Camp:
Cachamaure
* Location
San Antonio del Golfo, between Cumaná and Carúpano.
* How to get there
By air or land to Carúpano.
* Characteristics
Fresh and ventilated, green areas, thermal waters pool, beach and
dock.
Price only includes lodging in groups.
* Recomendations
Sunscreen, hat or cap, repellent, light clothes, bathing suit, camera,
sun
glasses.
* Facilities
24 cabins completely equipped with private bathroom and air
conditioning.
Bring kitchen utensils as kitchens don¹t have them, but if you don¹t
want
to cook there is a restaurant.
Campament
Bambusal
* Location
Cerca de Río Caribe.
* How to get there
By air or land to Carúpano. From there, by road via Playa Medina, up
to
the fork road that announces the camp.
* Characteristics
Installed in part of an old farm, this country camp has a variety of
ornamental plants, shade and fruit trees. In the back there is a river
that is
good to bath in it.
* Recomendations
Cool clothing, sneakers, hat or cap, bathing suit, sunblock,
photographic
equipment, etc.
* Facilities
A churuata with 11 rooms distributed in a circle around the central
patio,
all with private bathroom, cold water and fans. There is another
churuata
that serves as restaurant and social area. Different holiday plans.
Camp:
Querepare
* Location
San Juan de Las Galdonas, Paria peninsula.
* How to get there
By air or land to Carúpano. Then by road via Puerto Santo-San Juan de
las
Galdonas.
* Characteristics
At the north of the Paria peninsula, it receives all the breeze from
the
Atlantic, in a area that ranges from dense jungle to arid and desolate
areas.
The camp is located on a virgin beach, 1 km long, surrounded by a
thick
vegetation. You can go on different excursions, for example, to the
Paria
Pe-ninsula national park, Santa Isabel village, a walk to the La Noria
well,
San Francisco inlet, Don Pedro, Boca del Dragón, Macuro, boat trip to
the
archipelago Los Testigos, etc. Price includes lodging, breakfast and
dinner.
* Recomendations
Track suit, several pairs of socks, long-sleeved shirt, jeans, bathing
suit,
shorts, cap, sports shoes, towels and repellent.
* Facilities
The basics you can find in an almost virgin beach located at the end
of the
peninsula. 2 churuatas (indigenous-style structures) with dining hall,
communal showers, bunks with mosquito netting, hammocks, communal
dormitory and 120 watts power.
Camp:
Finca Vuelta Larga
* Location
Paria peninsula, Guarauno, calle Bolívar, casa s*n., adjacent to the
Turuépano national park.
* How to get there
By air or land to Carúpano. Then by road via Güiria-El
Pilar-Guarauno.
* Characteristics
The owner of this camp, Mr. Klaus Müller, says that what he offers is
not
ecotourism but antitourism. The finca Vuelta Larga attends to
biodiversity,
it has around 250 bird species, varied fauna that include jaguars
-difficult to
watch-, anteaters, spectacled Caymans, chigüires, monkeys, etc. It
offers
excursions to the national parks of Paria and Turuépano, the geologic
fault
of El Pinar, Serranía (peaks) de Paria, etc. The highlights of the
península
are mainly the diversity of habitats in such a small space, in which
you can
find forests, coast, and mangrove swamps. They also organize
excursions of
several days to farther places, such as the Guácharo Cave. Delta
Amacuro.
Price includes lodging and 3 meals.
* Recomendations
Adequate clothes for the area, long sleeved shirts, repellent, shoes
for the
excursions, hat or cap, camera, binoculars, etc.
* Facilities
Bioclimatic building, it does not require air conditioning nor fans. 6
rooms, 2 double, 1 quadruple and 3 triple. Apart from that there are 3
mini-rooms, with communal bathrooms and natural water.
Camp:
Hato Río de Agua
*
Location
On the Paria Peninsula, to the south, on the border of Turuépano
national
park.
* How to get there
By air or land to Carúpano. Then by road Güiria, near Bohordal.
* Characteristics
This was one of the first successful experiments in agroecology in the
country, through the inspiration of its founder Wilfred Merle. It is
located
in a swampy savanna dedicated to the raising of water buffalo and,
thanks to
the rational management of a system of reservoirs, it is maintained
permanently green which allows the subsistence of very special
avifauna.
Here, absolutely everything is done in the spirit of conservation. The
camp
has solar energy installations, a plant of biogas using buffalo
excrements,
they do not use pesticides or chemical fertilizers, etc. It has an
extension of
1,000 ha. of which 540 are usable. There are some 800 buffalo which
feed
on reeds. In addition to riding buffalo, one can take excursions by
canoe on
the caños, fish, watch birds, contemplate life, etc. The most
commonly
seen animals here are bespectacled cayman, frogs, white heron,
cormorants,
jabiru, and an extensive variety of migratory birds. An amphibian
vehicle
transports visitors through the swamp to the caños of the delta of
the
Orinoco River in the northern section. As a complement, there are
excursions to places such as Macuro, where Columbus first set foot on
the
American continent, a typical cocoa hacienda in Agua Santa, the
botanical
gardens in El Pilar, to Paria Peninsula national park and to the
beautiful
beaches of the north coast of the peninsula. This is one of the most
interesting projects in ecological agrotourism you will find. Price
includes
transfer Carúpano-camp-Carúpano, lodging, breakfast, lunch, and
dinner,
national beverages; excursions to Playa Medina, Agua Santa, along the
canals, riding buffalo, and horseback riding.
* Recomendations
Identification documents, sun screen, mosquito repellent, camera,
light
clothing appropriate for the area and climate, binoculars and swim
suit.
* Facilities
Located at the beginning of the marshlands, the camp has 5 circular
cabins
with 2 beds and a bathroom, rudimentary but comfortable, windows
protected by screens, illuminated by kerosene lanterns, plus an open,
well-ventilated churuata-dining room, meal and bar service, etc.
Camp:
Playa Medina
* Location
On the north side of the Paria peninsula.
* How to get there
By air or land to Carúpano. Then by road via Río Caribe.
* Characteristics
This must be the closest thing to the image of paradise humans have
created. After descending a steep mountain, one comes upon the
Caribbean
Sea in a paradisial cove, with grass and sand, surrounded by hundreds
of
coconut palms, facing tranquil tropical waters. Everything here is
peace,
tranquility, harmony, rest, ideal for thinking and reflection about
oneself
and life, far from the stressful contamination of the rest of the
world. Beach
and sun all day long. The more adventuresome can take part in a number
of
excursions to nearby places of interest such as Hato Río de Agua, the
Agua
Santa cocoa plantation, guided visits to the forests of the area, boat
rides to
other beaches further to the east - solitary, virgin, and... well,
everything
imaginable in this branch of true paradise in Sucre state. Your
impressions
can be jotted down in the visitors book where one encounters phrases
such
as "we came out of curiosity, we leave out of obligation,"
"up until now I
have only seen a place like this in photographs," "simply
incredible." It
includes transportation Carúpano - Playa Medina - Carúpano, 3 meals,
national beverages, beach service, and excursions, only by
reservations.
* Recomendations
Identification documents, sun screen, mosquito repellent, camera,
light
clothing appropriate for the zone and climate, binoculars, bathing
suit.
* Facilities
A beautiful beach setting with 8 cabins (2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms,
living
area, porch) and 2 smaller cabins for 2, with hot water, fan,
refrigerator,
stove, hammock on the porch, lounge chairs, etc. A tidy, simple, and
very
good restaurant with home cooking, open bar with view of the bay and
friendly, attentive, and cordial service.
Camp:
Playa Pui Puy
* Location
In the Paria peninsula, around 5 km. from Playa Medina.
* How to get there
By air or land to Carúpano. Then by road via Río Caribe-Pui Puy.
* Characteristics
It is located on a beach of white sands, approximately 2 km. long,
with
coconut and other very tall trees in front of the sea. There is a
constant
breeze coming from the sea, for that reason the beach is good for
windsurfing.
* Recomendations
Identification documents, sun screen, repellent, camera, light
clothes, coats
for the night.
* Facilities
18 cabins in front of the sea, built craft-style with materials found
in the
area. They have a maximum capacity for 4 people and only one of them
has
7 beds, a matrimonial room and bathroom. Cafeteria that offers
seafood,
camping area, parking, bohío (indigenous-style structure) to hang
hammocks, a kitchen in small churuatas with barbecues and a shop
selling
canned goods. No meals offered. Price includes lodging only.
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