Highlights of Northern Trail

Below are some of the major travel highlights for Northern Trail. For more in-depth attractions of each country on this route, click on the country names below or select a route to see the highlights on this section of the journey. Click on the icons below to focus on specific types of features (click again to return to all).

In-depth highlights: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela


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Wildlife attractions of Quito - Rio

Tayrona National Park
Tayrona National Park is located within the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the highest coastal mountain in the world, which plunge from 5775 metres through thick, green jungle to the isolated and pristine, palm-fringed beaches on the coastline. The white sand and turquoise waters, in addition to scattered sea-sculptured boulders, make it one of the most beautiful coastal regions in the world. The diverse wildlife found in the park includes black howler and dusky titi monkeys, red squirrels, red woodpeckers, collared peccaries, iguanas, jaguars and a wide variety of lizards and birdlife.

Tayrona National Park

Tayrona National Park is located within the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the highest coastal mountain in the world, which plunge from 5775 metres through thick, green jungle to the isolated and pristine, palm-fringed beaches on the coastline. The white sand and turquoise waters, in addition to scattered sea-sculptured boulders, make it one of the most beautiful coastal regions in the world. The diverse wildlife found in the park includes black howler and dusky titi monkeys, red squirrels, red woodpeckers, collared peccaries, iguanas, jaguars and a wide variety of lizards and birdlife.

Los Llanos
Los Llanos, or The Plains, occupy about one-third of Venezuela's territory between the Andes and the Orinoco Delta. This is Venezuela's Wild West, a land of cowboys, huge cattle ranches and a diversity of wildlife that is amongst the best in the world. Staying at cattle ranches or camping out under the stars, the region can be explored by jeep or canoe (depending on water levels). Some of the species to look out for are alligator, Orinoco crocodile, giant anteater, anaconda, capabari, turtle, freshwater dolphin, armadillo, jaguar, ocelots and honey bears. The hundreds of bird species include scarlet ibis, hoatzin, screamer, soldier stork and spoonbill.

Los Llanos

Los Llanos, or The Plains, occupy about one-third of Venezuela's territory between the Andes and the Orinoco Delta. This is Venezuela's Wild West, a land of cowboys, huge cattle ranches and a diversity of wildlife that is amongst the best in the world. Staying at cattle ranches or camping out under the stars, the region can be explored by jeep or canoe (depending on water levels). Some of the species to look out for are alligator, Orinoco crocodile, giant anteater, anaconda, capabari, turtle, freshwater dolphin, armadillo, jaguar, ocelots and honey bears. The hundreds of bird species include scarlet ibis, hoatzin, screamer, soldier stork and spoonbill.

Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
The Cerrado is one of the world’s oldest and most diverse tropical ecosystems which has served as refuge for several species during periods of climate change for millennia. Its two protected areas, the Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks, are home to many threatened and endemic species including the Pantanal deer, jaguar, maned Wolf, rhea, giant armadillo, giant anteater, capybara and tapir. The natural features of Chapada Dos Veadeiros are spectacular - the Rio Preto Falls are 120 metres high and the canyons in the park have depths up to 40 metres. Chapada dos Veadeiros is also the most luminous place on earth according to NASA due to the high levels of quartz crystal in its soil. UNESCO World Heritage Site: Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks

Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks

The Cerrado is one of the world’s oldest and most diverse tropical ecosystems which has served as refuge for several species during periods of climate change for millennia. Its two protected areas, the Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks, are home to many threatened and endemic species including the Pantanal deer, jaguar, maned Wolf, rhea, giant armadillo, giant anteater, capybara and tapir. The natural features of Chapada Dos Veadeiros are spectacular - the Rio Preto Falls are 120 metres high and the canyons in the park have depths up to 40 metres. Chapada dos Veadeiros is also the most luminous place on earth according to NASA due to the high levels of quartz crystal in its soil.

UNESCO World Heritage Site: Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks