XDEs Anacondas of Los Llanos Destination: Venezuela Duration: 10 Days Dates: 26th Jan - 4th Feb 2015 Finding 5 Green Anacondas all between 2-3m long in Los Llanos marshes Spotting 5 Giant Anteaters as well as 22 other mammal species Over 185 species of birds, including Andean Cock-of-the-Rocks & Agami Herons Rare Colombian Weasel (first Venezuela record) and Merida Brocket Deer on CT Cruising the Llanos rivers and spending a 20 minutes with a family of Giant Otters Walking through Paramo, Cloud Forest and Rainforest and finding various arachnids Cave exploration in search of bat species and cave dwelling invertebrates Watching 5 Electric Eels feeding on fish alongside Piranha and Caiman Watching a playful pod of elusive and incredible pink Amazonian River Dolphins Being 3m away from a 4m critically endangered Orinico Crocodile nesting Tour Leader / Guides Overview Martin Royle (Royle Safaris Tour Leader) Alan (Venezuelan Tour Leader & Guide) Luis (Guide at Grados Adventure Camp) Alejandro & Negro (Guide & Boat man from Los Angeles Camp) Day 1: Caracas Rafael & Barbarito (Llanos Guide & Vehicle and Boat Driver) Veronica (Caracas Guide & Driver) Days 2-3: Cloud Forest Participants Mr. David Board Day 4: Paramo Mr. Ashley Johnston Day 5: Rainforest Day 6: Guardatica River Days 7-8: Los Llanos Day 9: Caracas Day 10: Home Royle Safaris – 6 Greenhythe Rd, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3NS – 0845 226 8259 –
[email protected] Day by Day Breakdown Overview Venezuela is one of the most biodiverse, geologically and biologically important countries in the world, with many endemic species, ecosystems that range from Caribbean coastline to the Amazon rainforest, high altitude Andean Paramo to the unique flat topped mountains known as Tepuis to the vast, seasonally flooded Llanos grasslands.