THE CARIBBEAN SECRET: Part 4
SPECIALTY FISHING:
Margarita is a commercial and sport fishing heaven. There are small villages of fishermen scattered here and there on every side of the island. Most of them use nets in their profession, but many of them would be willing (for a reasonable price) to take you out in their boat to catch a few 'on the hook'. There are also full-scale operations for hire that can take you out to catch bonefish and such as well.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING:
There are a number of trails for hiking on various mountains on the island. Some of them are quite difficult, while others are for casual hiking. Ask around at local villages to learn about the best spots. If you don't have time to do that, just make your way to the town of San Francisco on the Macanao peninsula. Drive as far up the mountain as the road allows, and then park and begin hiking from that point.
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS:
There are many excursions which can be taken from Margarita, including flights to Angel Falls (on the mainland) as well as sailboat and catamaran trips to surrounding islands. They also have guided JEEP TOURS which are very reasonable, and very popular.
I hope to cover more of Margarita's special features in one more future chapter of this series. In the meantime, you may enjoy looking over the following sites on the World Wide Web.
This site has a limited amount of textual information, but contains many hundreds of photos of various attractions on the island.
This site is one of the best text reviews of the island. http://www.margarita-island.com
If you speak Spanish, this site will give you some help in that language.
One more site worth visiting.
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