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Old 15 Jun 2022
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Hola todos,

i have just crossed Venezuela on my Suzuki DR650 from Brazil to Colombia. And I did it 95 percent with legal documents, so I can say Venezuela is open to foreign motorcycle travellers again.

Entry: Santa Elena in the South from Brazil (30/05/2022) ... tourist visa for 90 days issued at the border (German passport) .... tip for the motorcycle issued at the border (paid 80 reais for insurance, about 15 dollars) in five hours.

Exit: San Antonio to Colombia (10/06/2022) .... not a good border to cross at the moment, as it is not open to vehicles. I crossed anyway (the 5 percent not legal bit) .... but everybody told me its better to cross in the North (Maicao) into Colombia to be completely legal ... so go there to cross 100 legal.

Still Venezuela is not an easy or safe country to travel in at the moment, but it can be done and maybe even enjoyed.


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Update 07/2022:

Two Swiss riders did not enter Venezuela at Maicao (Northern border crossing) because the Colombian customs (DIAN) did not stamp them out of Colombia. So, dealing with Colombian customs is/could still be a problem if you want to cross Venezuela.

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One thing to note is if the Vehicle has not legally exited the country it will still be in the (computer) system. If it ever returns it is likely to be impounded and a very high fine to be paid for release.

Unfortunately I had this situation at Santa Elena in 2018, the vehicle had previously crossed exactly as you described and was showing as having overstayed the TIP (there was no customs as border was closed)

No amount of proof or evidence that the vehicle had physically been out of the country made any difference whatsoever.


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One thing to note is if the Vehicle has not legally exited the country it will still be in the (computer) system. If it ever returns it is likely to be impounded and a very high fine to be paid for release.

Unfortunately I had this situation at Santa Elena in 2018, the vehicle had previously crossed exactly as you described and was showing as having overstayed the TIP (there was no customs as border was closed)

No amount of proof or evidence that the vehicle had physically been out of the country made any difference whatsoever.


Thank you for pointing this out. But this is not only in Venezuela, this can happen in most South American countries.

Venezuelan customs stamp the bike into your passport (one page), so if you cancel the tip properly your passport is stamped as well .... and if you use the same passport next time around, there is prove .... if you canceled your tip ;-)

In San Antonio I managed (seven hours waiting and arguing) to get the tip for Venezuela canceled properly and the head of customs gave me authorisation to leave over the bridge (be the first vehicle since 2015) .... but the Venezuelan military (that runs the whole shit show at the border) didn't accept the authorisation and refused to let me cross the bridge. And there was no way for me to play their game any given them money, and I had argued enough for the day. So I crossed the river somewhere else.

I will not return to Venezuela.

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Hallo Mika!

Sprichst du Deutsch, da du etwas vom 'German Passport' geschrieben hattest? Ich würde auch mal wieder gerne nach SA. Wie bist du von Brasilien aus nach Venezuela gekommen? Gibt's dort einigermaßen vernünftige Straßen? Ich würde gerne den Norden Brasiliens bereisen, denn dort war ich noch nicht und ist sicher traumhaft. Ich fahre auch eine Suzuki dr 650 sp46. Kannst du etwas zur Ersatzteilversorgung in SA für die DR sagen? Wie hast du das Bike dort hin transportiert?

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Update 07/2022:

Two Swiss riders did not enter Venezuela at Maicao (Northern border crossing) because the Colombian customs (DIAN) did not stamp them out of Colombia. So, dealing with Colombian customs is/could still be a problem if you want to cross Venezuela.

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Hallo Alex,

ja ich spreche Deutsch. Habe deine Nachricht erst jetzt gesehen. Ich antworte dir über eine Private Nachricht.

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Thanks for sharing all this information.Super helpful.
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Some fresh news on this, I guess.

Colombia/Venezuela borders to reopen as of Sept 27th. Check DW:

https://www.dw.com/en/colombia-and-v...ars/a-63247718

Is there any recent input from locals?

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We talked about a brief trip into Tachira later this year, and decided against it for now. Things have improved in terms of the border's being open (officially), however it's still a tough situation. We had dinner with our cousin and his wife recently (amazingly we met them at the airport hotel in FRA when we were en route to Prague and they were heading home to Venezuela) and it seems that although travel is possible you need to know the ropes.
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It sounds like conditions are slowly improving in Venezuela. I talked to a Venezuelan recently and he was telling me about it. He said that it is more expensive to vacation in Venezuela than Colombia. He was joking that all the Venezuelan robbers have made their way to Colombia and Peru. He said that not that many Venezuelans go out at night because it is still dangerous.

He mentioned a couple of stories about the police trying to get money out of foreigners.

If you go to Venezuela, I would try to avoid the big cities.
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the news is that the border will be open for light vehicles Jan 1
for foreigners with light vehicles im not to sure
Im thinking Colombian and Brazilian plated vehicles
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the news is that the border will be open for light vehicles Jan 1
for foreigners with light vehicles im not to sure
Im thinking Colombian and Brazilian plated vehicles
In the news today - all border crossings will be open for all vehicles from January 1st (I will not hold my breath though).
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