Here are the pictures from my Venezuela trip. The Orinoco Delta was my favourite part to the journey.
We had to take a boat trip to our home in the jungle. It took 1 1/2hrs from the village of San Jose de Buja, which is one hour drive from Maturin. The river was wide and clear until we ran into this mass of plants. It was hard going but we made it through. Thank heaven for experienced guides.
Not everyone takes a boat like ours. This is a shot of locals in a dugout.
Our home in the jungle was Boca De Tigre, located on Manamo channel flowing into the Orinoco. Our hosts were Warao indigenas. The camp used to house oil survey workers and the blue building in the background is the generator they used. The camp has 20 double rooms and 10 triples. They are very plain but offers all that we needed, including wifi! The delicious meals were provided in a separate building from the rooms.
The staff took us on many trips where we saw flying monkeys, many types of birds, and fish.
We visited the largest Warao tribe where we had opportunities to interact with the kids.
The bird life was amazing.
Everywhere we turned we saw new and unusual things.
From fresh water dolphins
to toucans.
We sent piranah fishing and I caught 2 plus a catfish.
The woodpeckers were so brightly coloured.
We were offered one of these grubs to eat, but declined. Our guide bit off the head and ate it.
Jeremy was so helpful. He offered to take my piranha off the hook and found out they have really sharp teeth. Loved the Orinoco Delta. We saw more wildlife than we expected to. From here we took another plane to Canaima to see Angel Falls. It was a very different place.
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