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Salto Ángel

🇻🇪 Salto Ángel

Venezuela · Natura · Latin America
🌤 Tropical 📅 Best time: July-August 🌡 26 ⏱ 3-4 days 💰 Mid-range ~€80/day
⭐ 9.5/10
Climate
🌤 Tropical
Best time
📅 July-August
Temperature
🌡 26
Ideal stay
⏱ 3-4 days
Budget
💰 Mid-range · ~€80/day
Continent
🌍 Latin America

📍 About Salto Ángel

The highest waterfall in the world (979m), in the tepuyes of Canaima National Park. A prehistoric landscape.

🗺️ What to do & see in Salto Ángel

  • Navigate by curiara along the rivers to the base of the waterfall
  • Hike to the Salto Ángel viewpoint
  • Fly over the tepuy and the waterfall in a small plane
  • Camp in the jungle of Canaima National Park
  • Swim in the Canaima lagoon and its waterfalls
  • Explore the savannah of tepuyes in the Gran Sabana

🏛️ Must-see attractions in Salto Ángel

  • Salto Ángel, the highest waterfall in the world
  • Canaima National Park
  • Canaima Lagoon
  • Tepuy Auyantepui
  • Salto El Sapo
  • Gran Sabana

🍽️ Local cuisine in Salto Ángel

  • 🍴Casabe, traditional indigenous flatbread made from yuca
  • 🍴Grilled river fish cooked in the local style
  • 🍴Arepa, cornbread filled with various ingredients
  • 🍴Carne mechada, a typical dish from the Venezuelan plains
  • 🍴Catara, spicy sauce made with ants and yuca

💡 Travel tips for Salto Ángel

  • 💡The rainy season from June to November brings more water to the waterfall
  • 💡During the dry season, access by river can be difficult
  • 💡The visit is only possible with organized excursions from Canaima
  • 💡Bring insect repellent and comfortable clothing for the jungle
  • 💡Check the local situation and travel with trusted operators

📍 Map location

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Salto Ángel, Venezuela
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