Few national parks are as flat-out staggering as Canaima, a UNESCO World Heritage site (as of 2004) that's home to not only the world's tallest, single waterfall (at 3,212 feet), but also the Macizo de Guayana, one of the world's oldest geological formations.

Take in Laguna de Coromoto, the Valle de los Calderones, and three of Venezuela's highest peaks. Explore small mountain towns steeped in history: from Mucurubá, set apart by its well-preserved, colonial architecture to San Rafael, the highest town in Venezuela (at 3.140 meters above sea level). Read more about this Venezuela trip....

See South American landscapes that seem to be straight out of gaucho ballads. Travel to "Los Llanos," or the plains, where you’ll see local fauna, not to mention vast landscapes—that seem almost infinite—broken up by llaneros, or cowboys, chasing herds on horseback.

For centuries the Amazon has garnered the attention of explorers, adventure-seekers, photographers, and scientists—with good reason. It's one of Venezuela’s largest but most sparely populated regions, and it's one of few regions in South America—and the world—where so much has yet to be discovered....

A labyrinth of channels and islands full of forests and mangroves, the delta of the Orinoco River is the second largest delta in South America. Aboard a curiara with a Warao Indian as a guide, you'll hear about Warao traditions and see some local fauna, from parrots and alligators to herons, monkeys and piranhas....

Discover the Amazon. Navigate the Orinoco River's intricate channels in a "curiara" (a dugout boat made from the trunk of a Moriche palm). Take in Amazon rain forests and islands. Explore historic cocoa plantations, and find out more about indigenous culture—firsthand.