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| Choroni Playa - popular Caribbean beach on Venezuelan coa |
Although Venezuela is not typically the first choice for a typical Latin American vacation, this country is highly underappreciated as a unique destination with attractions for all types of visitors. Venezuela offers you sandy beaches with warm ocean waters for a perfect vacation in tropical paradise, amazing landscape, flora and fauna in the Andes and in the Amazon rainforest, and of course, Caracas, Latin American megalopolis with exciting nightlife, exquisite museums, churches, colonial architecture and teleférico, cable car that takes you from the center of the town to the top of mountain El Ávila. Venezuela is a large country with many sights worth of seeing. Still, tourists with limited time and budget should carefully plan their trip to Venezuela in order to make the most of the time they have at their disposal. In order to tour the entire country typical seven day vacation is simply not enough. The fact that some locations are only accessible by local flights and organized tours can make Venezuela an expensive touristic destination. There are places in Venezuela that shouldn't be missed by any visitor, no matter how much time you have planned to spend in Venezuela. Cities of Caracas and Ciudad Bolívar, the Andes, Archipiélago Los Roques, Isla de Margarita, mountain of Roraima and of course, magnificent Angel Falls are Venezuela's most popular tourist sights.
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| Mérida - an adventure playground |
Tourist who are only interested in relaxing on the sandy beaches and soaking up the sun should choose the Caribbean coastline. Crowded with fabulous, hidden beaches, the coast and exotic islands are the perfect places for an intimate vacation.For those who like hiking, Mérida is an unavoidable destination. Once there, hikers looking for fun climbing paths may choose among easy mountain paths like Los Nevados to more challenging ones like Pico Bolivar or Pico Humboldt. There are plenty of hiking destinations around Caracas too, since El Ávila mountain lies just north of the this exciting city. Your choice for unforgettable views of Venezuela's fascinating nature may also be the country's oldest national park Henri Pittier.The most challenging trip to take in Venezuela is the one in Guayana up Roraima mountain. It may take more than five days to reach the top of the mountain without counting two days needed to travel to arrive there.
Venezuela, as the sixth largest country in South America, has plenty to offer to any kind of tourists and travelers from all around the world. The capital Caracas can be the starting point for almost any destination. Possible routes include exploration of the region of Guayana, Caribbean coastline, and the mountain region in west Venezuela. It would take about three to six weeks of traveling for each of these areas.
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| Salto del Ángel - the world's highest free falling waterfall is in National park Canaima |
The best way to get to the region of Guayana is by plane or bus. Although it has plenty of natural wonders, most of these attractions are inaccessible by road. The bus ride from Caracas would take about nine hours so one of the daily flights would be a better solution. This region is famous for the highest waterfall in the world - Angel Falls. Probably the easiest way to travel through Guayana is to start from Ciudad Bolivar. This colonial river port doesn't have to be just a starting point since it has many museums worth of seeing. The Delta del Orinoco lies northeast from Ciudad Bolivar and Tucupita. Another river area that includes the Rio Caura, upper Orinoco and Amazon basins lies southwest from Ciudad Bolivar. On the same route, right on the Colombian border, is Puerto Ayacucho. Canaima is the village on the route to the spectacular Angel Falls. Further on southeast are highlands of Gran Sabana, mountain of Roraima, and town of Santa Elena de Uairén on the Brazilian border.
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| San Luis beach |
The stunning beaches and beautiful islands of the Caribbean Sea are the popular destinations in Venezuela. One of the most popular holiday destination is Isla de Margarita, located eastern from Caracas. Idyllic beaches like Medina beach can be found along the coastline. The region is also known for the Venezuela's largest cave Cueva del Guácharo, historic city Cumaná, and Archipiélago Los Roques.
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| Barquisimeto was originally founded in 1552 |
The western part of the country offers Caribbean Sea on the north and the Andes on the south. The region has many natural and cultural attractions including the second-hottest springs in the world in Las Trincheras. Continuing in circle, the next stop is Coro from which is easy to reach Península de Paraguaná and Sierra de San Luis. Maracaibo is a modern, big metropolis on the way to Laguna de Sinamaica. Laguna de Sinamaica is a popular tourist sight and a place where Venezuela got its name in 1499. From here the route goes further south and then back north through the Andes. Going from the south, the first stop is Mérida, a right place for all adventurers offering numerous extreme sports like paragliding, mountain biking and rafting. Visitors can also choose to go on a wildlife safaris.A bus ride to Valera and from there to Barquisimeto, the Venezuela's fourth-largest city, completes the western route.
