Visiting Venezuela - Suggestions for holidays, trains, itineraries, day-trips, and sightseeing from someone who has lived and traveled extensively in Venezuela
| American Airlines New Flights to Val American Airlines just announced that they're opening up service to Valencia Vene... Hiking near Caracas - Avila Mountain The Avila mountain to the north of Caracas is a great day trip for visitors. There's ... | Caracas Airport Road Closure > has broken down. Therefore, the trip between airport and city takes now about 3-... |
American Airlines just announced that they’re opening up service to Valencia Venezuela. It will begin April 10, 2007 from Miami MIA international airport to VLN (Arturo Michelena International) in Valencia.
Flights depart Miami at 4:50PM and depart Valencia at 8:35AM.
EFF. 10APR07
AA 2121 MIA 1650-1955 VLN 738 Daily
AA 2122 VLN 0835-1155 MIA 738 Daily
The Avila mountain to the north of Caracas is a great day trip for visitors. There’s plenty of various hikes and it’s a nice break from the pollution of Caracas.
To get to the mountain, start at Avila Magica (ask your taxi driver for el Parque Avila Magica). There is a cable car there (the Teleferico) that takes you to the top for about $14. There are also rides and food at the bottom of the cable car, so plan on eating there. Going to the top earlier in the day is better since there will be less haze. Ask one of the operators to draw a suggested hike route on the map for you since there aren’t printed trail maps.
The views are spectacular – from Caracas to the Caribbean on a clear day!
In Venezuela the highway bridge between CCS airport and Caracas has broken down. Therefore, the trip between airport and city takes now about 3-4 hours. There is the so-called “old road”, which is not paved all the way, and a rural road that passes a mountain and makes a big detour (some 80 km), but is more reliable, as there are not too many congestions.
Taxis for this route run about $130, so be aware going into Caracas CCS airport!
