I went to venezuela to jump, but is not the place they say. There is no swimming beachs on the dropzone, because there's a lot of shit on the water in higuerote (see the brown part of the water on the picture of higuerote's airport in the web site). Jumps cost 13us, that's the good (and only) thing. Loads are very slow, they don't jump every day, they don't have free airport pickup (it cost 50us the taxi they sent me), they can not jump on isla tortuga and is not near caracas (2-3 hrs). I have to stay 4 days in caracas spending 50us on regular hotel (***) and food, per day. People in venezuela is very opportunist and they will always charge more. DZ owner is an arrogant and with giancarlo, are always saying "tomorrow we are going to jump".....and nothing in the first 4 days. On the 4th day, I called DZ owner (johnatan) and he says "came to my house on a taxi cab and I can take you to the dz"....when i get there he has a truck full of thing, and we were 4 people, so he said in his house to us: "go on the taxi is not so expenssive"...=50us. When i get ther (dz), you will see the mud no every part of the landing area, less in the "staff landing area", where you can not land ever. The price and the plane are excelent, but the town is dangerous (caracas too), so you can not do anything after 9 pm. I was two week there and I only jumped 18 jump (i wanted 60 jumps, because they said to me that is possible to do it on 2 weeks). On the week days they jummps 1, 2, 3 or 4 load max per day. and in the weeken they jump between 10 and 16 loads per day. altitude is between 12.400 and 15.000 feets, on 15 mins. the hotel cost U$40 weekdays and U$60 weekends, per a doble room (there's no single room), on food you spend U$20 per day. they won't answer your mails, becuase service doesn't exist in venezuela's hotels. there is a house where you can stay for 10us per day, but it hasn't air conditioner. There's a lot of mosquitos and you must have a pool and air conditioner. Weather is not so good, almost every day rains, but for 15 mins or for 2 hrs, and then sun, with a lot of clouds, most times not jumpable. I'm from Chile, so my first language is spanish, but the people in venezuela will always try to charge more. there is one beach at 30 min (chirimena)where you can surf (not amazing but nice lefts). VENEZUELA IS NOT A GOOD PLACE TO GO FOR ANYONE..... FOR AN AMERICAN: IMPOSSIBLE. THE COUNTRY IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOTHING WORKS RIGHT I don't have any problem with the venezulean skydivers but I hope you don't go to venezuela to jump. DZ has not vibe and believe me it's better to pay a few bucks more fort a jump in a better place. blue skies
