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Turista de Holland Quiere visitar Chichiriviche

Chichiriviche how to get there?

WELCOME TO PARADISE...

Airport: The environment of Caracas International Airport (Simon Bolivar Airport, at Maiquetia). There is a bus to Caracas, but its better to take this only when you know that town. I would advise anyone to take an official taxi (with yellow licence plates) to one of the bus terminals (look up which one you need) or to a prebooked hotel. or just reserve a travelchalets taxi cab for free...

Transport: Public transport is quite easy. In the bus stations (terminal), people shout the destinations, and you just shout back where you want to go they will point it out. this goes to Valencia the same in valencia bus station to Chichiriviche.
The por puesto (shared cab) is faster, and costs about twice as much. They usually leave from the bus stations. To some places, its your only option. They have been upgraded recently, meaning better cars (not better drivers).

For both buses and por puestos, the number of your passport may be put on a list, presumably to identify you after an accident or insurance. You can also be asked for your passport at roadblocks: always keep it at hand a copy of it..

TAXIS only use official ones (yellow licence plates)! I used them a couple of times, and had no problems.

Rental cars are expensive (but petrol is really cheap). If you are with a group, and you are fearless, its worth taking one (booked in advance).

I took my bank card, my credit card, and $ 200. I got money out of ATMs in Caracas, Coro, and Bocon. Not all machines swallow the card, which was a relief. It was refused by two machines in Bocon, probably a temporary bank-related malfunction. It appears to have become more difficult to obtain money from ATMs The credit card was useful for paying hotels, and for getting money at the airport (the ATM is cheaper). Dollars are useless away from airports. I spent about $ 420 in Venezuela Weather/Dress: In November, you can (still) count on rain anywhere. In the mountain areas (Caracas, Andes) mornings were best, with overcast skies for most of the day: it was just a question of chance when the rain would start. In Chichiriviche it was sunny (but it had just rained). In Curimagua, mornings could be foggy, and rain was imminent from late in the afternoon (though it rained only at night). Barquisimeto witnessed heavy showers, leading to mud slides in the surrounding areas. At high altitudes, it was quite cold; in Tabay, early morning could be cool.

Food and drink: Finding food is not too much of a problem. The coffee is so fantastically strong that I usually drank it with milk.