Pico da Neblina Trekking Expedition

This mountain range is located in the middle of the Amazonian rainforest, extending both in Venezuela and Brazil. The sectors draining their water towards the rivers Orinoco and Casiquiare belong to Venezuela, and the sectors whose water drains towards the Amazon river are part of Brazil. The summit of Neblina is in Brazilian territory and its 3.040 meters constitute the highest peak of that country. Its name comes from the wet atmosphere, permanent clouds and continuous rains, without apparently any dry season.
Both countries created a national park to protect the virgin nature of this site. In total both parks cover an area of 3.600.000 ha. The Brazilian sector is called Parque Nacional Pico da Neblina, and the Venezuelan side Parque Nacional Serrania de la Neblina.
The other sandstone mountains of the same geologic formation, tepuis as they are called in the Gran Sabana where they are most famous, in general have flat tops and vertical walls. Here at Neblina, these layers are folded in such way that the surface of the mountain is shaped with deep valleys and sharpened peaks, with along its principal axis, a valley known as the Canyon of the river Baria, one of the world's deepest!
The vegetation is typical of this area and it is estimated that more than 50% of the species are endemic. The climate of Neblina is wet, the temperature oscillates between 8-27C and the pluviometric average is 4.000 mm.
It is held entirely in Brazilian territory, because it is in that country that we are able to obtain all the necessary authorizations from the national park authorities.

Day 1 : Manaus
Arrival in Manaus and meeting of the group at the hotel where we discuss the last details of the expedition. The remainder of the day is free to visit the city, the harbour on the Amazon river, the various museums or the famous Amazonas Theatre built when Manuas was one of the wealthiest town of the world.

Day 2 : Manaus - Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira
After breakfast, transfer to the Regional Airport of Manaus to board our flight to Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira. Upon arrival, we visit of the IBAMA offices, the National Parks Authorities.
After lunch, we board a jeep and drive approximately 85 kilometres in direction of Frente Sul where we settle the last details of the expedition. We then continue sailing up Cauburis River to Piedra campsite where we spend the night in hammocks and mosquito nets.

Day 3 : Camping Piedra - Boca de Tucano
Early wake up at 5h30 to have breakfast. We resume our river trip on the Cauburis River. At midday we stop to have lunch, then sail the remainder of the day to the mouth of the Maturuca River. After 7 hours of navigation, we reach Boca de Tucano (the "mouth of the toucan"), our second campsite. Diner and overnight.

Day 4: Boca de Tucano - Bebedouro Velho
After breakfast, begin of the trek towards the roof of Brazil. During this day we walk approximately 12 kilometres in 6 hours, with a climb of 200 meters. We cross Cachoeira and have lunch in Serrinha. Then, we continue our walk to Bebedouro Velho, where we set up our campsite.

Day 5: Trekking Bebedouro Velho - Bebedouro Novo
After breakfast, we pack our gear once again and start our 11 kilometre walk to Bebedouro Novo. We climb approximately 400 meters crossing many picturesque areas such as Cutia, Macaco and Romualdo. We have our first lunch inside the Amazon Rainforest. We arrive at Bebedouro Novo after a 6 hours and set up our campsite.

Day 6: Trekking - Base Camp
Today, we climb about 1,200 meters in 7 hours. We pass by Lage where we have lunch. From there, we carry on our way to the base camp where we enjoy awesome vistas over the largest mountain of Brazil.

Day 7: At the top of Neblina Peak
As a ritual, we continue our progression after breakfast. Today's walk lasts approximately 5 hours with a climb of approximately 1,000 meters. After our lunch, we reach the aim of our expedition, Neblina Peak and its 3.040 meters. We set up our campsite and explore thoroughly this remote and scarcely visited area.

Days 8 & 9 : Neblina Peak- Peak 31 of Marzo
These days are devoted to the exploration of Neblina Peak and its neighbour, the 31 of Marzo Peak, the second highest point of Brazil. We admire the extraordinary flora of this zone, where almost 50% of species are endemic. We also enjoy spectacular sceneries over the large valleys and canyons specific to the formation of this mountain. We are back at our campsite for dinner.

Day 10: Trekking Neblina Peak - Base camp
Sadly, we begin our trek back. This is a 5 hours hike to reach the base camp.

Day 11: Base camp - Bebedouro Velho
We start our walk at daybreak progressing for about 15 kilometres, crossing Bebedouro de Novo where we have lunch. This 11th day, we walk approximately 9 hours before reaching our campsite at about 5 pm.

Day 12: Bebedouro Velho - Boca de Tucano
We have breakfast early so that we can start walking at about 7am. This walk lasts about 6 hours covering 12 kilometres in light descent (200 meters). At the end of the day, we emerge out of the canopy covering the Amazon Rainforest. We finally reach Boca de Tucano where we spend the night.

Day 13: Boca de Tucano - Aldeia Nazare
From now on, we sail mainly on the Cauaburi River for about 10 hours to Aldeia Nazare, where we set up our last campsite.

Day 14: Aldeia Nazare - Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira
Today, we sail for 3 hours to Frente Sul where we arrive at about 10am. From there, we continue by jeep to Sao Gabriel where we arrive towards 2pm. The remainder of the day is free. We spend our last night in a comfortable bed (!) at the hotel.

Day 15: Sao Gabriel de Cachoeira - Manaus
After breakfast, we go to the airport to embark on the Manaus flight. End of services.

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From Sao Gabriel de Cachoeira, it is possible to return to Manaus by boat, sailing the Rio Negro for 4 or 5 days. Contact us!