Admittedly this oil-rich South American country's economy, politics, and society are an unholy mess thanks to rampant corruption and mismanagement, but for visitors it is still capable of delivering diverse offerings, including a buzzing big-city scene in Caracas, marvelous Caribbean beaches, mountain hiking, and superb eco-tourism (Angel Falls, the world's highest, is here).

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A look at what it's like to travel in Venezeula now

Prolific and very popular travel vlogger Drew Binsky was one of the first travelers to Venezuela when it opened up post-COVID this past spring, and here's a video about his first impressions (first of several, shot over ten weeks), aided by a local vlogger and including frank assessments of how the "Bolivarian" Chávez/Maduro régime has fucked this beautiful country and its people over.

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  • Jorge Carlos Tejada Sobrino December 5, 2024 at 12:15pm
    Not surprising at all, given what a mess the "Bolivarian" dictdatorship has turned the country into: https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/venezuela-tourism-i...
    Venezuela Tourism Industry Struggles to Attract Global Visitors Despite Its Rich Heritage
    Venezuela, a country blessed with stunning natural beauty and an abundance of resources, faces a complex challenge in its tourism industry.
  • Max Pesling May 31, 2024 at 9:18pm
    Wow, the US State Department just issued its highest-level "do not travel" alert re Venezuela, citing crime, civil unrest, kidnapping and arbitrary enforcement of local laws, as well as the potential for wrongful detention and terrorism and the risk of poor health infrastructure. Sounds dires. https://www.al.com/news/2024/05/us-issues-do-not-travel-warning-for...
    U.S. issues ‘do not travel’ warning for popular South American destination
    The U.S. is warning citizens against traveling to a popular South American destination.
  • David Paul Appell August 5, 2023 at 9:33am
    I visited Margarita Island way back in 1999 to write an article for Arthur Frommer´s Budget Travel because of the plethora good and cheap beach vacation options here. So it was sad to see this video from the Wilson Center - which doesn´t usually cover tourism - about how this destination has imploded, and how it´s symptomatic of Venezuela´s entire tourism industry: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/video/margarita-island-and-venezuelas-...
    Margarita Island, and Venezuela’s Washed Up Tourism Industry
  • Helen Brown July 6, 2023 at 12:33pm
    Wow, this sure sounds nice, from a black travel website I follow: https://travelnoire.com/los-roques-hidden-gem-caribbean
    Los Roques, The Hidden Gem Of The Caribbean - Travel Noire
    You want to visit the Caribbean , but you’re on the lookout for a quiet, undiscovered spot to unwind. Consider adding Los Roques to your travel...
  • José Balido October 25, 2022 at 9:38pm
    Normally Lonely Planet is fairly adventurous and forgiving when it comes to destinations in the developing world. But even they currently not recommending travel here, despite its cheapness and the many amazing natural and other attributes of the country, because of the security situation: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/venezuela
    Venezuela travel - Lonely Planet
    Explore Venezuela holidays and discover the best time and places to visit.
  • Riccardo R February 19, 2022 at 9:48am
    In the France-based site Euronews travel, a Venezuelan tour guide does a bang-up job of promoting her country's offerings to visitors, bless her heart - as if the situation were totally normal and Venezuela didn't have a care in the world. Furthermore, the article's hed overstates her pitch just a wee bit much: "Why Venezuela should be on your travel bucket list for 2022." Still, worth a read as an excellent summation of its travel menu: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/11/28/why-venezuela-should-be-...
    Why Venezuela should be on your travel bucket list
    Welcome to Venezuela, one of the wildest, most beautiful places on earth. Here's what to do and where to go when you're there.
  • Mark Chesnut June 4, 2010 at 6:21pm
    I'm putting together a listing of very cool, but very CLOSED (meaning currently not functioning) hotels in Latin America. Does anyone know if the Hotel Humboldt is open or if plans to reopen are really happening? Last I heard, it's supposed to reopen in 2012, but I know that past plans have fallen through.
  • David Paul Appell August 24, 2009 at 9:26pm
    Just caught this in today's Miami Herald. If there are any golf fans out there who have played the Robert Trent Jones course on Margarita Island -- well, that's the end of that:

    Chávez looms large over golf: Hugo Chávez's hard-line stand against the `bourgeois sport' has led to the closing of many golf courses

    Venezuelan golf fairways, bunkers and greens have become both the stage of an ideological war headed by President Hugo Chávez and a showcase for the Bolivarian revolution's internal contradictions.

    After a 70-year presence in the country, golf is now the target of criticism and attacks by Chávez administration leaders and organizations.

    Official measures may result in the closing of more golf courses. In the past five years, the number of courses in Venezuela has gone down to 22 from 28, and three more courses may be in line to be closed as well, according to directors of the Venezuelan Golf Federation (VGF).

    Among the closed courses is one the famous designer Robert Trent Jones built on Margarita Island -- the only Venezuelan course certified by the U.S. Professional Golf Association.

    The other five courses no longer operating are located near oil fields in the states of Monagas, Zulia and Falcón. The courses remain inactive because the government does not consider their maintenance a priority...

    http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/1199514.html?storyli...
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