
🇻🇪 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
💬 Travel chat — ask real travelers
Get tips from people who've been there.