Tips & Tricks
Playa El Agua (Margarita Island) – this is a popular beach at the northeast part of Margarita Island. It’s long, has lots of sand, with restaurants and other amenities (beach chairs, umbrellas, etc.), as well as areas to play seaside sports like volleyball. Swimmers should keep in mind that since this beach faces the Atlantic […]
Horseback Riding (Margarita Island) – the tour outfit Cabatucan Ranch (located 2 km. west of the seaside town of Guayacancito) provides visitors with horseback riding excursions at the more isolated western end of Margarita Island. Visitors have the option of going horseback riding by the beach, or in this area’s mountainous terrain. See Cabatucan Ranch’s […]
Parque El Agua Isla de Margarita (Av. 31 de Julio, El Cordón, Margarita Island) – located in the northeast part of Margarita Island, this is a water park, for those families who want to do more than just swim or take in a suntan at nearby Playa El Agua beach. This 45,000 m2 facility has […]
Playa Parguito (Margarita Island) — this popular beach is located on the northeastern part of the island. Like Playa El Yaque, aside from swimming, visitors here also engage in water sporting activities – from windsurfing to bodyboarding. In fact, a major bodyboarding competition, ISA World Bodyboard Championship, has been held here every October since 2012. […]
Miss Venezuela Pageant (Poliedro, La Rinconada, Calle Poliedro, Caracas) – it is no accident that Miss Venezuela has won perhaps the most “Miss Universe” titles over the years (including 2013). Venezuela is distinct for having a virtual industry of grooming schools, plastic surgeons and beauty salons that prepare young women for the thousands of pageants […]
Lagunita Country Club (Av. Principal de la Lagunita, Caracas) – located in a southeast suburb of Caracas, this is an 18-hole golf course that was completed in 1964 by American golf architect Dick Wilson. Various golf tournaments have since been held there. In addition, there are also tennis courts and swimming pools on the premises. […]