Tour Autana 

3 Days – 2 Nights

The tour to Autana gives us the wonderful opportunity to get to know the sacred mountain of the Piaroa Indians. For them this was the great tree of life, containing all the fruits and abundance.
It is a trip to the Precambrian and to an monument that is also considered World Heritage by UNESCO. Along the route are seen Tepuyan formations through the Amazon rainforest. Rivers such as Orinoco, Sipapo and Autana will be navigated. On the river route, there are freshwater beaches, immense wooded lots, authentic rocks, great variety of birds, Tepuy Autana from its main viewpoint: Mount Wahari, also sacred for the Piaroas, and especially for the shamans of this lung of the world, the great Amazonas.

DAY 1

The Adventure begins with the reception at the Airport, Terminal or at the agreed meeting point the day the Tour is starting.
We leave to the Port of Samariapo, around 1hour outside of Puerto Ayacucho, for starting our river route. We will pass through the Orinoco River, the Sipapo Riverand the Autana River. Lunch will be served in a small stop during the Tour on the River. We will be on the River in total around 5 hours till we reach to the Campsite in the Indigenous Community of Raudal de Ceguera, which has a spectacular panoramic view to the Tepuyes Cara de Indio, Wahari and Autana. 
Reaching the Camp and if the weather permits we can enjoy a refreshing bath in the Rapids of the Autana River at Raudal de Ceguera.
We will have our dinner and sleep during the Night in hammocks with mosquito nets.

DAY 2

After the breakfast early in the morning, we will start the Tour to the main viewpoint of Autana, if we run with luck we can see Toucans, Macaws and Parrots alongside the River with other birds in the wooded path from the boat.
A walk in the jungle accompanied by an Indigenous Guide awaits us, around 2 hours going up and 2 hours back, for reaching finally the Wahari viewpoint and have a breathtaking view on Autana. Also of the immense jungle with its rivers, our greatest reserve of oxygen of the planet, the vegetal lung of the world, the most precious treasure of all times.
Beeing back in Raudal de Ceguera we can enjoy our free time swimming in the Lagoon of the Autana River or just contemplate the setting of the sacred Montain Autana watching over the whole area.
After the sunset we will have a nice dinner and can enjoy the nightsky feeling happy about beeing part of an extraordinary experience. 

DAY 3

After breakfast, we are back on the Autana River towards western civilisation, enjoying its settings for a last time. We have lunch in the bongo or on one of the huge stones inside the Sipapo River doing a small stop (Everything depends on the weather). Arriving in Puerto Samariapo the transportation awaits us for going back to Puerto Ayacucho where the Tour officially ends. 

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