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Flights to Venezuela
Capital city: Caracas
Major cities: Maracaibo, Barquisimeto, Valencia, Maracay and
Ciudad Guayana
Popular attractions: Visit the rainforest of the Orinoco basin. You can
also enjoy rafting, trekking or mountain climbing in the Andes region.
In Caracas you there is superb nightlife, with spectacular, noisy latin
restaurants, bars and clubs.
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Flights to Venezuela
Fly to Venezuela's Simon Bolivar airport. Flights are available from London Heathrow,
Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Glasgow airports. Airlines serving Venezuela include
Lufthansa, Air Canada, Air France and Alitalia. Prices for a retrun ticket are currently
£385 to £500.
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Where to stay in Venezuela
Venezuela doesn't have many good hotels, but they are of good quality. Caracas has many 3-4-star hotels,
such as the
Hotel Lincoln Suites
and
Posada Galapagos By Chana
in the Los Roques region.
Prices are from around £35 a room.
Venezuela isn't popular with budget travellers, so there isn't too much low cost accommodation.
Hostels in Venezuela include Casa Rosa and Posada Aguazul, both in Margarita Island.
Things to do and places to go in Venezuela
San Parque Nacional Mochima: National park to the northeast with lots of islands and islets - great for snorkelling or diving.
Sierra Nevada de Merida: Go mountain trekking or rock climbing over some of the country's highest peaks.
Cueva del Guacharo: Go caving in possibly the most spectacualr cave system in Venezuela and expereince the
eerie screeching of the nocturnal guacharos (oilbirds)
Centro Sambil: In Caracas. Boasting over 500 shops, restaurants and other attractions, this is the largest shopping mall in South America.
Juan Sebastian Bar: Caracas has excellent nightlife, including this superb venues, with live jazz, dining and dancing.
Merida Cable Car: The longest and highest cable car journey in the world.
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