Is Venezuela Ready for Visitors?

After years of crisis and isolation, Venezuela is reconnecting to the world. More airlines are opening routes, the US dollar is widely accepted and some locals say the worst is over. Is Venezuela ready to welcome international tourists? And: is it safe?
DW's Joel Dullroy visited Venezuela in January 2022. He went to some of the most touristic spots of the country: from the Isla de Margarita to the town of Mérida and the national park of Morrocoy.
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  • @gerardpully762
    @gerardpully762 Жыл бұрын

    Please allow me, who am a Venezuelan, and live outside Caracas in a privileged area, to tell those interested the following. If you don´t speak Spanish it will be in your interest to seek another destination where you can move at your desire. At the end of this video, the visitor stated that he was escorted and advised by TWO persons. This indicates that protection was requested in order to visit a few of the most attractive sites. Are you willing to pay for such protection? But, the main factor that I find is that is that tourist services and facilities do NOT meet international standards, and some authorities, especially corrupt police and National Guard, are on the lookout for easy money by means of extortion by threat of detention.(Note the traffic stoppage due to unidentified threat) This threat is for all of us local, not only for visitors. True that Venezuelan territory holds some very attractive sites, and people are truly open, friendly and helpful. But, many locals feel strange to come upon a foreighn visitor because in their ignorance they equate a foreigner with the rulers of their country of origin. So, Europeans, US, Canadian, Australian, SouthAfrican citizens, may be mis-identified by local people as some sort of enemy, because government officials have blamed the Venezuelan social and economic disaster on the sanctions imposed by other countries upon the individual outlaws that have led us to ruin. Until you cease to learn of doubtful security and lawlessness in my dear nation, do yourself a great favor: Go elsewhere.

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your comment and greetings to Vezuela!

  • @luciaboyd8461

    @luciaboyd8461

    Жыл бұрын

    Completely agree with this guy comment !! Indeed !!

  • @Passport_Privileged

    @Passport_Privileged

    Жыл бұрын

    For those who choose to travel to Venezuela what city is the safest for tourists?

  • @marlybella

    @marlybella

    Жыл бұрын

    Vi el video y me dio cierta esperanza para volver tras 10 años, pero después de leer tu comentario ya no tanto, o al menos no con mi familia canadiense. Ojalá las cosas mejoren algún día.

  • @deepaklachman9340

    @deepaklachman9340

    Жыл бұрын

    Y la mujeres?? No, we are coming to Venezuela

  • @robbertdegraaf3797
    @robbertdegraaf3797 Жыл бұрын

    Im Dutch and visited Venezuela in may 2022 for three weeks. Absolutely loved it!

  • @TheRenaissanceAmazon

    @TheRenaissanceAmazon

    Жыл бұрын

    What part did you go to?

  • @robbertdegraaf3797

    @robbertdegraaf3797

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheRenaissanceAmazon caracas, maracay, Choroni, Canaima, Merida, Barinas, Colonia Tovar

  • @robbertdegraaf3797

    @robbertdegraaf3797

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nicolasHernandez-ih8tp I love los Llanos. I hope to back to Venezuela this year.

  • @Astronomiespechtler

    @Astronomiespechtler

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nicolasHernandez-ih8tp How is for tourists in the countryside and villages? Would you say larger cities are generally more dangerous than villages? Or does it really just depend on who you meet... in the wrong time/circumstance?

  • @robbertdegraaf3797

    @robbertdegraaf3797

    Жыл бұрын

    @Grote_Scheisse Venezuela

  • @Supremucy
    @Supremucy Жыл бұрын

    I am an American citizen who has gone to Venezuela twice this year, for about a month each time. I stayed in the El Hatillo neighborhood, which is probably the most high end area of the city. It was very wealthy. I visited Chacao and Altamira neighborhoods as well. I speak decent Spanish and have friends that showed me around the city. If you don’t know Spanish, I would not go. Venezuela is one of the most expensive South American countries to visit. They use the US Dollar and are still massively affected by the sanctions. A Ridery (Uber) from the airport to El Hatillo is about $25-$30. In El Hatillo, I felt extremely safe, but there were many areas of the city where I did not. The stores in El Hatillo were stocked full of everything you could ever need. Huge malls, electronics stores, yoga studios for the moms, go kart park, beauty salons, etc. The AirBnB I stayed at was a 15 story apartment on the top of the hill overlooking the city. Tons of security guards throughout the property and neighborhood, but again, I didn’t feel unsafe at all in this part of the city. I walked around a lot, in both night and day. We’d go out to the bars at night and come back at 2am. Caracas is a city of the HAVEs vs HAVE NOTs to the extreme. One neighborhood my taxi driver drove through while we were looking to get gas was the most Mad Max scene I’ve ever seen. The entire barrio was like a big car shop with hundreds of broken down cars lining the roads. Workers making a couple bucks a day covered in motor oil, grease, and dirt with their bodies waist deep in the car hoods scavenging for parts. They’d have tarps with hundreds of car parts for resell in an open air market. People in huge lines waiting for food shelters to open so they could get some bread. Huge queues for the banks and gas stations in this neighborhood as well. We drove past Petare a few times and it truly is stunning. I would never go in there. A few buddies took me to a party on the top of El Avila one Saturday night, which you take the gondolas up to. It was a very high end rave party with lots of drugs, similar to parties you’d see in the US. Wasn’t the best idea for me to get smashed like that in the city, but I’m not one to make the smartest decisions. We were out til 7am and took the gondola back down during sunrise. Probably the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen and brought one back with me that morning. One of the best and wonderful nights I’ve ever had. We drove to a beach town two hours east of Caracas called Higuerote. A large percentage of the city was abandoned but it still had a few resorts that were open with very few visitors. It was once the beach town for the wealthiest Venezuelans to visit back in the 60s and 70s. Now it’s pretty much a ghost town. We talked to the some of the older people who grew up in the town and asked them how it was. They didn’t want to talk about it much and they seemed quite sad about good days gone by. That was a lifetime ago. The drive to Higuerote was beautiful. Lots of government checkpoints. Soldiers would ask for a couple buck bribes, but we were always polite and said we didn’t have any money. They didn’t push it and were not forceful. Anyways, that’s my experience from the country this year. Caracas is one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever been too. Venezuela very much has a Wild West feel and you most definitely should know Spanish and a contact if you go. It can be done without that but you are taking on much more risk. Americans can fly through Panama or the Dominican Republic. You also need a tourist visa, which I got through a contact I know. The second visa I got is a multiple entry that lasts a year. Upon arrival into Caracas the second time, an immigration officer interviewed me for two hours. He was polite and non-confrontational though. I was the only tourist I saw there, let alone American. If you do decide to go, do your research. If you are smart and plan ahead with a contact, it can be done in a relatively safe manner imo. The neighborhoods I was in were safer than many parts of the places I’ve been to in other LATAM countries. But you can also get yourself in some real danger real quick venturing off into the dangerous parts. Be smart. Be careful.

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your detailed comment, your exciting experiences and the travel tips, especially when it comes to safety! We have read everything with pleasure and attention!

  • @natelove187

    @natelove187

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes America and Europe destroyed their Country

  • @dira.15

    @dira.15

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi. I'm from NY and would like to visit as well. Please, how did you go about getting a visa? Thanks

  • @damianherrera1533

    @damianherrera1533

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@dira.15 hello i an Venezuela living in pensilvania

  • @damianherrera1533

    @damianherrera1533

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@dira.15 soy venezolano y vivo en pensilvania no se hablar inglés.

  • @alexpineapple6577
    @alexpineapple6577 Жыл бұрын

    ese país es demasiado bonito

  • @ndorobei4391

    @ndorobei4391

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah, But Saudi Arabia or Qatar needs to manage this country.

  • @rijollba
    @rijollba Жыл бұрын

    He, the journalist is very lucky to having had this job travelling around my country. Without a doubt a very beautiful country that with a little misadventure you can quickly regret.. You have to have a lot of patience and keep in mind that Venezuelans doesn't value the time spending the same way another busy country would do. Great people overall and gastronomy. Great advice at the end of the video: know people before and get you informed. Finally, the answer might be NO, NOT SUPER READY YET FOR MASS TOURISM but it could be a YES soon, if politics and culture towards tourists change for better (eg. without hassle and other bad things, SERVICES, ETC.). Great short video. Great edition. Cheers,

  • @keyboards6364
    @keyboards6364 Жыл бұрын

    I'm going to visit venezulea in 2023 ! I always wanted to visit it as I was backpacking through Latin America ! I can't wait to finally see it

  • @RodrigoColimodio

    @RodrigoColimodio

    Жыл бұрын

    To come to Venezuela, though, whether it's Caracas or elsewhere, it's best to have a friend you know or a guide who knows the scene. How things are done here. I'm not saying this just for a security issue, it's simple practicality, Venezuela is not made for tourists, much less international ones. Beautiful in places (especially Canaima and Los Roques), friendly people and very good food, but simple things like transportation, economic transactions or things like that can be a bit tricky time to time.

  • @geeewiz2231

    @geeewiz2231

    Жыл бұрын

    They will kill you for the shoes you are wearing. Don't expect the USA to work on getting you free from your kidnappers either.

  • @rahulbardhwaj8564

    @rahulbardhwaj8564

    Жыл бұрын

    I also want visit but I am scard I see many video and notice it unsafe, but I want visit there when you are planning to go there

  • @sebseb4472

    @sebseb4472

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rahulbardhwaj8564 just go to the areas without riots and it is also very beautiful

  • @FeralFennecFox

    @FeralFennecFox

    2 ай бұрын

    You still alive bro?

  • @HHIVR4
    @HHIVR410 ай бұрын

    I went all over Venezuela back in the 90's.Absolutely amazing.But it was not nearly as bad then as it is now.I still have friends in Caracas and they say its only getting worse as far as crime goes.

  • @snorttroll4379

    @snorttroll4379

    6 ай бұрын

    who would be in on a coup?

  • @edjeezantos7159
    @edjeezantos7159 Жыл бұрын

    Saludos desde El Salvador 🇸🇻 Y que genial hayan decidido hablar sobre Venezuela en DW travel💯⚡

  • @tajullslamlslam4384

    @tajullslamlslam4384

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi hello

  • @polinamitrofanova6288
    @polinamitrofanova6288 Жыл бұрын

    I have worked for a Venezuelan company and visited Caracas in 2011-2012. Wonderful very friendly and sincere people. All recommendations and advices I have heard from my colleagues on how to behave, do’s and don’ts, get around the city (basically don’t leave the hotel without a local guide and the company driver), etc fully match the comments above. I want to visit Venezuela again, but will wait until the regime changes.

  • @RomeoRomeo-yw2my

    @RomeoRomeo-yw2my

    9 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @Ivar_lothbrok

    @Ivar_lothbrok

    7 ай бұрын

    Im currently working and saving to make a safe place in venezuela for visitors where you have your apartment basically in a gated community with camera,guards,dogs and a family running all of this. With taxi coming in and out to move you to the most beautiful nature. But its easier to talk about it than make it happen at the end its all about the connections and money.

  • @TheRenaissanceAmazon
    @TheRenaissanceAmazon Жыл бұрын

    I REALLY want to go to Venezuela. I am glad to see a video on it.

  • @danielbonito6277

    @danielbonito6277

    9 ай бұрын

    I would be more than glad to be your guide during your stay.

  • @peterbehringer63
    @peterbehringer6311 ай бұрын

    Good report.... Sorry to see i just discovered this video 9months after the publish date on YT.... it's a tale of two realities living in Venezuela....of the haves and have-nots...and it can be a pleasant surprise for the adventurous ttaveler ... the country situation has improved significantly the last 2 years after hitting rock-bottom economically 2018-2019-2020. Expat regards from Caracas !

  • @ikancelebrityaidil
    @ikancelebrityaidil Жыл бұрын

    Amazing👍🤩 Good Job💯👍👏 Beautiful Beach🏖 Venezuela🇻🇪 Regards 🇮🇩 from🔰 friend ICA🤝 🙏

  • @rubennogales740
    @rubennogales740 Жыл бұрын

    It’s not easy for a Country to die or to absolutely vanished. In 50 years or more who knows what Venezuela’s situation will be

  • @tajullslamlslam4384

    @tajullslamlslam4384

    Жыл бұрын

    Hihi

  • @dianemorris5816

    @dianemorris5816

    4 ай бұрын

    I hope so, I went there in 1991 and it was so beautiful and the people were great. I stayed 45 minutes from Caracas at the Melia Caribe hotel/resort.

  • @CarlosFernandez-yk9ue
    @CarlosFernandez-yk9ue Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for showing the world our beautiful country. you are welcome to this land of grace

  • @mmakotal4388

    @mmakotal4388

    Жыл бұрын

    Now a bunch Venezuelans are in California doordashing expecting me speak Spanish and show them where every items is at cause they don’t want to look them selfs , they are annyoing rude

  • @domingomurga1401

    @domingomurga1401

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@mmakotal4388 🤫💩

  • @lilianegonzalez9440
    @lilianegonzalez9440 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing the video. Indeed you may need to know people to be safe. I traveled last November with a European friend and we were astonished by all the wonders that Venezuela can offer! Even if in the travel books it is not recommended to go!

  • @tajullslamlslam4384

    @tajullslamlslam4384

    Жыл бұрын

    hello

  • @deschutesmaple4520

    @deschutesmaple4520

    Жыл бұрын

    It's part of USA's regime change modus operandi: if the country is not subservient to USA and does what it demands, they are then sanctioned, smeared, and "grass roots" activists take to the streets to demand regime change! :-o :-(

  • @tajullslamlslam4384

    @tajullslamlslam4384

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi hello

  • @TheRenaissanceAmazon

    @TheRenaissanceAmazon

    Жыл бұрын

    What parts did you visit?

  • @adolfodejesus1228
    @adolfodejesus1228 Жыл бұрын

    Venezuela is beautiful, I am sure the country will get even better as it was before, there is a lot but a lot of potential and people already are working hard on their own small businesses and not waiting for the government to give them anything, we needed the crisis to be able to realize many things and to stop being a dependant of oil, now are the people that are creating wealth, slowly I am sure Venezuela will be back to its golden period.

  • @theplantlady924

    @theplantlady924

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen!

  • @SenseiAgot

    @SenseiAgot

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't see it to be honest, not while the same regime is in place. It will improve for a time and go down in flames again, and the cycle will keep on repeating. Either the regime disappears and we work for decades to get the country back together, or we're doomed

  • @rafaelrollet2309

    @rafaelrollet2309

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea the crisis showed to you'll that you have to work to live and build wealth not be dependent on the government check and free money God punished you all.

  • @SenseiAgot

    @SenseiAgot

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rafaelrollet2309 God punished you all? As far as I know the Christian God doesn't punish people, the whole doctrine of the religion is about forgiveness. Chill out dude

  • @amt7877

    @amt7877

    Жыл бұрын

    This is what happens when vote for socialism and thinking the government will take care of you. The government only for themselves

  • @yosmaryserranochicco5629
    @yosmaryserranochicco5629 Жыл бұрын

    I'm going to visit my country in April after almost 6 years, I'm excited to see my family again, but I'm a little nervous about the situation there.

  • @erics8896

    @erics8896

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm a gringo here with my Venezuelan wife and her family. We are in Venezuela right now. ,2nd year I have come with her. You will be fine here. Been here 2 months now. I love it

  • @HatefulDesacrator

    @HatefulDesacrator

    Жыл бұрын

    @@erics8896 Explain visa process perhaps? I'm from the US

  • @robbertdegraaf3797

    @robbertdegraaf3797

    Жыл бұрын

    Dutch and visited Venezuela for 3 weeks. Absolutely loved it!!

  • @erics8896

    @erics8896

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HatefulDesacrator ha. Now that's another story. You have 2 choices. Canada.. or Mexico city for your visa.. basically send your info. Passport copies etc etc to either one. Wait for them to tell you when to come. Then book your flight and go. Was a nightmare but went easy once there. I went to Mexico city. Btw, next to the Venezuelan embassy in Mexico city is the absolute best Venezuelan restaurant. Omg the cachapa and tequenos 😱

  • @HatefulDesacrator

    @HatefulDesacrator

    Жыл бұрын

    @@erics8896 thanks

  • @raygomez2000
    @raygomez2000 Жыл бұрын

    Nice and thorough report. You missed out on commenting about Puerto la Cruz and Lechería since that's where you rode the ferry from going to Margarita. They are very nice beaches and nightlife as well. I totally recommend visiting Venezuela. Maybe living there and trying to make a living given the conditions is tough, but as a tourist destination I think it's a hidden gem in the Caribbean.

  • @tajullslamlslam4384

    @tajullslamlslam4384

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi hello

  • @user-re7lt8ic5o
    @user-re7lt8ic5o2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much your video, May be peaceful all the Venezuela people,animals and birds from Myanmar.😊❤

  • @darysabiondo3583
    @darysabiondo35835 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for your visit and your great comments and inputs. It is lovely to see more and more people choose Venezuela as a destination. We are definitely welcoming any tourist ❤

  • @spreant
    @spreant Жыл бұрын

    I just landed yesterday from Isla Margarita. Now, the island is safe but it's completely destroyed. No hotels in good conditions, no rental car and public transportation in good shape, no international regular flight and Its incomprehensible expensive (a good diner 40usd or a drink beach club 10$). I hear that the next winter season, new airlines would like open a direct flight route to Margarita. Meanwhile, Its long to arrive (3 flight and 20h from Europe) and expensive (+1000usd flights). You have so many other options for North American and European on the Caribbean before Venezuela.

  • @etimsam

    @etimsam

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your assessment. Your comment and this video give vacation lovers the correct picture that is needed before anyone takes their precious journey here instead of going to other places where they can really enjoy the Caribbean.

  • @listigt

    @listigt

    6 ай бұрын

    Did you exchange money on the black market? What rate? It was much cheaper when I went 2012.

  • @Manish_0zero
    @Manish_0zero Жыл бұрын

    I want to see Venezuela stand up on its feet again. Hope easing sanctions from America show it's effects as soon as possible. and nobody sleeps hungry in Venezuela. Hoping for better days for venezueleans.

  • @Alexandra-uk4vr

    @Alexandra-uk4vr

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope so too ❤

  • @alfredohurtado8594

    @alfredohurtado8594

    Жыл бұрын

    The sanctions are not against teh people of Venezuela. The sanctions are against the pinnacle of Maduro's elitist socialist dictatorship. Small and medium private business can buy/se;; good with the US. Sanctions are applied to those without his regime that have monopolized teh basic industry staples. The country was already severely economically depressed before teh sanctions. Maduro still gets by thanks to drug trafficking, stripped mining, among other things

  • @bobhope1234p
    @bobhope1234p Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the advice

  • @juanmartir4710
    @juanmartir4710 Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING QUESTIONS, I AM FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON FRIDAY TO GO TO THE EMBASSY OF VENEZUELA IN SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.... DO YOU KNOW IF I AM OKAY WITH SUBMITTING MY HOTEL STAY INFORMATION ONLY. OR AM I ONLY ALLOWED INTO VENEZUELA IF I KNOW SOMEONE THERE AND RECIEVE A NOTORIZED INVITATION FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVES THERE????? PLEASE RESPOND AS MY FLIGHT TO SUBMIT MY APPLICATION FOR THE TOURIST VISA IS IN 2 DAYS.

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    You should read your country's Travel Advisory for Venezuela first 👉 travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/venezuela-travel-advisory.html

  • @vt3140
    @vt3140 Жыл бұрын

    Venezuela should follow El Salvador combating crime and gangs. El Salvador President is great. Strong leadership.

  • @josezabaleta2850

    @josezabaleta2850

    Жыл бұрын

    Si hermano tienen un gran presidente aquí la inseguridad a bajado bastante las autoridades le están echando plomo a los delicuentes muchos están en el cementerio saludos

  • @HHIVR4

    @HHIVR4

    10 ай бұрын

    The Venezuelan government IS the gangsters.

  • @StartsWithACee

    @StartsWithACee

    9 ай бұрын

    Tell that to the families of people who have been disappeared by Bukele's gov't in the name of "fighting gangs".

  • @StartsWithACee

    @StartsWithACee

    9 ай бұрын

    Tell that to the families of people who have been disappeared by Bukele's gov't in the name of "fighting gangs".

  • @kripamoynath
    @kripamoynath11 ай бұрын

    Is it safe to go for a visit to Punto Fijo . My friend lives there

  • @letsgetreal4752
    @letsgetreal47524 ай бұрын

    I definitely want to visit these beautiful sites

  • @repure1999
    @repure1999 Жыл бұрын

    I love Venezuela. I live in Canada, I hope they overlook the strict government regime. They get there resources of oil fir sale and rebuild the country. Beautiful people

  • @mgithaiga1
    @mgithaiga1 Жыл бұрын

    I would like to visit Venezuela

  • @marilynsue1605
    @marilynsue1605 Жыл бұрын

    That's the island of Margarita, I've visited a lot of times where I live in Venezuela in the eighties. Beautiful 😍

  • @sergpie

    @sergpie

    Жыл бұрын

    Venezuela must have been so nice and alive in the early/mid 1980s. My family used to live in Maracaibo since the 1940s, but had their homes and businesses expropriated after the first Chavez takeover. By the time Maduro had been elected, everything they built had been taken or was destroyed. None of them remained. So sad what happened down there.

  • @josephgospa4031

    @josephgospa4031

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sergpie After the following events: Caracazo in 1989 and bank crisis of 1994, country was no longer the same. After 1999 presidential election when a communist HRCF was democratically elected, country went to drain. There's a reason why there's an actual humanitarian crisis in most south american country with venezuelan immigrants. 5 million nationals who have left the country already looking for better opportunities else were, many on foot can't be wrong. I knew some Venezuelan families who lost their hard earned companies/real state properties during HRCF time.

  • @luciaboyd8461
    @luciaboyd8461 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting !! Some things that he says in the video are true but I don’t agree when he says Venezuela has changed!! Good changes?? Venezuela has changed for bad!! This guy doesn’t know how was Venezuela before Chavez! Venezuela is good now for people with a lot of money. But, for the rest of Venezuelas is very expensive to eat well and most of the people are becoming poor and poor! I saw all of this with my own eyes these last weeks! This guy should go to the humble areas! Also he doesn’t have a comparison between the Venezuela before Chavez and the Venezuela of today! By the way, have been in all the places the video shows! Are beautiful ! As a local girl, always been alert is needed even around good areas! ❤

  • @keciaaskew5166

    @keciaaskew5166

    Жыл бұрын

    I don’t know what this man in the video was smoking on. Crime index in Venezuela is 83.76

  • @mrconfusion87

    @mrconfusion87

    10 ай бұрын

    ​​@@keciaaskew5166DW must have pulled some strings with some well-placed bribes to get him some damn good security there...

  • @Rinconesdrg
    @Rinconesdrg9 ай бұрын

    Go to Lechería. You’ll find a really nice night life, food and beaches in a small city.

  • @alfredohurtado8594
    @alfredohurtado8594 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for putting the spotlight in my homeland. I loved it that you brought up tourism, gastronomy as well as personal safety, financial crisis, etc. Let's address now the elephant in the room responsible for this tragesy : Nicolas Maduro and a long, brutal, socialist dictatorship. Imagine what a country like this and even Cuba would be like, if they were free of socialist/communist dictatorships

  • @Thisfutureman

    @Thisfutureman

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello i have a question, i am looking for a venezuela song , there is a video called REIZEN WAES IN VENEZUELA at minute 24.50 when he walks down the stairs the song starts ,can you please check that video on daily motion and tell me what song that is?

  • @jc6781

    @jc6781

    11 ай бұрын

    it has nothing to do with socialism ..... it's due to pure INEPTITUDE ....... I went there in 1990 and was told (by venezuelans) it was a country that adhered to first world standards .... it felt like a Tegucigalpa, Honduras with more buildings. When you think you come from the first world, and you think your system is "it" the result is the collapse we see today .... socialism is just the END-RESULT ! .... to put it on context .... it was like giving a Rolls Royce (oil) to monkeys in the jungle (Venezuelans), what's the monkey going to do ? CRASH IT !!! which is exactly what happened

  • @JayBowen

    @JayBowen

    10 ай бұрын

    @@Thisfutureman The song is "Debate De 4" by Romeo Santos (Ft. Anthony Santos, Luis Vargas and Raulin Rodriguez). Romeo Santos is from the band Aventura, quite a famous band that plays modern bachata music. They are actually an American group whose members are of Dominican descent.

  • @victorli7737

    @victorli7737

    8 ай бұрын

    So like Guatemala, Honduras, or Colombia? After a CIA-backed coup and heinous politicide later, strip off any semblance of sovereignty and subjected to decades of vassalage

  • @chemuhk

    @chemuhk

    7 ай бұрын

    Who paid u bro

  • @danielbythol7375
    @danielbythol7375 Жыл бұрын

    I would love to visit Venezuela 🇻🇪 but it’s very hard to get a VISA coming from USA 🇺🇸

  • @miguelbermudez5426

    @miguelbermudez5426

    Жыл бұрын

    Go through the Venezuelan Embassy in Mexico City or Canada.

  • @erics8896

    @erics8896

    Жыл бұрын

    No it's not. I'm a white guy from America and I just got back from Venezuela for the 2nd time. Went to Mexico city. Got visa. Yes it's a long process but it's relatively easy

  • @KSmith-lx9dg

    @KSmith-lx9dg

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@EricS I went to the Venezuela embassy two months ago still waiting. How long did it take you to get the visa?

  • @erics8896

    @erics8896

    Жыл бұрын

    @@KSmith-lx9dg about 1 month

  • @alexbarnes
    @alexbarnes Жыл бұрын

    Any tips on how to get in contact with any local people, so you can travel around the country safer?

  • @meryscharris1368

    @meryscharris1368

    Жыл бұрын

    contact any venezuelan influencer and tell him that you want to visit venezuela and you can go safer because he is a recognized person you can contact a woman or a man whatever you want I wish you luck do not hesitate to visit this beautiful country enjoy this life brother, travel the world without fear of anything and you will have many many good things to tell than bad things

  • @VM-xz4ju
    @VM-xz4ju Жыл бұрын

    As an American, would it be safe for me to visit cumana Venezuela? Any info or advice would be greatly appreciated. P.s. I speak Spanish

  • @BeautyRushHour

    @BeautyRushHour

    Жыл бұрын

    The short answer is, NO. It is not safe, especially as an american citizen. If you have a trusted local connection who can feryy you around you might be OK, but the reality is that from the minute they see your passport at border control, you'll be at risk. US citizens are persona non grata to the regime.

  • @josezabaleta2850

    @josezabaleta2850

    Жыл бұрын

    greetings brother now in 2023 Venezuela is safer 4 years ago I would not have recommended you come but security has improved a lot but you always have to be careful like in any country greetings

  • @jeremyadam7123
    @jeremyadam71234 ай бұрын

    I really want to visit Venezuela but skeptical due to all the scary news. If there any lovely local hosts who would help me I would love to visit.

  • @Saint696Anger
    @Saint696Anger Жыл бұрын

    Good video

  • @quickrides6095
    @quickrides60959 ай бұрын

    Is safe to travel to vz and what is the requirements to entry as American citizen? Any idea

  • @greimonXD
    @greimonXD Жыл бұрын

    Extraño venezuela🇻🇪(i miss venezuela)

  • @greekdriver9173
    @greekdriver917310 ай бұрын

    VENEZUELA Best , por siempre !

  • @ericsmith1801
    @ericsmith1801 Жыл бұрын

    One visit will not be the same as the next...that's not boring.

  • @leemoz
    @leemoz7 ай бұрын

    As you said night out cost same as same in Europe or USA then how you recommend to visit this the most risky place

  • @MustafaAli-lb8dq
    @MustafaAli-lb8dq10 ай бұрын

    South America has the best beaches in the world.

  • @bensassy8137

    @bensassy8137

    5 ай бұрын

    You haven’t seen the world then

  • @MustafaAli-lb8dq

    @MustafaAli-lb8dq

    5 ай бұрын

    @@bensassy8137 I have to some extent. Places like Dubai, their beaches look fake with everything over the top. It doesn't look real.

  • @Ivar_lothbrok
    @Ivar_lothbrok7 ай бұрын

    Im currently working and saving to make a safe place in venezuela for visitors where you have your apartment basically in a gated community with camera,guards,dogs and a family running all of this. With taxi coming in and out to move you to the most beautiful nature. But its easier to talk about it than make it happen at the end its all about the connections and money.

  • @ZVOUSmusic

    @ZVOUSmusic

    6 ай бұрын

    That's fire bro

  • @MOTIN777
    @MOTIN777 Жыл бұрын

    Margarita pearl of the Caribbean 😍😍😍

  • @alexlangel9419
    @alexlangel941910 ай бұрын

    If you see any video from DW (Deutsche Welle) about any country which is not Germany, be sure of that, it would represent the present relations between Germany and that country, rather than the truth. Or the interest of the present German government towards that country. Above all, this applies to all big news/media channels of every country. So, in other words, if you really want to know about Venezuela or any other foreign country, read their local newspapers in their own mother tongue, use a Translator, if you don't know the language.

  • @the.sadhgurula5639

    @the.sadhgurula5639

    5 ай бұрын

    Excelente consejo!

  • @shaliniksshaliniks8934
    @shaliniksshaliniks8934 Жыл бұрын

    Hi thank u dear.....

  • @leirbagazem
    @leirbagazem Жыл бұрын

    The blessings of socialism. Before, there were 5 social classes. Now there are only 2. Class A, remains the same. Classes B, C and D all became class E.

  • @josephgospa4031

    @josephgospa4031

    Жыл бұрын

    True, Excepting Class A social class as you call it has been down to 1% of the actual population only. Before disastrous Black Friday event of 1983, it was the progressist middle class who used to travel worldwide on vacations and the rest of the under develop countries who wanted to move to Venezuela looking for much better economic opportunities. Have you heard of the venezuela's catchy phrase pre 1983? "Ta Barato, dame dos"

  • @bvedant
    @bvedant Жыл бұрын

    I’m not sure why you alluded to the poverty/crime/danger but still concluded by saying it’s a safe and great place to visit… I mean you were going to the most touristy spots that almost entirely wall you off from the rest of the country… it’s such a terrible place to be right now with the economic collapse. It’s at a level 4 do not travel from the US department of state as of Jan 2023. there’s no point in visiting just for the resorts, you might as well go somewhere local to you like Hawaii for Americans or Ibiza for Europeans and get the same experience but a fraction of the safety problems

  • @keciaaskew5166

    @keciaaskew5166

    Жыл бұрын

    @bvedant I just posted about Venezuela being on a level 4 do not travel. Venezuela is not a safe place to visit due to economic crisis, poverty, and crime. And the crime index in Venezuela is 83.76 making Venezuela one the most highest crime rate in the world.

  • @josefranciscomartinpalma9273
    @josefranciscomartinpalma9273 Жыл бұрын

    DW Travel. Thank you.

  • @DimitrijeLukic
    @DimitrijeLukic Жыл бұрын

    Venezuela ❤

  • @tajullslamlslam4384

    @tajullslamlslam4384

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi

  • @AbuBakerChoudry
    @AbuBakerChoudry Жыл бұрын

    Is it safe to travel to Venezuela in 2023 from Pakistan..?

  • @juisoumya

    @juisoumya

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @SantiagoGeffen

    @SantiagoGeffen

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes bro

  • @MustafaAli-lb8dq
    @MustafaAli-lb8dq10 ай бұрын

    How do you find good honest guides in Venezuela?

  • @the.sadhgurula5639

    @the.sadhgurula5639

    5 ай бұрын

    Busca los videos de Viajeros por Venezuela

  • @uktradingjapan6638
    @uktradingjapan66385 ай бұрын

    I wanna do business in Venezuela

  • @the.sadhgurula5639

    @the.sadhgurula5639

    5 ай бұрын

    Aprovecha la oportunidad, porque todavía estamos bajo estado de guerra, por lo que puedes conseguir inmuebles a bajos precios.

  • @bipolarpunt5721
    @bipolarpunt5721 Жыл бұрын

    How can you say its safe? Were you subsidized to produce this video?

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    No, Joel wasn't subsidized. These were his own impressions as a tourist traveler from abroad.

  • @weltallin1828

    @weltallin1828

    Жыл бұрын

    From his European privilege and ignorance

  • @josephgospa4031

    @josephgospa4031

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DWTravel Then Joel needs to be more responsible about DW Travel videos because the Venezuelan situation is very complex and can't be taken so lightly.

  • @domingomurga1401

    @domingomurga1401

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@josephgospa4031 Mmgb 🤫

  • @BlackdogADV
    @BlackdogADV Жыл бұрын

    I’m an adventure motorcyclist in the USA, I would love to ride from Oregon to Venezuela. Can I safely cross the border?

  • @txw0091

    @txw0091

    Жыл бұрын

    No

  • @adventureisaverb4361

    @adventureisaverb4361

    Жыл бұрын

    @@txw0091 yes. I did it three weeks ago

  • @pedromoya902

    @pedromoya902

    Жыл бұрын

    Claro ponte en contacto con moteros de colombia y de Venezuela

  • @bensassy8137
    @bensassy81375 ай бұрын

    If I have have to hire 2x guides to keep me safe and show me the safe areas for my entire trip……then that’s a big fat NO for me.

  • @the.sadhgurula5639

    @the.sadhgurula5639

    5 ай бұрын

    Mejor visitas el Subway de New York o las calles de Philadelfia, LA, etc...

  • @thecameramantraveler4830
    @thecameramantraveler4830Ай бұрын

    i'm from the USA and i've been thinking about going to Venezuela and visiting places like Merida and Los Roques, but the travel advisory is confusing me. Before I even think about visiting Venezuela, i need to know if i should not trust the travel advisory or ignore it?

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Ай бұрын

    You should definetly trust the official travel advisory. Situations in different parts of the country can change over time. Our report is almost 2 years old and Joel traveled in a very individual way and has a lot of friends in Venezuela who helped him with informations. So plan you trip carefully.

  • @carolynvickers3772
    @carolynvickers377211 ай бұрын

    I love love love Venezuela and i feek so safe there 5:40

  • @onceinafricatravel
    @onceinafricatravel2 ай бұрын

    Interesting ❤ from Cape Town

  • @Roel922
    @Roel9227 күн бұрын

    I would love to visit Venezuela. Those white beaches with coconut trees and some of the most beautyfull girls in the world are like a dream of being lost in paradise.

  • @Bethlovesrocky
    @Bethlovesrocky Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, no thanks. It looks so beautiful though. 💯

  • @brad349miller
    @brad349miller10 ай бұрын

    I really hope Venezuela breaks free from communism soon. I want a life there. I have never met people who collectively are so kind and friendly.

  • @the.sadhgurula5639

    @the.sadhgurula5639

    5 ай бұрын

    Y que repitan lo que hicieron a LIBIA?... 😂😂 No, Venezuela se defiende, no es Libia 😂

  • @mikescar2
    @mikescar211 ай бұрын

    While I would not like it, I think I could handle having to take safety precautions. But what completely stops me from visiting is the corrupt police. I know people who have been detained at the airport until they pay money to the police and army. In one case, they were stuck days in the airport and missed their flight. That is a dealbreaker, because you don't know when that can happen.

  • @the.sadhgurula5639

    @the.sadhgurula5639

    4 ай бұрын

    Regime?... Fake News

  • @AlifLaamMiin
    @AlifLaamMiin9 ай бұрын

    *-The Real question Is America Ready for Immigrates or visitors, the real question.*

  • @AnowarHossain-cy8tx
    @AnowarHossain-cy8tx5 ай бұрын

    Love from Bangladesh ❤❤❤

  • @t2216
    @t2216 Жыл бұрын

    There was Venezuelans working on one of projects i was doing. Very nice people. They warned me DO NOT go to Venezuela on any circumstance - it is very dangerous for gringo

  • @domingomurga1401

    @domingomurga1401

    Жыл бұрын

    Son unos auténticos vende patria. No le hagas caso. Son aduladores de gringos

  • @jeanogato3327
    @jeanogato3327 Жыл бұрын

    Why is a visa needed to travel to Venezuela?

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    Жыл бұрын

    It depends on what citizenship you have!

  • @LebaneseSpirit-no7rz
    @LebaneseSpirit-no7rz Жыл бұрын

    Would a Venezuelan work visa "look bad" on my passport, resulting in automatic visa rejections from European countries in the future? I am from Lebanon and have the opportunity to work in Venezuela in 2023, but I am not sure if I should take it or not...

  • @leirbagazem

    @leirbagazem

    Жыл бұрын

    No, it will not. There is a huge Lebanese colony in Pto La Cruz

  • @user-qe4rs4gy9i

    @user-qe4rs4gy9i

    Жыл бұрын

    The World is getting worse, more controlled.i would also worry about for instance changing flights In the USA after visiting Venezuela, but you have to do what you want.

  • @nastycanastas1548

    @nastycanastas1548

    7 ай бұрын

    The Lebanese have a considerable population here in Venezuela, and I know several people who are of Lebanese descent. If you have a job opportunity and with a good salary you can live comfortably.

  • @mommyisti18
    @mommyisti187 ай бұрын

    😇Have a Great Day. Greetings from Kapiso Mo Vlog Family❤️ Thank You for sharing this video Im glad Im here❤️Keep uploading your video and stay safe. Godbless😇

  • @dasauto44
    @dasauto4410 ай бұрын

    My mother (US Citizen) was killed in Maracaibo VZ Oct 117 2008 and nobody went to court. The good news is there is overwhelming evidence. The bad news is there is no enforcement. Feel free to reach out to me.

  • @rokapab
    @rokapab Жыл бұрын

    Venezuela has been roughly damaged by its government leaders in many areas, i think we will be more than ready to receive visitors once they're gone and let us, the people, rebuilt a new country for all the venezuelans and foreingners that want to visit us.

  • @user-py7zg4yn2b
    @user-py7zg4yn2b2 ай бұрын

    It’s a dunns river falls relative, she lives by THE Herbert.

  • @user-rk1pq4hm2d
    @user-rk1pq4hm2d8 ай бұрын

    Did we ignore that piece of plate that broken off

  • @jlizamavera
    @jlizamavera10 ай бұрын

    I have been in all american countries and Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua still are a not go places, no just but safety, the scare of many basic items. Cuba, Mexico, Dominocan Republic and Brazil are all safest at the moment.

  • @AngloAm
    @AngloAm Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, no thanks. I can pay the same for safety and security in Europe.

  • @cryptical1210

    @cryptical1210

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, you're missing out lmao. But it's alright, I don't blame you for being born with an extra chromosome

  • @Alexandra-uk4vr

    @Alexandra-uk4vr

    Жыл бұрын

    Good call. 👍

  • @vegetariana88

    @vegetariana88

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@cryptical1210😂😂😂

  • @gabittoyt
    @gabittoyt6 ай бұрын

    Amo Isla Margarita por las Nacidad de mi higos

  • @Omgosh98
    @Omgosh988 ай бұрын

    May be unsafe but can’t complain about the views! Wow

  • @VenezolanoTuga
    @VenezolanoTuga10 ай бұрын

    Muy seguro mi rey yo nasci alli🤑🤙🏾

  • @linkedinfred
    @linkedinfred Жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear the situation is changing for the better. Security is paramount. I was in Caracas in 2012 for work, when the murder rate was 57/100,000. It was unsafe to travel or walk around the city at night. Targeted kidnapping was happening and violent robberies were commonplace. Despite all that I had such an amazing time and met some great Venezuelans. If you do go to visit, listen to local advice as to where you can go, dress casual without wearing watches etc and enjoy this amazing country.

  • @tajullslamlslam4384

    @tajullslamlslam4384

    Жыл бұрын

    Hihi

  • @joeldullroy

    @joeldullroy

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I have heard many terrible stories about the situation a few years ago. Things have definitely changed. You can now go out at night and enjoy bars and restaurants. Of course you should take care, just like everywhere.

  • @AchirSimon
    @AchirSimon7 ай бұрын

    How can I work in this country who can even support me oh my god the country is good

  • @leemoz
    @leemoz7 ай бұрын

    But why taking risk when lots of safe destinations exist in the world like Mauritius and many more

  • @the.sadhgurula5639

    @the.sadhgurula5639

    5 ай бұрын

    The Best! New York Subway, LA, Philadelfia, and +

  • @neikercontreras2008
    @neikercontreras2008 Жыл бұрын

    El teleférico de Mérida es el más alto y el más largo del mundo

  • @domingomurga1401

    @domingomurga1401

    Жыл бұрын

    Más alto. Segundo más largo

  • @neikercontreras2008

    @neikercontreras2008

    Жыл бұрын

    @@domingomurga1401 ok, pero cómo Hay tanta gente que dice que también es el más largo, confunden

  • @RyanYewell
    @RyanYewell Жыл бұрын

    Yeahhh... I won't be travelling to a country where there's the need for an armed convoy. I hope Venezuela is able to recover/flourish.

  • @robertomoreno5526
    @robertomoreno552611 ай бұрын

    I have a question respect fully is is better then Mexico?

  • @svart7716
    @svart77169 ай бұрын

    How can a country that has worlds highest amount of premium oil can be so poor och accordingly so insecure?

  • @the.sadhgurula5639

    @the.sadhgurula5639

    5 ай бұрын

    Gracias a la guerra económica, por los mismos motivos Libia fue destruida y Saqueada.

  • @Carol-rz6og
    @Carol-rz6og5 ай бұрын

    No one un their right mind would want to travel as a tourist to Venezuela. Why then millions of Venezuela are fleeing.

  • @user-xu1ol3pn1e
    @user-xu1ol3pn1e10 ай бұрын

    That is the direction San Francisco and Chicago are heading not good at all

  • @operasinger2126
    @operasinger21266 ай бұрын

    I would like to eat at his restaurant.

  • @listigt
    @listigt6 ай бұрын

    Seems like my comment disappeared. But I don’t think this reported had a genuine tourist experience. Always having local guides next to you is not normal. Of course you’ll be safer being escorted around with private security. Did the reporter use the official exchange rate? Venezuela is cheap if you know how to exchange money there.. Travel around independently, talk to other independent traveler’s, get to know locals. See what their experience tells you about security. It’s not a war zone, but robberies are very common.

  • @DWTravel

    @DWTravel

    6 ай бұрын

    This is another episode, not about Venezuela. But anyway, there is a travel warning from the Federal Foreign Office in Germany for certain regions in Venezuela. So taking care is important.

  • @listigt

    @listigt

    5 ай бұрын

    Another episode? This is the comment field for an episode about Venezuela. @@DWTravel

  • @user-qe4rs4gy9i
    @user-qe4rs4gy9i Жыл бұрын

    This guy is using the cash machine and/or trading at official rates then

  • @bodyloverz30
    @bodyloverz3010 ай бұрын

    I live in Miami Beach, all Venezuelans with money, care Chavestas, loyal party members!

  • @angeloucalamaya5768
    @angeloucalamaya57685 ай бұрын

    My question also why that there a lot venezuelan going to us even thought they don't knw what happen them in mountain going to Mexico to USA....

  • @the.sadhgurula5639

    @the.sadhgurula5639

    5 ай бұрын

    Porque todavía se creen el cuento del "sueño americano"!!

  • @OG-vy9du
    @OG-vy9du Жыл бұрын

    Some Venezuelans..? 😳 I think the a lot of Venezuelans can effort to have vacations.

  • @Alexandra-uk4vr

    @Alexandra-uk4vr

    Жыл бұрын

    Hardly, as most are struggling to make ends meet on a daily basis.

  • @leirbagazem

    @leirbagazem

    Жыл бұрын

    My 93 years old father in Venezuela just received his Christmas bonus, USD $ 10. You can buy ten soaps or 2 chickens. His monthly pension is 5 dollars. And he is one of the lucky ones. My cousin is a teacher, 7 dollars a month. Only 1 % of the people can afford vacations, 20 years ago, 40% of people could afford vacations, and 50 years ago, 80 % of people could afford vacations. In Democracy we had FREE high quality education from kinder to postgrade. We had high quality healthcare. In socialism, nor even paying, you have access to decent education and healthcare.

  • @javierrocabado8503

    @javierrocabado8503

    Жыл бұрын

    @@leirbagazem thanks to the USA economic sanctions.

  • @javierrocabado8503

    @javierrocabado8503

    Жыл бұрын

    @@leirbagazem and what happened in 1994 when there was a riots all over the country with hundreds of thousands poor hungry people ransacking supermarkets searching for food and against the devaluation? Don’t you remember that ,ore than 3000 people where murd3r3d by the police? I guess they were sent to vacación to heavens right?

  • @PRoos-gh8pi
    @PRoos-gh8pi Жыл бұрын

    Don't forget Canaima.

  • @keciaaskew5166
    @keciaaskew5166 Жыл бұрын

    Isn’t Venezuela 🇻🇪 on level 4 DO NOT TRAVEL for US citizens?

  • @EllaNdabezitha
    @EllaNdabezitha4 ай бұрын

    Venezuelans you had a beautiful country , Can you Try make it back to it's Sensational Environment.

  • @CarlosFernandez-yk9ue
    @CarlosFernandez-yk9ue Жыл бұрын

    Venezuela tierra bendecida por Jehová Dios

  • @user-ny9er1lr1q
    @user-ny9er1lr1q11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for showing this presentation on Venrezuela. Very interesting showing tourist areas and food. But it is a restricted country to travel to especially from the states. People make a nation not politics especially a greedy president who does not treat the poorer people Class better.

  • @the.sadhgurula5639

    @the.sadhgurula5639

    5 ай бұрын

    Sobretodo por las SANCIONES y las guerras económica y mediática.