Carros de Mavecure
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Ruta Humbolt: Tuparro Park, Orinoco River & Mavecure Hills

Overview

Two birds with one stone by following in the footsteps of Alexander Humboldt and visiting two incredible natural national parks in Colombia in one tour. Ecotourism plus ecotourism, a crazy cocktail for those who want to live an exceptional adventure with memorable cultural exchanges.

For a better respect of the communities and the environment, some recommendations are to be taken into account, we will be happy to inform you on the subject.

From 690 USD 8 Days / 7 Nights Departure: Dec 8th, 2024 Walking Grade: Moderate
  • Day 1: Puerto Inirida
  • Day 2: Cerros Mavecure – Community El Remanso
  • Day 3: Cerro de Mavecure – Fluvial star
  • Day 4: Moru Reserve – Mataven Jungle
  • Day 5: Mataven – Tuparro
  • Day 6: National Natural Tuparro park
  • Day 7: Tuparro – Puerto Carreño
  • Day 8: End of the expédition

Itinerary

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DAY 1 - Sunday Dec 8th, 2024

Puerto Inirida

Reception at Cesar Gaviria airport, lunch and transfer to the port. Then we travel by boat up the Inírida River for two hours to the Mavicure Hills, rocky outcrops that are part of the Guiana Shield and are sacred sites ...

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DAY 2 - Monday Dec 9th, 2024

Cerros Mavecure – Community El Remanso

According to the weather conditions of the day, we visit the Mavicure Hill, if it is raining the lichen on the rock makes it very slippery and prevents its ascent. If it is not possible to climb this hill, it will be pos...

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DAY 3 - Tuesday Dec 10th, 2024

Cerro de Mavecure – Fluvial star

After breakfast, depending on the activities of the previous day and following the indications of the local guides of the indigenous community of El Remanso, we travel through the Amazonian savannah to see the Inírida fl...

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DAY 4 - Wednesday Dec 11th, 2024

Moru Reserve – Mataven Jungle

We have breakfast and then we hike through the Moru Reserve to the Laguna de la Nutría, after the hike we return to the lodge to pick up our luggage and continue our journey along the Orinoco River to the great Mataveni ...

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DAY 5 - Thursday Dec 12th, 2024

Mataven – Tuparro

After breakfast we leave the jungle of Mataven to continue our journey along the Orinoco River until we reach the Maipures rapids in a journey of approximately three hours. When we reach the mouth of the Tuparro River we...

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DAY 6 - Friday Dec 13th, 2024

National Natural Tuparro park

After breakfast we start our journey along the Orinoco and Tuparro rivers to the indigenous Sikuani Raudalito community of Caño Lapa. There we can observe the process of elaboration of the cassava, the mañoco and appreci...

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DAY 7 - Saturday Dec 14th, 2024

Tuparro – Puerto Carreño

We have breakfast and start our journey along the Orinoco River to Puerto Carreño, passing the Raudales de Atures. The trip is done by boat, but when we reach the area of the rapids we take a walk to see the petroglyphs,...

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DAY 8 - Sunday Dec 15th, 2024

End of the expédition

We depart from the Puerto Carreño dock for a river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) sighting at the mouth of the Meta River on the Orinoco. Afterwards we take a tour of the mouths of the Bita River, which is a Ramsar Site and ...

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Trip Details


Country

  • Colombia

Group Size

  • 12 Travelers Max

Tour Highlights

  • Tuparro, the vast green savannah with its 320 species of birds, many of which are associated with water bodies.
  • Three huge rocks, called Mavicure, Mono and Pajarito that serve as an impressive viewpoint over the jungles of Guainía.
  • Cultural immersion in indigenous communities of the region.

Next Departures

  • Dec 8th, 2024
  • Jan 12th, 2025
  • Feb 11th, 2025

Thematics

  • Adventure
  • Expedition
  • Photography

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Your Tour Guides

Ivan Macias

Languages:English, Spanish
Guiding since: 2006
Specialties: Trekking, Hiking, Expedition, Indigenous Communities
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Salto del Paujil Colombia Caqueta Araracuara Ivan Macias

Mathieu Bohringer

Languages:English, French, Spanish, Portugues
Guiding since: 2006
Specialties: Wildlife, Trekking, Filmmaker, Photografer, Drone
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Mat Orinoco
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