Hey,
Wondering about the typical backpacker budget for Venezuela, using the black market exchange rate, staying in dorms/the cheapest rooms/hammocks, travelling slowly on the local buses, not too many tours, not drinking every night, eating at street stalls etc.
Would around 1300 usd be enough for a month?
Thanks
My figures for a 28 day trip around the country -in 2007- were 450 euro, not including the Angel Falls trip. I saw a good part of the country (Eastern Caribbean Coast, Angel Falls, Amazon area, Merida and the Andean Villages, Maracaibo, Coro and Paraguana, Morrocoy Park and Colonia Tovar) I am a solo female traveler and slept in dorms / hammocks, traveled by bus and picked up lifts with locals, and didn't feel I was missing out on anything by spending little money...I don't drink so that also plays a role, although if you do spend money in booze thats not a problem, beer is cheaper than water in venezuela!
Having said that, you have to consider the current inflation rate, and also the fact that if you dont speak spanish you WILL get ripped off -i am a native spanish speaker-
Enjoy the trip, Venezuela is my favourite country so far!
Edited by: fieldsofbarley
Edited by: fieldsofbarley
Wow that´s cheap. But it´s two years ago, well thanks for your input. I speak Spanish of course, wouldn´t dare go otherwise.
I think your budget sounds realistic enough....
i was there 5 months ago and you have a fighting chance, though inflation is rampant averaging more or less 25% a year in recent times.
Not sure about the beer being cheaper then water ! some of their beer does taste like water tho!!
Have a good one
yes, if you use the black market and your head and pocket wisely. Don`t change currency unless completable comfortable with the situation.
Pablo7691-Beer is still cheaper than water...!
I visited Venezuela last july, 25 days, and I spent about US$60 per person per day, travelling as a couple. But I usually stayed in double rooms with a/c and tv. If you stay in hostels or in hammocs you should spend a bit less (or much less). Also, I used to go out for dinner or lunch, usually once a day, at restaurants. If you eat on more basic places or do your own cooking, it will safe you a lot.
Please note that the amount above includes the Salto Angel tour and Los Llanos tour (If I remember well, I paid US$400 for Salto Angel and about US$250 for Los Llanos, per person), wich was a heavy hit on my budget...
I take it since most people bring US dollars in cash into the country they don´t stay more than a month? Would it be possible to get the same black market exchange rate when exchanging Colombian pesos into Venezuelan bolivars?
yeah you'll be more than ok on that budget... tours are steep and if you ask around (to people who DONT work in tourism) you can usually find a way to do all the cool stuff at a fraction of the price. angel falls is pricey no matter how you look at it... beers cheap but it tastes cheap, foods real cheap (menu executivo usually around 12-15 bsf, sopa, seco, y jugo) , transport is cheap (and hitching's pretty easy if YOU'RE cheap) , this country's real easy on the budget...
don't miss merida and surrounding area, awesome landscapes
buen camino
oh yeah, like fieldsofbarley said, if you dont speak spanish, you get taxed, so to speak...
I don´t really do tours at all, but I guess the whole Angel Falls is impossible to do on your own? Turns out my budget now could be more like 1800 usd, but hoping to spend less/make it last longer.
Starting to get nervous now as it seems it´s impossible to prebook a hotel and I will be carrying alot of cash! hehe