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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.

8 places

  • Food & drink

    Shark empanadas

    The island’s breakfast: fried corn pastry stuffed with stewed shark.

    • Morning
    • 1h
    • Food
    • Sunrise
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  • Food & drink

    Fried fish on the sand

    Whole fried snapper, tostones and salad, feet in the sand.

    • Afternoon
    • 1–2h
    • Food
    • Family
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  • Food & drink

    Coconut shakes at Playa El Agua

    Coconut, ice and condensed milk. The compulsory north coast stop.

    • Afternoon
    • 1h
    • Food
    • Family
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  • Food & drink

    Conejeros market

    The island’s big market, best at six in the morning.

    • At sunrise
    • 1–3h
    • Food
    • Sunrise
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As the sun goes down

  • Sunset at La Caranta
    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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  • Date night

    Dinner by the sea in Pampatar

    The seafront lights up at night with the fort floodlit across the water.

    • At night
    • 2–3h
    • Romantic
    • Food
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  • Sunset horse ride
    Date night

    Sunset horse ride

    Two horses, an empty beach, and the sky doing the rest.

    • At sunset
    • 1–2h
    • Easy
    • Horse riding
    • Sunset
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  • Date night

    Stargazing in Macanao

    No artificial light for kilometres: the Milky Way with the naked eye.

    • At night
    • 2–3h
    • Romantic
    • Uncrowded
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