Del
Caribe International is Margarita’s only airport. It is divided into
two sections, the international and
the national. Check in/out normally take more time than in your home
country and patience is needed specially when queues are long. Please remember
to re-confirm flights 48 hours in advance, keep a record of your locator number
and try to be at the airport one hour before your flight leaves for national
flights and two hours for international flights. A passport and a tourist entry/exit card is always required
when boarding a plane. Always
make sure your baggage is well secured and that the baggage ticket
received has the name of your destination printed on it. It is always helpful to
be assisted by a tour operator during peak seasons. For any other assistance
there is a tourist information desk in the “national” area, other services
available are foreign currency exchange, restaurant,
cafe, stores, news agent, taxis and shuttle bus. Location: southern rim of the island.
La
Guardia is both a fishermen’s village and a beach with the
same name. The beach extends along 1.400m of white seashell sand and is 15m
wide., the water is warm and becomes deep 8m from the shore. There is also good surf. Neither shade nor services are available. Location:
north west of the airport. |
El
Yaque is a fishermen village and a beach with the same
name. The beach extends along 2 Km of
white sand. It is 15m wide. the water is warm and deepens beyond 14m from
shore. There is gentle surf, little
palm trees and a good wind. The beach
is well known as the number one destination for windsurfing. Services are available. Location: south of the airport.
Fuentidueno
is a charming, shady town. It is surrounded by
tropical semi-evergreen seasonal forest. It is a nice experience to visit this
fresh, fertile, elevated area but watch out when driving, there are coconut
plantations and falling coconuts can be very harmful! Location: South of Santa Ana. |
