in mind the laboratories shall take 4 hours for antigens test, or 24 hours for PCR test No cell connection on the river but sometimes guests will have access to a satellite phone if an emergency arises. 

Currency: Colombian Peso. Please make sure you bring enough to settle extra expenses in town and tips. Tips can be done in Dollars, but pesos are more convenient for the staff. 

All guests will be sent through tackle requirements in their pre-trip information. Wilderness camping: While we try to make the camp as comfortable as possible, guests are advised that this trip is aimed at the adventurous with a bare minimum level of fitness required. A 50% deposit is required to secure your rod with the balance to be paid 45 days before the trip. While basic travel insurance is included, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that clients purchase Global Rescue insurance. 

MEDICAL EVACUATIONS: It is important that clients have adequate travel and medical insurance that includes Medical Evacuation from point of Injury. Global Rescue offers the most comprehensive and inclusive insurance.

Cancelation Procedure

  • Cancellation by client: Notification of cancellation must be in writing and is effective as of the date it is received by Awia Lodge & Camp SAS Should a person cancel a tour and cannot find an immediate replacement: If Awia Lodge & Camp SAS has more than 180 days notice, deposit is forfeited unless dates can be resold, in which case a 10% admin fee will apply. If Awia Lodge & Camp SAS has between 179 and 91 days notice, 70% of tour costs are forfeited, unless the client can find a replacement. In which case a 10% admin fee will apply. If Awia Lodge & Camp SAS has less than 90 days notice, 100% of our costs are forfeited, unless the client can find a replacement in which case a 10% admin fee will apply. If you fail to join a tour, or join after departure, or leave prior to its completion, no reimbursement whatsoever will be made. In the event of force majeure, fortuitous event or incapacity of the holder of the reservation or a relative in the first degree of consanguinity. The request for exoneration must be accompanied by the corresponding support (s) and submitted within 15 current days from the initial date of the trip, otherwise the established policies apply.

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