Why the Orinoco Delta?
Typical Warao house |
The
Orinoco Delta in Venezuela is accessible yet still virgin.
Its web of countless small and big rivers allows us to venture
deep into spectacular galleries of untouched beauty. We
use fast strong boats to get as deep as the Delta permits.
Then we change to smaller boats with smaller motors, and
finally we do it just like the Warao Indians did it for
thousands of years, we penetrate 1-2 meter canals by dug-out
canoes. With the blasting sounds of the Howler Monkeys and
the sharp curious screams of the Blue and Gold Macaws protesting
our invasion, the effects are unforgettable.
What is the perfect time to visit the Orinoco delta?
Any time, all year around rainy or dry
season we are always privileged to have few brief refreshing
showers.
How many days should we spend in the Orinoco Delta?
A good average stay in the lodge is 2 nights.
This will give you a fair exposure to the Delta attractions.
Another option is to combine the lodge with our deep jungle
Simoina Camp. It requires 3-4 nights program spending the
first and the last night at the lodge. For detailed description
check our excursions section.
How about mosquitoes?
Mosquitoes are public enemy #1. They are
everywhere. We tend to have a bit more and we learned to
live with them. Long baggy pants, thick socks, boots, oversized
long sleeve shirts, and a good repellent high on DEET should
take care of them. That does not mean you can not wear shorts
or swim in the river. It always depends on the time of the
day and the place. At the lodge you will be staying in clean
well designed comfortable cabins totally sealed against
mosquitoes with beds and private bath. At Simoina Camp and
for some mysterious reason mosquitoes are almost nonexistent.
Anyway you will be sleeping in hammocks with netting. Few
beds are available for emergencies.
A beautiful caño |
Programs
2 Nights 3 Days Expedition
3 Nights 4 Days Expedition
4 Nights 5 Days Expedition Day One
- Pick up from your hotel to airport
- Flight to Maturin (30 minutes)
- Pick up by car from Maturin airport to Boca De Uracoa
port on the Orinoco River (2 hours)
- Boat ride to the Orinoco Delta Lodge (1 hour ride)
Depending on how many
days you will spend in the Delta,
the following information covers all aspects of your program.
Near by Expeditions, 2nights/3days
All the excursions will be around our base
camp (Orinoco Delta Lodge). This includes visiting the Indians
and taking a glimpse of their way of living and a jungle
walk with experienced guides to venture into this mysterious
world of the Warao Indians. Here you can touch and smell
what you usually see only on television, the tropical rainforest.
A boat trip to observe the fauna and flora of the area,
a quiet canoe ride in a small river, fishing for Piranhas,
a spectacular sunset with cocktails on the boat, and a night
trip in a canoe with spotlights to blend in the delta darkness.
Accommodations in comfortable cabins with beds and private
bath (2-4 persons).
Included; All flights and river transportations.
Land transportations hotel-airport Maturin Boca De Uracoa
and back. All excursions, night canoe trip, meals, soft
drinks on excursions, accommodations, guides, towels, long
rubber boots (up to size 12/45).
Not included; Drinks at the bar, tips.
For more info please contact us at orinocodelta@cantv.net
or our office 0287-7210801 / 7211953 Cellular: 0414-7898343
/ 8790044
Warao indians in a curiara |
Far out Expeditions, 3-4 Nights
One year ago we decided to venture a little
more into the delta. The result was the construction of
a second camp called Simoina. The name comes from Simoina
River which means "Land of Honey" in the Warao
Indian's language (Simo means Honey and Ina means Land).
Simoina camp is a simple and rustic structure situated deep
inside the jungle. It consists of a few typical Indian style
dwellings, one big thatched roof house for sleeping, dining
room with a bar overlooking the river, a kitchen and shared
bathrooms. Here you can rough it up "Indian style"
as much as you want – anything goes.
Sleep in a hammock* (mosquito netted),
fish for Tarpon** in a small tributary in the jungle and
search for caimans with spotlights at night. Cross the jungle
in a canoe through a 1-2m wide canal which was dug out by
the Indians about 80 years ago to access some rich fishing
and hunting grounds.
On this excursion you will spend the first and the last
night in our base camp (Orinoco Delta Lodge), the other
night(s) in our rustic camp Simoina (approx. 2½ hours
from the lodge).
This trip starts from Boca de Uracoa or Tucupita. Please
contact us for further information on how to get there.
Included; All flights and river transportations.
Land transportations hotel-airport Maturin Boca De Uracoa
and back. All excursions, night canoe trip, meals, soft
drinks on excursions, accommodations, guides, towels, long
rubber boots (up to size 12/45).
Not included; Drinks at the bar, tips.
For more info please contact us at orinocodelta@cantv.net
or our office 0287-7210801 / 7211953 Cellular: 0414-7898343
/ 8790044
* Few beds with mosquito nets are available for emergencies.
**Tarpon fish is abundant in the Simoina Camp Area.
Last Day:
Back to Margarita Island. Just reverse day one above.
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