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Venezuela:
Venezuela's beaches.
Los Roques:
Los Roques, Venezuela.
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Venezuela Travel Guide
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Venezuela has much to offer on vacations. There's fantastic Carribean beaches, the highest waterfall in the world, tropical rainforest tours, excellent hiking possibilities and fantastic wildlife viewing tours available to travellers.
Highlights of Venezuela Vacations:
Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela has some good museums, particularly the Museum of Contemporary Art, and a vibrant nightlife scene. On the banks of the Orinoco river, the city of Angostura was renamed Ciudad Bolivar in honour of Simon Bolivar who liberated large parts of South America from Spanish rule. The nearby Orinoco Delta has excellent rainforest tours available. Los Roques archipelago is a short flight from Caracas. This beautiful archipelago of islands is located 160km north of mainland Caracas. Though growing in popularity, the islands remain quiet and unspoilt, with fantastic beaches and scuba diving available. Los Roques offers dazzling white beaches, turquoise waters and an excellent coral reef – the islands are popular for snorkelling, fishing and sunbathing. Mérida is a relaxed city surrounded by the Andes Mountains including Pico Bolívar, Venezuela's highest peak which can be reached by the highest cable car in the world. Merida has an attractive colonial centre around Plaza Bolívar, a lively university scene, and is a major centre for adventure sports enthusiasts and adventure tours. Trekking, rafting and hiking are popular activities in Merida. Rio Caribe is a small fishing town at the far eastern tip of Venezuela’s Carribean coast, with beautiful unspoilt beaches which are a short drive away. Canaima National Park offers fantastic hiking possibilities and is the gateway for a tour to the magnificient Angel Falls. Roraima offers some of the best trekking in Venezuela - treks amongst the tepuys (flat Table Top mountains) that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's book the Lost World. The Llanos area west of Caracas is a wetlands that is excellent for wildlife viewing holidays.
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Venezuela Tours
Tours to Venezuela often include the highlights such as the capital city Caracas, Angels Falls and Canaima National Park which is good for trekking, Merida a pretty colonial town and the Orinoco delta good for wildlife holidays. Visitors should try not to miss these highlights. The Llanos are excellent wildlife holiday destination and the islands of Venezuela that are best known are Los Roques with fantastic beaches. The country's beaches are indeed one of it's main attractions - the beaches are all Carribean and unspoilt and offer excellent places to relax and book a luxury hotel. The hotels are ranging from budget hotels through 3 and 4 star hotels to luxury 5 star hotels and resorts on the coast. Margarita is the package holiday travel hotspot with many airlines offering charter flights. Margarita island has very good beaches and a range of generally luxury hotels many of which have casinos. Don't miss the point that hotels with casinos in margarita island are many - in fact the whole island is geared towards tourism and package holiday in particular. Many tourists will not like margarita islands beaches though as they are so full of package tourists. The islands of Los Roques area more upmarket travel highlight that are particularly popular with Italian tourists. Many of the small hotels on Los Roques are Italian owned - there are many boutique hotels available.
Vacation Ideas
Angel Falls is a real highlight of any tour. This waterfall is truely spectacular - you should not miss it. Many tours will include a cheap flight over Angel Falls, but about 40% of the time the weather prevents one from actually seeing the falls. As such it is better to book hotels in the nearby Canaima National Park for 2 or 3 nights to give you the chance to return to the falls for a second time if the weather prevents you froming seeing the Angel falls the first time. Canaima park itself has excellent hiking and trekking tours available in beautiful scenery. One of the best lodges or hotels here is the Waku lodge. Venezuela holidays are good for both families and those on honeymoon. The Orinoco delta offers the best rainforest tours, an excellent place for a holiday. You can see lots of wildlife like pink dolphins and even the jaguar if you are lucky. Also good for wildlife tours and holidays is the wetlands, the area known as the Llanos. Here is good for birdwatching vacations, as well as seeing some larger mammals.
More Travel Information
The culture of Venezuela is interesting with various indigenous tribes that can be found throught the country. A tour should always consider the culture and the impact tourists might have on these indigenous tribes. There are a few jungle ecolodges that can be booked though these are rather basic and aimed at those interested in backpacking - they're not exactly luxury hotels. There are many good beaches in Venezuela. Those seeking luxury hotels can find excellent options in the capital city Caracas, to where most flights are to, and also on Margarita island. The food in Venezuela is generally good, though the service that comes with it is somewhat lacking. In fact, the local people are well known for the very poor service that they offer in hotels and restaurants to don't visit expecting to much in terms of the service. Having said that, not all hotels are of poor quality, but on the whole Venezuelans are not the most friendly or attentive of people. .
Weather in Venezuela
The country has great weather. Average temperatures vary throughout the country, an important consideration being that there aren't any hurricanes. It's often regarded as a beach vacation destination, as such the weather is important to tourists. The weather is normally sunny throughtout the year - the only place where the weather might spoil your holiday is if it prevents you from seeing Angel Falls.
Contest for Miss Venezuela:
Miss Venezuela's wannabees.
