Clinton News-Record, 1985-5-15, Page 111<4, t'otorto Motorist, Summ?t 1985
THIS OK I(;INAL DO(TMLN'1' IS IN VERY POOR CONDI '1'ION
Katie Benko
Travel Councillor
CAA Sarnia
Just North of the
mainland of Venezuela
and 10 degrees south of
the equator, lies the
tropical island of
Margarita.
Better known as "The
Pearl of the Caribbean",
Margarita Island boasts
some of the world's most
beautiful sunsets.
Venezuela's currency,
the "bolivar", has
devaluated some 350%
and tourists soon learn
to appreciate the value
of the Canadian dollar.
Exchange rates fluc-
tuate almost five times a
day however, and at
times it seems almost
impossible to get the
best exchange rate. U.S.
cash is however, more
widely accepted than
Canadian and is great
when bartering for
clothing, gold and
various other articles.
Carousel Tours, one of
Toronto's leading
wholesalers, offers a
choice of 2 hotel i and .1
apartment complex to
the tourist.
Juan El Griego Apart-
ments are located just
minutes from a quaint
fishing village. These
lovely apartments are
fully furnished and offer
spacious rooms, com-
plete with cooking and
eating utensils, tennis
courts and a pool.
The "four-star" Hotel
Bella Vista couldn't be
in a better location.
Palm trees shade the
lovely beach beside the
hotel and yet the
Island's main shopping
centre is only walking
distance away. Modest-
ly furnished rooms and a
number recreational
activities are offered.
•Lint, but not least,
the "five-star"
titcti,::rtta Concorde
}t„i. 1 ::tfiliated with the
('r • • • ,Ie chain,- is
it's own little
1,<o• a magnificent
, • ! v. room is com-
fortnhk• furnished with
it's own private balcony
and the hotel is complete
with a night club, tennis
courts, three pools and a
variety of water sports.
Shopping is only,
minutes away.
Directly outside, the
Margarita Concorde is
the tour company
Ordelco, which offers six
different island and
mainland tours to the
tourist. The tours range
in price from $5 to 5163
U.S. and, while all of
there are good, the ex-
cursion to El Agua
Beach should not be
missed El Agua Beach
..:.,!..?scribed as the
sunny
ocean beach front in the
Caribbean.
If you enjoy seafood,
dining on the Island is a
seafood -lover's paradise
and a complete meal
hardly ever exceeds 57
Canadian. Venezuela is
well known for specializ-
ing in red snapper,
shrimp, lobster and
shark and don't be a bit
surprised if you find ac-
tual shells in your clam
chowder. If you don't
like seafood, the
restaurants try to please
everyone. Veal Cordon
Bleu, steak and roasted
chicken are other Island
specialties and two
outstanding restaurants
you might like to try are
El Chipi and Guarqueri.
Both can be reached
easily by taxi.
Porlamar is
Margarita's duty free
port and here, you can
find a wide variety of
very chic European
clothing and shoes.
Diamonds are a girl's
best friend and are also
an exceptional buy on
Margarita. 18 karat gold
is another good buy.
With petroleum oil as
their main financial
asset, Venezuela is
working hard to pro-
mote the tourist in-
dustry but with Spanish
being the predominent
language on the Island,
you may find com-
municating with island
natives a minor problem.
A •fair percentage of
hotel staff do speak
fluent English..
If you want
something different
with a tropical and un-
commercial atmosphere,
Margarita is for you.
Endless sunshine, un-
touched beaches, friend-
ly people and historical
sites make it an un-
forgettable paradise.
Package tours to
\'=mezuela are available.
(•t,ut..ict the CAA office
n4. ar^r-t you for details.
rand new
Funship
"Holiday" opens
for bookings
FunShip Holidays is
accepting reservations
for sailings aboard Car-
nival Cruise Lines' new
SuperLiner, the Holi-
day, which will in-
augurate service July 13
from Miami.
The 1,452 passenger
ship will visit St.
Maarten, St. Thomas
and Nassau. It will be af-
fordably priced the same
as Carnival's other
seven day Caribbean
cruises on board the
Festivale and Mardi
Gras. Prices range from
51,305 per person twin
and include airfare from
Toronto, transfers, all
meals on board ship,
entertainment nightly,
full casino, on board
FunShip representative
and much more.
See your CAA travel
agent, now, and be one
of the, first to reserve a
cabin on "the newest
cruise liner in the
world."
100,000
members
in
1985
•
TEN
EXCITING
DAYS
per adult
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minimum
twin
from occupancy
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Freeport in the Bahamas)
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FunShip Holida
,Tit >'e attune,
'39
per child
when
sharing
cabin with
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