Backpacking Venezuela Travel Guide (2024)

Arguably, Venezuela might be the best country travel in all South America.

Blessed with the longest coastline in the Carribbean, the tallest waterfall in the world and the least unexplored part of the Amazonas, Venezuela is packed with nature highlights.

You might be thinking which country in the continent isn’t filled with jaw-dropping attractions but what I truly enjoyed of traveling in Venezuela is that there is no other Spanish-speaking country in the continent which can also be as raw and authentic.

Venezuela however, doesn’t come without its own travel difficulties and barriers so, in this guide, you will will learn how to travel to Venezuela, including tips on safety, money, accommodation, moving around and much more.

In this Venezuela travel guide, you will find:

📰 Venezuela today

Can you travel to Venezuela?

Similarly to Iraq or Somalia, Venezuela has an incredibly bad reputation for being one of the most dangerous countries in the world.

Venezuela, nevertheless, never had suicide bombings or war-related problems, but it was more of a massive rates of violent crime inflamed by one of the worst and long-lasting economical crisis in the world.

Venezuela has an economy fully dependent on oil and managed by extremely corrupt leaders with absolutely zero incentives, all fuelled by the execution of extreme Communist laws and policies that led the country to having a 10,000% inflation and a shortage crisis that lasted until 2019 for nearly 10 years, a crisis that led hundreds of Venezuelans to nearly starvation because they couldn’t even find a pack of rice in the supermarket. 

Venezuelans have suffered what is not written, and listening to their stories should be an unmissable part of your trip, as much as it is visiting the Angel Falls.

Today, the situation isn’t great but with the stabilization of their currency and the significant improvement in security, local people are being more optimistic and enthusiastic for their future.

My opinion is that there hasn’t been a better time to travel to Venezuela than it is now.

⚠️ Is it safe to travel to Venezuela?

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