Why to Take Your Holidays in Venezuela

Flaunting the third-longest river, South America's largestCanoe people.
lake, the highest waterfall in the world and longestThe Parque Nacional Henri Pitter is the most diverse
snake in the world, Venezuela is a spectacular land.and oldest of the national parks, in Venezuela. The
With the Amazonian jungle, to its south, Peaks ofpark has a long coastline, a variety of bird species,
Andes to its west and exotic Gran Sabana plateau tosuitable for bird-watchers, a few paths that can be
its east and white sandy beaches on the Caribbeantraversed by the hikers and colonial towns and the
coast, Venezuela is resplendent with bountiful nature.park resonates with the African drum beats. The park
With all these assets, Venezuela becomes a greatwas established in the year 1937 and named after the
tourist spot to spend those fun filled vacations.Swiss Botanist Henri Pittier. The park's highlights are
A major attraction in Venezuela is a group of 300the variety of bird species that amount to about 600.
sandy islands called Los Roques. The islands and isletsThe animals housed in the park include deer, tapirs,
are located in the aquamarine waters, to the northernpumas, peccaries, ocelots, armadillos, snakes, and bats.
part of Caracas. The tourists, who wish to pursueThe park is home to colonial towns like Puerto
water sports, can engage in diving and snorkelling. InColombia.
1972, the entire archipelago was declared as a nationalThe world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls is
park. The waters that surround the archipelago areVenezuela's much sought after tourist attraction. It is
rich in marine life like lobsters and the majority of the979 metres high and is sixteen times higher than
islands are uninhabited.Niagara Falls. The cascade gushes and falls into the
Another famous spot is the Guacharo Cave, which isDevila canyon. The falls is named after Jimmie Angel,
Venezuela's longest cave system. The inhabitants ofan American Bush pilot. Only when travelling by boat
the 10.2 km cave are the guacharo or oil bird. The birdcan you get close to the Waterfalls.
lives in complete darkness and searches for food,Venezuela offers tourists of all types something to
during the night. During the months of August tocherish. It can be a haven for trekkers, hikers, water
December, a large number of Guacharos come to thesports lovers, beach lovers and nature. The hikers can
cave that is filled with stalactites and stalagmites.explore the mountainous regions of the flat-topped
Delta del Orinoco is a nature lover's paradise withsandstone mountains, Roraima. The adventurous can
islands, channels, mangroves and swamps. it is one ofclimb the mountain and rock formations and satisfy
the world's greatest river deltas and captivatingtheir daring side. For the beach lovers, the long
regions. Howler monkeys, Piranhas and parrots makestretches of sandy beaches will suffice and for the
the delta more attractive. The River splits into 40nature lovers, the bountiful nature of Venezuela with
channels and flows along the Atlantic coast. Therivers, waterfalls and exotic natural settings make
inhabitants of the delta are the Warao Indians or theVenezuela a great place to visit and enjoy.