Porlamar

By plane

• Santiago Mariño Caribbean International AirportFlights from Barcelona (VE), Barquisimeto, Caracas, Guayaquil, La Fría, Maracaibo, Maturín, Puerto Ordaz, Tucupita, Valencia (VE) and Port of Spain

Car rental

Car rentals are available in Porlamar as well as in other parts of the island including at the airport and Playa El Yaque. Ensure that you thoroughly check the credentials of any rental agencies and ensure that they are licensed, have readily accessible office and an office contact number. Also ensure that you fully check the vehicle for any pre-existing damage including all lower body panels, the roof, and all window glass, before you sign the contract with any rental provider.

• Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Francisco Narváez

  phone: +58 412-3512563
  address: Calle Diaz (10 St)

• Iglesia San Nicolás de Bari

  address: Boulevard Guevara

Boulevard Guevara and Boulevard Gomez.

Learn Spanish, or pick up the first words necessary to get around while on the island.

• Academia Peter

  phone: +58 295 263 6995
  Introduction to Spanish courses and on-line pre-arrival courses. Owned and run by the teachers. You can do a tandem language course, teaching English or German in the time you take a Spanish course

• Cela Spanish School

  phone: +58 295 262 8198, +58 412 353 3124
  address: Calle Corocoro Qta. Cela Urbanizacion Playa El Angel, Pampatar,
  The school is owned and managed by Sabine Loffler, PhD in Linguistics and specialist in teaching Spanish as a foreign language. The school has also a free on-line version where you can learn Spanish for your travel to Venezuela. Teaching is to 5 levels of ability and Spanish courses for special purposes such as medicine law and business are available. Courses are offered in small groups with a maximum of 7 participants and it is also possible to book one-to-one lessons.

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

• La Casa de la Langosta

  phone: +58 295 264 3238
  address: Avenida 4 de Mayo
  Serving their specialty, lobster for the last 19 years in Porlamar. Choose from lobster served natural, thermidor, with mushrooms, four cheese, criolla style, natural medallions, on ice, salad, or vinaigrette. Also available is a full range of other fresh seafood along with chicken, beef, lamb and pork dishes.

Budget

Mid-range

• Aguila Inn

  phone: +58 295 261-2311
  3-star

• Aparto-Hotel Marliu

  phone: +58 295 261-9032

• Barcelo California

  phone: +58 295 263-8536

Splurge

• La Samanna, US$220-260 for a single room

• Bella Vista

  phone: +58 295 261-7222