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Venezuela travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Angel Falls
Angel Falls. Photo: Rich Childs, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
9h 30mflight from London
Bolívarcurrency
No visafor UK passports
Type A, Bplugs

The world's highest waterfall; FCDO advises against most travel

Don't miss

  1. Angel Falls
  2. Los Roques
  3. Mount Roraima
Good forAdventureWildlife & safari

Best time to visit Venezuela from the UK

The UK government advises against all travel here. Check the FCDO advice below before making any plans.

The UK FCDO advises against all or most travel.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Caracas, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Caracas for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Warmest: May (25°C) · coolest: January (23°C)Temperatures barely change through the year, so the season matters more than the weather.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
22.722.723.424.324.824.524.224.524.824.624.223.3

Festivals and events

  • Diablos Danzantes May–Jun · San Francisco de Yare

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 9h 30m
Distance
7,475 km
Main airport
CCS

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

Practical info and travel guidance

BolívarCapital: Caracas
Type A, B · 120VBring a UK adapter; check chargers say 100-240V
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
911
EmergencyPolice, fire, ambulance
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • FCDO adviceAdvises against travel to parts of VenezuelaCheck which areas before you book.
  • VisaNo visa neededUp to 90 days on a tourist card
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersLegal, but attitudes can be conservativePublic affection may draw attention.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Venezuela, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 14 October 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Venezuela before you book and again before you go.

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