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Venezuela, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide
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Average Rating:  out of 8 Reviews
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $193.66
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Manufacturer: Bradt Travel Guides
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EAN (European Article Number): 9781841620541
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Hilary Dunsterville-Branch
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Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
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Edition: 4th
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Dewey Decimal Number: 918
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Publication Date: 2003-02-01
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Reading Level: 500
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Description: Emphasizing ecotravel, this guide describes the wide-ranging opportunities for travelers exploring a country easily accessible from the United States. Possessing nearly 100 species of hummingbird alone, Venezuela has a fantastic array of wildlife--capybara, tapir, sloths, anteaters, armadillos, and vampire bats are just a few of the animal species which can be observed in their natural habitats, while a host of birdwatching locations are detailed.
Find an impressive 43 national parks, including the marine parks of offshore islands, and 20 natural monuments including table mountains, with suggestions for hikes through cloudforests to Andean glaciers and the chance of spotting rare orchids. Take a trip to Angel Falls, travel to the Orinoco Delta wetlands where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean, visit the region where the Warao ¿canoe people¿ live, or try out a wide range of sports: from caving, climbing and cycling to diving, sailing and windsurfing. Margarita Island--the "Pearl of the Caribbean"--and a good range of beaches are also covered for the traveler wanting to follow in the footsteps of Robinson Crusoe and enjoy desert-island seclusion.
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: Hopelessly out of date |
Date: 2007-04-02 |
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Details: My review concerns the 4-th edition of the book published in 2003. I found that some (much) information in the book is no longer correct. Some hotels mentioned in the book do not any longer exist, many emails of tour operators do not exist, time schedules are not correct; where the book mentions 'a good restaurant' at the hotel it turns out that the restaurant is not there since 2002. And all this I discovered during only 2 weeks traveling... Things change fast in Venezuela. The book can be used for general info and to get some clues what you want to visit (therefore I gave the book 2 stars, but only for that) but it's much better to query Internet for this purpose. The book also lacks some very important practical info as for example where to change money on the black market - the only way to get Bolivars (official rate is far too low).
The point is the book does contain some information on the country but as travel guide it is almost useless. I cannot recommend this edition. |
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Review Summary: Not very lively |
Date: 2007-03-27 |
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Details: This is a good guide, I suppose, but it was flat. There were no recommendations and no special details that would allow you to choose one hotel, one place to visit, or one tourist attraction over another. Having never been to Venezuela before, we really felt lost with the plain data, and decided to order a different guide in hopes that it would be a little more personal, or enthusiastic about something. |
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Review Summary: Great guide with too few pictures |
Date: 2007-01-16 |
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Details: This is a great guide with lots of information on everything. But the number of images could be higher to make it even better. Still, the best guide I had chance to use. |
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Review Summary: The best I've found |
Date: 2007-01-03 |
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Details: My wife and I have retired in Venezuela for two years. The Insight Guide has beautiful pictures and is great to read, like a paperback coffee table book. The Footprint guide is fair, but not always well organized. So when we really want information about something specific, we go to our Bradt guide. |
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Review Summary: very good book |
Date: 2006-08-22 |
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Details: I usually travel with Lonely Planet. This was the first time that I bought another book for my travel. But after reading the reviews on this site I decided to try. I have to admit that I was very sceptical, but.... the purchase was worth the money. I am very happy that I did't bought LP... I had the opportunity to compare the two books in Venezuela and I can say that this is deffinitly a better gude to Venezuela. For example LP doesn't even mention the port La Guaira. I usually travel with Lonely Planet. This was the first time that I bought another book for my travel. But after reading the reviews on this site I decided to try. I have to admit that I was very sceptical, but.... the purchase was worth the money. I am very happy that I did't bought LP... I had the opportunity to compare the two books in Venezuela and I can say that this is deffinitly a better guide to Venezuela than Lonely Planet. For example LP doesn't even mention the port La Guaira. Which is near the international airport.
I suggest to buy it. |
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