Long N Sweet
When you marry up our Short N Sweet tour with the Shorter N Sweeter offering, you get the full shebang... Long N Sweet!
Tour Details:
Yet another one on our Maracas Valley menu, this tour is essentially the marry up of our Short N Sweet tour and our Shorter N Sweeter offering. The result is Long N Sweet. This tour boasts 9 rappels and it will definitely test your rock scrambling skills.
Maracas Valley Trivia
* The Maracas River (St. Joseph River), is a major tributiary to the Caroni River
* The Maracas waterfall is the highest in the country (approximately 170m/550ft) and is the feature of our
SACARAM grade 5 tour.
* On early maps, the Maracas Valley is called Valle de San José.
* The mountains to the north of St Joseph overlooked a bay that Spanish navigators named Maracas.
Maracas are essentially rattles, hence the name is said to be attributed to the rattling sounds made by the
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Maracas Waterfall, Waterfall Road, Trinidad and Tobago
Price Includes:
Required Gear:
Tour guide
Climbing/rappelling gear
Gloves
Helmet
Life jacket
Trail and/or water shoes
Shorts/sport leggings (dry fit)
Close fitting sport top (dry fit)
Backpack
Nutrition & water for 6.5 HRS
Suggested daypack items:
Insect repellent
Sunblock
Waterproof Phonecase
Knee/Elbow/Shin guards
Back pack with water reservoir (20 TTD rental fee)
Waterproof Backpack (30 TTD rental fee)
Estimated total distance:
14km/8.7mi
Map of Route
Elevation Profile of Route
Estimated total elevation:
1374m/4500ft