Place · Altamira & Los Palos Grandes
Parque Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda (Parque del Este)Parque del Este
A large landscaped city park east of Altamira, good for a morning walk with a driver dropping you at the gate and waiting nearby: paths, a planetarium building and old zoo enclosures now mostly used as green space.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 45–60 min
- p95 90 min
- Price
- Free
- adult, 2026 estimate
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- 07:00–10:00
- quietest window
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Altamira & Los Palos Grandes: painful
- Getting there
- Driver to the main gate, Avenida Francisco de Miranda side
- Go 07:00–10:00
- Free entry
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- Caracas ↗Keep phones, cameras and jewellery out of sight on the street; take only the cash you need for the morning.
Map & directions
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Plan
Open now, what it costs, what to know, how long it takes
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Hours not on file: check the official site.
- Tickets
- Adult: Free
- Time to spend
- 45–60 min · up to 90 min if you linger
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Time on site
Minimum
30min
Worthwhile
45min
Typical
60min
p95
90min
Gate hours are not confirmed; mornings are the safer and busier window.
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- No ticket needed.
In the park
- Gates and entrances
- From Driver to the main gate, Avenida Francisco de Miranda side.
- Walking and running loops
- Busiest with joggers and families before 09:00; thin after that.Busiest with joggers and families before 9:00 AM; thin after that.
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Driver to the main gate, Avenida Francisco de Miranda side
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- Flat paved and gravel paths.
- Shoes
- Shoes on; flat for walking paths.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Busiest with joggers and families before 09:00; thin after that.Busiest with joggers and families before 9:00 AM; thin after that.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- medium
Bailouts
heat
cafe-altamira
Nearest rescue anchor: A — NW block: café seating (field-verify)
Combine with
Walk the Altamira & Los Palos Grandes area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
Best photo time today
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Red lines
- Keep phones out of sight away from the main paths; stay in the busier, staffed part of the park.
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterAltamira & Los Palos Grandesnearest point: Plaza Francia benches150 m · 2 min walk
- Sleep areaAltamira & Los Palos Grandes160 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterLas Mercedes1.9 km · 30 min walk
- Sleep areaLas Mercedes2.0 km · 33 min walk
- ClusterLos Caobos & Museo de Bellas Artes4.8 km · ride, not a walk
- ClusterCasco Histórico & Plaza Bolívar7.1 km · ride, not a walk
Sources
- officialMinistry of Tourism of Venezuela