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- Kasikasima summit dome: The reason anyone comes. A wide, bald granite top rising above the canopy, with a 360-degree view over unbroken forest and other distant rock domes. The rock stays warm in the afternoon and the wind up there is a relief after the humid climb.
- Granite slabs and rain pools: Higher up the forest gives way to sloping sheets of bare rock. Small hollows fill with rainwater, and bromeliads and tough scrubby plants cling to the cracks. The slabs grip well when dry and turn slick after rain.
- The forest approach trail: The lower climb runs through tall primary forest. It is dark, loud with insects, and full of buttress roots, vines and the odd fallen giant. Listen for howler monkeys at dawn and watch for tiny frogs on the leaf litter.
- The river journey by dugout canoe: Getting to
- Kasikasima summit dome: The reason anyone comes. A wide, bald granite top rising above the canopy, with a 360-degree view over unbroken forest and other distant rock domes. The rock stays warm in the afternoon and the wind up there is a relief after the humid climb.
- Granite slabs and rain pools: Higher up the forest gives way to sloping sheets of bare rock. Small hollows fill with rainwater, and bromeliads and tough scrubby plants cling to the cracks. The slabs grip well when dry and turn slick after rain.
- The forest approach trail: The lower climb runs through tall primary forest. It is dark, loud with insects, and full of buttress roots, vines and the odd fallen giant. Listen for howler monkeys at dawn and watch for tiny frogs on the leaf litter.
- The river journey by dugout canoe: Getting to the trailhead means hours on interior rivers, past rapids, sandbars and riverbank forest. Macaws and herons are common, and you pass the occasional fishing camp. It is slow, wet and rewarding in its own right.
- Evening camp under the forest: Nights are spent in hammocks with mosquito nets near the river. Frogs, night birds and the occasional distant cat-like cough make a soundtrack you won’t get anywhere near a road. Cooking is on open fires, usually fish and rice.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.