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Tourist Information
Travel documents:
On
arrival you must have a valid passport as well as a return ticket or a
connecting ticket to a different destination. Also you would need to present
a tourist card to the immigration officials to be stamped. You will receive
the form on board the aircraft. A copy of this card is a legal document that
you would need to return to the officials when you leave the country. Please
make sure you keep this form in a safe place. The loss of the form will
incurred problems on departure date. For your information, there is a $ 50
US departure tax that you must pay cash at the airport.
Customs:
All European travellers are allowed to bring to Europe: 200 cigarettes, 50
cigars or 250 grams of tobacco, a litre of alcohol of 22% GL or 2 litres of
alcohol if less than 22% GL, 500 grams coffee beans or 200 grams of ground
coffee, 50 grams of perfume or 0,25 litres of eau de toilette, and a $ 50 US
worth of presents. The law forbids bringing sea shell products or any other
that contains marine shells
Language:
Spanish is the official language. Natives use Castilian to communicate on a
regular basis. The indigenous of various regions have their own dialect.
Hotel receptionists speak fluent English.
Timetable:
There is a 6 ½ hours difference in winter season and 5 ½ hours in summer.
Make sure you adjust your clocks on arrival, as here we are behind European
time.
Vaccination:
It
is not a requirement to vaccinate before travelling to Venezuela. However,
if you have in mind to visit the Amazon jungle, it is necessary to vaccinate
against malaria, tetanus, hepatitis A, and yellow fever.
Consulate:
Germany:
Botschaft
von Venezuela, Im Rheingarten 7, 53225 Bonn
Tel.: 0228
400920 Fax: 0228 4009228
Austria:
Botschaft
von Venezuela, Marrokkanergasse 22/4, 1030 Wien
Tel.: 01
71226380 Fax: 01 7153219
Switzerland:
Botschaft
von Venezuela, Morillonstr. 9, 3007 Bern
Tel.: 031
453282 Fax: 031 3710424
Venezuela:
Deutsche Botschaft: Embajada de la Republica Federal de Alemania,
Apartado 2078, Av. San Juan Bosco,
Edificio Panaven, Altamira, Caracas 1010-A
Tel.: +58
(0)212 2610181 Fax: +58 (0)212 2610641
Österreichische Botschaft: Emajada de Austria
Av. La Estancia,
Torre Las Mercedes, 4º Planta, Chuao, Caracas
Tel.: +58
(0)212 913863 u. 922956
Schweizer Botschaft: Embajada de Suiza
Plaza
Venezuela, Los Caobos, Torre Polar, Piso 6, Caracas
Tel.: +58
(0)212 793 32 09 Fax: +58 (0)212 793 14 19
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