Day 1: Flight to Caracas. Continue to Merida. Hotel. 

Day 2:  Half day tour visiting sugar cane factories, chewing tobacco and Jaji a small colonial village. Afternoon city visit. 

Day 3: Loma Redonda - Los Nevados ( 14.5 km / 4045 m - 4200 m - 2700 m / 4 -6 hours walking) The worlds highest and largest cable car "el Teleferico de Merida", will take you up to 4776 meters above sea level. Snow in the tropics and breathless views. Descending we get out at 4045 meters and hike for 4 to 6 hours over to a small mountain village called Los Nevados. Overnight in a small and rustic mountain inn. 

Day 4: Exploring the village and surroundings before we take the "roller coaster" road back to Merida. 4 to 5 hours by 4 wheel drive along one of the most impressive back country roads of Venezuela. Adrenaline guaranteed. 

Day 5: Raiz de agua - El Rodeo( 10 Km / 2650 m - 3650 m / 4 - 7 hours walking) A 1 hour jeep drive takes us to our starting point - Raiz de Agua: A long day with mostly uphill walking through paramo vegetation and some nice views back to Merida before we reach El Rodeo and the cave which will be our tonight's shelter. 

Day 6:El Rodeo - Los Aranguren ( 15 Km / 3650 -4100 -2900 m / 5 - 7 hours walking)Steep uphill for approx. 2 hours to reach "El alto del Tonito" from where one enjoys a privileged view of Pico Humboldt and it's glacier or to the northern side "La Culata" (weather permitting). The path downhill follows the Siniguis river into the fairy tale valley of Los Aranguren. A farmer family offers us it's hospitality and kitchen fire. 

Day 7:Los Aranguren - Santa Rosa (approx. 25 Km / 2900 - 950 m / 7- 10 hours walking) One hour of strange paramo- bizarre, mixed vegetation and impressive waterfalls and then we will be absorbed by dense and humid cloud forest, followed by virgin tropical forest of unique beauty ! Some ruins, waterfalls, huge plants, bizarre leaves and finally at the end of a bone cracking day an almost ghost village - Santa Rosa. We sleep in a 150 year old farmhouse. 

Day 8:Santa Rosa and surroundings ( rest day) Time for a swim, explore the forest, imagine the village's history, take pictures of plants, butterflies, birds and ruins. Relax. 

Day 9:Santa Rosa - Caño Grande ( approx. 22 Km / 950 - 350 m / 6 - 9 hours walking)
Ups and downs (this time there is a real path) till we reach the exit of the woods. A fabulous sight out to the endless seeming plains ( los llanos). Sweat on our face we reach the lowlands, where a pre-Columbian petroglyph witnessed live some 3000 years ago. A vehicle expects us and takes us to a cattle farm close by.
We sleep at a typical farm in hammocks. 

Day 10:  Riding and Rafting or Rafting and more Rafting ( according to season). Or enjoy an innertube ride on Canagua river and maybe spot some aracaris, tucans or macaws. Night in hammocks at Campamento Arassari. 

Day 11: A couple of hours van drive further south takes us to Venezuela's best wildlife repository. Hundreds of different exotic birds, reptiles and strange mammals and rodents. By boat we'll explore gallery forests, side rivers and spot the Pink River Dolphins for example before we reach Hato "El Jaguar". Overnight in hammocks at the Hato. 

Day 12: 5000 water buffalos, 8000 hectares of primary forests and huge plain savannahs are our hunting ground today. (only with cameras, off course. Hunting has been banished years ago). Overnight at the Hato. 

Day 13: More wildlife, piranha fishing, bird watching and boating. With a little luck we might see highly endangered  animal species too. ( Jaguar, giant anteater, mata mata turtles)  Back to Barinas. Flight to Caracas. Transfer & overnight in Hotel in Caracas. 

Day 14: City tour. Flight back.

Day 15:. Arrival at your respective destination. 

Included:
Flights from Caracas to Merida & Barinas to Caracas
All transports
Fulloard pension
All nights
Bilingual guides
All trekking equipment