Bolívar · Venezuela
Ciudad Guayana travel guide
Ciudad Guayana is a city in Bolívar, Venezuela, home to about 751,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PZO9 km · General Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport
- Currency
- VESsovereign bolivar
- Time zone
- America/Caracas
- Language
- Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language
About
About Ciudad Guayana
Ciudad Guayana (English: Guayana City) is a city in Bolívar State, Venezuela. It stretches 40 kilometers along the south bank of the Orinoco river, at the point where it is joined by its main tributary, the Caroní River.
Ciudad Guayana was founded in 1961 by merging two towns on both of the riversides of the Orinoco, San Félix and Puerto Ordaz as a single city. The (BR-174) which connects the Orinoco towns of Ciudad Bolivar and Ciudad Guayana (or Puerto Ordaz) to Brazil. Buses run this route regularly. Puerto Ordaz is Venezuela's fastest growing town and is known for some spectacular waterfall parks within the city itself. The visitor infrastructure is still young but the university has long provided a good audience for interesting restaurants and nightspots.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Ciudad Guayana
See
- Parque La Llovizna
- Parque Punta Vista
- Parque Loefling
- Parque Cachamay
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When to go
The best time to visit Ciudad Guayana
Ciudad Guayana has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; June is the wettest, with about 186 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Ciudad Guayana: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport (PZO), about 8.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
There are several flights per day that link Puerto Ordaz with the capital Caracas (airlines Aserca, Aeropostal, Rutaca) with an estimated duration of 50 minutes. Flights everyday to Margarita island with Conviasa airlines with a duration of 45 min. Flights to Canaima (Gran Sabana) with small planes and airlines can be found in travel agencies and the airport. The main bus terminal is Terminal de Pasajeros de San Felix. There are daily bus services from the capital Caracas, taking just over 13 hours. Regional buses also connect frequently with neighbouring Ciudad Bolivar.
Getting around
The main routes are served by buses and porpuestos. Some of the main sights are only accessible by taxi.
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PZO · General Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport
Questions
Ciudad Guayana: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ciudad Guayana?
Ciudad Guayana has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; June is the wettest, with about 186 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ciudad Guayana?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is General Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport (PZO), about 8.6 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Ciudad Guayana?
sovereign bolivar (VES).
Nearby
Destinations near Ciudad Guayana
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.