We want to travel to Venezuela and are not sure how safe it is for European looking tourists. Is there anything we could do minimize the risk of being robbed/kidnaped? Or is it at least not that bad and the risk is not much higher than in other countries?
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I just returned from Venezuela, Colombia and Panama. I never felt threatened in any of these countries. With blue eyes and blond hair, there was no hidding. However, I do speak Spanish. Everyone was amazing and really helped us out. You do need to be wise about where in these countries you go. I would avoid Caracas and other bustling cities. Los Roques is amazing and relaxing and Canaima is totally worth it to see Angel Falls. I had had secret pockets sewn into the inside of my old worn pants and only took a small pocket camera out in busy areas.
Here’s the name of a European (German?) living in Caracas with his Venezuelan wife and their son. I highly recommend him for travel advice and for planning your trip. Without him, we would have not only missed our connecting plane, but been lost altogether!
Peter Jungemann
eXito Latin America Travel Specialists
email peter@exitotravel.com
website
Happy Travels!
South America in genral is fairly safe., I just returned from El salvador which has a really bad reputation. it just depends where in the country you go.
Brother, it is very unsafe right now to travel to Venezuela. I’m an American citizen living in South America and you would be safer in Columbia than Venezuela at the present moment. Also, Brazil is very dangerous with all of the gang fighting and retaliations also.