Region
Caracas and the central coast
Sleep in Caracas for one or two nights in daylight, then fly on with a local operator; treat the coast and hills as trips only with a driver.
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The central coast is the entry point: the airport at Maiquetía sits on the coast and Caracas is a mountain drive above it. Most visitors transit. Keep one hotel in the east of Caracas, do one outing a morning by car, and leave the city before the next leg by a flight booked with an operator.
Where to sleep
Caracassleep base
Altamira or Las Mercedes for hotels with 24-hour desks and drivers; museums and the old centre by car.
Colonia Tovarday trip
Mountain village, about 2 h each way by car; go with a driver on a weekday.
Night sequences
- 2 nights
- Caracas 2, fly to Los Roques or Canaima with an operator
- 4 nights
- Caracas 2 + one day trip by car + one slow day
- Do not use street taxis or public transport between the airport and the hotel; arrange a car in advance.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonia Tovar | Caracas | 120 min | unknown | Leave early and be back before dusk; road conditions change with rain. |
Bags between cities
No luggage forwarding culture: leave the big bag at the Caracas hotel and take a day pack.