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Posada Shalimar in Rio Caribe is a colonial guesthouse
located in the old center of the village on the Caribbean coast
of the State of Sucre, on mainland Venezuela. |
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Services & Prices |
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The restaurant is located in the main building, and serves international
and local dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant and bar
are open for our guests and the public as well. In the evening, the bar
is a meeting point for travelers and locals to enjoy music or watch videos
on a big screen, while having a cool drink – all this for a reasonable
price.
Or just enjoy the warm Caribbean night in the lovely atmosphere by the
poolside or chilling out on the large sofas in our Bar Restaurant.
We also offer a laundry service, bike rental, surf boards and tour bookings. An internet and Wi-Fi
café with international calls is available at the posada exclusively for our guests.
| About the village Rio Caribe was founded by the Spanish conquistador Diego Brito le Narraba in 1715 and is considered a vital part of the cultural heritage of Venezuela. Today Rio Caribe is a charming fisherman village, and is used by tourists as the central point from which to explore the stunning natural scenery of the National Park of Paria and the amazing beaches for which the state of Sucre is famous. |
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Cocoa plantations and haciendas de cacao, hot springs, buffalo farms and especially the very famous beaches of Medina, Pui Puy, San Juan, Sipara, Santa Isabel… all these you can reach very easily from Rio Caribe. A boat tour along the Caribbean cost from Rio Caribe to the Playas of Medina and Pui Puy will be definitely a high point of your visit. Tours can also be arranged to the mangrove swamps of the northern Orinoco Delta, Guacharo caves, Margarita Island, the rainforests of Peninsula de Paria, and the waterfalls of Santa Isabel. And Rio Caribe is used as a stop over on the way to Trinidad and Tobago. |
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International Airports: The closest international airport is on Margarita
Island. The second closest is Caracas.
National Airports: The closest national airport is Carupano. From Carupano
to our posada in Rio Caribe takes approximately 20 minutes by taxi, travelers
on a tighter budget can take a por puesta (group taxi).
From Isla de Margarita: The faster option is to travel from Porlamar to
Chacopata by a small “ferry”- boat (aprox. 1 hour) and from Chacopata
to our posada in Rio Caribe - aprox. 2 hours by taxi or por puesta (group
taxi).
The second option is to travel from Punta de Piedras to Cumana by official
ferry (aprox. 2 ½ hours) and then from Cumana to our posada in Rio Caribe
– aprox. 3 ½ hours by taxi or por puesta (group taxi), or take the bus
from Cumana to Curupana and a taxi or por puesta from there.
An individual pickup service can be arranged.
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How to contact us:
Francisco Gonzalez |
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