Tucacas

Falcón · Venezuela

Tucacas

In the destination Morrocoy.

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The city

What to expect from Tucacas.

Tucacas is the main gateway town to Parque Nacional Morrocoy, on the eastern coast of Falcón state. From its pier motorboats depart for the park's southern and central cays, such as Boca Seca, Paiclá (with the beaches Playuela and Playa Mero), and Cayo Sombrero, and a bridge links the town to the cay Punta Brava, reachable by car. The waterfront has guesthouses, fish restaurants and tour agencies.

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What to see in Tucacas

Parque Nacional Morrocoy
National park

Parque Nacional Morrocoy

Park of about 32,000 hectares of mangroves, channels, reefs and white-sand cays, created in 1974 between Tucacas and Chichiriviche.

Cayo Punta Brava
Beach

Cayo Punta Brava

Cay connected to Tucacas by a bridge, the only one in the park reachable by car, with calm-water beaches and mangroves.

Cayo Paiclá
Island

Cayo Paiclá

Cay in the south of the park with three beaches: Playuela, Playuelita and Playa Mero, the latter reached by a short trail through the mangrove.

Cayo Boca Seca
Island

Cayo Boca Seca

Cayo with white sand and very shallow, calm water, near Tucacas, popular with families.

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Cayo Sombrero
Island

Cayo Sombrero

The cayo farthest from the park, with beaches on both sides, coconut trees and clear water for snorkeling, reachable by boat from Tucacas or from Chichiriviche.

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