Los Roques
Table of Contents: Culture and History / History / Landscape / Flora and fauna / Climate / Travel to Los Roques, visa requirements By Plane By Boat / Fees.2FPermits / Get around / Los Roques attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Los Roques souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Los Roques nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Camping / Stay safe / Get out More from South America: Amazonia, Andes, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Guyana, Los Roques, Pantanal, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Tierra del Fuego, Uruguay, Venezuela |
Archipelago de Los Roques is a chain of islands and coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea about 166 km north of the Venezuelan mainland. Administratively, they are part of Venezuela's Federal Dependencies.
Culture and History
The Archipelago de Los Roques National Park spans 225,153 hectares of sea and land and includes over 40 cayos or islands as well as some 250 coral reefs.
History
Declared a National Park in 1972.
Landscape
Flora and fauna
Climate
Hot and unforgiving. There is very little shade on the cays, and even sun umbrellas don't stop all the sun's rays. If you burn easily, be sure to slap on protection at all times.
Travel to Los Roques, visa requirements
By Plane
About a 40 min flight from Maiquetia in fairly small planes, landing at the air strip on Gran Roque. There are also flights from Porlamar on Margarita Island.
By Boat
Private yachts stop off at the islands but there is no commercial ferry service.
Fees/Permits
Entry to the Park must be paid upon landing in Gran Roque. The latest prices were Bs.18,000 for Venezuelans and Bs.30,000 for foreigners.
Get around
The easiest but not the cheapest way of seeing Los Roques is by organising an all-inclusive tour from Caracas. If you arrange your own accommodation, your posada will probably find a boat that can take you out to the cays and may include it in the cost of your room. Alternatively, you can approach boat captains at the harbour area on Gran Roque. However you get out to the islands, almost all the boats, or lanchas, will leave you there all day and come back to pick you up around 4 pm.
On Gran Roque, the only vehicle is the rubbish cart, and everywhere can be reached by foot.
Los Roques attractions and sightseeing
City tours
Shopping, Los Roques souvenirs
Good restaurants and cheap meals
Los Roques nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.
Hotels, youth hostels, lodging
- Posada Acquamarina, [1].
- Acquamarina Rasqui Island Chalet, [2]. The only posada located in a little, charming desert island, only 3 room beachfront property
- Posada Karlin, ☎ 414 288-1654. Basic rooms but with air conditioning and good food cooked by Perfecta. Bs.100,000 incl breakfast and dinner.
- Posada Piano y Papaya (info@losroques.com). Very nice guest house.
- Roque Lusa, Northern end of town. Bs.100,000 incl breakfast.
Camping
Stay safe
Get out
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