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Disclaimer
I've neen 3 weeks on holiday in Venezuela and I went with tour operator Q-international BV.
2 weeks I stayed at  Isla Margarita
1 week I had a tour in Venezuela

Because it's several years ago I went to Venezuela things can have changed in time.

General information
Venezuela is a poor country in South America. It has a lot of oil, but unforytunately there's a lot of corruption, which makes it a poor country.

In Venezuela there're a lot of rivers. The country is mentioned after the Italian city Venice. This city has a lot of canals and because of all this water it has a certain simulatitu with Venezuela. Because of all the water Venezuela is a furtile and green country with the most beautiful waterfalls of the world.

Language:
In Venezuela people speak Spanish. Only in very touristic locations or expensive hotels people speak English.  The Warao indians have their own language.

Characteristics of the Venezulans:
The people are friendy and relaxed. When you like to see hard working people...then you're in the wrong country. people consider white western people intelligent and rich. When you can travel to Venezuela, you must be rich.

Crime and drugs
There're bad rumours about the police and the prissons.  There's crime in Venezuela and in Caracas a lot of killings take place. There seem to be a lot of junkies in the big cities. In the touristic area's I didn;t notice much crime, but I supose you better not walk alone in the ghetto's of Caracas.

Don't bring drugs and don't use them eather! (A good advice, but especially in Venezuela) When you're present near persons who have drugs, you can get in prisson! Penalties are high and a Venezuelan prisson is not a hotel. The customs really controls your luggage. A customs officer controled my bottle with ice tea and I had to open my suitcase by arrival.

Tips
Wages are low in Venezuela. Tourist usualy give tips when other people notice, or when they can expect something in return. Give the cleaning lady a tip, buy something from a sales man at thebeach. Don't give money to children, better give money to the older people.When your child earns more money then you, because he can begg very wel, would you still sent it to school? Don't give a large tip in the touristic restaurant or the tourist busdriver and guide. These are the rich people in Venezuela. I had a trip of 8 days through Venezuela.The driver got 100 Euro tip. The average month wage is 150 Euro! Most people didn't leave money at their pilow for the cleaning ladies in the hotel. It's just a matter of priorities. I didn't gave the busdriver a big tip.

The weather:

Embassy of Venezuela in Holland
source: www.minbuza.nl
Nassaulaan 2, 2514 JS Den Haag
Phone:       070 - 352 3851

Dutch embassy in Venezuela
source: www.minbuza.nl
Edificio San Juan
Pisos 9 Y Ph
Avenida San Juan Bosco
2da Transversal de Altamira
Caracas
Phone:  00-58-212-2633622
Fax:       00-58-212-2630462
E-mail:  nlgovcar@embholanda.org.ve
Websitewww.embholanda.org.ve
Open: monday till thursday 08:00-16:00
            friday  08:00-13:00

Time difference:-5
Passport: Yes
Identity card: No
Embassador: D.C.B. den Haas
Region: Venezuela

Dutch consulates in Venezuela
source: www.minbuza.nl

Consulaat Maracaibo
Avenida 3c (La Lago)
con Calle 67 (Cecilia Acosta)
Uni Centro Virginia
Local 2-6
Maracaibo 4002
Estado Zulia,
Venezuela
Phone: 00-58-261-791 75 92
Fax:      00-58-261-792 28 85
E-mail: holanda-mcbo@cantv.net

Postal address: P.O. Box 10.238
Zona 4002
Maracaibo, Edo. Zulia
Venezuela

Passport: No
Identity card: No
Head office: embassy Caracas
Chef de Poste: ir. G. Vinck
Ressort: the states Zulia, Trujillo, Merida en Tachira

Consulate Porlamar
Centro Comercial Sabanamar, Local 1-A
Avenida Rómulo Betancourt
Sabanamar, Porlamar 6301
Estado Nueva Esparta
Isla de Margarita - Venezuela
Phone:       00-58-295-264 16 58
GSM:    00-58-414-395 43 36
Fax        00-58-295-264 14 60
E-mail:  jaapvan@cantv.net, jutta47@cantv.net
Open: monday till friday from 09:15-13:00, 15:15-21:15

Passport: Yes
Identity card: No
Head office: embassy Caracas
Chef de Poste: J. van Adelberg

Ressort: The states of Anzoategui, Monagas,
Nueva Esparta, Sucre and Delta Amacuro

Consulate Puerto Cabello
Calle Puerto Cabello 3-70
Puerto Cabello
Phone: 00-58-242-414 51 23
Phone: 00-58-242-414 51 16
Fax:      00-58-242-361 55 40
E-mail: rromer@gruporomermail.com, jlampe@gruporomermail.com
Open:  monday till friday 08:30-11:30, 13:30-16:00

Postal address: Apartado 02
Puerto Cabello
Estado

Passport: No
Identity card: No
Head office: embassy Caracas
Chef de Poste: R.T. Römer

Ressort: the city Puerto Cabello, State Carabobo

Consulate Punta Cardon
Calle Mucubají 38
Urb La Laguna-Judibana
Estado Falcon
 
Phone: 00-58-269 240 72 11
Fax :     00-58-269-246 04 30
GSM:    00-58-414 693 07 91
E-mail: roquemahuma@telcel.net.ve

Passport: No
Identity card: No
Head office: embassy Caracas
Chef de Poste: R.V. Hernández

Ressort: the State Falcon

Embassy of Venezuela in Belgium
source: www.diplomatie.be
AVENUE BRUGMANN, 210
1180 UCCLE
Tel:       02.639.03.40
Fax:      02.647.88.20

Belgian embassy in Venezuela
source: www.diplomatie.be
Décima Transversal con Novena Transversal Altamira Caracas
Phone:  00-58-212-261 93 97
Phone:  00-58-212-263 33 34
Phone:  00-58-212-261 03 09
Fax:       00-58-212-261 13 33
Caracas@diplobel.org
GSM:    00-58-414-318 56 86
GSM:    00-58-414-126 00 35

Belgisch consulate Puerto La Cruz
source: www.diplomatie.be
Centro Comercial Gran Parada
Oficina P.A.15, Avenida Municipal
Puerto La Cruz 6023
Phone: 00-58-281-266 31 34
Phone: 00-58-281-265 39 17
Phone: 00-58-281-268 02 87
Fax:      00-58-281-265 46 86
Fax:      00-58-281-265 39 17
E-mail: tescoca@telcel.net.ve