Trips to Venezuela

TRIPS TO VENEZUELA: ADVENTURE IN THE $ANDES: WAY ANDEAN INNKEEPER

This great passage is one of the favorites by the lovers of the Andean Nature. There are two great reasons for it: First, it represents a classic connection of the barineses level stops (around the city of Barinas) with the encumbrados Andean deserts in his more emblematic or traditional slope, and secondly, is the route with greater amount of Mucuposadas (Put Rural) within the road network Andean Innkeepers, which affects majors benefits in favor of the Communitarian Tourism.

The traveller on foot or mounted on tame mules has the opportunity to know the most important ecosystems and their exceptional biodiversity Andean. The route in himself is emporio for the observers of birds.

Also, its route contributes to one pleasing experience next to families farmers who preserve their culture and rich traditions, always prepared to share much more with the visitor who a cup of aromatic coffee. (To down see more extensive detail of the excursion lines).

Strongpoints:

• 6 days/5 nights of Excursion in the $andes
• 1 visited National Park (National Park Sierra Nevada)
• 5 tropical Ecosystems
• 5 Communities benefitted by the visit

LEVEL: 2

ACTIVITY: Senderismo and Cabalgada

LODGING: Mucoposadas.

DURATION: 6 days/5 nights (although it is possible to be reduced to 4 nights)

IT INCLUDES: lodging, complete pension, internal transfers, flights, all the excursions, and guide local companion.

PRICE: To consult.

WAY ANDEAN INNKEEPER
THE REEDBED
Santa Maria de Canaguá - Valley of Gavidia
CAVALCADE

Of the indigenous ways that unite the traditional deserts of Merida with the western level stops, this one is known through chronicles and the verbal tradition. It has never stopped journeying five hundred years in the last and at the moment it represents the route with greater amount of Mucuposadas within the road network Andean Innkeepers; therefore, it is a route that benefits to a great amount from families farmers who contribute services within the Communitarian Rural Tourism.

The Reedbed of the Misíquias is the village of indigenous origin that gave its name to the Camino Real that occupies to us. At some time of its history, this agricultural village represented the diversification of headings for families of the desert, who looked for less cold earth and next to level earth in the barinesa slope. Nevertheless, the distance or the basic distance of the populated centers and its services (health, education, commerce,…) she affected productive kindness and many families returned to their territories of origin, offering to the Reedbed a seasonal and solitary character. Today, the Reedbed is a native town that, within the National Park Sierra Nevada, hopes to invigorate its economy through communitarian tourism.

In the Way of the Reedbed, the traveller on foot or mounted on tame mules has the opportunity to know the most important ecosystems and their exceptional biodiversity Andean. The route in himself is emporio for the observers of birds. Also, its route contributes to one pleasing experience next to families farmers who preserve their culture and rich traditions, always prepared to share much more with the visitor who a cup of aromatic coffee.

CONCEPT
This great passage is one of the favorites by the lovers of the Andean Nature. There are two great reasons for it: First. It represents a classic connection of the barineses level stops (around the city of Barinas) with the encumbrados Andean deserts in his more emblematic or traditional slope. Secondly: It is the route with greater amount of Mucuposadas (Put rural) within the road network Andean Innkeepers, which affects majors benefits in favor of the Communitarian Tourism.

PROGRAM

CHARACTERISTICS
6 days/5 nights of Excursion in the $andes
1 visited National Park
5 explored tropical Ecosystems
5 Communities benefitted by the visit

1ER DAY: BARINAS - CANAGUA SANTA MARIA
During our first day we will enjoy of the landscape corresponding to the Venezuelan level stop. We will lodge in the Mucuposada the Samanes, where the basic slight knowledge will remember to mount horse and they will present/display the experienced leader who will accompany in the passage, having offered us advice, describing the landscape and narrating interesting histories. Lodging in the Mucuposada the Samanes.

2 DO DAY: SANTA MARIA OF CANAGUA - SAN JOSE
(600 MS TO 1400 MS) - UNEVENNESS TO SURPASS: + 800 MS - TIME AVERAGE: 05 HOURS
We will ascend from Santa Maria de Canaguá, on the foot of the Mountain range of Merida (National Park Sierra Nevada) to San jOse (1400 ms), happening through traditional coffee plantations of shade and crossing Andean cloudy forests. After to appreciate an attractive diversity of birds, we will arrive at the Mucuposada “San jOse”, of pleasant familiar atmosphere, where we will lodge.




3 ER DAY: SAN JOSE - THE REEDBED
(1400 MS TO 1500 MS) - UNEVENNESS TO SURPASS: +100 MS - TIME AVERAGE: 05 HOURS
We continue the passage, after to enjoy succulent breakfast. We will initiate a way of ascents and slopes in the middle of beautiful mountain forests until arriving at the village the Reedbed, where we will lodge in the Mucuposada of the same name. At the end of the route we will almost bathe in splendid pozas of water that has the river to that height.

4 TO DAY: THE REEDBED - THE MORRITOS
(1500 MS TO 3300 MS) - UNEVENNESS TO SURPASS: +1800 MS - TIME AVERAGE: 05 HOURS
The adventure within the National Park Sierra Nevada continues very early. The way leads to us by ebullient forests (arborescent ferns, bamboos, secropias,…) and the emotion will be increased when happening through suspension bridges that announce the enter the desert of the Red ones. There, our experienced ones will mount the carps (stores) in the Morritos, where we will pass an pleasant night high woodland.

5 TO DAY: THE MORRITOS - GAVIDIA
(3300 MS 3350 MS) - UNEVENNESS TO SURPASS: + 50 MS - TIME AVERAGE: 04 HOURS
This section implies an exciting route by the deserts, in the middle of shrubs and frailejones that blooms in October. Before arriving at the Valley of Gavidia we will happen through the highest point of this route: the MICARACHE STOP (3640 Ms). Thence we will contemplate the particular beauty of the Level one of the Wheat in the direction of the Valley of Gavidia. There we will enjoy a rich lunch in the Mucuposada Michicaba soon to cross briefly the village of Gavidia. Dinner and lodging in the Mucuposada “Michicabá”.

6 TO DAY: GAVIDIA
Breakfast and aim of our services.