BOLIVARIAN SPIRIT AND TROPICAL GORGEOUSNESS

FEBRUARY 02 ⇾ FEBRUARY 10
DECEMBER 22 ⇾ DECEMBER 30

In addition to our regular group departures to Venezuela, we also offer customised tour services for private travel parties and lone wolves alike. As a traveller-oriented boutique operator, tailored trips and bespoke adventures are our bread and butter. Get in touch for more info on our private Venezuela Tours!

DAY 1 to DAY 3 — Caracas

Meet-and-greet at Caracas International Airport, transfer to our hotel of choice in Caracas and introductory briefing about the country, the route and the set of rules to observe while travelling around the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
We’ll spend the next three days in Caracas, an extremely fascinating South American capital inhabited by an even more compelling humanity of resilient souls, hard-working people and creative minds.
Highlights of our sojourn in Caracas will include:
- classic sights such as the famous Plaza Bolivar, the elegant Sabana Grande Boulevard, the mandatory Simon Bolivar’s Birthplace, the gracious Iglesia Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria, the solemn Pantheon Nacional and that chavista “Mount Olympus” known as Cuartel de la Montaña.
- a few off-the-beaten path sights like the calm and picturesque district of El Hatillo, the friendly Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas and the slightly out-of-context Romanian Orthodox Church.
- modernist and brutalist architectural gems from the booming 50s, 60s and 70s: Teatro Teresa Carreño, Hotel Alba, Centro Comercial Ciudad Tamanaco, Biblioteca Nacional, Towers of Silence, Olympic Stadium, Torre Polar, El Universal, Edificio Zingg, Nuestra Señora de Pompei and many more!
- a sociocultural immersion into the city’s working-class barrios of Petare and 23 de Enero, visiting the so-called comunas, local organizations based on self-government and self-management and run according to a socialist economic model inspired by the precepts of the Bolivarian Revolution.
- a detour to the languid city’s beaches via the idyllic hilltop hamlet of San Antonio de Galipan, a separate reality immersed in the striking natural gorgeousness of the Avila Mountain.
Overnights in Caracas.

Bespoke Experiences • Traditional Venezuelan lunch with a local family in Caracas and cocoa tasting session in Chuao.

DAY 4 to DAY 5 — CHORONÍ and CHUAO

Early morning transfer to the traditional town of Choroní via a scenic mountain road that crosses the Henri Pittier National Park, the nation's oldest natural reserve opened in 1937 to preserve a unique ecosystem of rare fauna and endemic flora.
Once in Choroní, we will visit the quaint fishing hamlet of Puerto Colombia and enjoy the ocean breeze at the nearby playa.
The following day will then be entirely devoted to Chuao, a small isolated village famous for its cacao plantations and Afro-Caribbean culture.
Overnights in Choroní..

DAY 6 — PUERTO CABELLO AND Barquisimeto

After breakfast we’ll head for Puerto Cabello, the busiest seaport in the country, and make an en-route stop in Valencia, the capital city of Carabobo State.
From Puerto Cabello we’ll then move further west towards Barquisimeto, a little-visited modernist city located halfway between Caracas and Maracaibo.
Heading down to Barquisimeto, we’ll also shortly stop at the little town San Felipe Yaracuy to visit the local brutalist cathedral and the nearby settlement of Chivacoa, home to one of the most fascinating new religious movements in South America: the syncretic cult of María Lionza.
Overnight in Barquisimeto.

DAY 7 TO DAY 8 — Maracaibo

In the morning we’ll transfer to Maracaibo, the capital of Zulia state, known as the centre of Venezuela’s oil industry.
Lunch break in the cattle town of Carora, a highly photogenic colonial settlement where time stood still, and late-afternoon arrival in Maracaibo.
The following day we’ll enjoy a comprehensive city tour focussed on Maracaibo’s rich architectural heritage and enthralling history.
Weather permitting, we might also be lucky enough to witness the much-celebrated Catatumbo lightning over the Lake Maracaibo, a unique atmospheric phenomenon that occurs over the mouth of the Catatumbo River.
Overnights in Maracaibo.

Day 9 — HASTA PRONTO, VENEZUELA!

After enjoying a last Venezuelan meal together, we'll take care of your transfer to Maracaibo International Airport.
End of the tour.

CLASSIC VENEZUELAN GETAWAYS

This travel bucket list includes some of the most popular natural destinations in Venezuela. The following trips can be added as extensions to our main tour around the country. Contact us to receive more details about the content and the logistics of each add-on.

CANAIMA AND ANGEL FALLS | Four-day-three-night tour to Canaima National Park and the Angel Falls, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 metres and a plunge of 807 m.

LOS LLANOS AND THE ANDES | A full extra week to be spent exploring the llanos, an endless tropical grassland teeming with elsewhere increasingly rare wildlife, and the traditional hamlets of the Andean Mountains, the longest continental mountain range on the planet.

RORAIMA: THE LOST WORLD | A challenging but extremely rewarding 7-day trek up to the Roraima Plateau, the Lost World of the Gran Sabana. It is the highest tepui plateau in South America and extends over the triple border point of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana.

ORINOCO DELTA | Five-day-four-night expedition to the Orinoco Delta, a vast eco-region consisting of a kaleidoscopic natural mosaics of waterways, swamps, tropical rainforests, flooded grasslands, river islands, savannah and mangroves.

LOS ROQUES | A weekend-escapade to the famed archipelago of Los Roques, a secluded Caribbean paradise of crystal-clear waters, white-sand playas and lovely posadas. Los Roques’ pristine coral reefs and wealth of marine life make it a prime destination for scuba diving and snorkelling.

3995 €

INCLUSIONS
Double/twin-room accommodation (breakfast included), private transport in Venezuela (car/minivan), all domestic flights within Venezuela, all entrance fees, English-speaking guiding service, 24/7 on-site and remote assistance.

EXCLUSIONS
Single supplement, international flights, main meals (lunches and dinners), extra drinks, Roraima extension, visa fees (if required), tips, travel insurance.