AdventureAbseiling the sea cliffs
Dropping down a rock wall with the Caribbean breaking thirty metres below.
- Morning
- 3–5h
- Demanding
- Abseiling
- Uncrowded
Margarita Island · Venezuela
Three hundred days of sun waiting for you
Fifty beaches, cloud forest at nine hundred metres, the best wind in the Caribbean, and an island almost nobody knows how to travel. We do.
What to do
This island is done with your body
Margarita has wind all year, real mountains, and a sea that changes character every ten kilometres. These are the activities worth the trip.
- Adventure
Hiking & natureCerro El Copey
Cloud forest at nine hundred metres, on an island you thought was desert.
- Morning
- 4–6h
- Demanding
- Hiking
- Viewpoint
Islands & crossingsLos Frailes archipelago
Eight uninhabited rock islets, with the clearest water in the region.
- Morning
- 6–9h
- Easy
- Boat trip
- Snorkelling
The water
Fifty beaches, five in the photos
Everyone goes to the same three. These are the ones we name first when someone actually asks.
BeachesPlaya El Agua
Four kilometres of sand, coconut palms and every service on the island.
- Afternoon
- 3–8h
- Family
- Food
BeachesPunta Arenas
The island’s westernmost point, where the sun drops into the sea.
- At sunset
- 4–7h
- Uncrowded
- Sunset
BeachesPlaya La Pared
Cliff, open sea and one of the longest sunsets on the island.
- At sunset
- 1–3h
- Uncrowded
- Viewpoint
Interactive map
Filter the island by what you like
Every dot is a place we have been to. Open it and filter by what you feel like.
The island that stays
Forts, potters and a virgin who moves a country
Margarita was a pearl port, a pirate target and a cradle of eastern independence. All of it is still standing, and all of it fits into one morning.
Culture & townsSan Carlos Borromeo fort
A seventeenth-century fortress on the water, in the island’s prettiest bay.
- At sunset
- 1–2h
- Fort
- History
- Culture & towns
Francisco Narváez Museum
The museum of Venezuela’s most important Margarita-born sculptor, in the heart of Porlamar.
- Afternoon
- 1–2h
- Museum
- History
- Culture & towns
Fortín de La Galera
Margarita’s most famous sunset, from a fort above the bay.
- At sunset
- 1–2h
- Fort
- History
Food & dates
From the boat to the pan
What the island eats, where to find it, and where to take someone as the sun goes down.
- Food & drink
Shark empanadas
The island’s breakfast: fried corn pastry stuffed with stewed shark.
- Morning
- 1h
- Food
- Sunrise
Date nightSunset horse ride
Two horses, an empty beach, and the sky doing the rest.
- At sunset
- 1–2h
- Easy
- Horse riding
- Sunset
- Date night
Sunset at La Caranta
A clifftop viewpoint with the whole of Pampatar bay at your feet.
- At sunset
- 1–2h
- Sunset
- Romantic
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The island, once a week
Beaches nobody has posted yet, the state of the wind, what is open, and the dates that matter. No filler.
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Before you come
What everybody asks
The island works all year: it sits outside the hurricane belt and the temperature never drops below twenty-five degrees. December to April is the dry, windy season, ideal for kiting, windsurfing and surf. July to September the sea is flatter and warmer, which is better for diving and for going out to Los Frailes.
Surfing at Parguito, Kitesurfing at El Yaque, Windsurfing at El Yaque, Abseiling the sea cliffs, Canyon abseiling, Jet ski across the bay, Sunrise paddleboarding, Kayaking the mangroves, Buggy across Macanao, Mountain biking Macanao, Diving at Los Frailes, Riding along the shore, Cerro El Copey, The Copey streams, Cerro Matasiete, Cerro Guayamurí, Las Tetas de María Guevara, North coast trail, La Restinga lagoon, Playa El Agua, Playa Puerto Cruz, Playa Zaragoza, Playa Manzanillo, Playa La Pared, Punta Arenas, Playa Guacuco, Playa Caribe, Los Frailes archipelago, Coche island, Cubagua island, San Carlos Borromeo fort, Fortín de La Galera, Basilica of El Valle, La Asunción and Santa Rosa castle, El Cercado, the potters’ village, Santa Ana del Norte, Margarita Marine Museum, Francisco Narváez Museum, Santiago Mariño House Museum, Museum of Island Life, La Caranta fort, Punta Ballena lighthouse, Battle of Matasiete monument, Shark empanadas, Fried fish on the sand, Coconut shakes at Playa El Agua, Conejeros market, Sunset at La Caranta, Dinner by the sea in Pampatar, Sunset horse ride, Stargazing in Macanao