Trips to Venezuela

TRIPS TO VENEZUELA: BEACHES

Beaches of Venezuela: Coasts, Islands, Small barren islands and Archipelago

Located to the north of South America, Venezuela offers a vast fan of possibilities to satisfy to most peculiar with the tourists. Their beaches, kilometers of sand that border crystalline waters and a radiating sun all the year, constitute one of great the attractiveness that offers east Caribbean country. Venezuela counts with more than 2,000 km of coast, of which 1,700 are beaches. The “Earth paradise”, as Cristóbal would call Columbus, conqueror of America.

The Venezuelan coasts are divided in the regions Eastern, western and center.

Venezuela counts on 314 islands and small barren islands between which they emphasize Daisy, the Archipelago the Roques - unique coralline atoll of the South Caribbean, the Turtle, the Witnesses and the Birds. These two last ones were old refuges of pirates and its almost virgin state has turned them into the home of diverse species of birds and marine turtles.

They constitute ideal sites to practice aquatic sports. We can mention Peninsula Medina Beach of Pariah (Sucre); The Daisy Islands, the Turtle, White; National park Morrocoy (Falcon); National park Henry Pittier - Aragua (Choroni-Port Colombia, Chuao); Archipelago the Roques, the National Park Mochima between Port Cruz and Cumana, as well as the Coast of both cities.

The zones of Beaches that stand out in Venezuela:

• Natural archipelago the Roques
• Beach Medina and Peninsula de Paria
• Port the Cross and National Park Mochima
• Choroni and National Park Henry Pittier
• Daisy island (Macanao Peninsula - National Park restinga) - Car - Cuba



DAISY ISLAND

Temperature: between 25º and 37º

Climate: tropical and windy

Geographic situation: One is located in the south-east of the Caribbean Sea strategically

The Islands of Daisy, Coche and Cubagua conform the smallest state of called Venezuela New Sparta. The capital is the Asuncio'n, founded on 1565. Strategic center of the Daisy Island, counts on a surface of 950km2, 244 km of coast and 350,000 inhabitants. The capital, Asuncio'n, is characterized by its colonial houses and is possible to emphasize that in her it is the second older Church of South America and the Fort of Santa Rosa. It is surrounded by one by Park both National of the State: the National Park Hill the Copey.

At the Island it is possible to be arrived in airplane in only 45 minutes from Caracas, and at 15 of Port the Cross, the General Airport Marine Santiago. By sea: There are ferrys that weigh anchor of Port the Cross, the Guaira and Cumaná until the City of Stone End (Port of the Island) the passage can last of 2 to 4 hours following the type of boat that is taken and the out port.

Between the visited cities more they are Porlamar, Asuncio'n (State Capital New Sparta), Pampatar, the Valley of the Spirit Santo,

The beaches of Daisy Island are between first in the world for the practice of the Winsurf, with international competitions. Two National Parks and three Natural Reserves, natural cultures of Perlíferas Oysters (still in existence), Casinos, Free Port with but of 3000 stores and multitude of restaurants exist. It has gained great fame by his untiring nocturnal life.

Daisy owns an excellent road network that makes the route accessible of the Island, of 940 km2s of extension.

The transport in taxis or the rent of a vehicle is recommended, that in this island is in their majority of the type “all land”, which they allow to arrive at inaccessible places for the common vehicles.

Porlamar
You take care of it of Porlamar approximately is 20 km of the airport. It is the first destiny for the majority of the visitors. Initially a calm fishing town, has become a dynamic city of 150,000 inhabitants, with wide boulevards, plenty of good of restaurants, hotels for all the budgets, luxurious casinos and a very active nocturnal life.
Porlamar lives on the tourism and the commerce, that is to say is the center of commercial activity of the Island, reason why famous streets as the Av. Marine Santiago and the Av.4 of May are full of restaurant and stores duty free.

Pampatar
This town of fishermen was founded in the middle of century XVI and constitutes one of the best ports of Venezuela. Its name means, in guaiquerí language, salt house, responding to the salt mines that lodge and that were of great economic importance during the colony. Its colonial past becomes evident in the houses that conserve the style of the time and in some historical and architectonic jewels of great attractive tourist like the Castle of San Carlos de Borromeo, the Fort Santiago of the Caranta, the Nose. Account in addition with beautiful beaches.
To the south-east is the Park of mechanical Diversions greater of Venezuela, call Island Adventure. Pampatar, like Porlamar, is free port, reason why their visitors can acquire the most varied products to excellent prices.

The Valley of the Spirit Santo
The Valley of the Spirit Santo was founded on 1561 and constitutes the religious capital that lodges the sanctuary of the Virgin of the Valley, employer of the East, sailors and of the Venezuelan Navy. Every year, this town receives to hundreds of devotee of all parts of the country, that go to the Smaller Basilica of the Virgin of the Valley to be thankful for the granted miracles to him or to ask for a grace to him.


The Teats of Maria Guevara
Temperature: between 21º and 32º C
These two twin hills of 135 ms of height constitute a peculiar landscape by their cleared form that resembles the sines of a beautiful woman and has taken who them to popularly receive the name of the Teats of Maria Guevara. The popular legend relates that Maria Guevara was a beautiful mestiza who fought in the war of Independence and that to their death rose on their tomb these two hills. The Teats of Maria Guevara are located in the South coastal plain of the Daisy island, to the south of the Lagoon of the Restinga.
It has an extension of 1670 hectares. The vegetation, true natural monument, is of desert type, full of teasels, bigeye tunas, jacks, guamaches and dividives. They only inhabit there small lizards, rabbits and snakes bell and chorale.


Thematic park Musipan (near Beach the Yaque)
The Kingdom of Musipan is a tourist complex of Thematic Parks based on the descriptions and personages created by the famous Venezuelan humorist Rausseo Youngest child, “the Count Of the Guácharo”, during his almost 20 years of artistic life. This Kingdom, located to only 10 minutes of the airport, via beach the Yaque, sector End Sheep, Daisy Island, tells on 220 meters of beach, hamacódromo, 2 toboganes of water direct to the sea, 5 salt water swimming pools with 5 toboganes of water, 4 restaurants, pizzería, dominódromo, ice-cream shop, town for children, farm of contact, store of memories, parking and monitoring, cinema, theater, press, radio and TV and a professional field for Encebado Pig, deports official of the Kingdom.

Within the attractions that can be enjoyed in the Park, one is not due to stop visiting:
The Ucero Light; Guarachassik Park; The Four bar Pepas (acclimated to years 60); Palace of Government; Guacharock Coffee (restaurant of Creole kitchen); Planet Guácharo

The Coast its Beaches in the Daisy Island

Pampatar beach:
In this beach the exit of the fishermen in its boats can be observed.

Beach the Water:
Their 4 km of fine sand, adorned with hundreds of palms, the variety of typical restaurants, stores of crafts and the services for the practice of aquatic sports and the ultralight one, make the beach most famous of Daisy. Worthy to emphasize, the exciting ultralight stroll in from Beach the Water, sighting this fantastic coast.

Parguito beach:
Favorite of the majority of the margariteños by its constant winds and fort surge, this beach, bordered of pretty palms, is the ideal place for the practice of surf. Services: restaurants, awnings and chairs, baths, parking, showers.

Beach the Yaque:
Behind the airport, she is famous for being one of the best scenes worldwide to do windsurf and kitesurf. The beach is not so concurred, does not have strong waves but much wind. To observe the windsurfistas in the sea is a true spectacle.
It has an extension of more than 2,000 ms of length and forts winds. Services: hotels, inns, rent of awnings and chairs, restaurants.

End Sands (Peninsula of Macanao):
For that they look for a good beach, calm, with few waves but much sand and little people, this one is the best option. That yes, is far from the city, in the end of Macanao, the extreme west of the island. This beach is highly recommendable, it is possible to be enjoyed a spectacular stroll to horse in the heat of borders or to arrive in a whole land.

Beach the Restinga:
One is in a National Park, on a reef of 23 kilometers in length. It has waves and many chipi- chipis and guacucos. It is possible to be arrived by boat in a very pleasant and recommendable stroll by the mangrove swamps of the Restinga. It is the classic “forced Daisy stroll”. It is recommended to arrange a taxi for the transfer roundtrip, to one hour determined, the wharf of the Park the Restinga since he is not readily accessible and it transports, or to contract the excursion from hotel, travel agency or that is including in the trip.

National park the Copey

Location: Daisy is in the Central area of the Island.

Route: Asuncio'n - the Copey - Asuncio'n.

Altitude: 950 M.s s. n. m.

Climate: sunny all the year, excepting July and August, the rainiest months. Although this landlord can vary due to world-wide the climatic change.

What to do: Mountain: Trekking - Difficulty: Moderate

The COPEY is the major and higher mountainous extension in the island Daisy. It presents/displays a rich flora that varies with the altitude, from the xerophilous in the low regions to the humid forest with trees of to 30 meters of height, in the highest regions. The towns of the Valley and Asuncio'n (this last State Capital) are located in their skirts. This hill was strategic for the establishments in colonial periods pre and post, by the abundance of its springs.

What to take:
Mineral water (1.5 liter by person), hat, solar protector, a t-shirt or additional, repulsive pole of insects.

National park the Restinga
In its 18,700 hectares they are a great number of navigation channels surrounded by mangrove swamps, habitat of a great number of birds, marine turtles, marine oysters, stars and sea horses. A peñero in the wharves with a visit guided by the lagoon and the channels can be taken that have as particular names as: Beso, Candy Love and the Enamored ones. These strolls last 30 minutes approximately.

According to the station great variety of aquatic birds can be observed, like flamenco, herons, gulls, pelicans. When happening through the channels it is necessary to try to observe the colonies of oysters that cling to the aerial roots of the mangrove swamps.

The beach is due to also visit the Restinga, famous because its waves that bring to border thousands of chipi chipis and guacucos, still alive oysters that can be taken from the sand or be tasted them in the restaurants of the beach, where also they serve other typical types of food as sea.

The Park is to 40 km of Porlamar. If it is not had arranged this excursion to the Restinga and it is desired to make individually later to enjoy the beach, the transfer to the Park in taxi is recommended that contract also to have picked up in a point and certain hour and takes shape the roundtrip tariff previously.

In order to arrive at the Park by its account Stone End can be acceded from Porlamar by the Porlamar freeway -, taking the exit of Mouth of River. In the Park there is a parking where the visitors can let the vehicle to take a boat or peñero that gives a stroll them by the mangrove swamps takes and them to the beach.

Recommended in the Restinga:
• Stroll in Peñero or boat by the channels of the Mangrove swamp
• Beach of the Restinga.
• To taste famous oysters of the place


Peninsula of Macanao

He is synonymous of adventure, earth, wind and sea. It is possible to discover almost virgin recondite beaches where possibly one is the unique visitor having the sensation to be only in a desert island.
Barren zone, almost depopulated, to which the villagers call the other Island.

When arriving at the Restinga the bridge arriving at Mouth of the River is crossed, the most important population of the Peninsula, where the Marine Museum can be visited that has spectacular samples of the marine wealth and a vision of the Daisy fauna. One is not due to stop visiting Beach End Sands in the western end of the island, of calm surge and fine sand where the fishermen of the town on a daily basis offer their fresh fish to the visitors.
In order to arrive at the Peninsula of Macanao, from Porlamar, End is necessary to take the route Airport - from Stones, crossing towards the north in the warning of Restinga-Mouth de Río

Excursions in the Peninsula of Macanao
• Safari in 4x4 to arrive and to cross the Peninsula
• Safari to horse or combining it with 4 xs 4
• Beach End Sand
• Marine Daisy museum in Mouth of the River. Schedule 9:00 - 17:00 h of Tuesday to Sunday. Gratuitous entrance.



CAR ISLAND

Temperatures: 27º to 30º C

Population: 10,000 inhabitants

One is the south of the Daisy Island. Account with a surface of 55 kms2. It is a population in constant growth and call to be shortly Active center of the Tourism. The main economic activities are Pesca and the Tourism. The island presents/displays beautiful beaches of shining sands and translucent waters, besides diverse intense landscapes of colorful. Sports that can be practiced: Windsurf or any other sport and nautical activity.
In spite of being to few minutes of Daisy, Car is a different island. There are stores, nor biNgos, casinos or no discotheques, only sun, peace, calmness and beautiful dusks. Ideal for which they are wanted to shelter in a calm beach site to rest.

Beach the End (Island of Car):
After a beautiful passage of 30 minutes in boat or catamaran, it is arrived at this calm beach of 2,800 white sand ms. Services: hotels, restaurants, rent of chairs, awnings and equipment of windsurf.
full-Day with toodo including with catamaran can be arrived at this Island doing; or in speedboat from Beach the Yaque (reserve is recommended) or with Ferry from Stone End.
Sites of Interest: Beach the End, Beach the Love or Beach the Coco.



CUBAGUA ISLAND

Cubagua offers, from all the angles, sand a beautiful plain landscape extensive and cactus. It is a site privileged by his beaches and history and the ideal refuge for those who looks for the paradisiac solitude of an island that has obtained, through the years, to remain almost intact.

The Cubagua Island is, with 23 m2, smallest of the State New Sparta.
Island of Rep them, was open pie by Admiral Columbus in his third trip, in 1.498. Initially it was called thus by the wealth of his ostrales that had the power to attract, in few years, to a great number of ambitious Spaniards.

After several decades of extensive operation, the city of New Cadiz was based. This establishment, as usually it happens in the zones of mining extraction, soon began to decay by the exhaustion of the ostrales that would disappear definitively in 1541, because of a catastrophic tropical revolving storm. As it treads of that ephemeral existence, several crowded together stone rows lie on the rustic land of Cubagua. Also, closely together of the coast submerged under the sea, is another part of that old city, archaeological ruins that are accessible to whatever it has fins, a mask and certain spirit of adventure.

Although the time of perlera operation it was in the past, Cubagua still keeps a treasure still more appraised: 2,060 hectares of land, an interminable white sand coast, a clean sea and a silence that is only interrupted by the murmur of the smooth surge.

That yes, goes away to Cubagua in a comfortable yacht or a peñero, not to forget to take to hat and a good solar protector, because in Cubagua almost never it rains and the sun shines with force the year throughout.

Excursions or Activities in Cubagua
• The island of Cubagua is ideal site for the practice of snorkeling and diving. The excursions are contracted from the Islands Daisy and Car or other destinies.
• It visits Ruins of New Cadiz: they constitute an invaluable geologic and archaeological resource but difficult.
Visits recommended in the Island Daisy and its excursions.


Tropical route:
Ecological long walk, historical stroll - colonial, navigation, beaches.

Sands of Macanao:
4x4, navigation through mangrove swamps, observation of the nature and birds, virgin stroll to caves, beaches, cavalcades.

Artisan Ecological Tour:
Excellent natural scenes and of trekking by mountains, rivers, wells, encounter with craftsmen, colonial architecture, etc.


• It visits the Center of Porlamar and his Avenue 4 of May and Marine Santiago (commercial), and other towns of the Island.

• Visits of Beaches according to preferences and practice of windsurf, surf, kitesurf, jet sky.

• Excursions to the Islands of Coche and/or Cubagua, (Full day in catamaran yet including)

• Trekking (National Park Copey)

• Excursion in 4x4, to horse and bicycle. The Macanao Peninsula is recommended.

• Excursion to the National Park the Restinga Lagoon, in typical boat (peñero) and its Beach the Restinga

• To swim with Dolphins

• Ultralight flights

• Buceo and Snorkeling

• Bicycle