Playa El Agua
Venezuela · Americas
About Playa El Agua
Playa El Agua, (the water beach), is a popular beach and surfing destination on Margarita Island in Venezuela. It is Margarita's longest, widest, busiest and most serviced beach.
Playa El Agua travel guide
Understand
El Agua is around 4 km long, 30 m wide and has golden sand. The beach is lined with huge palm trees, and beneath them, restaurants, shops and hotels that extend all along the waterfront.
Eat
Budget Vaquero Steak House, Av. 31 de Julio, Sector El Salado (via Playa El Agua), ☏ +58 295 242 1255. Open from 12:00 until 20:00 everyday (except M Tu in slow season). Steak house that also serves grilled ribs, chicken, sausage and other local fare at a very reasonable price. This is an open air restaurant, come as you are, beach attire is permitted. English language menu available upon request.
Mid-range Pedro's House Restaurant, Boulevard Turístico (on the beach), ☏ +58 295-2491536, fax: +58 295 249-0749, [email protected]. Open day and night. Venezuelan and international cuisine.
Drink & nightlife
Panare. A popular destination for locals, especially on a weekend.
Sleep
[[File:Hotel Hesperia Playa del Agua 2009 000.jpg|thumb|Hotel Hesperia on Playa El Agua]
Mid-range Margarita Tropical Villa, La Mira (5 minute walk from Playa el Agua), ☏ +58 295 249 0558, +58 416 695 3704, [email protected]. A bed & breakfast Posada with 10 guest rooms with refrigerator, DirecTV, free DSL internet & Wi-Fi, A/C, king-size beds, microwave, toaster, water cooler, iron and hair dryer. Swimming pool and a free breakfast. Posada Costa Linda, Playa el Agua (half a block from the beach), ☏ +58 295 415 9961, [email protected]. There are 28 rooms that offer, air conditioning, private bathroom with shower, swimming pool, breakfast served daily and there is a full restaurant on the premises.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.