Jakera (an Indian word meaning beautiful) is an adventure tour operator and travel agent based in the heart of the Mochima National Park in Venezuela. The travel company offers three and six-month adventure travel experiences, as well as Spanish language programmes, for students, and multi-day guided adventure tours with an emphasis on outdoor sport for travellers and backpackers. Jakera also customises itineraries and provides assistance for independent travellersand groups with special requirements. The company has been operating for about 12 years and specialises in holidays to Venezuela.

The Mochima Divers dive centre caters not only for adventurous scuba divers, freedivers and all types of vacationing water lovers, but also offers eco-tours with an emphasis on environmental education, involving water sports like kayaking, rafting and snorkelling. The setting for Mochima Divers' activities is the magnificent coastline between Puerto La Cruz and Cumana on Venezuela's north eastern coast. The area is a marine park with 36 islands, offering caves, walls, wrecks and pinnacles to make diving here a true adventure experience. Venezuela tour operator.

Rainforest EcoTours, a specialist Venezuela tour operator, take travellers back in time to a place where there is no road for 100 miles and the only way to travel is in a dugout canoe. The setting is the sandy bank of the La Paragua River at the Uraima Camp, the lodge run by Rainforest EcoTours which is accessed by air. Payara fishing (a weird fish that has been described as a cross between a salmon, tarpon and sabre-tooth tiger) is one of the main attractions here in the lush jungle. Travellers are also guided on foot trails by English-speaking, well-informed guides. Combination tours that include trips to Peacock Bay Lodge on Lake Guri are available, as well as customised jungle adventures. A great option for an alternative holiday to Venezuela.