La Gran Sabana is a high plain located in the Guayana massif near the border with Guyana on the east and with Brazil on the south. This large region is an ideal place for ecotourism because of its breathtaking landscapes, its Pemon indian community and its more than eighty awe-inspiring plateaus.

The most interesting element in La Gran Sabana’s landscape is its legendary tepuys (gigantic flat-topped mountains), which represent the Earth’s physiochronology and allow visitors to travel back thousands of years in time. Local mythology holds that these steep, colorful, river-filled plateaus were home to the gods.
 
These plateaus or "tepuys" are flat, slightly inclined tablelands with altitudes that may surpass 2000 meters above sea level. The most renowned and tallest tepuy is Roraima, which was immortalized in the novel The Lost World written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1912.

There are many easy-to-visit sites in La Gran Sabana; in fact, some of them are conveniently located near the main road. Among the most interesting sites are the following:

Kavanayén is a small indian village located in the mid-region of La Gran Sabana. It is surrounded by several tepuys, including Wei Tepui (Mountain of the Sun).

Salto Aponguao, also named Chinak-Merú, is one of the most impressive and photographed waterfalls in La Gran Sabana.

Quebrada de Jaspe is one of the region’s most popular attractions. Actually, the waterfall itself is not what impresses visitors the most; it is its deep orangy-reddish color which stuns all tourists.

Roraima, mentioned earlier in this text, is one of the longest and tallest tepuys. It was the first tepuy hiked and explored by botanists. To reach the top of the Roraima and return takes approximately five days; however, no extraordinary skills or technical knowledge is necessary to go on this magnificent excursion.

Other interesting sites include Salto Kamá or Kamá-Merú, Quebrada Pacheco or Arapán-Merú, Balneario Soruapé, Salto Yuruaní and a wide variety of natural spas, falls and rivers. All these sites bring visitors closer to nature and provide them with the energy that illuminates this impressive region.