Backpacking Venezuela Travel Guide
JUMP TO : Venezuela Places to Visit | Where to Stay | Books to Read | Staying Safe | What to Pack Interested? PIN NOW, read later! Update August 2019: After a phone call with some Venezuelan friends, it is with great sadness that I have to advise that we do not recommend anybody travel to Venezuela at the moment. These are the same friends who originally encouraged me to visit – but now they say it is simply too dangerous. When I visited the situation was already volatile and dangerous – I saw burning barricades in the street, army everywhere and robberies were frequent. Sadly, it is now even worse. Until the situation stabilises, it is not safe or advised to travel to Venezuela. Venezuela is a truly incredible country. With towering mountains, steaming forests, endless beaches and just enough danger to keep you on your toes; this is a country which should be on every budding adventurer’s list. Backpacking Venezuela has a truly terrible reputation, perhaps unjustly so. ...