Angel Falls & Gran Sabana: Day Trips from Boa Vista to Venezuela
From Boa Vista, the Venezuela border is 220 km north — the Gran Sabana tepui landscape and the approach routes to Angel Falls are accessible as multi-day excursions from Brazil's northernmost capital
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Pacaraima border with Venezuela
The Pacaraima crossing from Roraima to Santa Elena de Uairén in Venezuela is the most accessible entrance to the Gran Sabana — the border is open to tourism and the crossing is easy
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Spruce Sabana Tepui Landscape
The Gran Sabana - the great savannah plateau of southeastern Venezuela - has the highest concentration of tepui mountains on Earth; the table formations rising from the flat savannah are the defining image of the Guyana Highlands
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Angel Falls Approach
To reach Angel Falls from the Venezuelan side, one must fly to Canaima Lagoon and then boat trips up the Carrao and Churún rivers to the falls — from the Brazilian side, Boa Vista is the closest international city
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Canaima Lagoon
The Canaima Lagoon — with its pink sand beaches, the tepui walls around it and the three waterfall channels that enter the lagoon — is one of South America's most beautiful natural settings
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The Pemón Culture of the Gran Sabana
The Pemón people – who live throughout the Gran Sabana and guide all tourist activities – maintain their language, cosmology and connection to the tepui landscape while fully participating in the tourist economy
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Santa Elena de Uairén
The Venezuelan border town is the base for Gran Sabana explorations - the market, posadas (guesthouses) and the guides who organize tepui hikes and Angel Falls flights are all concentrated in this border town