It's the country where the Andes meet the Caribbean, with great plains and forests lying in between. Adventure tourism is making something of an impression with hiking, divind, rock climbing and hang gliding all readily available, which is understadable from a country with one of the world's great mountain ranges within it's borders.
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Budget Accommodation in Venezuela
It's easy enough to find a cheap hotel in Venezuela. Prices increase in the major towns and decrease in the more rural or mountainous regions. Many backpacker places are springing up and camping is fine (but not at the roadside). Try to camp reasonably close to others for safety, you don't want someone running away with your tent (or you) in the middle of the night.
You can if you're in the right place at the right time stay on a cattle ranch with the cowboys, time it for when the flood waters from the plains are well in retreat and the wildlife (including the cattle) is abundant.
A Traveller's Budget for Venezuela
Around US$25 a day will get you by with a bare minimum and absolutely no frills, expect to pay a little more in the cities. Bus travel is cheap and quality is far from standardised so be prepared for a bumpy ride. If you go overnight it will be cold - take a blanket or a sleeping bag. Off the major routes in more rural areas minibuses - por puesto - are the transport of choice, a little more expensive on the larger buses.
There are heaps of ethnic Venezuelan dishes for you to try and they're by and large inexpensive. For cheap nutritious food try the arepas, filled with cheese and relish, or cachapas, a maize pancake. Vegetarian food is prety easy to come by.
Activities on a Budget
-Climbing in the Gran Sabana, if you brought your kit with you
-Hiking and Trekking in the Andes. Serious mountains, be prepared.
-Diving off the national parks bordering the coast for wrecks and sealife
-Windsurfing at Margarita and on the central coast.
-Sailing in the Caribbean.
-Hang gliding off the Andes (yes) at Merida
