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| Venezuela Holidays - Destinations |
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Police: 169
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Angel Falls – the world’s highest waterfall at 979 metres; an absolute must to see while in Venezuela. It’s best viewed in the rainy season (August/ September), but sometimes cloud and mists might slightly obscure the view. Several tour operators organise fly-bys of the falls and they can also be viewed from a boat below. Do wear waterproofs if you opt for this method.
Coro – it lies in Falcon State, a short flight from Caracas. It consists of a strip of coast where you can find very small islands encircled with coral reefs and white sandy beaches. Not only is it a beautiful place to relax in under the sun, there’s abundant birdlife present including pelicans, flamingos, herons and ducks for study by keen trainee and trained ornithologists.
Caracas – capital city of Venezuela; you land at Simon Bolivar airport right on the Caribbean coast. Coaches or taxis take you to the capital via a series of tunnels, climbing higher and higher all the time. It lies in a spectacular setting, thrives with all things Latin American, is very noisy, and has great restaurants, bars, clubs, and hotels. There are many things to do and see here, including sacred churches, museums, and strolling through its many parks. The city comes to life at night with car horns blaring, people shouting, and music playing so loud that it seems to be off the decibel scale!
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Amazonas – these lie in the southernmost State in Venezuela; they lie in the Orinoco basin, and they consist of mainly tropical forest. Some isolated Indian communities still live in this area and you can sometimes encounter them – with a guide of course! Stay in Puerto Ayacucho for a few days, it’s the largest town in the region; there are several tour operators in town who can organise tours into the Orinoco region. Several hotels are now in town and there are a few good restaurants here too. Be warned, it gets very hot here.
Andes – these lie in the State of Merida, western Venezuela. Use Merida as a base; it’s very popular with tourists who are interested in trekking or mountain climbing; there’s also rafting and bird-watching. Several tour operators are here who can arrange your rquirements to suit you and your pocket. Very reasonable accommodation can be found here, and there’s also a good choice of restaurants to choose from, all serving very good food at very reasonable prices.
Puerto La Cruz – lying a short plane journey from Caracas eastwards; it is situated right on a Caribbean beach and is very popular with Venezuelan tourists. It’s also the main gateway to Isla de Margarita, Venezuelan tourist capital; there’s plenty of watersports, yachting, diving and fishing to be found, and again local tour operators can arrange all or any of these activities you may opt for. There’s many bars,restaurants and hotels here; look for organised tours who can, for example , provide snorkelling equipment to enable you to see through the crystal-clear and the wildlife in it.
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Air - Aeropostal has a network of domestic routes available for travellers who wish to move around the country; it flies to major towns and cities.
Bus – these are used in place of the lack of railways to move around most of the country. They’re generally comfortable, fast and efficient. From Caracas bus terminal they radiate out to almost all corners of Venezuela. |
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Carnaval – the biggest and best national festival, occurs on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Plenty of music and dancing, bullfights, food, beer and spirits are consumed in vast quantities.
Diablos Danzontes – held in San Francisco de Yare in Venezuela’s mid northern region; it’s held on Corpus Christi. There’s a parade of a ritual dance of devils, the dancers adorned with quite frightful masks and costumes.
Festival Internacional de Teatro – a very lively festival of the theatre and arts held in Caracas in April in even years.
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