The Orinoco River Delta is one of the largest in the world. Each channel has its own unique color and composition of water, and even its ecosystem. But the most important thing is why rare and courageous tourists go to conquer the local selva - they are colossal bird populations (more than 350 species), 120 mammal species, more than 1300 plant species, about 420 fish species and 70 species of reptiles, including the largest snake of the planet is an anaconda.

Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions Orinoco

The area is just beginning to be mastered by travelers, therefore its main attractions are the magnificent nature and not corrupted by white people original Indian tribes.

A special world awaits the curious in the city of Ciudad Bolivar (Angostura), who managed to maintain the charm of the colonial spirit, moving downstream, you can meet another architect of the period - the city of San Felix. The mixture of original traditions and Western influences reigns in the industrial and commercial center of the region - Puerto Ordaz. Admire from afar can be a sacred place for Aborigines - a tortoise mountain, to the surface of which it is forbidden to touch. ą

According to Indian legends, near the mysterious hill the universe was born.
Orinoco Delta

National Parks

The main value for tourists is represented by numerous national parks: El Avila National Park, Sierra Nevada National Park (leader in alpinism, delta and paragliding), La Mukui National Park, Henri-Pittier National Park, Los Nevados Park, park Morokoy, Maria Lyon Park.

Travel to parks usually last 2-3 days, their cost includes visiting the Delta of the Orinoco, and the average price fluctuates around $ 800.

Especially popular canoe tours on the legendary river with the Indians of the Warao tribe, who organize hikes in the jungle and hunting for dangerous piranhas. Adventures last 2-3 days, cost from $ 350, start - in the village of Tucupita (Tucupita).

2 things that are worth doing in the Orinoco area
  1. Buy one of the local markets in the villages of Venezuelan rum and a wooden figure carved from the light wood of the balsa tree as a nice souvenir.
  2. Riding a boat along the rainbow Orinoco, feed the fish of the Amazonian dolphin - a river beast with a long narrow mouth, and lucky ones will stumble upon the Orinoco crocodile (the largest in Latin America). Be careful, take care of your limbs!