Chirikayen Trek
The Chirikayen mountain is at 1650m above sea level and is easy to climb in three days. We will cross savannah, rainforests and see many orchids and picher plants. Feel the magical world of flat-top mountains and enjoy the fantastic views from the top. This is a great trip for beginners to get the feel for trekking!
| Cost with 4 persons | POR EUR | Cost with 2 persons | POR EUR | |
| Cost with 3 persons | POR EUR | Cost with 1 person | POR EUR |
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Itinerary
Day 1. Santa Elena - Chirikayen village
We start our tour in Santa Elena from where we will drive by 4x4 for 90 minutes to the village of Remac. During our drive you will observe patches of beautiful jungle small tepuys, and vast spaces of the Gran Sabana. From this village we trek for 5 hours to the camp site, where there is a natural swimming pool close by with a 10 meter slide, with a small water fall. Overnight in tents. ( - / L / D )
Day 2. Campsite 1. - Top
After breakfast, we first trek 45 minutes to the foot of Chiricayen and then to the top of the tepuy for 5 hours, which is quite an easy walk. From the view point at the top, there are rewarding fantastic views of the surrounding tepuys, jungle and the Gran Savannahs, the flora is unique with many of orchids.( B / L / D )
Day 3. Back to Santa Elena
We begin to descend to continue our walk towards Santa Elena for 5-6 hours through the jungle and savannah, over many steams with moriche palms growing at their sides. With some luck we see an anteater or some deers. ( B / L / D )
B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner
