How to go

VISA AND OTHER PROCEDURES

Portuguese and Brazilian citizens do not need a visa to visit Venezuela for up to 90 days. It is enough that they present a passport valid for 6 months after the arrival date.

HEALTH AND SAFETY CARE

There is a moderate to high risk of contracting malaria throughout the year in the Amazon, Anzoategui, Bolivar and Delta Amacuro regions. The risk of contracting severe malaria is restricted to Amazonas and Bolivar. Protect yourself from mosquito bites also to reduce the risk of contracting Dengue fever.

For more information on traveling health, see the Health Portal of the Ministry of Health and Tropical and Traveler Medicine Clinic. In FitForTravel find country-specific health and disease prevention advice (in English).

Security

At the time of creation of this text, Venezuela was experiencing a political situation of great instability and many countries advised their citizens not to visit Venezuela until there was some calm. Many of the services, including internal flights, were suspended due to protests against the rulers. 

In order to be able to make the decision whether or not to visit Venezuela in conscience, you must bear in mind that, even when it is politically stable, it is a country with high risks to visitor safety, especially with regard to Caracas – Caracas, for example, has one of the highest homicide rates in the world.

TRIP TO VENEZUELA

A TAP (tel: 707 205 700) fly from Lisbon directly or via Funchal (Madeira) to the Venezuelan capital Caracas from €800. At the time of creation of this text, there was a huge influx of Venezuelan citizens on flights from Caracas to Portugal and from Portugal to Caracas, caused by the urgency of exchanging Bolivars (Venezuelan currency) for Euros whose price had been in free fall for some time. For this reason, it happened with enormous frequency that TAP flights to and from Venezuela were sold out long in advance and overvalued prices.