Mavicure Hills - The Land of Waters
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A tour of the Inírida river, the sacred place of the Puinaves and Curripacos natives living in the community of El Remanso in the Orinoquía jungle. Discovering the Mavicure hills – an authentic jungle and nature experience admiring the ancient rocks of the Guiana Highlands.
The Guania region is called “land of many waters”. Indigenous communities have developed their culture in contact with the jungle for centuries. Their close relationship with the environment has allowed them to live wisely, giving birth to customs and traditions linked to nature. Its culture is the basis of conservation. The tourism makes it possible to discover this paradise and must strengthen the values of the communities.
The communities provide accommodation, guidance, food and transportation services. The incomes of the above mentioned benefit the entire community. This associative work creates new projects in order to develop new activities and improve the quality of the services through training and investment in infrastructure.
Mavicure Hills – those are three enormous 250 meter-high rocks called Mavicure, Mono and Pajarito that work as an impressive lookout over the Guanía jungle.
This is one of our flagship conservation destinations filled with biodiversity and the ancestral culture of its native inhabitants. Through contemplation we guide our travelers to the land of waters where we integrate with the Puinave communities. While staying in their homes we allow the traveller to discover the cultural diversity of our country and support local projects and efforts of the integration into the tourism value chain. The traveller will also learn about the wide biodiversity of this region, appreciating and valuing natural resources and looking for the different species that inhabit there.
Day 1: Morning flight Bogotá – Puerto Inírida. Sailing up the Inírida River towards the Mavecure hills. We will discover the native’s communities “Curripacos” and “Puinaves” – inhabitants of the El Remanso community. They will receive us and will be our hosts through our expedition in the Guainía jungle. We will share the customs with the natives who have developed their cultur around nature protection. Accommodation in tent/hammocks in the community.
Day 2: Hiking through the trails surrounding the hills and climbing one of the hills. On the trails it is possible to appreciate the flower of the Inirida – the emblem of the region. Sunsets and sunrises from the hills allow you to appreciate the immensity of the jungle and the multicolored reflections in the rock. Return back to the community where we stay the night in tent/hammocks.
Day 3: Early tn the morning return back to Puerto Inirida by boat. After leaving our belongings in the hotel, we will naviga the Inírida River towards the place called La Estrella Fluvial del Sur. This is a confluence of 4 major rivers of the Amazon rainforest (Guaviare, Inirida, Atabapo and Orinoco). The rivers present great contrasts in colors and textures. Return to Puerto Inirida. On the way back we will stop in Cocos – the local indigenous community and handicrafts. Night in a hotel in the small town of Inirida.
Day 4: Before we take our flight back home, we will go by boat to a small lagoon where we can appreciate a lot of fauna. We will also be visiting Laguna de las Brujas. Return to Puerto Inirida, flight back to Bogota.
Note: the proposed itinerary may vary due to changes of Satena flights, weather conditions or some other unexpected circumstances. This type of situations may occur during jungle tours.
- Buy your flight ticket with Satena Airline company satena.com. There is only one flight per day Bogota – Puerto Inirida and vice versa. We recommend selecting your departure flight on the day when the flight is early in the morning and on the return day (day 4) the flight is in the afternoon. This will give you more time to enjoy the activities in the area. If you need any help, do not hesitate to request our assistance.
- The proposed itinerary may vary due to changes of Satena flights, weather conditions or some other unexpected circumstances. This type of situations may occur during jungle tours. In this case we will look for the best possible option to carry out the tour.
- Night stay in the community is very basic. You can choose to sleep in tent, hammock or beds. Tents and hammocks are always located under roof. IN case of choosing beds, those are multiple rooms with simple beds with mosquito net and a sheet
- The community offers very basic public bathroom
- No fancy and versatile food available during the trip. If you are vegetarian, please let us know and we will arrange some vegetarian food for you