Archipelago Los Roques – Venezuela-Americas
Los Roques
This wonder of nature is formed by a barrier of 36 km and an approximate 40 islands
With its white sand, crystalline waters and a great variety of aquatic fauna that still remains virgin
How to get to Los Roques
To get to Los Roques, you can do it by sea and by air, if you have your own yacht or taking a commercial flight from Caracas, La Guaira, Porlamar, Maracaibo or Valencia, through this via you will enjoy an imposing landscape that will never forget.
Once in the archipelago Los Roques, you will be able to enjoy a set of inns which will provide them with an excellent service both of lodging and of programmed trips to the different keys and islands that make up the landscape, also count with a varied gastronomy.
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What makes Los Roques an extraordinary place is the great expanse of calm sea, the presence of lagoons, cays, and beaches of white sand (of coral origin) and crystalline waters of incredible colors and a varied fauna never seen.
Tourism has had a boom during the last years stimulated by its white sand beaches, recreational navigation in various types of boats such as kayak, sailboat, rowing boat and catamaran; Windsurfing, scuba diving or scuba diving, angling, bird watching and walking excursions. Inparques, the state agency in charge of the care and management of the Venezuelan National Park, has designated several camping sites.
Other tourist attractions are the Virgen del Valle festivity, in the second week of September, and the Lobster Festival in November, when the fishing season begins.
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Los Roques has a structure of atoll, not very frequent in the Caribbean but common to the Pacific Ocean, with two external barriers formed by coralline communities, which protect the archipelago from the strong currents; Also, an internal lagoon of shallow waters and sandy bottoms. This park is constituted by 40.61 km² of surface, 1500 km² of coral reefs, 42 cays of coral origin that surround a central lagoon of 400 km² and shallow waters, 2 reef barriers (east of 24 km and south of 32 km) and 300 sand banks, the islands and cays range from a considerable surface, as large cay of 15.1 km² of extension , even the Gran Roque, which despite being the most populous, has only 1.7 km² (170 hectares) of extension.
Come and enjoy the wonders of the world.
This wonder of nature is formed by a barrier of 36 km and an approximate 40 islands
With its white sand, crystalline waters and a great variety of aquatic fauna that still remains virgin
How to get to Los Roques
To get to Los Roques, you can do it by sea and by air, if you have your own yacht or taking a commercial flight from Caracas, La Guaira, Porlamar, Maracaibo or Valencia, through this via you will enjoy an imposing landscape that will never forget.
Once in the archipelago Los Roques, you will be able to enjoy a set of inns which will provide them with an excellent service both of lodging and of programmed trips to the different keys and islands that make up the landscape, also count with a varied gastronomy.
What makes Los Roques an extraordinary place is the great expanse of calm sea, the presence of lagoons, cays, and beaches of white sand (of coral origin) and crystalline waters of incredible colors and a varied fauna never seen.
Tourism has had a boom during the last years stimulated by its white sand beaches, recreational navigation in various types of boats such as kayak, sailboat, rowing boat and catamaran; Windsurfing, scuba diving or scuba diving, angling, bird watching and walking excursions. Inparques, the state agency in charge of the care and management of the Venezuelan National Park, has designated several camping sites.
Other tourist attractions are the Virgen del Valle festivity, in the second week of September, and the Lobster Festival in November, when the fishing season begins.
  Los Roques has a structure of atoll, not very frequent in the Caribbean but common to the Pacific Ocean, with two external barriers formed by coralline communities, which protect the archipelago from the strong currents; Also, an internal lagoon of shallow waters and sandy bottoms. This park is constituted by 40.61 km² of surface, 1500 km² of coral reefs, 42 cays of coral origin that surround a central lagoon of 400 km² and shallow waters, 2 reef barriers (east of 24 km and south of 32 km) and 300 sand banks, the islands and cays range from a considerable surface, as large cay of 15.1 km² of extension , even the Gran Roque, which despite being the most populous, has only 1.7 km² (170 hectares) of extension.
Come and enjoy the wonders of the world.