"Sixteen times higher than Niagara, Angel Falls has an uninterrupted drop of 3,212 feet and are the highest in the world. Their exotic reputation is enhanced both by their remote location in southeastern Venezuela...
WHEN TO GO: June to November when the rainy season has raised the water levels.
TIME IT TAKES: 2 days minimum from Canaima, the tourist base and air strip; more usually take the 6 to 10 day hike that includes exploration by river of the Canaima National Park.
HIGHLIGHTS: the Churun river rapids, going through Devil's Canyon. The spectacular foilage-festooned cliffs at sunrise and set, reflected against the multi-colored sky in the river's soft ripples. The irresistible moment, when your dugout canoe is alone on a jungle river... Walking behind and diving out of the beautiful waterfalls of El Sapo."
*501 Must-Take Journeys. London: Octopus Publishing Group Lmtd, 2008.
Apparently, it takes about a week to travel to the falls via motorized canoe and by sleeping in a hammock at campsites along the way. It sounds like the Garden of Eden; vines and flowered foliage hanging down across a beautiful river with pristine clear water. It sounds like something in dreams; pulling aside tangled flower vines to cross paths...walking behind waterfalls...even the sound must be heart-stopping. It'd be an amazing trip to take; visiting traditional Indians and villagers along the way, stopping at the gorgeous beaches and witnessing all the beautiful sunsets and hiking up along the falls.
This makes me want to add Venezuela to the top of my list of countries I most want to visit.
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