Day 1. Caracas-Barinas
 Arrival to Maiquetía International Airport, Caracas. Transfer to Barinas. Reception by Tour Leader. Hotel registration. Personal introduction of tourists and guides with comments on respective interests. Slide show of sites and species that you will most probably get to know in the survey. Optional herping at night. 

Day 2. Piedmont Andes-Llanos
 We will be on our way to the Andean foothills, where we will stay in a rural Ranch.  If the environmental conditions allow us, we will move downstream on a rapid filled rafting journey, perhaps seeing South American River Otter (Lontra longicaudis) along  the slower moving sections of the river. Otherwise we will search for herps all day.  At night, we will have a concert from hundreds of male frogs, including some species that until recently were unknown from the piedmont, such as Hyla punctata, Hyla lanciformis, Phyllomedusa hypocondrialis, Scinax rostrata... 

Days 3-7. Llanos
 This is the show piece of Los Llanos, an extensive flood able territory of nearly  180.000 Km2 (in Venezuela only, since it extends into Colombia). 
 The Llanos is one of South Americas most animal-concentrated habitats, and is comparable to some places in Africa (although lacking the crowded populations of large mammals). We will share our duties with the Llaneros, a sort of Venezuelan Cowboys. We will horse ride, and perhaps help them with their day to day affairs, like herding cattle or even to count Capybaras. Our companions from the local fauna will be the numerous species of aquatic and raptor bird life, sometimes having visits by approachable Giant Anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla). At night in some shallow lagoons, we will be able to see the glowing eyes of  Spectacled Caymans (Caiman c. crocodylus) with the aid of flashlights. Several chelonians are also found within rivers and marshes, including the  bizarre Mata-mata (Chelus fimbriatus), Sidenecks (Podocnemis vogli and P. unifilis) and Arraus (P. expansa) which were common in the past. The largest and most impressive snake lives here, the Anaconda (Eunectes murinus gigas). We will try to search them out, manipulate them and take magnificent photographs. During some spare time, the fishing is plentiful and delightful, we will have the opportunity to take some for our meal, including bass (Cichla), catfish (Siluridae) and the fierce piranha (Serrasalmus). The rivers are home of freshwater Sting Rays (Potamotrygon) and Electric Eels (Electrophorus electricus), which local inhabitants fear far more than piranhas. On boat rides, colorful birds are a common sight, of which Scarlet Ibises and Rose Spoonbills will be a sure bet.  The legendary and playful river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) will be our periodical companions, and with some luck, the shout of Giant Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) will fill the air with noise.. Some anurans are very abundant, notably Bufo marinus, B. granulosus, Pleurodema brachyops, H. microcephala, Leptodactylus macrosternum, Physalaemus pustulosus... 
 Other animals than can be seen with relative ease are Howlers (Alouatta), 
 Capucin monkeys (Cebus), Agoutis (Dasyprocta), Arboreal Anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla), Foxes (Cerdocyon thous), White Tailed Deers (Odocoileus virginianus), Chgüires (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), and with luck, Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) or Yaguaroundi (Herpailurus yaguarondi), and if we are extremely lucky a Puma (Puma concolor) or Jaguar (Panthera onca). 

Day 8. Departure
 Back to the airport and flight to Maiquetía, Caracas and connection to origin or link to the Andes tour.