Canaima

The Guyanese Shield holds contrasting landscapes, from coastal plains to solid walls and tepuyes extensions (unique rocky formations in the world) which keep continuity with the Venezuelan Guayana orography. The oldest geologic formation in the planet and one of the most important biodiversity reservations in the world are found there. It constitutes, together with Amazonas one of the most important lungs in earth.

Canaima covers a 3 million hectares surface. It keeps very peculiar natural characteristics: natural resources with an infinite variety and unbeatable landscaping values, key elements that transform it into one of the most beautiful natural marvels in the world.  Its landscape rounds in three fundamental axes: forests, rivers and the imposing tepuyes. These last ones are table like formations with high tablelands and plateaus, which are known by this name, since the word "Tepuy" means "hill" in indigenous language. A world's unique flora is found on top of these Tepuyes, and this is, due to the little knowledge achieved about it, of great importance for the scientific investigations.

This National Park is both one of the country and world's most fascinating and interesting places, what has transformed it into one of the most visited by foreign tourists. It has numerous places of interest and it is divided by two sectors: the eastern and the westerner. 

It is recommended for those who like adventure tourism or simply like to rest in an exotic place. It has different categories camps to fit all budgets, and for the enjoyment of the most adventurous ones, it offers from soft trips for those that just count with a single half-day, to the ascent of the biggest Auyantepuy for what is needed to be in good physical condition and be able to spend a minimum of one week in the area, because this is a trip for "extreme" ones. Other half-day trips in the area are, among others, the Caño Moroco walk, trips to the Orquídea Island, the Yuri and Sapo Falls as well as the Canaima Lagoon journey.